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  • Reacting to the Fat Electrician's video on how America Obliterates Half Of Iran's Navy In 8 Hours, this is INSANE..
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  • @the_fat_electrician
    @the_fat_electrician Pƙed 27 dny +1430

    This was an awesome react! Hope u do more. Thanks for the support

    • @MoreAdamCouser
      @MoreAdamCouser  Pƙed 27 dny +219

      Thanks brother - absolutely love your videos!

    • @isaiahoconnor8236
      @isaiahoconnor8236 Pƙed 27 dny +50

      I think he could make tax tables sound interesting .

    • @steelymaverick88
      @steelymaverick88 Pƙed 26 dny +27

      i have watched your vids so many times over cause i love watchin how ppl react to u mate lol @the_fat_electrician

    • @AventuroPlays
      @AventuroPlays Pƙed 25 dny +15

      @@isaiahoconnor8236Considering his video on the IRS, he absolutely can 👌

    • @isaiahoconnor8236
      @isaiahoconnor8236 Pƙed 25 dny +2

      @@AventuroPlays indeed now that I think about it hec stuff do that lol!

  • @jimforman3754
    @jimforman3754 Pƙed 28 dny +195

    Iran held American citizens in the American Embassy for 444 days, and released them the day RR was inaugurated (1st day of being president).

    • @erinzelnio8359
      @erinzelnio8359 Pƙed 27 dny +28

      That was less about Reagan being a badass and more about Iran giving the finger to outgoing Jimmy Carter

    • @lorenzovonmatterhorn4756
      @lorenzovonmatterhorn4756 Pƙed 18 dny

      ​@@erinzelnio8359 Jimmy Carter lost the election because of that. He ran against RR

    • @Gapines23
      @Gapines23 Pƙed 18 dny

      And some negotiation being delayed intentionally to make it look bad for Carter in the election.

    • @fsu1jreed
      @fsu1jreed Pƙed 17 dny +6

      What did he do when our Marines were killed in Beruit? Oh, nothing

    • @seankim5827
      @seankim5827 Pƙed 17 dny +12

      ​@@fsu1jreedthe attack that had no clear perpetrator because it was done by an irregular terrorist force?

  • @emstorm73
    @emstorm73 Pƙed 26 dny +162

    "Radar lock" means that the radar has stopped scanning the entire area, and is now focused directly on you. This means that the weapon they're most likely about to fire at you will know exactly where you are. You can tell that this has happened because the frequency with which the radar signal hits you will significantly increase. A related term is "weapons lock", which means basically the same thing, but usually refers to the seeker head on a weapon, instead of a radar dish... and it might not be using radar to find you, as some weapons use infrared seekers to find their targets.

    • @chrismcginnis1407
      @chrismcginnis1407 Pƙed 18 dny +10

      or more likely it means a fire control radar (a type of radar whose sole purpose is guiding weapons to the target) has the 'lock'. It's kind of like a lazer pointer for missiles. It's actually considered an act of war to lock your fire control radar on a target without provocation or authorization. Some radars can be multi purpose and be a search/track/fire control radar, but there aren't many.

    • @ydenneki
      @ydenneki Pƙed 15 dny +4

      Besides Heat Seeking there are four/five other types of missile homing, Radar Homing (Active and Semi-Active, ARH & SARH), Anti Radiation (HARM, locks onto radar emitters, like SAM sites), GPS (for cruise missiles or other long range missiles), or visual (which is usually used in the final attack phase after one of the other guidance options have got them close to the target)

    • @RealKlausSchwab
      @RealKlausSchwab Pƙed 12 dny +2

      Look up Growling Sidewinder for a more in-depth explanation done while watching amazing dogfights.

    • @JesseJurun
      @JesseJurun Pƙed dnem

      Gotta love sidewinders.

  • @jasonnelms4556
    @jasonnelms4556 Pƙed 28 dny +441

    Nic is the best storyteller on youtube. You go down a deep hole watching his stuff. And learn some cool stuff in a dun way. I get stoked when there's a new episode.

    • @MoreAdamCouser
      @MoreAdamCouser  Pƙed 28 dny +46

      Love his videos already!

    • @jasonnelms4556
      @jasonnelms4556 Pƙed 28 dny +21

      @MoreAdamCouser if you want a really fun one, but a little long, check out the "America's Airborne Anti-Hero Jake McNasty" episode. That dude was wild and Nics way of telling it is gold

    • @CrashCourseFarm
      @CrashCourseFarm Pƙed 28 dny +5

      ​@@MoreAdamCouserhe has a 2nd channel called the fat files .. has stories on there also ..

    • @sandy9064
      @sandy9064 Pƙed 27 dny +4

      ​@@MoreAdamCouserI loved his eggnog riot at West Point story. He's a great storyteller. Very entertaining.

    • @LazerWolfProductions
      @LazerWolfProductions Pƙed 27 dny +2

      @@jasonnelms4556ooooo that’s a good choice bro
so many vids of his r good. Hard to choose. That’s a great one tho.

  • @TheMasonK
    @TheMasonK Pƙed 28 dny +604

    4:40 Ronald Reagan was very adamant about his beliefs. Of all the presidents from Lyndon Johnson to Bill Clinton, Reagan was the guy you wanted to mess with the least.

    • @raymurray3401
      @raymurray3401 Pƙed 27 dny +57

      Personally as far as modern presidents not to be messed with I’d have to say Reagan and ford tie for that spot given operation Paul Bunyan lol.

    • @bf5175
      @bf5175 Pƙed 27 dny +23

      I don't think LBJ belongs in that list. Ignoring politics but based simply on their actions; Johnson escalated the Vietnam War, which was a huge mistake, but it was definitely the result of being a bit too anxious to blow shit up. He was famous for **literally** throwing his manhood around.

    • @ianjardine7324
      @ianjardine7324 Pƙed 27 dny

      Yeh he and Maggie got on very well probably the last two honest politicians to ever lead a nation. You could disagree with them and many did but at least neither of them would piss on you and try to convince you it was raining.

    • @TheMasonK
      @TheMasonK Pƙed 27 dny +6

      @@bf5175 that’s a fair point but I’m just making more of a broad summation in terms of the Cold War post Cuban Missile Crisis.

    • @masterbait7251
      @masterbait7251 Pƙed 27 dny

      @@bf5175 lebron james definitely belong on this list

  • @mitchellgildea254
    @mitchellgildea254 Pƙed 28 dny +426

    Soviet Union: I'm just here for pictures...for history
    USA: don't forget your flash 📾

    • @MoreAdamCouser
      @MoreAdamCouser  Pƙed 28 dny +26

      đŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł

    • @bigjohn20081983
      @bigjohn20081983 Pƙed 27 dny +45

      Yeah they don't like it when we provide the flash. Just ask Japan

    • @riccorich
      @riccorich Pƙed 22 dny +7

      Smile for the birdie 🐩 đŸ“· đŸ€ł đŸ›©đŸŠ†

  • @wikkedspindl
    @wikkedspindl Pƙed 28 dny +152

    Ronald Reagan came out during a press conference and said (paraphrasing of course), "there are 9 words that you should always be afraid to hear and they are 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help".
    Reagan had a sense of humor even tho he had the old school dad energy.

    • @daylonhucks5592
      @daylonhucks5592 Pƙed 28 dny +25

      He was hardcore when it came to protecting Americans. He didn’t hesitate to mess some stuff up

    • @daylonhucks5592
      @daylonhucks5592 Pƙed 28 dny +17

      Peace through strength

    • @adamskeans2515
      @adamskeans2515 Pƙed 27 dny +7

      Ah Reagan, the father of our nations debt.

    • @paulmartin2348
      @paulmartin2348 Pƙed 27 dny

      @@adamskeans2515 We found the woke left wing extremist that has destroyed the greatest nation on earth. Be proud of yourself.

    • @sevenember3332
      @sevenember3332 Pƙed 27 dny +7

      The charisma came from being a cowboy actor

  • @darkfire3441
    @darkfire3441 Pƙed 28 dny +140

    I’m so stoked you’re doing Nic’s channel. You CANNOT go wrong with any of his videos, even his early content is good

    • @MoreAdamCouser
      @MoreAdamCouser  Pƙed 28 dny +12

      It’s awesome!

    • @rorywilkins4161
      @rorywilkins4161 Pƙed 27 dny +7

      All his stuff is good. I'd recommend Sgt Reckless and the Devil Duck videos if you want to react to more.

    • @stevengallowayii7953
      @stevengallowayii7953 Pƙed 27 dny +1

      ​@MoreAdamCouser please do SSgt Reckless and devilduck

    • @Archer957
      @Archer957 Pƙed 17 dny +1

      @@rorywilkins4161 I was thinking Old 666 or the Old Bastards

    • @9foxgrl15
      @9foxgrl15 Pƙed 11 dny

      Can confirm, this is how I found Fluckey’s biography

  • @wikkedspindl
    @wikkedspindl Pƙed 28 dny +69

    This rabbit hole should also be including "Appropriate" response with World War Tree and "Potential" response with the Barbury Pirates.

    • @isaac3702
      @isaac3702 Pƙed 27 dny +7

      Don't forget to listen to his video about Sergeant Reckless and Dan Daley

    • @raymurray3401
      @raymurray3401 Pƙed 27 dny +5

      I absolutely second this, honestly the reactions to the world war tree’s “appropriate response” are the best with how quickly reactors go from that’s not that much to holy shit america chill lmao.

  • @ShneekeyTheLost
    @ShneekeyTheLost Pƙed 19 dny +27

    As an FYI here: Ronald Regan started off a Hollywood Actor, specifically in westerns, and when he ran for President against Carter, the hot topic of the election was the Iranian Hostage Crisis. Basically, some Iranian dudes who supported the Iranian Revolution stormed the US embassy and took everyone in it hostage. Now, Carter was like 'look, let's talk it out, we can come to an agreement', while Regan made a definitive statement on the air 'If the hostages are not returned by the time I am sworn into office, my first act as President of the United States will be to invade Iran and get our people out of there by any means', playing up to his cowboy persona. As we can see from him being in office, Regan won. Didn't invade Iran, though. The hostages were let go on the day of his inauguration.
    So yea. Regan already had a legit beef with Iran, this just doubled down on it. That's why Regan, specifically, being the president in office made this even more *Chef's Kiss* of an issue.

    • @richtravis9562
      @richtravis9562 Pƙed dnem

      well described.

    • @metroidhunter965
      @metroidhunter965 Pƙed 21 hodinou

      A big reason why Reagan won was just because Jimmy Carter was the most hated president in American history
until the corrupt old dipshit took office on Jan 20, 2021.

    • @ShneekeyTheLost
      @ShneekeyTheLost Pƙed 8 hodinami

      @@metroidhunter965 Naw, there were several who were hated much worse. Hoover, blamed for the Great Depression. Nixon, and the Watergate incident that caused such a kerfluffle, then Ford for pardoning him after getting made VP by him before he left office, making him the only president not elected into an office, and who also nearly started WW III over a tree.
      By contrast, Carter was simply mildly disliked. Keep in mind, polarization was much less severe back in those days, so 'the other guys' were not immediately either 'literally the political party in Germany in WW II' or 'the claimed economic system of the USSR and PRC' depending on your political affiliations and who was elected. Neither word I think CZcams appreciates being used, which is why I used a more roundabout way.

  • @toddhutchins2492
    @toddhutchins2492 Pƙed 23 dny +13

    I was there.
    The tanker escort mission was called Operation Earnest Will. When we would enter or leave the gulf through the Straits of Hormuz, Iran would light us up with their Silkworm missile radars. And steaming around in mined waters is rather nerve-racking.
    I was on the USS Merrill (DD-976), SAG B, during this engagement. We gave them a 15-minute warning in English, then farsi (we had a CT onboard who spoke farsi), then in English, then in Farsi, then he finished it with, "Have a nice day." Of course we all cheered at that. Afterwards, we gave them a 10-minute warning, a 5-minute warning, then we told them, "We are opening fire, is everyone off the platform?" They said, "We are not leaving." So, we opened fire.
    We fired 2 rounds before they fired back with a 22mm chain gun. Our Fire Controlman took care of that with one shot, as Nic said. Yes, he was THAT good.
    We were supposed to fire 5 or 10 rounds, then the Lynde B. McCormick was supposed to do the same. We were supposed to trade off until finished. We wound up doing all the shooting on the Sassan oil platform because Lynde B. McCormick's gun had dropped sync and was "walking" and they couldn't fix it in time.
    After the engagement we had a joke: How does the Ayatollah inspect his fleet... Glass Bottomed boat.
    The Soviet Udaloy destroyer was gathering intel.
    A few minor details wrong, but it doesn't detract from the story and NO ONE gets ALL the details right.. I love Nic's presentation. I've seen most of his videos and they are awesome.

  • @mbourque
    @mbourque Pƙed 24 dny +28

    Ronald Regan was the original 'Fuck around and find out' President for the Modern Age...

  • @originalcnggaming8380
    @originalcnggaming8380 Pƙed 28 dny +291

    Reagan was a FAFO president. He even made Russia think we had a space program that was "Star Wars" Program. He was my favorite President.

    • @Aughtel
      @Aughtel Pƙed 27 dny +18

      What was that joke he told
      A Russian and American are talking, and the American says "We believe we the people people should be able to tell the President what to do."
      The Russian responds, "Russia supports that idea. We also think we should tell your president what to do."

    • @originalcnggaming8380
      @originalcnggaming8380 Pƙed 27 dny +3

      @@Aughtel I think it was something like that.

    • @jeffhall2411
      @jeffhall2411 Pƙed 25 dny +10

      Also my Favorite President

    • @specialsause949
      @specialsause949 Pƙed 23 dny +9

      ​@@jeffhall2411I don't like Reagan because he sighed the law that banned machine guns in the 1980s. He's currently the reason I can't own a machine without paying $40k, which I don't have so effectively I can't have one.

    • @Talon18136
      @Talon18136 Pƙed 21 dnem +12

      He isn’t the only FAFO president w have had Gerald ford comes to mind trump as well for more recent times and there are others like Thomas Jefferson

  • @thomasohanlon1060
    @thomasohanlon1060 Pƙed 28 dny +39

    Now you need to watch The Fat Electrician talk about the Barbary Pirates & the start of not touching Americas boats.
    Nick (T.F.E.) has some awesome stories every one of them are learning moments.
    Great reaction sir. He also did a couple of videos on members of the British military, that you might enjoy.

  • @mimiv3088
    @mimiv3088 Pƙed 27 dny +82

    Thanks for reacting to The Fat Electrician. He's a combat medic retired. And now a commercial electrician. And the best story teller of U.S. history. He's absolutely funny as heck. Please react to more of his channel. 😊
    Howdy y'all from the Great State of Texas đŸ€ đŸ‡ș🇾

    • @haydenjones2964
      @haydenjones2964 Pƙed 23 dny +1

      he is no longer a electrician he is a content creator full time now

    • @paulbird1342
      @paulbird1342 Pƙed 6 dny

      Combat medic? Those guys are angels.

  • @Vermilionbaits_tackle
    @Vermilionbaits_tackle Pƙed 16 dny +8

    Dude the fat electrician is a FANTASTIC story teller, CZcamsr, teacher. He’s the man. I’d watch you react to all his vids

  • @zioptis40
    @zioptis40 Pƙed 28 dny +30

    One of his videos I cannot recommend ENOUGH is the story of Cassius Marcellus Clay, or according to Nic, the most gangster politician in American history

  • @skorgevondoom___9571
    @skorgevondoom___9571 Pƙed 17 dny +5

    You see my cousin across the pound, the age ol saying of "fuck around and find out" is what we Americans do best

  • @thesarcasticliberal
    @thesarcasticliberal Pƙed 28 dny +20

    Watch The Fat Electrician's video on Operation Paul Bunyan to see what happens when the US decides not to be "proportional" in a conflict. We deployed nuclear-armed bombers to cut down a tree (and make a point to North Korea).
    And, yes, Reagan was known for being a bit of a hawk.

  • @Amber-mv8wz
    @Amber-mv8wz Pƙed 28 dny +23

    So glad that you've discovered Nic's channel. He's a great storyteller. One thing you should do is to watch his video's all the way through to the end because he often throws in some funny shit as the credits roll.

  • @darraha
    @darraha Pƙed 28 dny +44

    Locking the radar is specifically for radar guided missles. If the ship knows about it, they know they're about be fired upon.

  • @ImprovmanZero
    @ImprovmanZero Pƙed 26 dny +43

    Regan summed his foreign policy like this. "Speak softly and carry a big stick"
    AKA we won't start it but we will end it

    • @Talon18136
      @Talon18136 Pƙed 21 dnem +2

      True FDR policy for sure 😂

    • @DarkElfDiva
      @DarkElfDiva Pƙed 20 dny +9

      It was Theodore Roosevelt who said that.

    • @kelaEQ2
      @kelaEQ2 Pƙed 19 dny +1

      @@DarkElfDiva Yes Teddy said and imbodied it by so did Regan.

  • @GhostWatcher2024
    @GhostWatcher2024 Pƙed 27 dny +10

    The Reagan administration might as well be the Gen X anthem.... yeah he was kinda known for not effing around when it came to dealing with foreign nations. He was also the "Gorbachev, tear down this wall" guy (referring to the wall that literally separated west and east Berlin and figuratively separated Western world (USA and Europe) and USSR.
    He was no-nonsense when it came to foreign policy.

  • @Khornecussion
    @Khornecussion Pƙed 16 dny +5

    " What were the Iranians smoking? " Mostly opium and hashish.

  • @Anubis78250
    @Anubis78250 Pƙed 27 dny +33

    One of the pillars of Ronald Reagan's foreign policy was "Peace through Strength".
    In his own words ...
    "We know only too well that war comes not when the forces of freedom are strong, but when they are weak. It is then that tyrants are tempted."

    • @Talon18136
      @Talon18136 Pƙed 21 dnem +2

      Truer words never spoken

    • @kleopatra6234
      @kleopatra6234 Pƙed 15 dny

      Which is what the US has going on right now with this JoBama clown occupying the White House. This nation can't take an Obama fourth term. His/her third term has to end this Nov. 2024.

    • @elrikard7909
      @elrikard7909 Pƙed 6 dny +1

      2024 I'm looking at you...

  • @chrispruett81
    @chrispruett81 Pƙed 28 dny +21

    Yes.. The Fat Electrician is AMAZING at storytelling and is 100% HILARIOUS!! Keep doing his videos.. you will enjoy them all!!

    • @kgchinlumayna
      @kgchinlumayna Pƙed 24 dny

      He's good in story telling a lie đŸ€„ US can't intimidate Persians 😂 even the Afghans, or Vietcongs... remember Roman Empire broke apart just like every empires in the past.

    • @chrispruett81
      @chrispruett81 Pƙed 24 dny +2

      @@kgchinlumayna Wow.. Jealous much??Those aren't lies.. and everyone is intimidated by the usa.. Just not intimidated by Biden at the moment! But that will be fixed in November! 😂😂

  • @blaire7253
    @blaire7253 Pƙed 27 dny +15

    For those who don’t know Ronald Reagan was known for going at things guns blazing.

    • @kleopatra6234
      @kleopatra6234 Pƙed 15 dny

      Reagan was known for saying he would play "cowboys and Indians" with the Russians if he had to. Too bad he isn't around today. He could play c & I's with the Muslim invaders who are intent on forcing sharia law on our Western world.

  • @Kanikalion
    @Kanikalion Pƙed 27 dny +16

    The Fat Electrician is awesome, and a RAPIDLY rising star on YT. Great reaction!

  • @ryanhampson673
    @ryanhampson673 Pƙed 28 dny +10

    Yes the locking the radar is focusing the radar beam on a target so a weapon can follow the beam to the target. Think of radar like a flashlight, yes you can see things with a flashlight but also everyone else can see that flashlight in the dark as well. There are different types of radar frequencies too so the radar that just sweeps looking for other ships is different than the frequency and type used to target an object and the US ships have the equipment to tell the difference between is it just normal tracking radar so you don’t bump into someone else or is it a weapons radar used to guide missiles.

    • @atigerclaw
      @atigerclaw Pƙed 27 dny +1

      To add to this, RADAR operates in several modes depending on what you're doing.
      Most of the time, it's in a mode known as search. Essentially, the radar sweeps by, illuminates something, and it's position is updated. Using the above analogy of flashlights. Search is like waving your flashlight back and forth slowly in long arcs. You get modest updates to the environment around you every few seconds, but anything moving may suddenly be in another spot on your next pass.
      In a LOCK, it's exactly the same as stopping the flashlight 'sweep', and just aiming it at the object of interest. Now, its position is updated continuously. Important if you're trying to get an accurate firing solution for a gun or missile. Especially if you're dealing with something fast and maneuverable, like aircraft. You don't want to see where it's gone every three seconds when three seconds enough to rip half a mile across the sky. Not when you're trying to aim at it. You want a continuous update to every move the target makes.
      In modern combat, being RADAR locked is pretty much the universal language of 'I am about to ruin your day/career/life'. And anyone with half a brain knows to take that threat seriously. Usually, by knocking off any posturing they've been doing, or opening the F up with their own weapons.
      In this operation, the US Navy knew that lock wasn't being done to try and warn them off, and unloaded.

  • @machellemead4036
    @machellemead4036 Pƙed 15 dny +4

    English group Escape Club sing "Ronnie's got a new gun" in their song "Wild, Wild West". 'Nuff said!

  • @mitchellgildea254
    @mitchellgildea254 Pƙed 28 dny +9

    Everyone's gangster till the US Navy hits the high seas

  • @GentleRain21
    @GentleRain21 Pƙed 25 dny +6

    Ronald Reagan was elected president while the American embassy hostages were being held in Iran. They were held for 444 days, while President Carter tried a couple of unsuccessful times to rescue them. Iran suddenly released them on the day Reagan was inaugurated. They knew he would be extremely proportional in getting the hostages back here.

  • @Cubs-Fan.10
    @Cubs-Fan.10 Pƙed 28 dny +12

    Oh shit, this is gonna be a hell of a ride down this rabbit hole!

  • @cletus1n3
    @cletus1n3 Pƙed 27 dny +4

    Radars have diffent modes for different purposes. Fire control radars generally have a couple of modes, one is search mode; they other is fire control mode. The signal sent by the radar during the two modes is VERY DIFFERENT and it is exceptionally clear when they are planning to fire a missile. Missiles cannot be controlled in search mode, only in control mode. So when you're receivers show that the adversary's radar is in control mode that is a clear sign of hostility.

  • @dessatt
    @dessatt Pƙed 27 dny +5

    Random thought...I was a child growing up under reagan and old enough to remember the shock when he was no longer our president😂😂😂 he was all i knew up until that point. It was my introduction to the transfer of power in real time.

  • @RubyGB
    @RubyGB Pƙed 28 dny +16

    Ronald Reagan was a former Hollywood actor who was a "f around and find out president". He earned the nickname "Raygun Ronnie" when he announced a Star Wars sky defense system for the U.S. and would have surprised no one if he'd let loose a nuke or two. Sort of a combination of Trump and President Harry Truman (who bitched slapped Japan twice with a nuke), all of whom wouldn't take crap from the rest of the world.

    • @vladyvhv9579
      @vladyvhv9579 Pƙed 23 dny +1

      Actually the nickname was "Ronald Ray Gun".

  • @katherinedinwiddie4526
    @katherinedinwiddie4526 Pƙed 28 dny +8

    So glad you've checked out my fat electrician. He is awesome to listen to. Having both of you seems to work wonders.

  • @michaelraymond9316
    @michaelraymond9316 Pƙed 27 dny +3

    Fun fact. I work at Bath Iron Works which is the shipyard that fixed the ship that was damaged by the mine.

  • @ninjabearpress2574
    @ninjabearpress2574 Pƙed 26 dny +2

    I swear The Fat Electrician could make reading a grocery list entertaining, I like all of his videos but you've got to look up his video on the USS O'Bannon.
    It's an older video, but after three minutes you'll never look at potatoes the same way ever again.

  • @joeurbach9097
    @joeurbach9097 Pƙed 27 dny +7

    OMG! This was awesome! I want more, more, more of your reactions to the Fat Electrician videos!! I would really love your reaction to: F-15 Eagle - The Most Gangster Fighter Jet, America's Secret Underground Cheese Bunkers, World War Tree, and Angry Old Veteran vs. 700 Redcoats.

  • @johndeeregreen4592
    @johndeeregreen4592 Pƙed 28 dny +5

    Locking radar is when a weapon that uses a radar return signal for it's aiming is armed and aimed at that signal. This radar transmission can be seen on a receiver by the person it's pointed at. As soon as the Iranians pointed their radar at the American ship to aim their weapons, the Americans instantly knew it. That is the same thing as pointing a firearm at someone... it is an act of aggression and a threat.

    • @raymurray3401
      @raymurray3401 Pƙed 27 dny +4

      If memory serves the Iranian vessel was also the one that fired first.

  • @Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot
    @Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot Pƙed 15 dny +4

    It's never a war crime the first time. The motto of the Canadian military. And yes, we treat the Geneva convention as a check list.

  • @thewickedchicken82
    @thewickedchicken82 Pƙed 21 dnem +3

    I served in the navy under Reagan from '82 to '88. Reagan loved peace, but you didn't want to fuck with us under his watch. Remember, this guy helped defeat the Soviet union. He knew that the Soviets couldn't maintain an all out arms race with America, and feed its people at the same time. To up the ante, Reagan proposed a space based anti-ballistic missile defense system popularly known as Star wars, causing the Soviets to collectively shit their pants. Their people were standing in bread lines while our people didn't even notice the increase in military spending. We were too busy shoving steak and lobster down our pie holes to pay any attention. Reagan even gave Gorbachev a helicopter tour over a vast area of American suburbs to show off how well we're living, and to give him an idea of what he was up against. Reagan was a badass, that's why we in the military loved him.

  • @striker2588
    @striker2588 Pƙed 20 dny +5

    4:30 Ronald Reagan was firm about his beliefs and a no non-sense leader. It was better to be friendly with him then to be his opponent.
    i.e. he did not back down and did not lose a game of chicken. The Iranians got the best of Jimmy Carter during the hostage crisis but that sh*t ended shortly after Reagan became President and he would go on to stand toe to toe with the Soviet hardliners, but then was one of the first to be friendly with them once they came around. For all the Brits reading this, he was also the one that ordered an operation into Grenada without informing the "Iron Lady" herself Margaret Thatcher.

  • @timhefty504
    @timhefty504 Pƙed 28 dny +5

    Ronald Reagan was the American male equivalent to Maggie Thatcher

  • @NorthWestViking
    @NorthWestViking Pƙed 22 dny +2

    I put it to you this way: During the Reagan administration a young marine got lost on his way back to post in SoCal and missed his turn off. At this point he was committed and ended up on the Mexican border. The US side said “no worries just go up there turn around and head home.” However once he crossed he was seized my Mexican officers and arrested.
    When Reagan found out about it he didn’t negotiate, he didn’t barter. He simply told the Mexican government: “Give me back my Marine or I’m sending SEAL Team 6 to go get him.”
    The marine was returned to the border the following day.

  • @Lewa1110
    @Lewa1110 Pƙed 28 dny +5

    You gotta watch post credits. He almost ALWAYS has a post credits scene

  • @jefferoni1984
    @jefferoni1984 Pƙed 27 dny +4

    Soviet Union: Excuse me. I’m just gonna scooch in right here if you don’t mind. 👀

  • @Aughtel
    @Aughtel Pƙed 27 dny +4

    Reagan had awesome jokes revolving around the Cold War. I dont know about his policies, I'm not American, but he was a hoot to listen to sometimes.

  • @corycody6967
    @corycody6967 Pƙed 13 dny +3

    To put it simply, Ronald Reagan and Margret Thatcher were homies. So, imagine how the Iron Lady would handle one of Her Majesties ships getting hit.

  • @Lady_Kyutoko_of_Glencoe
    @Lady_Kyutoko_of_Glencoe Pƙed 20 dny +3

    I love Chubby Electron Guy's stuff so much that I bought that War Crime T-shirt and "PROPORTIONAL" is my most used gif on discord.

  • @Kitsune1989
    @Kitsune1989 Pƙed 16 dny +3

    USA: So what did we learn?
    Iran: ... Don't touch America's boats...
    Japan: Don't worry, we had to figure that one out the hard way too.

  • @stonecoldku4161
    @stonecoldku4161 Pƙed 28 dny +2

    This is the first video I saw of The Fat Electrician and I've been hooked on his channel ever since. He is such a great storyteller and if my history lessons were like this in school I'd have probably done better in the class.

  • @blake7587
    @blake7587 Pƙed 21 dnem +3

    Reagan believed:
    “Peace is the highest aspiration of the American people.
    We will negotiate for it.
    We will sacrifice for it.
    We will not surrender for it, now or ever.”

  • @ShadowPheonix
    @ShadowPheonix Pƙed 16 dny +2

    14:56 You said you didn’t think it was proportional anymore, but 100/1 is still a proportion!! 😂

  • @Piemur1
    @Piemur1 Pƙed 9 dny +2

    Samuel B. Roberts is also the name of a ship from WW2 that was a escort destroyer whose task group named Taffy 3 that accidentally fought off the entire Japanese Armada which included Yamato. Taffy 3 consisted of just 3 Destroyers, 4 Escort Destroyers, and 6 Escort Carriers. Center Force for the Japanese Armada consisted of 4 Battleships, 6 Heavy Cruisers, 2 Light Cruisers, and 11 Destroyers. They managed to sink 3 of those Heavy Cruisers. But unfortunately, Taffy 3 in turn lost all 3 destroyers, the escort destroyer Samuel B Roberts, and 2 of their escort carriers. Look up The Battle off Samar. Sammy B distinguished herself in this battle as the "destroyer escort that fought like a battleship". Yeah America was NOT gonna lose another of her name.

  • @yankee_tango
    @yankee_tango Pƙed 27 dny +4

    Japan: IRAN WTF YOU DOING??
    Iran: What they hit a mine, it's their fault.
    Japan: You touched the boats
    Iran: OH Boy they killed our Navy, and fixed the boat that hit a mine.
    Japan: You got off easy, they dropped the sun on us twice, for touching their boats!!!

    • @vladyvhv9579
      @vladyvhv9579 Pƙed 23 dny +2

      Barbary Pirates: Hey, We told you not mess with their boats, Japan...

    • @yankee_tango
      @yankee_tango Pƙed 23 dny +1

      @@vladyvhv9579 đŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł

  • @tonyjensen7209
    @tonyjensen7209 Pƙed 24 dny +2

    Omg yes! Nic live about an hour north of me! Love everything he does and is by far one of the GOATS of CZcams!!! Love seeing you react to hockey and now this đŸ˜±đŸ˜±đŸ˜± I haven't clicked in a vid so fast

  • @nmc400
    @nmc400 Pƙed 17 dny +2

    Combination of retaliation and " we needa use up the ammunition, we aint bringing all this shit back"

  • @WOBBLE_DK
    @WOBBLE_DK Pƙed 5 dny +1

    "This big dog will fight if you rattle it's cage"
    ...sometimes it'll fight if you look at it wrong

  • @gabriellynch2764
    @gabriellynch2764 Pƙed 2 dny +1

    I feel like the scariest thing an American can say is, "Don't make me get proportional on you.".

  • @Sylani
    @Sylani Pƙed 18 dny +2

    Famous Meme from a few years ago: "If Ronal Reagen was still president, ISIS would already be WASWAS!" :D

  • @homelandenvironmentalriskc2787

    As an American Citizen I can confirm that the Word "proportional" to the US Military does infact mean "When we feel like you've learned a lesson." or in more American Terms "When we get bored of blowing your crap up."

  • @mikehenthorn1778
    @mikehenthorn1778 Pƙed 20 dny +2

    a thing to remember attacking a nation's shipping is an act of war.

  • @pdijulio
    @pdijulio Pƙed 18 dny +2

    President Reagan was a "Walk softly and carry a big stick" kinda guy.

  • @andyf313
    @andyf313 Pƙed 15 dny +1

    I've been subscribed to both your channels for quite some time & love this obscure crossover.

  • @wirebrushproductions1001
    @wirebrushproductions1001 Pƙed 5 dny +1

    The attack on the first oil platform occurred at about 8 AM, and the attack on the last frigate took place at 5:15 PM, So it was all a full day's work.

  • @ogfawnii
    @ogfawnii Pƙed 13 dny

    I absolutely love this. You let him tell his story and reacted at the best parts. You didn't talk over him and your reactions were genuine! I'm subbed now!

  • @Chibbs.E
    @Chibbs.E Pƙed 23 dny +2

    They learned really quick. Do NOT, and I can't stress this enough, fuck with our boats...

  • @patphatkitten
    @patphatkitten Pƙed 25 dny +3

    Ronald Regan wanted a smaller federal government, which I thought was a good idea .

  • @scp2539
    @scp2539 Pƙed 18 dny +3

    They got really lucky cooler heads won this discussion because without sending in a single soldier the US could have exterminated everything and there would have been basically nothing they could have done to stop it.

  • @SusanBaileyAmazingEstate
    @SusanBaileyAmazingEstate Pƙed dnem +1

    The Fat Electrician is a great sub. Good stories for housework.
    He gets you a bit riled up in a Go America! kind of way.

  • @adamrou12345
    @adamrou12345 Pƙed 21 dnem +2

    Ronald Reagan was small midwestern town during the great depression batshit. He is the guy that blew out the defense budget for a decade chasing SDI, a theoretical system armed with an array of space-based X-ray lasers that would detect and deflect any nuclear warheads headed toward the United States.

  • @MICHAEL-tz9ni
    @MICHAEL-tz9ni Pƙed 20 dny +5

    Ronald Reagan beat the Soviet Union, and he did it with a weapons platform that didn't even exist (SDI).

  • @leechowning2712
    @leechowning2712 Pƙed 26 dny +2

    Just a side note, and why the navy so badly hated those 2 ships... the government before the revolution was a US ally, and these 2 ships were the first of a series of very modern combat platforms the US navy co-built for the Iranian government. The others were never delivered, being finished after the revolt, but these 2 were nearly on par with the frigate destroyed (almost) at the beginning, and had been some of the main mine layers.So... Uncle Sam giveth... Uncle Sam taketh back.

  • @RebeccaMidyette
    @RebeccaMidyette Pƙed 27 dny +2

    OK next you have to do his " World War Tree" video. Great reaction!

  • @Razgriz85
    @Razgriz85 Pƙed 19 dny +2

    The Soviets being there was most likely to check out the new tech the US was using.

  • @dimitrijensk2845
    @dimitrijensk2845 Pƙed 27 dny +3

    Even people that don’t like history like Nic’s storytelling

  • @cameronbelden3223
    @cameronbelden3223 Pƙed 21 dnem +2

    why does everyone forget the one cardinal rule of dealing with america. NEVER TOUCH THE BOATS

  • @williamoneal4112
    @williamoneal4112 Pƙed 15 dny +1

    The Iranians weren't thinking. A 23mm AA gun shooting a destroyer is like shooting a bull with a .22lr. Will it kill it? Not likely. Will it piss it off and make it want to kill you? Absolutely

  • @Crayonmuncher9060
    @Crayonmuncher9060 Pƙed 12 dny +1

    The 1 rule stands
 YOU DON’T MESS WITH OUR BOATS

  • @rxibot
    @rxibot Pƙed 23 dny +1

    Operation praying mantis is exactly the thing that Uncle Ben and Spider-Man was talking about. When he said with great power comes great responsibility you'll notice throughout this entire battle we are being responsible.

  • @dejakiara8749
    @dejakiara8749 Pƙed 28 dny +4

    YES! a Fat Electrician reaction. TY TY TY. Love this guy so much.

  • @maddoxatlarge
    @maddoxatlarge Pƙed 28 dny +1

    I almost suggested this guy yesterday, he's hilarious and awesome! Glad you found him!

  • @Ozgarthefighter
    @Ozgarthefighter Pƙed 14 dny +1

    Ronald Regan was known as a president who got shit done. In his first term, at least.
    He was charismatic and charming, using his time as an actor, but he didn't play games.

  • @cmlemmus494
    @cmlemmus494 Pƙed 12 dny +1

    The important thing to realize is that in 1980s the US military was a juggernaut, but it wasn't as VISIBLE on the world stage as today. They had been in a decades long cold war with the USSR and there was a public image that the two sides were fairly well matched. Vietnam had ben a massive disaster, both militarily and in terms of political image. In 1979 the US Embassy in Tehran was taken over by Islamic insurgents who held 66 hostages for over a year. The idea that Iran could cause problems for the US was not as ludicrous as it is today.

  • @chrisdodds9049
    @chrisdodds9049 Pƙed 27 dny +1

    He's really good at telling the odd facts about history, my favorite one so far is tied between world war tree and the Barbary wars

  • @billshepherd4331
    @billshepherd4331 Pƙed 10 dny +1

    "The Fat Electrician" is one of my favorite channels.
    He should teach history!

  • @Austin.Kilgore
    @Austin.Kilgore Pƙed 27 dny +1

    You should definitely check out more of his videos, while I certainly have my favorites you also can’t go wrong in which ever ones you chose to check out. (“War Daddy”, “America’s War Horse Marine”, “Most Gangster Marine of All Time: Dan Daly”, & “Americas Most Gangster Politician Ever: Cassius Clay” are a a few of my personal favorites.)

  • @firefighterforlife6673
    @firefighterforlife6673 Pƙed 8 dny +1

    Don’t mess with the boats. It’s that simple. If it flys Red White and Blue with Stars flag, you don’t mess with the boats.

  • @jehoiakimelidoronila5450
    @jehoiakimelidoronila5450 Pƙed 22 dny +1

    One of the ships there has a plaque saying "in god we trust, *all others we track* "

  • @menwithven8114
    @menwithven8114 Pƙed 22 dny

    Dude haven't been on this actual channel in a while. Congratulations on the ad you got brother! Ive heard yoyr voice and been like wtf thats my guy with 20k subs watching footballs best traditions and shxt. Good work brothet

  • @rocketrider6918
    @rocketrider6918 Pƙed 27 dny +1

    I love the fact that nobody points out in this video, the ship ended up being fixed on april fools day.

  • @phant0m233
    @phant0m233 Pƙed 16 dny

    Adding to this: the Marines who went to the first rig for Bravo group were probably Force Recon marines.
    -Radar lock is for missiles, and if it's a ship getting radar lock then it's for an anti-ship missile. (Hence the Harpoon).

  • @DebAGP
    @DebAGP Pƙed 27 dny +2

    Love the fat electrician. He should be a high school history teacher!

  • @sjdedeaux
    @sjdedeaux Pƙed 10 dny +1

    Remember, it's called a "proportional" response, not a "proportionate" response. They are NOT the same.

  • @susanconstable2113
    @susanconstable2113 Pƙed 5 dny +1

    I love watching reactions to this! He is hilarious in his story telling! I’m so dam proud to be American!

  • @wizzka1
    @wizzka1 Pƙed 27 dny +1

    That was an chaotic and impressive story and that man was a good story teller.

  • @steelymaverick88
    @steelymaverick88 Pƙed 26 dny +1

    YES you took the suggestion and picked a banger for a first choice

  • @lorewyn3386
    @lorewyn3386 Pƙed 12 dny +1

    Watching people react to Nick is slowly becoming a guilty pleasure.