Black Hawk Down - The Battle of Mogadishu 1993, Part 1 - Animated
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- Delta Force and Rangers launch a raid deep into Mogadishu to snatch two key members of the SNA faction. The plan is to be in and out in 30 minutes, but SNA leader Mohammed Farrah Aidid is not to be underestimated...
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i love that the cow was classified as an unarmed casualty lmao
At what time?
@@michaelborden4388 at the time of its death
should have moooved
@@jeffersonjjohnson take my like!
@@IronMoose95 he meant timestamp
This is incredible man, feels like we're in a drone actually watching the action.
i would say satellite which reminds me from Battlefield 2. but there’s a chance there was some kind of drone in the 90s. I hope this didn’t come off rude.
Armchair and ops room collab???
Thanks Griffin!
@@TheOperationsRoom ur poggers
Actually feels a little upsetting.
Watching helplessly as a plan of action sinks into complete chaos. 😧
The fact that the two pilots who flew that Blackhawk basically sacrificed their lives to save the passengers on board made me respect them even more. True warriors.
What warriors going to another country and trying to corrupt it
@@risaanraska6842 it's already a shothole omegalul
@@risaanraska6842 corrupt what a government which is already corrupted to kill whoever against him
@@risaanraska6842 "country"
@@vedsingh6228 💀
I met one of the D boys from this mission when I was stationed at Ft. Lewis years ago. He was a friend of mines' ODA team Sgt. "Mike" defended the first downed Blackhawk by himself. He was recommended for the MOA, but since shughart and Gordon were killed his was downgraded to a DSC. Delta was so secretive in those days, there was no award ceremony for him. He said months later he went to the Delta compound and the award and citation was sitting in his mailbox. Amazing dude. Real old school operator, no flash or flair. Those original CAG guys were on another level.
Jim Smith and Daniel Busch defended the first crash.
Dan Busch died so “Mike” is smith?
Ya knows there’s records of this stuff, right?
I went to high school with Daniel Busch. We would always spar verbally about which branch of the service was the best. He went Army and I went Marine Corps in 1986. I had no idea he was even still in the Army much less an elite Delta operator until I saw he died in Mogadishu in 1993. He was a great guy with a sense of humor that was unique.
To good friends who live now in our hearts
Apparently all of so called great people have tendency of trying to invade others ... #justsaying
@@abdiadams2540 just saying, but you sound like a dick.
He went 7,000 miles away from his home to disturb others and deny them peace. What a dick!
The lads who perished did nothing but display heroics. It's the politicians who start the troubles not the brave men who stand shoulder to shoulder on the battle ground.
“He could see a man confidently riding a cow”
That cowalry has balls of steel.
He said cow, not camel. Which is funnier
I'm reminded of those pictures of Camel Scud missile launchers, a joke naturally 💁
Damn, he should've spared that man and asked him to joind delta force.
I heard "camel" the first time. That would make a little more sense.
HOG RIDA
I was born where Black Hawks are born - Stratford, Connecticut. Most of my life I watched them in the skies in peaceful testing, training, and so forth, straight from the factory where my grandfather worked for 40+ years. This battle always hit home knowing the literal birds I saw every day as a child were so intimately involved. Tremendous video, as always, and unfathomable bravery.
I was born in a city called Ranger, like these soldiers in the video. Growing up in a city called ranger whilst watching a video of rangers hits home real deep it means I have this unfathomably deep connection with these brave men
Thank you for sharing ❤
so you glazing on weapen that killed my people, as Somali i always knew that American people are slaves to American government.
Pretty sure my cousin’s wedding was close to that area. I remember seeing the Sikorsky building along the ride.
Those peaceful testings led to a lot of people being mowed down in their own country by foreign troops.
I can’t help but question the strategy of the entire mission. Putting men onto street level, in a dense hostile urban environment, to be targets; requiring close air support with helos…asking for trouble. Not to mention undertaking this shortly after accidentally blowing up 200+ civilians which has turned to the entire populace against you…
I REALLY need to read more into what happened before/after this. I had no idea 200 civilians had lost their lives in an accident beforehand. No wonder it seemed like everyone was out to get them! (well, apart from how they were forced into shooting at the human shields, and how the Somalians would have perceived that too!)
Fucking hell please read the wiki from start to finish. I was surprised to find that much of what happened preceding and during the battle is omitted.
Probably were terrified of the bad optics that came from hitting the wrong target, and the solution was boots on the ground. Surely somebody thought they'd limit casualties with an armored convoy and trying to limit the Blackhawks' Time Over Target. This was more surgical but it was a recipe for things immediately going tits-up.
They had six previous incursions with little resistance and had typically gone at night to take advantage of their technology advantage - there was no electricity in the city at this point. This time they went in the middle of the afternoon because of the high value of the targets. Prior to Task Force Ranger arriving, but after the initial Marine force had left country, Aidid's militia killed American military personnel and ambushed, killed, and butchered 24 Pakistani soldiers.
I couldn't agree more, it's difficult to say what Spec Ops was like before, because there's a learning curve for any organization, but I can't help but think this was a losing battle from the beginning.
“He could see a man confidently riding a cow”
And I thought charging in a jeep was ballsy
War truly is hell
@@LordRambo
The last guy I heard about who was seen "confidently riding a cow" ended up serving 18 months inside, and was forbidden from owning pets or livestock for ten years...
@@residentelect LMAO 😂😂👍
@@residentelect how dare you rape my mental vision like that! LOL
He was not a cow-ard.
Something the movie doesn't capture - just how big the battle actually was.
This video was much like the book, more fact based. For instance Eversman (Josh Hartnett in the movie) going into the convoy instead of the crash site.
But the movie did capture how violent and intense it was
@@kudukilla Plus Shawn Nelson the guy with the M60 was with Chalk 2 not Eversmann's Chalk 4 plus Pilla was on the 2nd or middle Humvee of Struecker's colum back to base
Yeah the movie didn’t show Super 62 getting shot down while covering Stughart and Gordon after dropping them in. The delta operator in the helicopter that got hit is, Brad Halling.
Time stamp is 20:37
I read in a book somewhere that the pilot of Star 4-1 (the little bird who landed by the first crash sight) was constantly being ordered to take off away from the crash but refused to do so 2-3 times until they got the two delta operators on board
The books called The night stalkers by Mike Durant and Steven Hartov
It's so frightening once you know what really happened that day.
Thank you for this consecutive stage-by-stage event breakdown.
"Remember, this is a military operation. Nothing ever goes according to plan."
Accurate description for any military operation.
Military planning 101.
Tbh the plan was bad to begin with. All they had was 4 sections of light infantry holding the perimeter against a city of hostile militia and civilians. Helos on low altitude was to serve as fire support instead of gunships on higher altitude with autocannons leading to two of them getting shot down by unguided rocket. Then the extraction was done by a convoy of humvees... Who is to drive through a city full of militia????? Sure a lot of things went very wrong, but they kind of are the direct consequences of poor planning and maybe under-estimating the enemy's strength.
@@roofkoreans5876 They had a 2 hour time to prepare AND get there. Whoever was in charge should have decided to not risk it.
@@roofkoreans5876 they also can’t bring in gunships cause they’re not trying to decimate the city
The operation we’ve been waiting for.
What a cluster fuck.
Yeah, I think they seriously misjudged public sentiment. This was treated like some kind of policing action (helping the local population deal with criminals they didn't like), when in reality it was more like an invasion (a quick strike to eliminate the popular leadership of an enemy population). As such a large portion of the local population was basically hostile and willing to sacrifice their lives against what they saw as an invader.
Even if the mission was successful it seems likely that the strategic goals would not have been accomplished, as the people they were apprehending were probably replaceable.
I haven't read up on the details of the history, but this is my general sense of it based on the reactions of the unarmed locals. You have to be pretty dedicated to the cause to charge armed soldiers who are firing at you.
I'm setting aside the larger political questions around whether the US should have been in there in the first place. I'm just looking at the tactical situation - if you're mounting an invasion you can't just send in what amounts to a really strong SWAT team.
The other tactical miss of course was failing to disrupt their communications.
But balls to go in the first place.
@@fredmanly3122 So you admit you don't know the story of why the US was there yet you think you should spread your uninformed opinion all over this comment section?!
The US forces misjudged the enemy and their own capability. Of course no plan completely last's, after contact with the enemy.
@@thedausthed Was anything I said wrong? I was just reacting to the information presented in the video. The video didn't contain a disclaimer that nobody should watch it or comment on it unless they were a historian specializing in recent events in Somalia.
Are you suggesting that the people rushing the US troops and shooting at them were trying to welcome them? My only real assertion here was that the local population was hostile, and I'd say their actions bore that out.
This is incredible. Just a small nitpick : Delta Force isn't 'a company.' They are commonly referred to as 'The Unit' or 'CAG'. For anyone interested in reading more about this event, I highly recommend Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden and In The Company of Heroes by Michael J. Durant. Mike Durant is the downed Black Hawk pilot.
There is also a book out there from POV of a navy seal who fought in that battle but I forgot the name of it
@@bshiesty_9917 look it up first man
Fed
Or just play the game,
@@bshiesty_9917 false
I am stunned by the level of work you've put into these videos. As a history major, I've read about dozens of battles but trying to piece together the battle in your head based off first-hand sources can be so disorienting. With these videos though it's so easy to see and understand how the battle unfolded.
Spots a man armed with an AK47 confidently riding a cow into the street - Yep thats somalia
One of the best "Meanwhile in Somalia..." memes is "Fuck This War, I'm A Fairy" ... Personally instead of some strap-on sparkly wings, I'd probably swing for some body armour, but hey, each to his own I guess...
Yep this is the level of military competence the US struggles to defeat and end up getting smashed.
@@residentelect
you have to know most SNA (somali national alliance) soldiers were farmers and pastoralist before the civil war.
You're wrong. He's driving a toyota pickup with 999,999 on the odometer.
That entire sh*twhole of a country wasn't worth the life of 1 of our guys. We never should have been there.
This is infinitely superior to any documentary on tv. TV relies on interspersed stock footage, interviews, and a slow narrator describing what's going on. There are occasional maps and diagrams, but it's always a little difficult to follow along with everything going on. THIS depiction is perfect, with the map always in view, clear animations showing all forces and activities, and a concise script professionally read, I can follow along precisely. Thank you so much for this wonderful content.
Seriously, I don’t get how this 20 minute video with basic animation has done a better job of covering the battle than any other documentary I’ve ever seen, not to mention a multimillion dollar movie. Even with as simple as this presentation is I still found myself on the edge of my seat hoping that the Delta operators could hold the crash site.
US forces raided a ''dangerous'' meeting, killed hundreds of innocent people and made SNA faction many times stronger.
US forces started another ''very crucial'' raid and somehow got surprised about even Somalian civilians were shooting at them.
All those peace, anti-terrorism etc US operations were so moronic failures it was better they never set foot in those places...
and no aliens from the past anywhere!
It depends on the subject for this sure but those old ww1 and ww2 documentaries for example . are great
@@ggoddkkiller1342Not really sure how this is relevant to the conversation.
Unbelievable how the US task force held off these many targets in an very close urban environment , the enemy even had technical vehicles . This operation is still very impressive
Not really they lost, and mostly relied on air support.
@@LZ-no3go Reread the comment again.
Incredible courage and bravery shown by so many service men. This video gives you a detailed analysis of the events as they unfolded. It was hard to watch knowing so many brave men died that day.
every single one of these are outstanding , unbelievably detailed and compelling work you do good sir
Weakly Watch.
Task and purpose is gay and libtarded
YOOO CAPPY !
@@daniellee9328 you wish Cappy was gay, you sloppy party bottom
@@bbaker4117 google "jack murphy exposes woe vets of task and purpose" and "the myth of a woke military" by task and purpose themselves denying a leftist takeover of the military.
Task and Purpose is gay and libtarded.
The two pilots were having a bant as the chopper went down. What absolute kings.
Considering they likely pushed the throttle downward and hit the ground nose first to ensure their fellow crewmembers wouldn't take the brunt of the impact right after, kings would be a very apt description of those brave men.
@@zettour. well said
@@zettour. absolute mega chads they gave their lives for their brothers may they rest in peace
@@zettour. Us soldiers would be massacred against russians.
@@eliasziad7864 Facts. I'm a black American an I know that's a fact. America only destroys villagers and half trained fighters.
I listened to a podcast earlier with the pilot Michael Durant earlier, and then the 5-6 minute clip of the two Delta operators. Now watching this with the top down view, really helps paint the whole imaginary scene more viscerally
Really good doco - seriously - Lots of relevant info with no BS and the video effects complement it perfectly, really bringing home the desperate firefight. Hats off to the team at The Operations Room.
Shugart and Gordon’s MOH’s were well deserved.
Damn right they were 👍
I agree
While Shughart and Gordon were defending Super Six-Four, their teammate Sergeant First Class Brad Halling provided covering fire with one of Super Six-Two's miniguns after its gunner had been wounded.
Incredibly brave men.
They didn't just volunteer, they did so multiple multiple times. And when the answer was no, they demanded. They could see survivors on the ground and there wasn't a chance in hell they would leave them behind.
Those Medals of Honor are some of the most well deserved.
Right up there with John Chapman.
"Confidently riding a cow while wielding an AK"
Lol. Dude thought he was Napolean or something.
Napolean?
@@EneTheGene Bro
Discount Napoleon.
"We have Napolean at home"
Lol 😆
Marvelous video. Very impressive to see this battle in a drone-view.
they made another film of this battle recently this year, this time showing the bravery of the rescue crews saving the American soldiers
the cow is marked as a civilian casualty
as what it should be
I'm surprised I didn't get a mom joke
Yeah that’s called your mom
Civilian Cowsualty
I am glad
This is a very well presented and accurate illustration of that day. Just a small side note, My friend CW4 Raymond Frank was the copilot of Super 64. He was badly injured in the crash but still managed to exit the ship, take a defensive position and protect the crew until he ran out of ammunition and was over run and killed. Later he was awarded the Silver Star and inducted in to the Army Aviation Hall of Fame. He too was a legend.
Hats off to your friend
Nope its not, 100% my country man died saving the Rangers NEVER got mention by name! This is BS
@@princesssolace4337 well please tell us their names so they can then be killed for helping Americans you fucking half wit.
@@princesssolace4337 then make a video for them don’t bitch on our video.
@@mongolsmffm4829 its been like 20 years chill keyboard warrior I can hear the cheeto dust on your fingers
Found your channel today accidentally, what a lovely surprise! Excellent, informative and interesting content. Thank you 🙏
Thank you for mentioning Malaysia.
Recently, there is a movie regarding this operation from Malaysia's POV during rescue mission were released in our cinema after 30 years.
What’s the name of the movie?
Malbat@@TacticalAlphaCharlie
“Gordy’s gone, man. I’ll be outside, good luck”
Proceeds to furiously loads Mp5
is this true?
One of the most powerful line readings in cinematic history, even more so if you already knew the outcome.
"Where's the rescue squad?" "W'er it"
*RIP Jaime Lannister. Your Wife/Sister will miss you.*
I would watch anything from this channel, even fake battles from sci-fi movies, keep 'em coming please!
Battle of Acheron colony in LV-426 would be great. I heard a squad of colonial marines was decimated.
BATTLE OF MACRAGGE
@@icterio1 100% agree
theres a yt channel that does stuff like what youre talking about, names eckhartsladder
Give me any of the battles from Red Storm Rising
My new favorite channel. Almost every video brings tears to my eyes.
This is outstanding. Truly makes up to the channel's name - The Operation Room. I read the book before the actual film, and I was actually glad they did a cameo of the writer Mark Bowden in the film at bakara market.
"As he was preparing to fast rope from Super 67, an indigenous combatant belonging to Adid's Militia fired a rocket propelled grenade at the helicopter. While the helicopter's evasive maneuvers cause a miss by the rocket, the movement causes Blackburn to miss the rope, falling between 60-90 feet" something i found on blackburn i feel is worth noting as the video states he was just excited or pumped up on adrenaline. which i am sure is true haha
My understanding was not only was Blackburn not Ranger qualified, he was not Air Assault either. He was straight from initial training and assignment from Infantry school.
If that is indeed the case, probably would have had better luck on an Airborne mission without ever going to jump school.
I'm curious myself of the claim that Blackburn wasn't Ranger qualified, as his service photo shows him with both a tab and a scroll...tab requiring completion of Ranger School and Ranger scroll requiring completion of Ranger Indoctrination Program.
@@weps3487 He lived, so he probably got his tab after?
That was made up to cover up the idiot missed the rope
@@daniellee9328 He was 18 with none of the proper training and they sent his ass to Somalia, not his fault.
Most of us have either seen, or heard about the movie 'Black Hawk Down', but I am not aware of anyone putting out a video with such in-depth information about what actually happened, until now!
Truly well done Sir and I'm now looking forward to part two. 👍
It was about as spot on as a movie is going to get, and very accurate.
Not only is there a movie but a very detailed documentary as well. This is the condensed version.
@@hunterroberts9951 The Black Hawk Down book and also Mike Durant's book have a huge amount of the small details. I have not seen the documentary, I am going to look that up now thanks!
It's Hollywood done right when telling a story. Unlike for instance... I mean I could name 100 war movies here but you get the idea.
History nerd who's studying film here for context.
Ridley Scott's goal for Black Hawk Down was to tell a story that was factual and explore the motives and psychi behind the people involved. There was little political message.
Most war movies people think fall squarely in one of two camps.
1. Blatant propaganda film with the old us verses them and "America fuck yeah". Tend to exaggerate US capability while discrediting others, both allies and foe alike. Characters tend to be far away from reality. They tend to also be based around actual battles/events.
A Bridge too Far. The Longest Day. Most war films prior to the 70s.
2. The reactionary response to the above, the protest war film. Usually character driven, doesn't have a focus on a specific battle usually. These became the norm during and after Vietnam. Apocalypse Now, Full Metal Jacket, Jarhead.
It's why Black Hawk Down is one of the best war films made. Its goal was a retelling. There's things it changed and has elements from both those categories above. There's heavy characterisation, people challenging why they're there.
There's also exaggeration of US involvement, or rather discrediting others. In BHDs case the Pakistanis in the end.
People still argue whether the film is pro-war or anti-war. Which is why in my opinion it's great.
Because you can't tell.
7:18
“He spots and armed group, following a man, confidently riding a cow, wielding an AK-47”
That line got me!! 🤣
I knowwwww... I wanna know more about that guy, like wtf 💀. But I cant find anything when I look it up
@@nobodyjustacreep He was one of their “Champions” who’d had 50 confirmed kills. He was a menace on any other day, but this one.
Thanks for documenting this.
Okay this is really underrated, the animation looks phenomenal
Why are you everywhere?
I bet he makes the same stupid “underrated “ comment everywhere
@@CptSpears007 yeah he’s annoying AF
these thirsty bois have been around since the dawn of time
THERE HE STRIKES AGAIN
"How's the situation?"
"Whack yo!"
"Pardon?"
"Shits fubar!"
"Say again, I can't hear you"
"Sorry mum, I'll call you back. I'm at work right now!"
US clowns got what they deserved for trying to intervene in Black country. f these colonizers
@@lordjaashinsimply a difference in skill really
@@lordjaashin damn right. Save our soldiers and our taxes. Them tribes have been fighting since the earth began orbiting the sun
@@cowboy4378 hmm remind me again where the biggest and worst war happened in the history of human beings? das rite, white bois fighting WW1 and WW2
@@lordjaashin Whities don't often start wars... But when we do...
This is the best data I've come across on this incident. My Uncle was a little bird pilot involved in this operation. His name is Lt. Michael R. Sander. To what extent he was involved I cannot say. He never spoke about it. I can relate though as I am a former Naval Ordnanceman with two deployments to the Persian Gulf on CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson, in support of OIF / Afghanistan. All males in my family with the last name Sander, must serve at least one mandatory term in the military, in a branch of their choosing. 🇺🇲
These are absolutely next level. Thank you so much.
The detail level shines with phrases like "the group, AND THE COW, don't last long."
Just like watching professional sports, it's easy to see what they should have done with a birds eye view from my comfy couch. I can only imagine how confusing and manic it must have felt for the guys on the ground.
Rodgers should have ran it in.
Drone strike the crowd next time
Don't give the us benefit of the doubt. They're done this before many times, and don't learn from it.
During one operation the different teams, Navy Seals and such argued with each other over who was gonna send their troops in helicopters.
And ended up picking unqualified and inexperienced groups who wasn't specialized in aerial movement in desert storms.
Which is what the original group was and their pilots. But this was prestige.
Then there's the US underestimating the Africans as inferior, yet during this operation the warlords learnt that they were launching helicopters and assembled all their troops, collected rpgs and setup quick improvised barricades that were also armed with explosives.
Meanwhile the US command think they can wait minutes to scout the area and situation so they can later give orders on what to do and go. Until suddenly they come across a barricade. Now they say up in their helicopter "Hold on while I scout the area"
Meanwhile the troops are being shot at in a situation requiring decisions in seconds.
Same thing in Vietnam when they got their decisions from Washington. Miles away from where everything happened.
This is why Norman Schwarzkopf, after seeing the disaster in Vietnam first hand told the White House. Yes I'll lead the operations against Saddam, but I do it on my terms. Nobody from the White House will tell me what to do.
So he led them directly in Operation Desert Storm and succeeded.
But of course as Churchill said: You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else.
And so during the Black Hawk incident they didn't give any preparation, any scouting of the enemy, no warning to FN and wanted their ground troops to be led by an outside command and follow orders like a general under a dictator.
The same stupid reason Saudi Arabia is a complete failure against Yemen of a bunch of aks and rpgs vs the best the US can sell.
All cause the dumb prince of Saudi Arabia wants to lead his troops from the comfort of his home while his generals are too afraid to make any decisive move out of fear that they will be punished or worse, killed. Same as Saddam and Khadafy. Nobody makes a decision, or the dictator sees them as a potential threat and gets rid of them.
Just look at the invasion of Berlin and how he ended up.
Really shows the guy leading the somalias knew what he was doing and the US played right into his hands, gotta give hm creddit for that much
Easy to see what they should have done: they should have listen to the Italian military intelligence (which were recomanding caution but was completely ignored) instead of going around showing it off cowboy style...
It is not the fault of the soldiers who went there: it was a stupid mess made up by the American headquarter who made everything impossible to tie back together in the aftermath.
We all know how the whole Somaly thing ended and where the country is today. From the stupidity of the TV broadcasted landing of the American on the Somaly beaches (whith the TV reporter already on land and filming the event DDay style), to the "tail behind the legs" rushed retreat with a country in a state probably worse then it was before the UN resolution.
Well, now we have Syria and Lybia, so worst was still to come in 1993
What blows my mind is that during the operation, Aidids adult son was serving in the US marines
Wait doesn’t the us renounce citizenships for those who are allied to enemy of the United States?
Amazing description and animation. I saw the movie "Black Hawk Down" but didn't realize that two BH's went down. What a sad disaster. Much respect to all those soldiers involved and especially those who lost their lives.
This deserves more than the crowd here on CZcams, this is museum level production.
I think the CZcams algorithm heard you because I’m new haha
Top notch stuff.
Yeah I don't think this in a museum would get the amount of views it gets here online. Who the hell goes to museums any more to learn about history? Most museums nowadays literally beg for scraps of government funds to stay afloat... The age of maintaining whole buildings to do simple business is over.
@@NeonGen2000 how high are you right now
@@NeonGen2000 a museum should not be operated as a business anyway. Of course they have to make money to keep everything operating, but the main goal of a museum should not be making profits. A museum must be self sustaining and nothing more.
Alternate title: a case study of "Everything that can go wrong, WILL go wrong."
Murphy’s law
And then some.
Especially if you don't give a fuck about sending your men right into a hornet's nest. Yeah it's very easy to play with them like they are troops in Age of Empires.
Great content. Love the moving maps and the narration is superb. I just found your channel and watched the middle attack on the Missouri as well as this video. I can appreciate all the research that goes in to making one of these videos. I am a fan and now subscriber. Looking forward to discovering what you have done.
I read the book, saw the movie, but it's your Graphics that really lay the battle out! Excellent Work Sir!!!
The courage of Gordon and Shugart is hard to fathom. They knew what they were getting into.
The pilots of Super 61 ditching the nose first, killing themselves, but saving everyone everyone else....
That is some true heroism.
@@Browne7100 they have black box where all communications and etc are recorded. Its a proven fact dude. Research before spitting something
Sounds made up, but whatever.
@@Browne7100 Prove it? You disprove it. There's more open source information and books on this event than your cynicism here has offered.
You want to be sour about it, then go ahead and write book or paper disproving it. Else, on ya bike.
@@Browne7100 Not only did not not infer any heroism but you called me out (without substance) for believing in a substantiated account.
Having served myself I've seen and heard about individual acts of valor - and you can too... there's enough drone footage of Ops on CZcams.
Maybe seeing is believing ALL of the time for some, but that's next level cynicism.
@@stevid8193 So theres proof, im interested in seeing that! Can you be so kind to show me where I can find information/video on how he crashlanded the heli Stevid?
I had friends that were deployed in Somalia during this. They tell me it was a cluster as the military planners for this mission seriously under estimated the SNA and mobs. He said the biggest problem was there wasn't any extra support standing by from the 10th Mountain and others.
Given TF Ranger IGNORED the 10th Mountain until they NEEDED help...what would one expect? 2-14 INF worked a MIRACLE.
They weren’t informed of the raid. 10th mountain saved their cocky asses.
This is the type of video that deserves each and every one of its millions of views.
This is amazing….how do you even make something like this!! Outstanding job…..Love it!!
uhm you string together simple animations based on a sequence of events that happened, and then you read a script and sync the two together.. its a great video but it isnt rocket appliances how it was created
@@AndrewBrowner stfu, then why dont you make it?
@@abrikos22 He explained pretty accurately how someone would make a video like this. Chill out. They complimented the video.
@@AndrewBrowner gtfo
@@AndrewBrowner The amount of specific details required to do this is not trivial. Either it's not totally accurate, or it's quite impressive. Can you show me the source that shows that there were 6 guys dead on the left flank of Super Six-One when it flew in over the target building? And three guys on the roof on the left?
As a German, a foreigner, I never really understood from the little news and pieces of information just why Mogashiu was such a monumentous desaster. This piece really helped to undestand the extent of the mess. Thank you, good sir, for this phenomenal presentation. My thoughts are with the friends and family of the fallen soldiers.
And what’s your conclusion good sir ?
Few people think killing 200 non combatant elders was the main problem
Watch the movie it's fun and full of hot boys
@@mrmagan2780 What do you mean? This person laid their thoughts out for everyone to see. What "conclusion" do you need from someone who said everything they needed to say?
@@KraftyHob if they didn’t kill the 200 elders none of this would’ve happened
Holy smokes. Absolute brilliant. Congratulations mate.
❤❤❤ Incredible video!! Just passed 30 years since Oct 1993 in memory of this battle
I like how the dead cow was marked as a civilian casualty lmao
Poor Cow.
Well I'm pretty sure it wasn't a fully trained battle cow. So civilian it is.
@@TheJohnboyhunter None of the guys there were trained
@@daniels_0399 Best they knew was how to use the weaponry and drive.
I mean the cow wasn't a combatant, it wasn't carrying guns
I need part 2! We need a Part 2! the world needs a part 2!
I've watched this three times looking for part 2.
@@grayroger Hopefully we don't have a Montemayor Battle of Midway situation going on! Although he did eventually release it (2 years later) and it was great
Can we at least get a rough ETA?
Honestly I just stumbled upon this and now I wish that he hadn't even released part 1 until he finished part 2.
came here lookin for this comment
Shugart and Gordon... Absolute badass heros. I think it's important to remember their sacrifice.
It is always late at night when you find something extraordinary, thanks for the objective and neutral content. Keep Coming, respect.
"Y'know what I think? Don't really matter what I think. Once that first bullet goes past your head, politics and all that shit just goes right out the window."
👍
that is more truth then anything.. in the end you do it for the man to your left and right nothing else.. why you got there is all left behind once a bullet goes zing
Politicians know this too. They try to get young men to war, when those young men in it already, everything will play out like those politicians wanted to.
Back in 2002, I happened to speak to an older man who claimed to be an Army Ranger veteran who fought in this battle. I remember him saying that the film was very accurate, but he said that the roads and alleys of real life Mogadishu are much, much more narrow and constricted. There was much less open ground and room to maneuver than you see in the film. This of course means the combat was even more intense and ferocious than you see in the film, which is already an extremely intense film.
In an interview one of the guys said that the street where they had held out over night was completely covered in brass the following morning. Just an insane amount of shots were fired at those poor bastards throughout this battle. Luckily they couldnt aim for shit. Well most of them. But man the amount of 7.62 comin at ya I cant imagine
This should have been a carpet bombing event, not some cowboy haha.
Fuck the 'civilians'. They were not. Everyone in that shithole was a combatant.
but in the movie 6-8 just got some AK bullens in rotor dish and took minimal damage, while the RPG shooter has been turned into meatball. Also never seen any trace of more minigun work in there, And no rants, not absolutely everything ned to be directly tossed into screen to viewer knowledge.
In talking with Jason Moore and John Belman in the past they said when they screened the movie for the veterans of the battle, all walked out silently and agreed it was an accurate movie of events, though they said that some parts had to add some Hollywood into it.
My Provost sergeant when I was in MPI was a PFC in 10th mountain and was one if the gate guards for the ranger / DF compound he said the roads were pretty tiny. In Iraq the roads were normal so I don't have a frame of reference
Amazing production.
This is what happens when you get too cocky in an urban environment where the line between combatants and civilian is blurred to say the least. An audacious attempt maybe, but reckless in the end result.
oh man, I love these videos, thank you!
If Walcott really did pitch down. He went out a true warrior. Sacrificed himself to help others survive.
Do you honestly doubt that he didn't
@@Spartan198323 Right? These were his brothers and family. Of course he did
@Daniel Garrett Sometimes the best way to stay safe on the playground is to have the biggest stick.
@Daniel Garrett It's not as if the indigenous people were the most civilized either.
@Daniel Garrett indigenous warlord militias attacked UN peacekeeping forces before these events unfolded you don’t know shit
I am genuinely shocked that Black Hawk Down (the film) was highly accurate. It's like this video is an explanation of the film and not the event. I KNEW there was a reason I loved Ridley Scott for more than just directing Bladerunner!
That film is truly special, and watching documentaries like this one made me realize how incredibly detailed Blackhawk Down actually was - even the *dialogue* was copied from the original incident.
@@jarbear yaz
It wasn't. There was no Mogadishu mile
@@hotsingleplaguedoctorinarea there's a huge difference between creative liberties and a true story being told quite accurately. If anything the film had issues with OMITTING things from the story rather than actual misrepresentation of the story. That's a fact.
@@jarbear Actually you're right, but the Mogadishu mile is still inaccurately portrayed in the film. It would also have been much more enlightening if they showed the massacre that had previously taken place of the peace council so as to give insight as to why the Somalians were infuriated in the first place.
Thank you for the insightful video.
This is fantastic! Great work.
Your Quality has highly increased, I love the dust effect of the littlebirds. Great conten, keep on making more vids!
"wheres the rest of the rescue force? we are it!" damn movie has stuck with me all these years, its right up there just behind saving private ryan
the sad thing is that there was ITALFOR who had asked for authorization to intervene, the US Command just said no.
@@Commandos9 Hey do you have any sources for that?
Check out Hacksaw Ridge, 1917, and My Way (Korean) all equally as brilliant.
@@yannisl8259 www.esercito.difesa.it/en/Operations/international-operations/Pagine/Somalia-UNOSOM-Ibis.aspx
@@luftwaffles274 Thank you!
Amazing video, man. If one doesnt get the context out out of this, idk what will. S rank content, indeed!
By far my favorite video from your channel and third time watching this
There's a good book written by Mogadishu delta force veteran Tom Satterly called All Secure.
I've read that one, it was fantastic. I also read the book about Mike Durant called "in the company of heroes" both great books
@@TorinM2112 If we're suggesting good reads on this battle, may I toss in "Full Battle Rattle". The guy is a SF legend and saw every major engagement from Iran Hostage to Afghanistan & Iraq.
And then there's Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden, a reporter.
@@jayfrank1913 yeah "in the company of heroes" is also by him. Amazing auhtor
@@IAlwaysWantedToTryThat Huh I haven't read anything about the hostage crisis, that's a book I'll definetley have to read
I was able to touch Super 61's rotor when it was at the special operations museum in Fayetteville. Reading the hand written note intended for Gordon and Shughart by SGM Whitaker may have been one of the most emotional experiences I had at Fort Bragg. "Gary + Randy. This is Rick. The team is coming for you. We don't forget. We're not leaving without you guys!"
I’ve had the privilege to go their and touch the rotor too. Knowing what these guys went through and knowing someone who fought there, it really just sets in the reality of what happened
US forces raided a ''dangerous'' meeting, killed hundreds of innocent people and made SNA faction many times stronger.
US forces started another ''very crucial'' raid and somehow got surprised about even Somalian civilians were shooting at them.
All those peace, anti-terrorism etc US operations were so moronic failures it was better they never set foot in those places...
Ggoddkkiller It’s for propaganda purposes. The master bullshitter can talk about a huge fuck-up they caused like it was a tragedy that *happened* to them.
@@ggoddkkiller1342 I see you posting this same thing all over the place.. kind of weak-sauce troll attempt.. I think you can do better.
@@joostdriesens3984 I can post a thousand times if i wish and it is none of your business. While it is up to you if you could argue about the actual subject.
Amazing analysis and video. Bravo.
My favourite video, next to the bismarck hunt... This is probably your best work
I’ve studied this raid and watched many interviews and documentaries about this.
It’s amazing how many details the were able to fit into the movie Blackhawk down. But naturally left some of it out.
It was by far one on my favorite studies and movies.
They truly weren’t going to leave anyone behind even if it meant dieing.
The biggest thing I found surprising is how little Everrsman actually played in the raid. He was never at the crash site.
'DYING'
@@usmc12345678910 Right!!??
Never understood why the filmmaker changed the malaysian APC to Pakistani APC in the movie. Malaysian soldier died in the mission n yet the filmmaker decided to just summarily changed the APC ownership. It's not like it's gonna cost them anything if they just sticked to the facts on that aspect
@@dchegu yea and they only showed two blackhawks get hit. Never even showed the little birds bringing ammo in and out only them giving cover fire.
Also only showed Mike Durrant and him only having a broken leg. Like I said they left some of the details out.
When the reality of a desperate enemy and an overconfident command structure collide, you get the hard fought tragedy that was Mogadishu.
Like in Vietnam and Iraq we NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE! 🤔
I’m speechless this is outstanding work. So detailed. Definitely going to check out the rest of your channel and subscribe
Absolutely love your vids and how it is domains EVERYTHING
I honestly had to pause and take a breather when watching this. I have no words that can truly describe how amazingly detailed your recreations of historic battles and wars are, keep up the awesome work!
Hell yes. This blows the movie away.
18:35 one of the most selfless heroic acts I've ever heard of. When I first saw this scene in black hawk down I was so emotional.
Why did Smith get into the Minnie Bird (14:46) when they could use all boots on the ground? Was he being cowardice? The contrary of his colleagues Gordon and Shughart.
@@tomotto3197 To be fair, when Smith was rescued there had only been one downed helicopter and he was on it. At that point, he was the objective of the rescue mission.
@יהוה הוא אחד if ahdid didn't mass murder his own people they wouldn't have had to go in.
@@arugula2787 Shughart's and Gordon's sacrifice wasn't pointless. They bought precious time for Mike Durant. Had it not been for Shughart and Gordon that rushed to his rescue he would have been killed immediately. Durant credits them for saving his life.
Aidid and other warlords starved an estimated 300,000 Somalis to death. Aidid and his militia started attacking and killing U. N. Peacekeepers. That's why U.S. got involved.
@יהוה הוא אחד Says the one with a Hebrew name
These are sooo good. Thank you.
Yeah, im a veteran, and yeah, I have a bias, but this channel is ridiculously fantastic. Thank you for you explaining this in detail😊
I’ve heard about the BlackHawk down story, but had no details at all for years about the true circumstances. Thanks to your superb storytelling, use of a huge animated map and dedicated research, I now know what a tragic disaster it was. Nightmarish city fighting in gruesome circumstances… Thank you for your time and effort to tell this story about heroism, sacrifice and tragic failure. Keep up the good work. Superbly done :) Looking forward to part II.
US forces raided a ''dangerous'' meeting, killed hundreds of innocent people and made SNA faction many times stronger.
US forces started another ''very crucial'' raid and somehow got surprised about even Somalian civilians were shooting at them.
All those peace, anti-terrorism etc US operations were so moronic failures it was better they never set foot in those places...
@@ggoddkkiller1342 tell us how you would have done it, EA Battlefield Veteran.
@@pauly260 Im talking about civilian casualties and how US forces were acting with ridiculously false intel while you are talking about battlefield?? Having a mental breakdown or something???
Black hawk down the book was very good...this dude did the operation coverage justice...
You never read the book?
In 'Blackhawk Down' by Ridley Scott, the scene where Star 4-1 lands to retrieve the wounded at the site, the pilot that retrieves Busch is the real life CWO Keith Jones. He's reenacting the scene where he earned the Silver Star.
US forces raided a ''dangerous'' meeting, killed hundreds of innocent people and made SNA faction many times stronger.
US forces started another ''very crucial'' raid and somehow got surprised about even Somalian civilians were shooting at them.
All those peace, anti-terrorism etc US operations were so moronic failures it was better they never set foot in those places...
@@ggoddkkiller1342 how is this even related to the OP?
@@KaiserMighty03 They shouldn't have carried out another operation without UN forces after their extreme failure in previous operation!! But when US army cared about death civilians, right?? They just kill everybody on their path with ridiculous intel while locals would be too scared to do anything but sadly it isn't always the case...
@@ggoddkkiller1342 bro calm down lol, OP (original post(er) in this context, not operation) was just talking about the movie and one of the actors in it lol, no one is talking about the real war in his thread.
@@ggoddkkiller1342 They were savages, those """civillians""" deserved to die
I think this is your best video of all of them. Probably more because of how much is happening in such a confined area compared to your other videos so its a lot of animation and naturally as a US vet (05 - 11) i saw the movie in high school so its probably just because it basically gives us the same kind of view the commander chopper would have had it fits well
Great work again! I was very impressed by the Black Hawk crash!
"Mike Durant, we won't leave you behind!"
It’s a shame he turned into an idiotic gun confiscation proponent.
@@M.T.B.462 really? Damn what a shame...
@@M.T.B.462 It's a shame idiots like you care about something so trivial.
@@M.T.B.462 You have to think he probably just did not want to be around firearms after the mayhem he went through, and those who lost their lives defending him. He probably has very bad memories when he sees rifles.
@@battenburg6089 There's a fine line separating experience and hypocrisy.
It's a like butcher trying to convince you that eating meat is immoral.
I was on joint staff duty 90 to 93. I was one of the guys running the audio video conference for the big brass. I remember when the rangers were ordered into this area and the Commanding general requested a company of M1 Abrams and Bradley’s as support. Sec of defense Aspin over road the approval by the Army. Saying that No armor was needed. Thanks Aspin.
That's ass kissing brass for you. Always worried about politics over troops. Thank you for your service.
I was in Somali in army Intel. I left country just three weeks prior to this and was sent right back afterwards. I’ve always wondered if our departure left an intel gap while our replacements figured out how to find their asses with both hands and a map.
Aspen resigned over this.
@@SCOTTBULGRIN Good
must be a seal... *ignore and override*
This style narration really highlights the serious gaps in operational planning. A whole lot seemed to hinge on "should'ves"
"Let's go, Morty. In and out. 30 minutes adventure."
"it was actually a council of elders discussing peace"
>Persuasion check failed
Makes my heart break that the death of the soldiers is this huge story of heroism, and the death of these non combatant elders, actually seeking peace, is a footnote.
@@nicomorgan9604
unfortunately that’s how it goes. history is written by the victors. that doesn’t always mean the victors are evil. we just gravitate towards our own. grieve for our own more often. America may be a divided country a lot of the time, but you’d be surprised how unified we really are under all the bullshit.
@@nicomorgan9604 Are trying to perpetuate that the US service members who lost their lives in this operation are not heroes? And that the real heroes are the elders at the supposed "peace talks"?
@@nicholaswhitehead3437 that sounds about right to me.
@@taquitoxiq1444 Are you agreeing with my assessment of the original comment, or?
I was lucky enough to visit Somalia in 1958 (Still British Somaliland) when I was 7. Beautiful country from what I can remember, shame there is still rival clan infighting.
It's OK now. All the inhabitants were moved to Minneapolis.
@@SSN515 lmbo and one of them was moved to congress
@@lolbots With her brother/husband
@@SSN515 and some even moved back and when tried to came back to MPLS were arrested by the FBI
Say thank to the actionen of the brishe, somal like many other ex conline cournty got to ther shity state to hostile actioen by the UK:
like forcing new border to get conlfic going!
I actually rewatch this every six months or so. Incredibly done, and it's worth remembering the bravery shown here. On both sides, maybe.
Between both sides.. There are a army more bravery than American and Somalia.. They are Malaysian soldiers.
Great work on this sir.