I would call it (artillery) the meat grinder. There are no real king in todays war. All pieces are dependants for further manoeuvres. Artillery can be spotted from air to ground. And there are radar against artillery operations to counter by other artillery barrages, plus aircraft watchers. I play Arma 2 - 3 at this level. haha no needs to go in war colleges to learn this.
I had two Argentinian artillery rounds land 5 to 10 meters away from me. We had the GPMG broken down for a good clean when the first round stuck ground. It buried itself into the soft peat ground and exploded resulting in a massive crater. Not wanting to hang around we grabbed what we could and started moving to other cover just as the 2nd round struck. This time it hit solid ground and we took a casualty, who was seriously injured but survived. That was the closest I ever wanted to get to enemy arty fire!!
In 1991 we had Iraqi 152mm's land so close to us I replied "I think one of my filings came loose". The loud crack and heat from an incoming round that lands close is incredible. Ironically I have scars on the right side of my neck from an IED blast in Feb 2006 that was made out of COMBLOCK 152mm round! As an American I'm no longer enthusiastic about fireworks on the 4th of July.
I was in YPG from mid 2016 to late 2017. Was shelled by an ISIS T55 tank. Second time in my life, actually, was also in Croatia in ZNG in 1991. I remember this time the shell hit some trees about 100 meters in front of me. Quite close enough. Horrifying damage to the trees, thank god we had only just started moving forward. No warning , just this huge, flat Bang. It was indirect fire, of course, they use the tanks the same way as the kurds do, they just use them as guns and don't even stay inside when they fire.
I remember watching this during basic training at Woolwich in 89....doing my best to keep my eyes open after along day running around. 101 Fld Reg 201 Bat.
I can imagine the memories are not all good. I was a teenager during the 80s. It was a constant thing in the back of my mind that the shit could hit the fan and it wouldn't be a long time before it got out of control. Thanks for your service brother.
these old training films are an absolute fucking MUST for those members of Forces '80, a re-enactment group who portray the armed forces between 1978 and 1989. If these were available on DVD and on sale in army surplus shops, they'd make an absolute fucking KILLING - they'd sell like red hot cakes!
therichardking, check out the battle of "Seelow Heights" from WW2, when Russia crossed into east Germany and the massive arty fight that occurred to try and stop the Red Army from reaching Berlin. Surviving German's from the Battle of the Bulge that fought at Seelow Heights said it was much more intense at Seelow than it was in the Ardenne in regards to artillery.
***** No, the fact is Zhukov amassed artillery of 16,934 guns and mortars with some 7 000 000 shell's for the start of the operation not counting tank's and plane's.
Alaskan Mandingo 13B to be and I heard 13D does the math so I better not be getting no equations in AIT. Wanted 11B wasn't no openings so I told the recruiter fuck it just give me a combat MOS just hoping I don't lose my hearing before I can change my MOS you know some things wrong when the physical profile let's you score a 2 on the hearing test
Artillary here myself, 82nd airborne 3rd battalion 321st FAR 18th feild artillary brigade , Desert Storm vet. On the night, or shall i day morning of the invasion we fired our 155s for 3hrs straight and i would have hated to be on the recieving end of what we dished out that morning,
haunting moment 6:05 when squad commander calls his men for verbal check in after an artillery bombardment. Yells the name, the men reply, except for silence after one man's name...
In life some of them will be duff. So it's a nice procedure in course/class but not in life battle. The check will be done at very last moment or just at the end. The haunting moment will start once the next squad would had taken the line ((if possible)).
I remember when our group commander, gave his going away speech, the last part of it was, The sound of the big guns is like music to an artillery mans ears. In those days we did not have ear protection, So a lot of us were all having hearing problems and when my MOS was changed and I became a CW Oper. it got worse and I know have a hearing aid, that works good enough but my tinnitus still interferes with my hearing. No more music. for me.
Great clip, I remember having to watch this years ago, we use to note all the different accents and how the officers sounded different to the soldiers.
Filmed in BAOR 1975/76. Disgruntled, as we were called out at 4am, to go and shoot this damn Training. Remember it well. First time I have seen it since?
It's an British Army Training film from the 70's based on the then Cold War war scenario of how us gallant Brits would fend off Ivan. The SKC then SSVC made shed loads of films I have only uploaded a tiny fraction of the films they made, I sadly don't have any more. This one was one of those for information type films more than actually learning anything. Usually shown when you're chinstrapped during training as a test of not falling asleep.
Beeblebrox One those bloody commies just don’t get how important afternoon tea is to a junior officer, how can he command men with chapped lips?! Terribly selfish of them!
It's often forgotten that because the advance inland from the invasion beaches after D-day was bogged down within a few miles of the coast for weeks the Allies had the support of massive naval guns ranging all the way up to 14". I cannot imagine how far the effective range of modern artillery has been extended by GPS and drones. And when one adds in the fact that long range gunships will be able to add their firepower to counter battery fire, the kill zone created by the work of the opposing forces artillery and anti artillery units will be vast.
As of my enlistment in the early 2000's, FIST (fire support team) did not have access to naval gunfire anymore. It is probably more and more uncommon to have such large guns on naval ships these days. I know as of then artillery could go upwards of 30 miles (rocket assist round) and I believe non rocket assist rounds could go upward of 20-24 miles, my estimation (bad memory :D). I'd like to see vid's of those improved munitions with anti tank or anti personnel mines, which I have never seen anywhere except when I was selecting my 13F MOS.
The infantry sound like North Yorkshire/Middleborough accents. I think that the local infantry regiment for that part of England was the Green Howards (Queen Alexandra's?) But I think it is now amalgamated into the new Yorkshire Regiment which has 1st/2nd/3rd battalions and 4th (V) TA battalion.
The US Army back in the late 80s conducted a test at Fort Sill, OK on a simulated company team replicating Soviet artillery tactics. Actual M1 Abrams M2/3 M Bradleys,, plywood "soldiers", bunkers, trenches, fox holes etc were used in the test. Soviet artillery would absolutely TRASH a unit. The M1s and Bradleys probably wouldn't have had a chance to pull out and re position. It would have been a mess.
Most Russian tanks are junk! And we have plenty hand held 1 man rocket launchers. The days of mass tank battles are gone, and our apaches and drones are tank killers not to mention the brimstone.
BulletproofKam That’s what everyone said when missiles first showed up...”The days of dogfights are over! Planes don’t need guns anymore!” Battle plans are great until the first shots are fired, and we find out the bad guys won’t just roll over and play dead as per plan.
So...kids, this is why you go to University/College, and let the old generals and politicians go fight each other like this. *don't be a fool. It's not worth getting killed to fight for the safety or security of a couple hundred meters of dirt.*
To Liverpool Scottish Its my understanding that the German Wermacht invaded the Soviet Union on 22/06/1941 with over 3 million well equipped, Battle hardened troops in three army Groups. In encirclement battles at Bryansk and Kiev they took 750,000 prisoners each time. within three years they were crushed in smouldering Berlin by the combined weight of 4 Soviet Army Groups with over 200 divisions and 400 field guns per mile. I don't see BAOR being able to resist an onslaught like that.... Major General 'armchair'.
lecturer09 we had nuclear bombers flying around day and night just in case Russia would of took the biggest dick of their life with the fuckin we would of gave them
@@mkrump9403 No, its the name of a two short and medium range tactical nuclear missles deployed by NATO from 1962 to 1991. Deployment of The Pershing 1a was arguably responsible for the Cuban Missile Crisis as the Soviets responded to short ranged nuclear missiles being deployed on their border by sending their own to cuba.
Incorrect. Active armor (combined with reactive armor) have swung the balance back in favor of tanks like the T-90, which "are largely invulnerable to anti-tank missiles” - retired General Wesley Clark, NATO commander, 1997 to 2000. www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/04/moscow-pentagon-us-secret-study-213811?o=0 Also MAD is still very much in effect. Its arguably the only reason why Putin hasn't tried annexing former Soviet states like Latvia who are now covered by NATO article 5. Your comment reveals a staggering level of naivety when it comes to modern anti-tank and nuclear capabilities (hypersonic missiles have been developed to counter traditional anti-missile technologies).
+D3cyTH3r A former general trolling on RU-vid!? Not even my parents watch or use it. Do you have a Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat or Tinder account? Well, here it goes....I'm giving you, "The former general of NATO", the finger. What are you going to do? Nuke me?
Bling Bling Good man, he sounds like a dick anyway. I was just using his quote to back up my point about the latest MBT's being immune to TOW missiles.
Anyone have a clue when this was made? They are using the DPM camo which was first generally used in 1968 as a full combat uniform. So it is probably at least that old.
Many videos were first made in the 70s, when it became a hype. It was believed that such videos could prepare recruits better and closer to reality. In my own time (early 90s) we have been shown several videos, mainly regarding weapons effects and how to utilize, but command structure too. This is probably the reason why the shout out got so much emphasis in this video.
Regarding Most of the comments from the video: Oh what a Weird World We Live in, Full of Weird Weirdos. Well now isn't that special. Effing weird may an. Right?Right? Toot alew.
I am from the US.......I think going to the M16 type 5.56 rifle was a mistake....... the FAL in an intermediate caliber like it was intended would have been superb for all sides......more reliable, less parts....etc......I guess the US pressured NATO to go with the Colt.......maybe the generals didn't like the idea of a Belgian gun?
@@bmphil3400 our weapon was the FNC, successor to the FAL. And also 5.56 mm. 3 reasons were given: more ammo for the same weight, nato standard and the 5.56 has a corkscrew flightpath, causing larger injuries than the straight shooting 7.62mm. But the FNC was inferior in build quality compared to the FAL.
Use Your Iphone! hahaha HA dont use your Iphone!!! they will send stuff against your 12 numbers location... Ans: what 12 coordinated numbers... Silence radio. Because the Iphone... welcome in era.
