pt.2 Green Berets React to Saving Private Ryan
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Will be on my read list. I mostly read fiction and write it too but this topic is right in my wheelhouse. My stories are centered around mental health and living and thriving from adversity and trauma. So a real life perspective on this is exactly what I would like to hear.
Here is the thing about Miller's decision making in regard to the attack on the MG-42...he was on a special mission assigned by the Chief of Staff of the US Army, right? Wouldn't his orders be to AVOID anything that might prevent him from achieving the special mission that he was assigned? Wouldn't he have been court martialed if he had survived the mission but Ryan had not, and it was learned that he undertook the side mission to take out the MG-42?
You guys should watch Steve McQueen’s classic “Hell is for Heroes”. An awesome WWII film that you will see inspired Speilberg for some of the characters in Private Ryan. Directed by Don Siegel, he directed Dirty Harry and was Eastwood’s mentor.
Just snagged it on audible!
@@leenaglefitness8596 thank you!
A couple of years before the pandemic, I noticed an older gentleman at my gym wearing an 'Army Air Core', not Air Force, cap. Naturally, as a huge aviation and WWII enthusiast, I stuck up a conversation with the man. Turns out, the guy was 104 years old and was a glider pilot on D-day. We talked for a little over two hours, I knew that I would probably never get another opportunity to talk to a D-Day vet again.
104 years old....in a gym?
@@nvcnyc4298 I know, right?!? But yeah, he was using the peck deck. He had some cool stories, had I knew him a little better, I would have asked to record them for posterity's sake.
My Grandfather was part of the Canadain heavy artiliary during D-Day, and I regret not taking the opportunity to speak with him more about his experience. I was quite young, and I don't think he was much into discussing that time, so I just listened carefully when he was speaking about it. Though, my Uncle (his oldest son) has done some great writing about his father's life from birth, adoption, then off to war with his three brothers.
Knowing what I do now, I would have done more to be closer to him, while he was alive. Not that I did not always look up to him, and learn much from him, but...
"We talked for a little over two hours, I knew that I would probably never get another opportunity to talk to a D-Day vet again."
Damn... I mean were you really _that_ sure he was about to die before you hit the gym again? What did you do to that poor man!?
Was the dude working his "core"? Sorry-I couldn't resist. But mind your spelling bro-bro.
About the Matt Damon joke: the team who made Team America are fans of Matt Damon and wanted to make his character intelligent and articulate- except when the puppet arrived it looked handicapped. So they thought it'd be funny to turn the Matt Damon character into an idiot
Matt Damon thought it was hilarious too.
@@TinkerTactical Pretty sure he said he would have voiced it if they had asked him.
You beat me to it. lol
Yup. You put it more gently than I could, but that's the same story I read. Supposedly they tried a couple times with the mold, but it kept coming out.... special.
Damn, like Matt Damon's puppet, I was too slow.
The WWII era 60mm fuse was setback armed which means once the arming pin was pulled it dropped in the tube. The acceleration coming out of the tube push a spring loaded pin backward releasing the main arming pin which rode against the tube until the round cleared the tube. Slamming the round on the hard surface or like in the move the base plate did the same thing.
At that point the round became a very dangerous point detonated device so thrown as long as it hit point first it will go boom.
Former EOD tech here
This right here...
I remember seeing somewhere that they were priming the mortars on the wrong end. I’m not saying you’re wrong, but were there different mortars that were primed that way or is this Internet bs?
There is never a 100% this is the only way things can work with ordnance.
However I can tell you the mortar round shown in the movie worked exactly the way I described.
There is a possibility of different types of fuses just like the possibility of redheads vs blondes. Almost every country had their own types of fuses. Other than that you will have to be much more specific about "priming ? The wrong end.
You should look up Charles E. Kelly aka "Commado" Kelly. On September 13 1943 Italy, then Cpl. Kelly earned his Medal of Honor. Cpl. Kelly was at a Storehouse to resupply ammunition. When the Germans attacked the Storehouse. He was to cover the rear of the Storehouse. Cpl. Kelly burned up one M1918A2 B.A.R., picked up another M1918A2 B.A.R. Burned up that one. Cpl. Kelly held his position and others through out the battle. At some point in time Cpl. Kelly was seen using every small arm in U.S. inventory during the battle. Cpl. Kelly continued to hold his position through the entire night, and volunteered to cover the withdrawal the next morning. At some point during this battle. Cpl. Kelly did pulled the safety pins on 60mm mortar rounds. Then threw the 60mm mortar rounds at the Germans. From the second story of the Storehouse.
Eventually Cpl. Kelly was the last man at the Storehouse, where he emptied the magazine in another M1918A2 B.A.R. Then withdrew himself to safety.
Thank you for your explanation! Folks like you-with actual technical knowledge-make these videos better!
You know you are a good actor when you can convince an entire generation of viewers to HATE your guts. The bloke who played Uppam is a great actor. My Dad would shout at the screen every time he came on, calling him a coward in every scene. I still can hear him ranting every time I watch the movie. Well done.
the hand to hand fight in the house, with Oppom coming up the stairs and then freezing, really affected me for days after i saw this film. i could not shake it. i was 22 ( i think) at the time had seen loads of horror flicks, gritty war movies etc but that scene just does something to me. i still don't like watching it when i re-watch the film all these years later
Same here. I'm glad you wrote this bit. Still hugely impactful to me to this day.
I skip over that scene. It bothers my very soul.
If anything it annoyed me that the other guy is cowering on the staircase while his buddy is being stab.
My son refuses to watch this movie because of this scene.
As far as the captain making a poor choice assaulting the radar site, it wasn’t due to pride. If you listen he says something of the sort “ do you want to leave this here for the next patrol to be ambushed by. Remember they found a squad of dead Americans that that nest surprised.
You also need to take into account these guys were cooked. They were not like The 101st whose first combat was D Day, they been rolling together since Salerno or Sicily. Lost a lot of men and friends and their captain had to make that decision so many times, knowing he was sending his men to die.
I did think that way, but these guys do have a point-they were not the right unit to take out that mg position/radar site-they were too small and lightly armed. What they could have done is set up some kind of warning so the next patrol doesn't bump into them and once they make contact with a friendly unit with a radio, tell them about the position so they can hit it.
@dft3091 There's always a 'coulda', especially when people get hurt.
@dft3091 Sometimes you're not the right one, just the one. The problem with leaving a visible warning is it may be found by the Geemans, who could then move it to funnel Allied troops.
Orvath had been with Miller since kaserene pass North Africa. They shouldn't have let the medic participate. They should have let Jackson do sniper overwatch and try to pick them off himself or cover the others during their assault
“Earn this.” ….” How?” Hilarious.
The German in the stairwell did not kill the CPT. The POW they let go, the one who killed Wade went back into rotation and was the one who shot Tom Hanks
Actually, that POW was the one in the stairwell. Go check it out, a huge Easter Egg filled with Karma. They let him live and he repaid them by killing. It's a military cliche, "to treat your enemies with mercy is to be merciless to yourself"
That technicality is always so confusing. They look like they could be the same German, Spielberg says they’re not, but I don’t remember any other German in the scene with their helmet off that looks remotely identical. IDK! 🤷🏻♂️
The soldier on the stairs is a different dude. He's more square and stockier than the prisoner they let go, plus the coincidence factor is off the charts crazy for him to have contact with them three times.
They are separate german soldiers. The soldier that killed Mellish with the knife in Ramelle is an SS soldier played by Mac Steinmeier and the POW that they released earlier in the film who shoots the captain at the end is a Wehrmacht soldier played by Joerg Stadler. Also, if you pay close attention to their uniforms in their respective scenes you will see that they are separate soldiers. One is SS the other is Wehrmacht.
@@iratequakerNo, Steamboat Willie and the SS soldier that stabs Mellish are two different people.
During WW2 carrying your M1911A1 cocked and locked. Round in the chamber safety on. Was against standard operating procedure of that time. It was standard to carry that handgun without a round in the chamber. That is one of the reasons why the German P-38 pistol was a big deal with double action trigger. Pretty much everyone carried the P-38 was carried with a round in the chamber.
I was going to point thus out also. Pistol doctrine for many military forces remain as a non chambered for any pistol without a de cocker
Carrying condition one (cocked and locked) wasn't even really a thing until the 70s because of Jeff Cooper, and didn't start becoming more common until late 90s. Carrying condition 3 was considered more efficient, racking the slide (gross manipulation) vs thumbing (fine manipulation) the hammer back. Israeli mossad carried Hi-Powers condition 3 and were very good
I've always interpreted the "earn this" line to mean go on. get married, and have a lot of kids.
Because, the entire reason the army sent that unit to save private Ryan's life is not because they felt sorry that he lost all of his brothers, it was because his branch of the Ryan family would have gone extinct if he didn't survive.
He implied earn the sacrifice. Be worthy
I always thought the same.
I had the privilege of working alongside Capt Dale Dye, who trained the actors to be military men for this movie.
He also worked on Platoon, Alexander, Band of Brothers and many more in the same training and oversight role.
I worked with him on the upcoming Masters of the Air. Great attention to detail.
That's awesome! I would love to work with folks like him. He seems like a great guy. I can't wait for Master of the Air. I've been waiting for that to come out for a very, very long time!!!
@@DG-ql7ji He's a very interesting guy.
Done some amazing stuff with film.
Before the movie Alexander, all the experts said that the Macedonian phalanx could only move forward and back and could not turn. Capt. Dye trained the men so well, and so accurately.... and had them turn in formation!
Top academic experts in ancient warfare flew in from across the world to see just how he had done it...
He even trained The British regulars for Last Of The Mohicans.
He was also in Outbreak. He's the one that arrested Donald Sutherlands character at the end
Man's a legend.
He was actually in Band of Brothers, not just advising. I'm sure you knew that, but I love his character in BoB. He's one of those actors I point to when explaining to civilians the difference between an actor in a uniform, and someone who knows how to project "military".
A few actors can sell it, but besides the people like Dye or R Lee Ermy, who aren't really "acting" (just being themselves), the rest of them are just a civilian in a uniform, playing at being a soldier. And you can REALLY tell if you have any familiarity with the real thing.
Authenticity is great in movies. Shame it seems so rare.
The last scene of the movie makes me emotional every time. Especially, when it goes back to the aged Pvt. Ryan, and he asks his wife those 2 questions, I get choked up.
You guys are funny. My son went through selection. His knee gave out on his last day halfway through the last ruck. Needless to say, he was devastated.
felt that in RASP when i got hurt... makes you stronger though
▪︎KNEE'▪︎dless to say, I hope he wasn't too •floored•
Sorry I'll go home now
I got to see this in the theatre. The 29th Div. Assoc. got a bunch of tickets and got us a special screening with the guys from the 29th who'd made the D-Day landings. When the movie ended, the only sound you could hear was people crying, other than that, it was dead silent. No one even got up from their sets. people just sat there for a few mins. When we did start leaving, it was super quiet. A few people were hanging out in the lobby talking quietly to the D-Day vets, and few of the women there were hugging them. The bus ride back to out barracks was one of the quietest rides I've ever taken.
I saw this in theaters with my Dad. All we knew is that there was huge hype about the first 30mins. I love that he took me tp all the good R-rated movies as a kid like: Predator and Total Recall. RIP Dad.
Guy in the hall is the definition of why doing something is better than doing nothing
The worst part of this is who really needs an interpreter. If you're going to charge a machine gun, leave the medic behind. Second, I guarantee the medic would run up and help his buddy not get stabbed in the chest. Yeah, I'll keep up the great work. Much love from Lawton Fort Sill Oklahoma.
If I could make a recommendation it would be Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan. It's an Australian movie about the Vietnam war that does a great job showing how infantry and artillery work together.
The 60mm round initiator gets struck and activated, then the rocket head is ready, i didn’t google it, i was actually on mortars lol
If i remember correctly, they slammed the mortars to trigger the inertial fuse inside the round that needed an acceleration force to activate. The round was then an impact explosive, in essence.
Yeah they even outright explain it when their doing it
WW2 1911 carry was cruiser ready, and trigger discipline was not practiced back then. So all of that is accurate.
It was doctrine at that time to carry the m1911 with an empty chamber. You could argue it a thousand different ways but it's definitely not an inaccuracy of the film to include that.
I always remember Team America's "Maaaeeettt Daaaayyymnnn" when Matt Damon appears on the screen. And also the fact that in final credits, there is mentioned that none of the actors agreed to being in the movie. Cheers guys. 👍
As someone who is blind, THANK YOU for having an audiobook available’
Is there a program that reads comments for yourself?
you bet!!!
@@FNGACADEMY uhhh, didn't he he say he is blind?.......how did he?? What???🤣🤣💀
One of the greatest war films ever made. I own this and Black Hawk Down on 4K. XD
„Earn this“ is actually quite self explanatory. You know it when it happens. Everything you do in life can be measured with this and you know exactly if it is right or wrong.
Watching these two's banter around make my day! 🤣
Alternate ending: Private Ryan is like "F*** you guys, I'm outta here!"... Dies in a plane crash on the way home.
One of my absolute favorites from this team. Not only because the movie is epic but the commentary on this one was just perfect. Keep it up brothers.
About trigger discipline, I'm pretty sure that wasn't a thing at all until Vietnam I believe.
It wasn’t. I just made a post about it but Jeff Cooper wrote those rules long after this movie took place. There were other rules but I’ve never seen anything about keeping your finger off the trigger
You guys are hilarious on this one 😂 "I'm Matt Damon "
Like the M1911A1 handgun shoot at Tiger 1 tank scene till one of the USAAF P-51 Mustang dropped a bomb to destroy said tank as Deus Ex Machina 😂
...You know what? I've gotten a fair bit of entertainment watching your breakdowns....so I'm gonna wishlist your book and as soon as my next audible credit rolls in, I'll buy it. You seem like some pretty cool dudes who've lived interesting lives. If one of you took the time to write it down, I'll have a read. Cheers
“. . . Upham!” That scene gave me chills when I first watched it
Happy New Year to All FNG team ... stay strong brothers and pls continue your content 👊🙏
"new years shot"!!!!!!
LMAO
goddamn, i had to repeat that to hear what kurt heard!
looool!
happy new year you crazy bastards!
saluud!°
finally part! Was waiting for it since part one! happy new years brothers
Happy New Year!
Love to see a couple fellow vets cutting it up. Keep it up guys. Thanks.
Goals > New Year’s resolution. Recently discovered your channel and your breakdowns are entertaining and even more educational. Definitely getting that book. Cheers! 🍻
I can't believe I'm spending the first hour of the new year watching you guys 😂! Happy New year and thank you, honestly, for making this kind of content.
Happy new year!!
Watching this at work, happy new year from the night shift 👍
Happy New Year! Always look forward to one of your b&bs
great breakdown, and great stories! Thanks
Your part one story about the 5 pointer made me laugh. It was dead on! Good ish brother!
those were impact initiated back then #militaryhistorian (no I didn't google; I have an inert version of that round about 3 meters in front of me on a shelf)
Love the f-----' channel! Wasn't in SF, but was in a support capacity as an Air Force aerial gunner. Been a longtime viewer. Love the humour. Thanks for the great content! Already bought the book!
Thank you for your service, and great videos.👍
Got to finish the BOB and The Pacific review
The scene where he is stabbed did me in. Umpum should apply to be a Uvalde cop.
Great episode! You guys are awesome. Bought the book, Earn this!
Really appreciate that!
Any chance of a beer and breakdown video on the movie Danger Close? It’s a movie about an Australian company that got cut off in the Vietnamese War.
Be Human, Love you Brothers! Happy New Year!
Used some points to grab a hard copy of the book, and am excited to celebrate your status as a best selling author. Congrats and Happy New Year, guys!
Awesome! Thank you!
Best show ever. You guys were lit way before you started filming. Having way too good a time. I was an ABN. Mortarman (81mm). We had just received the 60's in Central America but never got a chance to train on them. Even I did not know if you could use a 60 in that fashion as no one had ever told us. Plus, Sean said a good point, the munitions were very different from today. Our 81mm's used 10 charge bags that looked like elongated tea bags. Today's use donut type charge bags. Always evolving. I'll grab your book Sean when it hits. Thank you, gentlemen, for the work you put in to doing this. AIRBORNE All the Way
🙋🏽♀️ the end is when you guys go ham, it's funny 😁 I always watch til the end
Congrats on the book. Happy to support a fellow former LEO.
Preordered the book. Good luck on reaching your goal.
About your view on Capt. Miller's insisting on attacking the machine gun position: I'm with you. I have to start by saying all my service was in peacetime No combat. With that said, I made my stupid, bullheaded mistakes as a corporal with a squad to lead, so my decisions affected a handful of other guys (I was in an 81mm mortar platoon.) My guys were able to get in my face about it. Lance corporals weren't all that impressed with me being a corporal, especially since I'd been a lance corporal in the same platoon too, up until a month earlier.
Anyway, I did get commissioned years later, about halfway through my twenty. One of my last billets was a tour as a company commander when I was a captain (Comm Co., H&S Bn, 1st Force Service Support Group - I had five platoons and a couple of hundred Marines and basically, when there was a platoon-sized or larger deployment from 1st Marine Division or 3rd Marine Air Wing, my company sent the comm detachment - anywhere from four to six guys to all of one of my platoons, depending on the mission.) By then I was over that ego. My guys knew I was running things, but my first sergeant and I didn't micromanage; normally I just kept my people informed, passed the "what" part of the mission to the junior officers and their platoon sergeants, along with the ops section from my company HQ; got their recommendations on the "how", brainstormed with them as needed, and picked what looked like the best option; got them the resources they needed; and tried to screen out as much as I could of the Somebody's Bright Idea stupid crap from the legitimate tasks and info in the constant stream of minutia coming down from higher up (my battalion CO did the same for his companies, which we appreciated.) On the rare occasions when things went sideways, I stepped up and took the hit - those were rare, because I had mostly good lieutenants and one warrant officer, and all but one of my staff NCOs were solid, so normally instead of taking a hit I was talking up my guys' performance and writing award recommendations for the ones who had done the most. It was a great tour and I had a blast, the highlight of my time in the Marine Corps.
Anyway, one time I was the Somebody with the Bright Idea. I had made and announced a decision to have the company do a training evolution I thought was a good idea. All of the staff NCOs disagreed emphatically - they went to the first sergeant, and he came to me and told me they thought my brainstorm was a terrible idea, and so did he, and why they thought that. By then I was mature enough to realize that if all these very good staff NCOs disagreed with me, it was more likely that I was wrong than it was that they all were. So I called another company formation. It was a short one. I told them that a number of their leaders had brought up some valid concerns about the training activity I had announced the day before, and I realized that they were correct, so I was cancelling it. Without naming anyone, I thanked the leaders within the company who had pointed out my impending fuckup, and then I dismissed the company and sent them back to work.
If any of those Marines - junior officers, staff NCOs, junior NCOs, or the troops - had less confidence in me after that, it never showed.
They did make me tear up when I retired. We had a unit party in the form of a picnic at Lake O'Neil, a small lake on Camp Pendleton. I was expecting the usual type of retirement gift - it was typically a plaque with a Kabar attached. But one of my master sergeants had heard me comment, when some of our sergeants were practicing with NCO sabers from Supply for an upcoming parade they'd been tapped for, that when I was a drill instructor I had always wanted to have my own NCO saber, but couldn't afford it - my wife didn't work outside of home and we had a toddler son, and the cost of living on the economy there was high. Anyway, at my retirement picnic, they gave me the NCO saber I'd never had. Choked me right up. It's on my living room wall right now, crossed with my commissioned officer's Mameluke sword on a sword plaque.
So from the first time I saw Private Ryan to every time (lost count) I've rewatched it, I find myself wanting to talk to the screen and tell Miller "For God's sake listen to them. They know their shit, they're in agreement, and they feel strongly enough about it to protest to you. FUCKING LISTEN." But he never does, and Wade always dies.
I'm a 11C mortarman. Modern mortar rounds are generally armed by distance traveled and/or # of rotations. The rounds are more or less inert until they're fired from the tube.
I've stood next to a dude who got a stuck 120MM HE round out of the ammo can by upending the can and slamming it against a humvee hood so that gravity would release the round.
The round fell like 5 feet with the fuse hitting the ground and actually snapping off. I thought I was gonna fucking die, I saw that thing falling in slow motion, basically.
Loud ass thud but nothing happened. We ended up firing the round still, without it's fuse attached. Somewhere at the mortar range at DTA outside Ft. Wainwright is probably UXO of a 120MM missing its fuse.
Love the content as always. Happy new year to everyone from a Paratrooper in Alaska! 🎊🎇🤘🏼🇺🇸
I hope audio books count in the best seller numbers. I preordered mine from Audible and it's set to appear in my library the day it drops.
On a serious note, although I'm around twice your age and a female, my childhood and youth were very similar to yours, in terms of violence, neglect, and generally bad environment (near Needles). Your first book gave me a ton of inspiration and strength, and I'm looking forward to more of the same from the second book. You're a good man, Sean, and you are contributing to the growth of many more good young men (and even some old women). Well done.
Always make it to the end. Let's go!!
I would like to add: This is the first and one of the only movies that was made by a lot of camera men. Instead of getting the Hollywood shot they just had camera men follow and fall and everything else with the actors. That way it feels and is true .
Happy new year 🫡
Happy New Year!
The sop in WW2 was no round in chamber, full magazine. Rack slide on draw
Hey guys, I've been a WWII scale model and diorama builder since I was a kid in the 70's and found that the Germans coated the outer skins of their tanks, (mostly the Tiger and Leopards) with a paste substance called Zimmerit, it would not allow the use of magnetic mines to be placed against the hull/body of the tank. Not sure if it would work against the "sticky bombs" they used coated with axle grease. If you look at the tiger tank where the guy blew himself up you'll notice a ribbing like texture and not the smooth steel. Hope this helps..
Simmer I was thin set concrete. Very porous substance, the stick bomb was made with axle grease which any mechanic will tell you sticks to everything
Its the whole precept behind the design
Edit to add: the soldier who vanished in a red mist got to the target and was killed by over thinking down range. Target panic and hesitation let the fuse burn down and boom
This movie is so well done! From the battle scenes to the nuances in officer and enlisted interaction. A fuck in incredibly made movie.
In my opinion, Captain Miller's "Earn this." wasn't a statement to Private Ryan. It was a message that Spielberg wanted the audience to take away from the movie. We, the audience, should endeavor to make the sacrifices of generations of servicemen [including you guys] worth it.
I agree with you that making good on such a charge is an extremely tall order.
Leaving your brothers will haunt you far as long as you live!!! I am also lazy! You guy's have earned it! lmao!!!
Round 2...Happy New Year
Great video as always. One movie suggestion I think you guys would enjoy doing is Enemy at the Gates, pretty interesting tactics, and lack there of, you could talk about
you’ll probably be less impressed but I was a mortarman and the 60’s are the only rounds without an arming distance. They’re the most unstable mortar. The conflict came from modern rounds that I know of. The increments are triggered by the fuse burning out of the ignition holes above the fins. The conflict came because in theory, the flames would’ve burned whoever was trying to throw them, modern 60 rounds wouldn’t need to be armed by slamming them, as long as you can land the round fuse down, it’ll blow. I had a guy calling a “cease fire” during a fire mission and had a 60 in both hands and accidentally threw the round at the ground a foot away from my face, i genuinely thought that was it
The scene with the Corporal not helping out still gets to me to this day. I remember watching this movie when I was 7 and said "why isn't he helping him?"
But it goes to show you not everyone will step up to the plate and do was is right. I believe that is what the scene is trying to portray.
It's a metaphor for the rest of us not adequately supporting the soldiers. WW2 soldiers did not get anywhere near the kind of support that modern soldiers do. Their lives were treated as relatively expendable.
When people tell me how realistic this movie is, I will always think of that bit of melodrama and dispute it. Reality is humans in that situation will be compelled by anger or other strong emotion even if it’s really foolhardy and risky or even outright dumb to do so. Guys can’t overlook stuff like that. I offer any Saturday night in a club as evidence that men will get in fights for way less no matter how much you wish they didn’t. Any higher artistic purpose this serves is wasted on me, and that whole subplot wrecks the movie for me. Dude is not redeemed for later proving he’s a war criminal at heart when nothing is on the line anymore, either. That just makes it even dumber and more unrealistic.
@@animula6908Some people actually freeze up when they're terrified. The scene is pretty clearly meant as a kind of metaphor for the audience, but I wouldn't necessarily say it's 100% unrealistic. Unlikely, yes. But some people do freeze up and go almost catatonic in crisis situations.
I take the “earn this” as a message to the audience to earn the countless sacrifices of our military by living a good life, especially because the character at the end is obviously a humble, average American. No Google needed. Enjoyed the commentary as always, Happy New year!!
Navy vet here. I recommend U-571. Highlights the dynamic of leadership within a unit/command. Also just a badass war flick with no bullshit side plots or love stories. Would love to hear your guys take on it. Good shit with these breakdowns. Keep it up.
for the 60 MM mortar. Like you said you have 2 options. So selecting the drop fire option: this causes an internal firing pin to be propped up, soo that when you drop the round the primer will make contact with the firing pin and fire. If you put it into the manual firing position. The firing pin will not be propped up. Actuating the trigger-lever will cause the firing pin assembly to go under tension and release at the proper tension and hit the primer. Basically like a pen-flare, however an internal cam mechanism will release the assembly.
They couldn’t make Matt’s doll look right for the movie so they just rolled with r-tard Matt 😂
About the throwing 60mm round thing, Medal of honor recipient Beauford Anderson (by himself as I remember) fought back an night attack by 75 Imperial Japan soldiers on Okinawa by using his M1carbine and throwing mortar rounds.
Happy New Year!!
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The German Soldier Upham spared is not the same Solder who stabbed Stanley. The Soldier Upham spared is the one who recognizes Upham before he’s killed by him near the end
Why did people think Matt Damon’s character was useless? In his squad or platoon he’s a heavy weapons dude. He was with the bazooka for the half track. He knows how the mortars work too for the 60s. Probs was in charge of all the satchel charges and other explosive ordnance.
Ya’ll need to do Enemy at the Gates at some point, it’s such a good flick. Happy new years fellas
Ever since i was a kid, the upham scene where the other guy is screaming for help is the hardest for me to watch. People tell me that I can't understand because I'm not a soldier, and I've never been to war. Personally, I think that's bullshit I've not been to war, but I've put myself in dangerous situations because someone, sometimes people I didn't even know, were in danger or asking for help. You approach it with the mindset that yeah, I get hurt I might die, but I can't live with the knowledge that I could do something, and I chose not to.
Listening to him die while standing on the stairs, doing nothing would likely make me take a long walk off a short bridge. I honeslty don't believe I could live with myself after that.
I'm not advocating for people to do that and if you feel like that you should seek help. I'm simply aaying I know myself and I can't deal with that.
I usually google to male sure I know what I'm talking about. I've probably said this before but I'll say it again. You guys are a goodtime, Happy New Year
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Buck was on fire. And I will be looking to purchase my very first audio book.
oh god i know what kurt thought buck said. NewyeaR Shots?!?!?!?!?! LMAO.
Interesting note: At 15:44, the paratrooper is moving to attach the sticky bomb to the side of the tank hull. The problem is that the tank had been coated with a concrete mixture called, I believe, "zemmeritt" or some such. The intent was to keep magnetic mines and explosives from attaching to the tank. In the case of the non-magnetic sticky bomb, the coating surface was so uneven and rough that the explosive device would not attach. Perhaps he was surprised and was fiddling with it for too long. On the contrary, the bombs placed by Captain Miller and his companion worked, because the grease adhered to the smooth metal surface of the road wheels.
Upham was an interesting character. not everybody is a born alpha, and clearly he wasnt trained for the situation he was thrown into. on one hand the scene was indeed infuriating, but its also understandable. very humanizing part of the movie. a real, if i was in that situation, what would i do moment. you never really know until youre in that situation though.
side note, i saw this on release in the theater, and i hadnt realized at the time that the Tiger wasnt a real Tiger, just a t34-85 made to look as close as possible. now everytime i see this scene it sticks out like a sore thumb to me lol.
check out Kelly's Heroes, Clint Eastwood WW2 Heist movie, a classic. Happy Holidays guys.
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Keep in mind, Upham had like maybe a month or so of basic training-someone in his position would have had virtually no combat training. Guy was a civilian in uniform, like a lot of the military at that time.
20:40 the guy he let go earlier in the film, the "Fuck Hitler" guy is the one who kills the captain
"James, earn this..."
Most people watching this scene - 😢😢😢😢😢
Army vets watching this scene - WTF?! How am I gonna earn this?!
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Thank you!
@12:35 As an officer who has had some great poon all across Asia, I'm totally adding this to my repertoire of "how to diffuse bad situations with your junior Marines".
Just ordered better broken :) can’t wait to read
Did you know that tiger tank was actually a sooped up T 34/85 Which is only about 66% the size of an actual Tiger.
Functional Tigers are super-rare because most of them were blown up in the war. The one in the movie "Fury" was taken from the Bovington Tank Museum.
@michaelwong9411 absolutely correct.
@@jefffaulkner2875 I was fortunate enough to see Tiger 131 when I visited Bovington a few years ago. Such a cool place!
@michaelwong9411 nice. Still has the impact hits correct?
@@jefffaulkner2875It's got some nicks and dings here and there but it's mostly in excellent shape.
What a great team! #FNGrocks
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I always thought he said at the end "You Earned This" like he earned the right to go home, Because remember at the beginning of the movie when he was having the conversation with his men, he said "We do this we all earn the right to go home." Talking about Saving Ryan