Just to let you two both know, he speaks in what we call fluent veteran. He was in the US Army I do believe, however a good number of veterans from the war on terror have a habit of talking both fast and with innuendos like liquid dinosaur.
@@DystOptimist The US didn't even destroy one tenth of it's navy at the time lmao, today it's navy is a different ball game. It's quite hilarious seeing people taking influencers seriously.
@@OmegaMTG If that's the case then why doesn't the US retaliate when Iran hijacks US navy personnel or shooting down their drones, or attacks US bases on a regular basis etc? They surely where confident enough to respond during the skirmish operation called Operation praying mantis when they knew Iran had just coming out of post-revolution crisis and war with Iraq. Wishful thinking
@@outlawfly664Those 2 frigates were Iran's only real modern ships at the time, so they were half its naval strength. Also, Iran's navy is still very weak. TFE is ex military. He's also interviewed current soldiers. He knows his stuff.
You two have found probably one of the best RU-vid channels. With a veteran that tells history through the lens of the average person. He's really that good.
Yeah, when a veteran, who became an electrician, goes to college for a History degree, "just cuz?" I love him! He is always a hoot on The Unsubscribed podcast.
One of my favorites is the brief history of the American Revolution where they talk about the Scottish guy who went up the coast of England and just raided and captured all their vessels and basically went full pirate, but with that truly lunatic Scottish frenzy.
@@TheLanceUppercutyep that was him. He later ended up fighting for the Russian navy and died in action fighting the Turkish navy. John Paul Jones was a war dog if there ever was one.
Yes! One of my brothers was on the USS O'Bannon. (destroyer) It wasn't the one from WWII though. That one was the one that threw potatoes at the Jan sub. I think they sank it. Anyway, it had a badass rep & was honored to be there with the USS Missouri when the they surrendered.
The story about the Russian warship is true, the Russians basically were just scouting and gaining intel on the US Navy; so in a way, they were just there to watch and "take pictures."
no one found out though. It was a number of patrol boats. And if there's another war, we lose as long as we have that f*cking idiot Biden in office. wake up. @@enigmagrieshaber5555
taking on the barbary pirate, hell it was also when we led the first Special Operations missions in our nations history, the Barbary coast found out the hard way what a couple of mercenaries can accomplish with good leadership and it basically laid the foundation of our modern Special Forces' MO: To Destabilize current Governments and/or Regimes in such manner that they be deemed Neutralized. aka: 12 man team that topples entire countries.
Retired Navy CPO here, a. Preying Mantis is a insect that is deadly to other insects. Notable for the fact that the female will eat the head off the male during mating. Also called a Stick bug because it's long and skinny. I also speak fluent Veteran, ɓut with an Appalachian accent.
@@scottcrawford7674 stainless steel and salt water = grape bug juice. USS Roosevelt (CV -42), USS Dwight D, (CV-59) , Shenandoah (AD-44) And finishing up with the Mighty IKE
The Samuel B. Robert’s was built at BIW (Bath Iron Works) in Maine. It’s about 20 minutes from my house. So was the USS Cole, which survived a similar hit from a suicide bomb on a speed boat. Like they say, “Bath Built is Best Built”
@OR56 ~ I bought my husband a T-shirt in Bath, ME. It had a frigate printed on the front, with, (if I remember correctly), the phrase, "Frigate is not a swear word in Barh, ME." My husband worked with the brother of the man the USS Fitzgerald was named after. We kind of miss seeing the wooden shipwreck. It's weird not seeing it anymore. .
This USS Samuel B. Roberts shares its name with a legendary WW2 ship. In the Battle off Samar, it became known as "the destroyer escort that fought like a battleship" as a part of Taffy 3. It was found a couple of years ago, and is currently the deepest shipwreck ever found.
This Sammy B had a bronze plaque with the names of the old Sammy B who died and while doing damage control sailors were seen putting their hands on the plaque for inspiration or something
My father was in the Battle of Leyte Gulf as a Navy pilot.The Samual B were presented the Medal of Honor, posthumously, for the having the huevo's to go after Japanese battleship. The ship and crew were mostly lost, but they saved a lot of other warships. And a praying mantis is oe nasty looking insect. See em around here in the State. Looks a bit like the critter on Men in Black...Vicious critters
Thanks for watching TFE, you two! He's so entertaining while he informs. James, one thing.. if you watch more of his stuff, don't stop it when he says "Thanks for watching," because he always has a fun/funny bit right after that and it's always worth seeing. 🙂
TFE speaks in the common vernacular of the American military, this is pretty much how we cope with the seriousness of our job, it is part graveyard humor, part cold fact and mostly flippant arrogance.
The Russians weren't there just to "take pictures." They were there to observe how the US fights and see what they could do to counter our tactics. If they ever had to.
Obviously... just like why the US always "loses" during joint nation training. It makes for a great way to let other nations demonstrate their capabilities.
@@sethdunlap9868 It also makes sure the rest of the world doesn't know what we're really capable of since we aren't pulling out all our tricks for all to see.
@@sethdunlap9868Plus, the US always handicaps itself so that… 1: It doesn’t smoke everyone else, since you get no training value from a total wipe 2: When the those “hypothetical” scenarios where everything goes horribly wrong actually happen, the US military isn’t left scratching their heads, wondering what to do
USA Army veteran here. I like the innocations in warfare that we have. I was speaking to a colonel once, and in our convo he said this: "Most people have no idea what we are capable of. Lets say that what is in active use right now, is the 'Market', ok? Well, private business R&D is about 10 years ahead of the Market, and the military R&D is about 20-25 years ahead of the Market. If you can think of it, it is probably old tech to the military R&D."
oddly, I was actually part of this. I was on an LPH "amphib" ship in the eastern Med at the time. we were called in to the Persian Gulf. our ship had a large medical facility. about a dozen or more Iranians from the barbecued rig from "charlie" group had some mid to high level burns and were cared for by us until we could transfer them to a shore facility. that's right, we picked up the injured bad guys and healed them up. despite their injuries it was probably the highest standard of living they had experienced. it was a really interesting time.
Awesome!!! We must maintain America's ability to defend ourselves and allies in spite of the Dems plan to do otherwise. Thank you for your bravery and expert training.❤
With the USA, it's generally not personal. We'll help the enemy soldier if they are wounded and no longer a threat. Don't EVER do anything to make us make it personal. I think this is a concept many aggressive regimes have forgotten in the times of weak White House leadership. The current events in the mid-east are an example of this.
@@chrismaverick9828 Exactly. If you make it personal, you *WILL* regret it. Just look at how we responded after 9/11, they expected the attack to scare us into submission, but in reality all it did was piss us off and get us 100% united and focused on making those responsible pay. It wasn't a question of *if* we would find you, but of *when* we would find you. The US is one of the most peaceful and friendliest countries in the world, but if you piss us off, it will be the biggest mistake you could ever make.
The "praying mantis" is a kind of insect we have here in North America, not sure if you have those in England, It looks like an overgrown green grasshopper with long forearms which make it appear to be praying, hence the name..
@@aaronwieman8368 The kind we have over here (southern Quebec, Canada) are about 2 inches long, they aren't anywhere near big enough to catch anything bigger than a cricket.
My husband was in the Navy at the time and was a part of Operation Praying Mantis serving on the USS Wainwright. It was the largest US Navy engagement since WW II. It was not a pretty sight.
I highly recommend reacting to his video on America dismantling pirate fleets because that’s the origin story of the reason to never mess with America’s boats and it’s right after the American revolution
I never understood the absolute power of the U.S Navy until I joined the Marines in 2017 and got to see a lot of ships up close. It makes me glad to be on the side of the United States lol.
11:53 for a lot of guys, the most anxiety in a fight like this is the fear of messing up and doing your job wrong. Maybe even getting your friends killed. That fear has both gotten men killed, and saved friendly troops, so you never know which way to jump.
You train for the real thing every time and pray you never have to use it for real. When that moment does come you are so well trained in the process that you really don't have to think about it much. You know what to do already, so you really only worry about the finer details.
YAY!!!! I'm so glad y'all are reacting to The Fat Electrician. You should definitely react to him explain how the US navy came to be. It's about the Barbery pirates.
I was NOT a RR fan in the beginning- but, he soon became my" go to guy". Laugh all you want, he shut Gadaffi up, and lived " Fuck around and find out" mantra
This happened in 1988, Desert Storm was in 1992. Also there's an insect here in America called a Praying Mantis which is what the military operation was named after.
It was a scary day over there. Was on one of the ships. In general, the average crew didn't know how big this operation was. We had seen the Roberts, looked terrible, and were told we would be retaliating by striking an oil platform used for spying missions.
One of my favorite reaction channels reacting to one of my other favorite channels. This is the crossover on youtube that we needed. 🤪 The Fat Electrician has some of the best stories on RU-vid.
I literally searched this video on RU-vid w reaction at the end, today looking to see if anybody new had posted a reaction to it that I hadn’t seen yet. There wasn’t at the time & then this is posted a few hours later, very nice
As far as being nervous/scared when in a given situation, most people will feel some nerves, no matter how much training they get, and that’s not just in military situations. It’s actually a way to stay focused. As Col. Potter on MASH once said to a guard who claimed he was just cold instead of scared while on his first night of guard duty, “If you had any brains, you’d be scared”
Re. invading smaller Kuwait for its oil reserves, what's constantly being left out from this story, intentionally or otherwise is that 1. Kuwait, at the instigation of the US, was STEALING Iraqi oil and 2. intentionally dumping it into the open market which made it impossible for Iraq to make a profit and to pay off it's debts to Kuwait 3. Iraq knew the US was behind all of this and PLEADED with the Americans, it's Kuwaiti allies and even the Arab League to influence Kuwait to stop the stealing and to stop the flooding of the oil to the global markets. 4. The Arab League was powerless, the US didn't alter course and the Kuwaitis continued as usual, setting the stage for the eventual Gulf War
You should certainly do more fatty electricians videos they're really good.😊🇺🇲 Also, it's not that there's a problem with Ronald Reagan. It's that it's Ronald Reagan. Okay, one of the presidents you don't want to be messing with under his administration. Probably one of the top 5 we ever had was Ronald Reagan.
I think the whole Contra thing was a big misstep by him as well as the “war on drugs” but other than those things I’d have to agree, he seems pretty solid, and I like his speech where he said the scariest thing you can hear is “I’m from the government and I’m hear to help”.
Okay James you wanted us to let you know how we liked the way this guy tells a story It is kind of light-hearted and comical with an heir of extreme intensity
Not really. Come to find out that oil is continuously being generated/created within the earths' mantel. 'Coal' is fossil fuel. This is a resent revelation. So, if we play our cards right, we'll 'probably' never run out of fuel.
Preying Mantis is an apex hunter. Its an insecr and it eats things alive even its mate. Idk if you fogured that put later in the video but... i couldnt wait to fins out. 😂
You should check out his videos about U.S. equipment, job specialties in the military such as my job - infantry, Doc, USS Texas, Infantty Scout, Officers, Sgt Reckless Marine) or the Polish Bear Wolject (most likely misspelled). I can go on about his hilarious videos. He even did one on the DeHaviland Mosquito.
You have found a fun guy to watch, and I hope you do watch more of his videos, and hopefully do reacts to them. Two of my favs is the one on the Battleship Texas and the one about "Doc". Keep up the great videos, greatly enjoy seeing your videos!
Being in High School when this happened, I remember a lot of news about our ship being severely damaged by mines. The fact they did all this in one day was surprising. Iran was extremely belligerent to the US ever since the Tehran hostage crisis in the 70s and still hates the US to this day
That goes back to 1953 when the CIA overthrew their democratically elected president on behalf of big oil and installed the Shah. Not funny how they start history when it leaves out the entire story/truth.
Yeah, I was in the Navy when the hostage crisis happened. Stationed in Spain to an air base. Suddenly, the squadrons were demanding equipment that was never asked for so wasn't in top running order. We always had to give them what they needed ASAP and non-essential equipment waited till we could get to it. That's understandable. It took ages to get parts usually but we got them really fast then.
The Tehran hostage crisis was when Mr. Peanut Jimmy Carter ran things but this happened after Ronald Reagan took office and he wasn't going to draw it out like his predecessor. and took action quickly to put a stop to it.
This was the same video that got me into this guy's channel. I love history particularly when it comes to the military and learning thes stories and this dudes delivery and levity when telling these stories is just so much fun to me.
I found his videos a few months ago and I love his stuff. Some videos that I like are Sgt. Reckless, The de Havilland Mosquito, Virginia Hall, Eager Beavers, The Ontos, Jake 'McNasty' McNiece, The Last War Chief, Douglas Bader, Aimo Koivunen, Lewis Millett, The Berlin Airlift, Samuel Whittemore, and The Barbary Wars. Enjoy!
To answer why Ronald Reagan was such a name drop is to give a pretty even comparison; imagine if he said ".. and the Prime Minister at that time was, let me check my notes, fucking Margaret Thatcher."
20:22 Mark! Oh yeah! Before I forget again as I did with previous videos, just an FYI! Ahem. As seen in an episode of "Archer" if you're interested, or "Flight of the Intruder".... Quote: The world's first all-weather attack aircraft, the Intruder carried a crew of two in side-by-side seating and featured Digital Integrated Attack Navigation Equipment (DIANE), which provided an electronic display of targets and geographical features even in low visibility conditions. End quote!
We’re a continent sized nation separated from the rest of the world by two huge oceans and we’re the spiritual children of the British empire. Don’t mess with our boats.
Wait is this your first fat electrician video? You guys need to be watching this guy. Reactions or not, his videos never disappoint Edit: some of my favorites of his... sergeant reckless, gta boat, Cassius clay.
Good ol' Enterprise-Class carrier USS Enterprise (Big E) pretty much took out half of the Iranian navy fleet by herself using 2 planes. I believe we're going to be getting a Gerald R. Ford- Class Enterprise. The US Navy has named several ships throughout its history "Enterprise" dating back to the 1700s
You guys should definitely watch and react to more of his videos, especially the US Military ones in general. But the US Marines ones are hilarious and crazy, as expected. The individual list of which ones of his to watch is too long to list, so pretty much any of his vids, you won’t go wrong with.
Also, in the USA military, we tend to use words like artists use paints. "Proportional" is military code for we are going to end you. My unit, we never stole anything. We "acquired" new gear.
You guys can not go wrong following this guy. His research chops and story prep are top-notch epic tier. His portrayal is I can add, alien to much of the population of the US, but it IS honoring our history in ways which may be hard for some to understand. Thank you both for diving in.
Just like with Nagasaki and Hiroshima. They were warned days before the bombs being dropped by dropping hundreds of thousands of leaflets in Japanese saying they had a weapon that would destroy their entire city but Japan ignored their warnings.
MERRY CHRISTMAS to you both, and your entire famalies, from Nebraska. I hope you continue watching TFE, as his story telling is epic and very fun. Almost hard for me to believe he is from Iowa!! Joking, I love Iowa, and spent almost 33% of my carreer working all over that state. I hope to meet him in person someday, buy him a beer, and thank him for the entertainment and his service! Peace.
11:45-12:10 "You've been training for this." Training is one thing, when it's real is when you find out whether your fight or flight response wins. Even people who have been through it, can't be certain of their reaction "next time" There are so many variables in a person, and so many variables in a situation. I can't fault someone who just can't when it hits. Experience can be a blessing or a curse the second time, because now you have a better idea what can happen. For some people that makes it even harder to cope with.
If my high school history teacher had taught like this, I would have gotten a much better grade. His channel is definitely worth diving into. Check out the one about the war horse. I can't remember the horse's name, but it should be easy to find.
I had a Navy vet for my freshman and senior history and a Marine for my junior history. They certainly made it something worth learning, even if it was tedious at times. The failure to learn from history dooms one to repeat it.
Mantises are an order of insects that have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks. Their upright posture, while remaining stationary with forearms folded, has led to the common name praying mantis.
I remember the 1957 Science Fiction horror movie Mantis about a 200 foot long Praying Mantis trapped in ice at the North Pole for millions of years that escapes and terrorizes people until it is finally cornered and killed in a Manhattan tunnel. One of the scariest Sci-Fi movies ever when I was a kid.
good training doesn't remove the fear of battle, but allows one to continue to operate and perform REGARDLESS of the fear, eliminates any paralysis due to fear. USN Submarine Veteran
Ive had drinks with the Captain of the Samual B Roberts and we talked about that incident. We had a mutual friend who was part of that crew. Now I have served 22 years active duty through multiple wars so im not that easily impressed but the stories he told were profound and awe inspiring.
The town over from mine has a WWII Japanese camp that they have turned into a museum and maintained it so it looks as it did in the 40's. I've been there multiple times and it is very interesting to learn about.
The treatment in the internment camps was terrible, but you can understand why the camps were made. It doesn't make it right, and so many of those Japanese-American citizens could have helped the fight against the aggressors, but we cannot entirely judge a policy or event through eyes with 80 years of reflection to look back on. We can only learn from it.
@ 20:00, when Iran decided that enough wasn't enough and wanted to keep fighting, it sounded just like Monty Python and the Holy Grail when he bumped into the Black Knight. After he ended up losing both arms and legs, he told him to come back and fight like a man ..
Regan saying. “I’m from the government. I’m here to help.” Lmao. If you’ve seen the full speech. If the government ever says that, “Run”. It’s a bad omen. Which made that insert genius.
Man as an American it is so entertaining to watch you guys watch one of my favorite story tellers. This guy is amazing at telling historical stuff with jokes and light hearted humor, loving your content so far, will def keep watching! Keep up the great content!
The Fat Electrician is an amazing story teller. Two more videos you guys should watch of his are "Operation Paul Bunyan" and "America dismantles pirate nations". I think you would really enjoy both of those.
A praying mantis is a bug. It has quite a lot of speed, but it also has the ability to not move and look just like a trig on a tree. It will wait motionless until its prey is looking away and strike with sudden speed. It gets its name because when it is still, it looks like it is praying. The reason the name is so good for this mission is that the us navy will act like it is not going to attack, then do so with sudden speed.
