Marine reacts to the Battle of Mogadishu
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- On this day in 1993, the Battle of Mogadishu went down. Most recognize the events of this battle from the film Black Hawk Down.
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Around 200 made up Task Force Ranger including Rangers, Delta, DevGru, the Nightstalkers (160th SOAR) and Air Force Forward Controller. If you watch the commentary on Black Hawk Down, Colonel McKnight actually says they used to fly over the city 4 or 5 times a day so it became a normal everyday occurence. TFR was denied critical assets like an AC-130 gunship which would have saved more lives but they didn't want collateral damage.
In the film, a Little Bird flies into the first crash to evacuate Delta Operator Dan Busch who was defending the crash site - he went through 11 mags defending the survivors. The pilots in the film are the ACTUAL pilots who evacuated Dan Busch in Mogadishu.
I remember reading the book soon after it was released. The story was originally published as a series of articles in a newspaper. There was quite a bit of criticism of the army in general and the Rangers in particular. The lack of knowledge by the army played, IMO, a greater part than the lack of equipment. The helicopter patrols annoyed the hell out of the locals because the Rangers used to dangle their feet from the helicopters. In the Somali culture this was the equivalent of "mooning or brown eye". Very little ground surveillance was carried out, hence the convoy getting lost. They even mis-identified the people in the meeting.
@@photoisca7386 I actually read book about 6 months before movie was released and never while reading book knew that movie was made
I'm glad someone finally gave credit to our Pakistani and Malaysian allies. As an infantryman who has seen how many countries and soldiers were out there with us in Afghanistan, I always hate how movies gloss over the fact that our allies lost troops in so many of our campaigns. They were as brave as any American soldier I served with.
There were even ANA soldiers who were badass. I remember this one dude who told us to forget calling EOD for an IED because we would have been out there for hours waiting for EOD to show up. Dude had us all move out and pull security while he dismantled the IED with a damn knife. A knife! And he was done in 1/10th the time it would have taken EOD to dig it up and blow it up.
I seriously hope that guy and his family made it out safe after Afghanistan fell.
the malaysian army came to help and removed all the american soldiers from the area. a malaysian soldier was killed..but in the movie blackhawk down did not tell the courage of the malaysian army is very sad.
Why are you proud of your muslim country helping Americans against a fellow Muslim country somalia?
@@ridzthefirst6116 okay troll
We Somalis know what Malaysia did. Do you want a be Recognised by America? How embarrassing.
@@ridzthefirst6116this is war not a religion tension.
@@amina9935As apposed to not being recognized at all for the efforts and life they gave and sacrificed??? Your comment is disgusting and so is your country. They're very lucky we didn't have an AC130 gunship and Apaches overhead otherwise that whole area area would've been turned to dust
This battle is really underrated for its lessons.
Strategy, weapons, high-cut/bump helmets, ACU-cut uniforms, etc are what they are, because of these guys
Shugart and Gordon's level of heroism was way above and beyond the call of duty. They didn't just deserve the Medal of Honour, they where the embodiment of it.
The story of the 2 delta operators who went into one of the crash sites to save the helicopter pilot is so inspiring, they knew their chance of survival was slim and even though outnumbered they didn't care because one of their mates needed help, the movie does a good job of recreating this its so badass but emotional aswell, by far the best movie I've seen and was a big motivator for me to join the army, as it is the 28th anniversary il be sure to remember all those brave men who died on that day, much love from the UK 🇬🇧💙
He saw the movie many times, he said
I wish the movie depicted the other men who were trapped in the crash site of super 64 and not just Durant. People forget those men didn’t have the chance to be taken hostage, as they were killed by the angry mob moments before he was spared
@@AlexGonzalez-qy3vx True, they're not even seen in the movie, as if they were killed in the crash.
Probably done to avoid a too much gruesome scene in an already gruesome movie.
Don't tlk about bad ass when you had better advanced weapons , tanks , helicopter, rockets all that , and still we fucked you up.
They want there to invade somalis because they're Muslims
Fun fact: 4 star general Austin Miller, who was the last commander of the international mission in Afghanistan (Operation Resulute Support) from September 2018 to July 2021, was a Delta Force captain in 1993 and was on the ground in Mogadischu to lead the Delta team assaulting the target building to capture Aidid.
The book Bravo Two zero Made me join the Army. Brilliant book
Love it legends
I’m dingers nephew
@@marka4204 absolute hero
Discovered your channel a couple of weeks ago and it is amazing.
The book Durant wrote was In The Company of Heroes and Mark Bowden wrote Black Hawk Down. Bowden's book covers both sides of the battle. Great read. One thing the narrator missed was that 24th Special Tactics Combat Controllers and Pararescuemen were attached to the Delta element amd went into the city with them. The PJs were aboard the CSAR bird and roped into the first crash site. There were three PJs on board and Tech Sergeant Tim Wilkinson received the Air Force Cross for his actions.
Also, CWO Jones played himself in the film and reenacted his part where he brought Bush back to Star 41. Several of the Ranger extras and a number of the pilots were all involved in the raid itself as the movie was shot only 8 years later. Ex
I remember hearing a Colonel from the 101st back in 2017 talk in depth about this. He was a young Lieutenant in the in the Rangers during this action and some of the stories he was telling were jaw dropping eye openers, impressive bravery while completely surrounded by what must have seemed a whole city.
Oh this channel is a match made in heaven for your reaction channel. Love your stuff and theirs!
That was great man. ty
Excellent as usual, keep it up
The untold stories our Malaysian soldiers came aid for injured American soldiers ❤
Yeah muslim soldiers helping Christians and atheists against other muslims in their own country!! That’s so great innit
Somalia was already killing each other with rival warlords trying to seize power. Muslims killing muslims so whats your point? @@ridzthefirst6116
@@ridzthefirst6116 this is a war tension, not religion-related
Had nothing to do with religion and all you do is give Muslims a bad name
Really emotional story. Bravery beyond most people's comprehension.
Loving the cosplay!! 🤙
Seeing you pop up on screen in fully camo made me go "WTF?!" haha.
Kyle Lamb and a few other team guys did a great panel interview on what happened on this raid.
Wondered why an empty set was talking to me in the intro 😁
Really good vid this one 👍
Early in 1992 the Marines were in Somalia until January of 1993. One of the Marines on the ground was Farrah Adid's son Hussein Adid. He was sent to school in the US and once he graduated joined the US Marines as an Artilleryman. Later in 1996 when Farrah Adid died Hussein became the leader of his faction in Somalia.
As for the QRF units they weren't notified of the operation until it was already going south. Which was why mobilization took so long.
Great reaction, but I'm surprised you didn't get the geography of the operation and the presence of 10th Mountain from the movie - 10th Mountain are mentioned, I'm sure. Seen the movie many times, I'm a fan of Ridley Scott and I think he did a good job with it. The only thing I think the movie is not clear on was Chalk 4 not being in the right place, and they had Pvt Blackburn falling off the rope because the pilot took evasive action when they were shot at by an RPG, as I recall.
Nonetheless, really appreciated this video (in between the ads) and your reaction to it. Perhaps a movie review of Black Hawk Down, as others have suggested, would be a good idea. I know you've seen the movie before, but a break down from someone actually in the modern military would be a perfectly valid exercise after seeing this Operations Room animation.
Yep gonna have to give the film another watch!!
His book was called in the company of heroes it was/is a fantastic read.
Im so glad I watched this. I was hoping you would comment on the two delta snipers and you did. Those men were heroes, true warriors. They went in on a suicide mission so that their brothers didnt have to die alone. They earned those metals of honor. Glad they are on my side.
You should read Mark Bowden book, it goes into finer details. 10th mountain too if i recall wasnt notified of this operation and they were waiting permission to come help
Nice camouflage paint. When I served in the Greek Army, that fancy green camouflage stuff was used by the SOFs, we were using black boot polish on our face and hands. I think now, every body uses the green camouflage paint.
salute to all the soldiers from different countries who fought here.❤
Iv seen the film and jesus it was hard to watch, Imagine the fear watching all this unfold in front of you, brave men I couldn't imagine what I would do tbh I'm an Irish man and believe I could stand and fight but I think I would crumble and cry, takes a brave man to stand and do what these lads did.
They should have mobilized the 10th right after the first Black Hawk was shot down, would have saved many lives.
One of my all time favorite movies
It should have been a simple snatch and grab mission, get in, capture Aidids men and then evacuate out, instead it became a long drawn out battle that the soldiers on the ground were not equipped to deal with due to the lack of heavy weapons and ac130 support etc.
Sadly the only place the enemy doesn't get a say is in the comments section from Monday morning quarterbacks on CZcams
@Theone82 easy with hindsight isn't it. Quarterbacking from your armchair. They could only really do 3 things in that environment, left, right or straight down the middle. It wasn't the rolling plains of Germany or the Russian steppe, it was a city. 3 mistakes were made, they rehearsed one bird going down not 2, the comms delay between the eyes in the sky and the convoy so by the time they were told to go left they'd already passed the turn and the biggest mistake made was the hubris shown in the way they underestimated their enemy. Lot of blood spilt to learn lessons that ww2 troops learned, you can't take a city with basically light infantry, you need numbers and armour. As Stalin said when someone mentioned the size of his army, numbers have a power all on their own. Plus the white house refusing ac130s and APCs for task force ranger didn't help. Unarmoured Humvees ffs
Happy Halloween lol. That costume legit freaked me out. Next time make a Desert Sniper Disguise. Forgot the name 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Tail rotors are how the helicopter counteracts the torque generated from the large central rotor. While the central lifting rotor spins incredibly fast to lift the craft, it creates a torque imbalance over the helicopter as a whole. Explained more simply, the helicopter wants to spin around to counteract the torque from the rotor.
The tail rotor balances the forces generated from the main rotor and also allows the pilot to adjust the direction the nose is pointing when the chopper is hovering. Tail rotors are generally powered by the same driveshaft as the main rotor, allowing them to sync up. Tail rotors are either built onto the tail in a traditional design, or they are built into the tail in a fan-type configuration, called fan-tail or fenestron design.
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So this is why damage to the tails of the helicopters from the RPGs was so devastating. Without the tail rotor to provide counter-rotation, the body of the helicopter goes into an immediate spin.
And from what I know, the militia uses a different kind of warhead for their RPGs. They had a proximity fuse in their warheads so that when it reaches a certain range or height it would explode and blow shrapnels everywhere, like an AAA.
You should react to his Desert Storm series, it's amazing.
Operation room has so many good videos
defiantly checkout his Desert storm series
This video is tremendous. Hard to imagine the carnage and confusion in such a large, asymmetric fight like that. Especially considering this is pre GWOT and MOUT wasn't nearly as well understood and refined back then.
I can really recommend watching the movie "Black Hawk Down" again after seeing this video, as the movie makes a very accurate depiction of the events and is much more comprehensible after this Operations Room video. Same applies to the book by Mark Bowden, which the movie is based on.
It isn’t accurate at all more rangers were killed in the evac than the actual crash
@@johnelway9879 And the movie is showing this, is it not? In fact, I can't remember seeing any Ranger getting killed in a crash in the movie, while it shows Rangers like Pillar and Smith getting killed during the evac.
@@realQuiGon also the numbers of KIA is not accurate as there were a lot of American privateers (mercenaries) also killed during evac operations
@@johnelway9879 The movie explicitly states that this is the number of soldiers KIA. Mercs are not soldiers.
@@johnelway9879 Also I have never heard of mercs involved in the battle. Could you provide some details on this?
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Check out the battle of Towton, war of the Rose's.....the bloodiest battle ever on British soil.....and the history goes way way back
The QRF weren't told the raid was happening which is why they didn't mobilise til 11.30pm.
Hi Marine again! Yes the Movie was exceptionally good and to me very realistic with all the struggle there, troops surrounded by hostiles. One of my favorite 'war movies', but again, the director Ridley Scott can make an realistic atmosphere in in to a Sci-Fi horror movie:) THX for your reaction!
Loved the movie, loved the book
In the Soviet squad organization, the Grenadiers were armed with RPGs, so the RPG-7s are just as common as AK-47s. The RPGs also proved effective against hovering or slow moving helicopters. Apparently in Afghanistan the Taliban would fire RPGs from the top of hills against helicopters flying below them, in a terrain following flight profile.
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Hey if you skip a video to the end then replay it, it won't have ads. It'll help for reaction vids as well as just general
Super 61's rotor is in a museum near me
we have blackhawk down
r.i.p randy shugart and Gary gorden
They explained almost everything in the movie. However, probably to make the US look better, they didn't show the fact that 4 helos actually got shot. They only showed 2 of the 4; they were pretty good at shooting RPGs. Glad we got our troops outta this battle; musta been so intense.
They focused on the two whose crash sites everyone else was trying to reach, causing events to unfold as they did. Just getting hit isn’t that significant in itself. It’s just good storytelling pure and simple. I mean, there’s no argument to be made for portraying the two that didn’t affect the battle activities with the same import as those that dictated the movements and actions of all other combatants on both sides, even in a historical account.
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I watch the movie Black hawk down .they didn't bring water or food even extra ammo .the operation was supposed to be a 30min operation but it end taking the next day for them to return to base
Awesome movie and even better book.
As Somali it’s very common for us to go watch street gun battles Between two rival groups looking back that was stupidest shit
I read somewhere that the 10th Mountain Division didn’t know that they were the reaction force, command forgot to tell them or something, idk if that’s true though but it might explain why it took them so long to get ready
It's not. 10th mountain was on standby, The Malaysian and Pakistani troops weren't informed that this operation was taking place.
I think the US wanted to keep it a secret and Telling UN troops in Mogadishu is the opposite of keeping it secret, Guess it came back and bite them.
@@Justineexy also because 10th mountain has no armoured vehicles right? which is why they needed the Malaysian and Pakistani army vehicles right?
@@Glee73 I think 10th mountain only had Humvees.
I was in that fight when I was young and I was scared that day
The UN forces stationed in the stadium wasnt informed about the operation since it was classfied and only deployed later that night. They pretty much had to scramble and rush out.
Mean While in Malaysia starting 24/08/2023 there will be release a movie about that event, title as " Malbatt Misi ( mission ) Bakara " the story from the perspective on UN troops from Malaysia. Sincerely the movie not even close or goods like black hawk down. But if your intention to know more about the event, perhaps the movie will give some more the untold.
These elite pilots are unsung heroes.
“Confidently riding a cow”
I remember first reading the book and couldn't imagine what those troops went through, SNAFU probably sums it up
Yea boii
This battle should have been a lesson for the US military and the UK on the vulnerability of lightly armoured vehicles and built up area fighting against tribal fighters, but we obviously didn't.
ikr us\uk commanders need to understand they're vulnerabilities and know how to handle them. this battle should be taught to every single officer.
My father was the ranger captain leading the cooks and others into battle, he always says don’t fuck with ranger cooks
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If you remember the movie correctly, Chock 4 was the men that went set up the perimeter at Super 6-1. Not Chock 2 it quote the movie
*Eversmen* hey, there's a black hawk down, Twomly, and Nelson your going to stay here, hold this corner, and exfil with the Hummviees, Galintine and smit, your coming with me, let's go Hoowa? Hoowa!
In the movie it looks like they were skilled in hitting that Black Hawk with the RPG. But in reality they shooting loads of RPGs at the helicopters. Anyway, great movie. Those sniper guys that landed knowing they have zero help to back them up. Brave heros both of them. That part of the movie gets to me everytime when they acknowledge that they understand they wont have help and still want to land.
No sKiLls 🤓 🤡🤡
Theo, have you ever been in the theater of war?
Sir react on black hawk down movie scenes
We are malis and we are Gangs 🇸🇴☠🏴☠️ we Killin it
Black hawk down is a brilliant film 👍🏻🇬🇧.
I got to know of this through the game called Delta Force : Black Hawk Down
And then got to watch the movie.
Suggestion: History Tv18 Surgical Strikes pakistan ( look up the english episode)
Did you ever watch the second part of this video which covers the rest of the battle?
I wonder if The Operations Room has seen this.
i wonder how many civilians where killed co if anyone knows bakaro ( th are where this happend ) is the most populated market area in mogadishu
Whatt no PT2😔
I read the book almost 20 years ago. A good movie and even better a book. I remember one of the Delta Force members noticing how his "..semi armour piercing bullets just snapped through the skinnies and they kept running.. while our guys got hit with the skinnies' 7,62 rounds and instantly collapsed.." I need to find that book from somewhere and read it again.
Why some of the older Delta guys were carrying match grade M14, the younger guys laughed but not for long
The US military says they use 5.56 to save weight, but what is the point of carrying all that ammo when it doesn't kill? Sure, if you get a good shot or shoot someone enough times, it will kill someone. But I'd rather us rounds that can kill or disable with one or two rounds.
I remember carrying my 203 rounds (like 20+ HE rounds as well as like 5+ smoke rounds), 10 mags for my M4, eye and finger print collecting equipment, extra rounds for my SAW gunner, extra rounds for my 240 gunner, water, food, C4 if we were planning on blowing up stuff, etc. Not to mention body armor, helmet, and my rifle. What the hell is a few more pounds in 7.62 ammo? I've never been part of something with so little common sense as when I was an infantryman in the army.
Longest 30 minutes of their lives I'll bet, sometimes I forget this whole mission from start to finish was only meant to be half an hr
All of the cooks were rangers or had been trained. But important note. The convoy didn’t get lost. What happened is the very wide trucks could not fit down the narrow roads. The Somalis had built on to there houses into the road. So they had little 6’ wide roads. The c2 was trying to guide them. But from the air they could t see the vehicles couldn’t fit. So they literally had to go in reverse and back up threw a gun fight. It was worst case scenario.
Hey can you react to dark docs "war on the glacier"
It is about the Highest battlefield on earth- the Siachen glacier
watch part 2..the bit where Malaysian and Pakistani Un troops save the US asses
You're looking badass in that facepaint.
Should of sent in the O.G’s they would of got the job done. 22 SAS 🔥💪🏻😁
trust me buddy, know matter how good you are, you cant take on a whole city by yourself and to be honest, delta force and SEALS are arguably better than SAS if not, on the same level.
Why the cow?
He wasn't in the MOOOOO'D for walking
I can hear his voice but where's the blokey dude gone? 😁
Why would so many of the unarmed locals just gather outside like so close to such an intense firefight? I don’t get that at all
The roofs are covered by militia. And the uh 60 black hawk miniguns were supposed to provide air support. They weren't cleared to get cobras and gunships for this mission. " To high profile" as you know the Blackhawks were shot down
The Cobras also belonged to 10th Mtn who were told that the raid was occurring.
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You may have the modern gears and equipments but never underestimate the opposing force ingenuity and will to survive. American military should lower their ego when fighting in war. Things that seems impossible could happen, just like rabbit vs tortoise race.
Don't sleep on them. You snooze, you lose.
The general impression I think people get, is that this operation was a embarrassing defeat for the American special forces. I remember at the time, that the ever opportunist media jumped on this as an opportunity to paint a certain narrative, just as today, the facts aren't a priority! But when you look into it, and find out exactly what happened, why it happened, and above all else, the casualty numbers on the Somali rebel side, you understand just what the US forces were taking on, and just how incredible it was that any, never mind, most, made it out alive!
Being from the UK, I've grown up listening to our corrupt, disingenuous, and extremely dishonest media, paint a less than reputable picture of the US army, but in recent years I've started seeing things very differently!
Western media, and the majority of politicians, cannot be trusted in the slightest! Who do people think tipped off the somali's? Treachering is common place in media and political circles, especially when it comes to the armed forces! For these people, political agenda, especially these days, comes above the life of a soldier!
Do a react to the Black Hawk Down movie
Also the 2 delta operators did not go on a suicide mission. (Nobody in rescue units are wired with that throw in the towel mine set) That’s actually an insult to them for the people that have spread that. You gotta understand the context. The first crash site delta operators swooped in and saved some crew onboard the first crash. So they had confidence they could swoop in and save people on the second crash. WHAT HAPPENED YOU MIGHT ASK? They got down there and realized mike had a broken femur and nobody was ambulatory! So mike recalled they got silent probably they suddenly realized they just sold the farm or made there bed. The plan originally was swoop in and get the survivors and leave. But nobody in rescue units are programmed to die for nothing. You truly believe you can make it happen. And given 10-20min prior some guys made a rescue on the first crash they felt they could do it again.
Who's talking? I hear a voice but the shot is empty 🤔
Ha ha, Theo should have been wearing a Stormtrooper helmet to correctly blend in to his environment!
Somalia 🇸🇴Mogadishu
The person who was responsible for training the Somalians was OBL himself, believe it or not.
Rangers are fire baby ... the missions they do with beret and seals are so heavy , Gen. Garisson was so fkin dope to keep these tier one operators in one hand... WHOOOAAA
pls react to OPLAN EXODUS: The SAF 44 Documentary Philippine SPecial Action Force.
It’s sad hearing what these soldiers had to go through on that day, the suffering and heroism displayed by the individual soldiers to fight for their brothers
My biological “dad” was off the coast when this all went down he ended up going inland to help with extraction of some of the delta guys he was navy
I should also add he said the walls looked like “Swiss cheese”