Former infantry guy with multiple combat deployments in different AOs here. I learned pcc pci and silencing my gear like the first two weeks at ITB. We sure as fuck never had fires either regardless of the weather or location. People out here acting like this is groundbreaking are ridiculous. That being said being a good infantryman is ALWAYS being perfect in the basics. Land nav, medical, route planning, and gear maintenance when you don’t have anyone coming to fix it for you, and not skylining yourself because you don’t know how to move over terrain. YT has good info but too many people are obsessed with their gear and shooting not the other 95% of skills associated with being combat effective. Also something no one ever brings up is you won’t have ANY of the resources that the military has in regards to medical care or extraction. So if you are out patrolling your neighborhood for example and get popped you are done. There is no Blackhawk coming to get you. It becomes a SERE scenario in every way.
Something as simple as cooking food with a window open when no one has food will be dangerous. Most people that are “prepared” are prepared for a natural disaster or short term situation if we are talking shtf then everything changes. Never trade/barter ammo, medical, or intel unless absolutely necessary. And like you said if you are out and about and get shot or stabbed etc. most likely your going to die whether its in the next hour from loss of blood or a week from infection. Those of us with a little training and the proper gear might have a slightly better chance but still without the proper set up and people who know what they are doing, best case you live but have all sorts of problems going forward. My advice is to avoid people as much as possible if it all goes to hell and if you hear gunshots go the other way or hide until the threat passes, this isn’t John Wick or Jason Bourne.
@@BrassGoblin03 you bang on bro... if you can crack navigation and fieldcraft and the basics of routine and establishing coms, you are thousand times more effective than a dude with nice gear and 3k rifle who only uplaods shorts for likes and has no knowledge of working on anything other than a flat range, it's also unrealistic to even consider lots of this information unless you working in a switched on team anyway tbh.
Your point is well taken, however, it's not nescessarily true that there won't be any form of medivac or resupply. One dude with a pickup truck or a cargo van can act as a field ambulance or a resupply vehicle. A lot can be done with a group of motivated and prepared people - just look at the awesome work being done by volunteers and priavte assets in the aftermath of Helene. The prepping community needs to get away from the idea of the "lone wolf" because more often than not, lone wolves get killed. The wisdom found in Eclesiastes holds true to this day: a threefold cord is not easily broken. We need to organize and support each other as much as possible, and we will be far more prepared for whatever crisis may come.
@@WhiteCavendish OP can correct me if I’m wrong, but I caught an undertone of mindset. I’ve been talking to people, and all their plans forget the emergency. They think it’s going to be car camping, not survival. Your point about medivac is well taken. There will be working videos.
train for years, be disciplined in your field, have all of the newest gear and tactics, get blown up by an FPV drone operated by a 16 year old call of duty veteran.
Fpv drones have already become obsolete. Russia, and now every first world army has detection, id, and jamming. Drones have to be wired now, and have just become slower rpg's...or longer range grenades.
I think the best part about a real ww3 is there probably wouldn't be any satellites. In a real war the race would be on to replenish satellites faster than they were taken out.
My father was in the Vietnam war. He was a forward combat control, land behind enemy lines and set up strikes and what not. He taught me to make a fire by digging two holes in the ground. One hole was for the fire and the second was for the air intake. This fire produced a lot of heat and minimal smoke.
I'm a madman and I'm still like, "Hey boys, I ain't going first." You guys seen the footage of 4 or 5 guys huddling in trenches with the whine of drones above them? The camera centers on one dude whose arm is shaking so hard that it's vibrating, but the dude is just slumped over like he laid down to take a rest. No expression. Just arm shaking from sheer terror, the high pitched whine of the drone rotors and then... an explosion in the trench next to them. Yah. That shit will suck if I ever have to deal with it. But I'm getting trained up in case I do. Seen a lot of nasty shit in my life boys. It's not slowing down. Better just have the right mental attitude.
I agree that modern technology has relegated soldiery. Sayings like 'We OWN the night'' all copium. Are we beings of conscience or survival I ask. If war was our aim, wouldn't we be born as ants? If survival was our aim, wouldn't we be Deer or Stork? The Gentleman of old shot themselves in their own ww1 planes as a protest to war. How dare they set us about each other. Disgraceful. Tell me why they prep for death over LIFE? Like children guarding the yard till dad gets home. It's very sad to see...
@@SodaPrezsing Vulnerable yes, yet way more ridiculous now. At what point is using men stupid? Do you see horses on the BF anymore? What good did losing 2m in Ukraine do??
Guys were taking selfies in the field in Ukraine then getting artillery dropped on them because they got geo-located. Def don’t be that guy in your unit
Signature reduction is great, but not always possible. More people need to be cluing into signature normalization, which is when you try to make everything look the same so it can't be easily identified.
Aren't you then reducing your signature to be normal relative to your surroundings? I think signature reduction is the objective and signature normalization is the means.
A prime example of this is the use of thermal blankets. You can actually make your signature COLDER than your surroundings and that will give you away just as quickly as being white hot. I u fortunately saw a Ukraine video of a man being killed via drone for this. He thought he was doing the right thing like he was taught by using the blanket but it didn't work out for him.
Spent 8 years in the 82nd 1st/504th as an 11B and 3 years as a designated defensive marksman with Triple Canopy. I just found your channel this morning and it’s refreshing to see accurate, quantifiable information on TTPs as opposed to an AI voice reading a condensed Wikipedia entry like so many channels out there are doing 😂. Keep up the solid work man. I didn’t see it as much during OIF/OEF with the 82nd but during my relatively short career as a PMC there were always shooters from both my organization as well as others (Sandline I believe they were called comes to mind) who placed such a high level of significance on having the latest tacticool kit…I swear that most of those dudes spent more time taking selfies than anything else
@@OutintheWild00 a 3D printer and lots of outside resources like servos, motors, and blueprints from online plus a good bit of experience... but yea no give em all that and they should be just fine to go lol..
At 5:08 and at 6:36 when talking about NODs/NVGs and cheap systems, everybody should assume in a SHTF situation, the people you are approaching have night vision capability and thermals. I am an average person, retired from the National Guard, I have 3 sets of NVGs and a cheaper set of thermals along with an IR laser for my rifle. I am currently saving the money to buy a drone with thermal capability. While the drone is not cheap, but its not that far out of reach either. I am currently working on a system for comms. I am playing around with Meshtastic units, which you can encrypt the message. I have a small unit that will be put on a drone, the drone goes up to max altitude, then a single burst transmission is sent. All in the area that are in range and has the key for the encryption will be able to receive the burst transmission and read it. This will take just a few seconds. Recover the drone and move out. Depending on terrain, that transmission can go for miles.
youre gnna buy all that shit just to not ever use it hahahah. Couldn’t be me. Alot of companies are profiting off of your paranoia. How do you feel about that?
Awesome video as always! RULE 1 ALWAYS BE SNEAKY! Zero reason not to practice on a daily basis. Rucking, running. Hunting, fishing, everything is a rehearsal... I remember telling my CO in an NTC rotation I can execute xyz undetected. He said if caught you'll be in jail, I'd like it done but NEVER SAID YOU CAN. 7hrs later I was back mission accomplished. A few days letter 2 and 4 star commands heard about it. I did it because I practice being sneaky for years so it made it normal.🤷🏽♂️
agreed. the deadliest man in the room is not the loudest and storngest one, but its the one who observing under the shadows waiting for the moment noticed
I’ve been practicing sneaking every day since Christmas of 1998 when I got Metal Gear Solid for PS1 and became obsessed with becoming solid snake myself. When I was in country as an infantryman, our unit needed ladders to get over walls of houses, and my sneaking came in handy “acquiring” them from fuel trucks on the FOB. Thank you Hideo Kojima, my sneaking is now level 100 from two decades of daily practice
I recently talked to a US Army Sergeant that had just returned from a battalion level CAX. Having watched too many videos of Russian drones destroying western armor, I asked him how much time Big Army spent on camouflage, cover and concealment. He told me their emphasis was on being able to get their Bradley moving within 10 seconds of receiving the order to move after a stop and that they did not really implement any of the principles of camouflage, cover and concealment during their stops. The British Royal Institute of Strategic Studies has determined that the Russians have drone observation night and day over the entire line of contact in Ukraine to a depth of 10 kilometers. It is a very poor practice not to train our troops on the arts of camouflage, cover and concealment if we are training to fight the Russian threat.
Do you realize the time and resources needed to camouflage a vehicle the size of a Bradley and it's crew? Then the time is takes to remove and pack that camouflage when you get a task?
I've actually started putting in 3x week at the gym since April and am focusing on that more. I'm 65y.o. so I can deliver beverages to the bx/px ,that's about it.😅
@gianpalacio5635 I have gotten more toned but I have rotator cuff issues+neuropathy in my leg so I do lightweight pulls for back and arms,stomach machines,some legwork,then 1hr of elliptical. My friend said Not to do chest presses,overhead press,I'm Super-grateful to be able to work out as long as I want. Best regards Sir!🙂
@@SamBrickell they may hold the territory, but got a lot of equality to Catholics there, which is basically what it was about. In that theatre, they did win.
I’ve seen videos of drones chasing ground troops through the forest. It’s creepy, and kind of sad seeing the terror on their faces, which is something not normally seen in combat.
Man portable jammers are already a thing. Ironically we were using them to jam cellphones and other IED frequencies. Now you can tune them to drone frequencies which are fairly limited. Everything within 100m gets interference while anything with 50m is solidly jammed. Russian jamming is why the number of drone videos you see are older and have decreased dramatically.
I did my time in the Infantry... and lately I've been thinking a lot about thermals, and how to mask your signature to mitigate detection. As well as defending against drones, electronically, and physically.
You’ll need a thermal reflective ghillie suit/viper hoodie that attaches and drapes over your back so that it can be quickly accessed/ …or create an umbrella type device with a thermal reflective tarp covering, which could be deployed rapidly from your kit while patrolling. This is good for when you hear a drone overhead. The thermal viper hoodie is good for advancing on an objective. . but you NEED thermal reflective coverings of some sort. Worn, or an umbrella type device for quick cover
Field craft. Stealth. Field discipline. Smarter use of micro terrain. Patience. Modify your kit. Recee? No body armor. Prepare to go on the lam, for days. JOG's. 1-250000.
@@gamersbilingue865332°C isn't even warm. A human is still warmer than the surroundings at that point. 46°C maybe, but human body temperature is 37°C so there's still contrast.
I remember reading all of the field manuals I could get my hands on as a kid and applying this stuff at a young age. I remember stretching a piece of panty hose over the lens of a scope and securing it with rubberbands with a small slit in the middle to avoid any glare and practicing shooting and observing like that. Then there was the application of stalking, tracking, field work, camouflage, light management, nav, med, etc. Its something I studied deeply from a young age and has continued to evolve into adulthood.
Infantry definitely can’t have a fire even when it’s cold, even in training we couldn’t do that. Heck even smoking is a big no no, we were doing everything said in this video even back in 2013.
Very recent 1SG here. Standards and discipline are out of control in today's Army. NCOs lead by cell phone, and their workday is saturated with administrative requirements. We need to get back to the basics. Formations, Field Craft, warfighting, standards and discipline, PT, customs and courtesies, a challenging basic training, etc etc. I was there for the last one in 2003. Then 05,06,07. The next one is going to be a banger. It's going to open some eyes to what we let happen to our Army.
@@juniorsmith7538Hey congratulations, that's awesome. All I can recommend is be smart with your money and utilize the benefits you receive from serving to the fullest extent.
Yeah, the auto-reconn drones will be a bigger game changer than the machine gun. It's not abotu spotting things, it's about spotting the changes in landscape.
When I went through infantry training in 93’ we were still being trained to fight soviets. Fires? Never heard of one. Light and noise discipline were critical….and that was long before drones, AI, and the enemy having thermal, night vision or satellites.
At an MSS in Afghanistan we had 10th mountain uplift pulling security on the airfield one night and 2 dudes were watching a movie on an iPad in their DFP
I’m a backcountry hunter. We never use fires. I’ve guided SF guys on elk hunts. Dorks are out of shape and suck at moving fast and quiet. Can’t shoot half the time either 😂
@@justisheitz1038yes , in 1974 Marine boot , I was on Old Smokey when a Viet-Nam vet showed us how to do all of this stuff . He taught us how the VC could gather intel just by looking @ improperly maintained campsite . Shame that so many city folk have forgotten how to hunt for their next meal . . .
I just found your channel and subscribed. I'm former active duty USMC 1975-77. I was an 0341 and I was appalled at the complete failure with light and noise discipline. Most of the guys E4 down were not combat veterans. The E5 and up were always having to jump on young untested Marines about the light and noise. I grew up hunting so I learned at an early age the value of concealment and quiet. I hope we have learned to teach this better since that time. Now having to worry about the new heat signature technology coupled with drones will rewrite infantry manuals going forward. How effective is the anti heat signature cloak I have seen on UA-cam? Has anyone gone back in time to use flechette rounds in shotguns or heavier weapons to counter drones. Flechette rounds have much greater range than buckshot.
💯 automated change detection and signature management More so considering you have persistent stare sensor systems in near earth and low earth orbit I could not imagine a planning factor of “no one is coming”
Warfighting is a profession that requires constant learning, and warfighters who can adapt to any fight. No one person, unit or type of force has the perfect answer. Strict adherence to doctrine or prior personal experience is the fastest path to failure. The moment you stop learning, adapting, evolving and studying changes to warfare, and incorporating the latest lessons learned into quality training, you are less lethal and relevant. People will die quicker, and the lack of experience will put your forces in a spiraling race to incompetence and defeat. Every warfighter knows that the fight you encounter is different depending on environment, unit, mission, opposing force, technology used, and any other variable imaginable. SOF units or line combat units can get f’ed up just as easy as the next, especially if sent to fight in missions that are outside their particular mission set. Guess what I’m trying to say, is that every experience is relevant, and none have exclusive say on what to do. But what matters, is a professional warfighter has the willingness to constantly learn, adapt and overcome to any situation - that is what distinguishes the US warfighter from others. We do it better than anyone else, with the benefit of better training, resources, will to win and technology.. Fighting conventional or WWIII peer to peer will be no different. The US can and will defeat any other force militarily.
Good point, but the Koreans, Vietcong, and the insurgents in IZ and AF held up their end pretty good against the greatest Army in the world. 20 years for GWOT? 20 years for Vietnam? Conventional fighting would probably end sooner.
I got one question for you, If the middle eastern world isn't focusing it's hatred and ire on Israel, where will it be exported to? (UAE Foreign minister 2017 speech)
@@thezurban7209lol that’s about the stupidest bit of gaslighting I’ve heard. A bit like all that footage of mobs of Israeli Maccabee supporters in Amsterdam attacking locals which was knowingly twisted by Reuters and the rest of the MSM as “Hooded Arabs attacking poor Israeli Maccabee supporters “ so YOU are supporting a propaganda campaign and people like you are bringing calamity and disaster upon yourself and everyone else. Unless of course you are also one of them.
Military eye protection is anti-glare. If you are wearing regular civilian eyeglasses you will lose an eyeball to a stick, branch, shrapnel etc. at some point. For specialized reconnaissance troops, snipers etc. wearing a mosquito net over your head will further mitigate glare but it's really only necessary for those specialized troops.
In Afghanistan the US used helicopters to get on target. No matter any aerial equipment they make a massive amount of noise. SFs need to operate in a reconnaissance capacity in very small numbers unless the operation requires large numbers.
The OHC ARD on my LPO is fine (and removable as well), but I can't see well enough in certain lighting through the ARD I got from you on my Aimpoint and it's not QD on/off. It would be nice if it was like the LPVO
I've always said this as an American. We need to get used to asymmetric warfare. Getting good at picking your fights. Like Joe Biden said "we have f-15s you don't."
What is the "white foss" (spelling) they are talking about, during the face paint segment? What is a good face paint or over paint/ concealing techniques & brands to use ? Maybe you can make a video on how to conceal ourselves and weapons 🤔 @ one hundred concepts
Given all the comments about drones, it sounds like the most useful thing to develop would be portable EMP emitters. Maybe with the emitting antenna integrated in the helmet and clothing?
SF units in conventional war will go back to deep recon and stabotage type operations which requires razor sharp fieldcraft. A lot less direct action style missions which will often go back to infantry. The main issue now is sensors on drones and even optical systems with thermal and night vision which basically makes for a transparent battlefield.
We will end all of us dead no matter what. So, when all that has to come, comes, help all you can, care, give love and be compassionate with anyone suffering, as much as you can. Let your children and family learn from your example, for they will be the next virtuos generation. Then you can meet the Lord with peace and a "Mission Acomplished" heart. Do not let your survival skills make you forget why we are here. It is important but always secondary. Keep loving.
It's so cool to finally see people teaching this stuff in the open. We have a huge disconnect in the community with gear and actual use. All of us have boxes of shit we never used/use and don't need that we picked up at some point for whatever reason. The talks are different now. People are being open about the fact that pretty much none of us have a support system around to "back us up". These natural disasters are just proving more and more that it's time to button up. Also, how fucking wild is it to hear guys talk about how GWOT is "the gold old days" dang.
I swear, SF guys are over rated when it comes to YT. He is not telling you anything a base ass Marine infantryman can't tell you. This is tactical common sense people.
Exactly I was like I learned pcc pci and silencing my gear like the first two weeks at ITB 😂. People out here acting like this is groundbreaking are ridiculous. That being said being a good infantryman is ALWAYS being perfect in the basics. Land nav, medical, route planning, and gear maintenance when you don’t have anyone coming to fix it for you, and not skylining yourself because you don’t know how to move over terrain. YT has good info but too many people are obsessed with their gear and shooting not the other 95% of skills associated with being combat effective. Also something no one ever brings up is you won’t have ANY of the resources that the military has in regards to medical care or extraction. So if you are out patrolling your neighborhood for example and get popped you are done. There is no Blackhawk coming to get you. It becomes a SERE scenario in every way.
Never take any of these what to expect videos, they are still in there western gwot mindset, everyone close to me who’s gone to fight tell me how much these guys are jokes to them now ( don’t take any info from dudes who last saw combat in gwot while there is many current Ukraine, Israel, and syria vets uploading info and guides)
The things that you are training are obsolete as you are training, you can’t plan for the future, all you can do is perfect what you know when you know it. The skills you develop now may not be viable in the future but it gives you the basis to develop as the world evolves.
Morale becomes a factor when leadership, knowledge or strategy fails. Identifying relevant strengths, using them in real time to sere bravely, with God's help, will be all that matters at some point. Resilience. (Nothing on earth stays the same but the Word of God.)
Your tactics can be 100% spot on, but if a drone catches you... Also trenches provided great cover from indirect fire, now it's a hole to die in from that dropped munition overpressure.
A near peer adversary conflict would see a lot of tactics used in recent conflicts the US was involved in as being somewhat null and void, mainly because of the the fact that russia does have thermals and NODs and air support, armored vehicles on the ground of all kinds, drones etc. Hell, even the Taliban in Afghanistan has a ton of shit that we still use lmao, imagine going back and fighting an enemy with the MRAPS, rifles NODs, etc. that we used a few years ago over there lmao.
We didn't lose that war. We got bored after 20 years and our puppet government fell apart because we pulled our hand out of the puppets ass. The taliban went and hid in Pakistan for the duration of the American occupation.
It took years after Iraq and afgan to change how we fought. We still used ww2/ Korea/ and Vietnam style ways of fighting even the camo patterns. We didn’t learn after desert 1, we won’t learn now.
It's been a while since I've been out. The low cost tech I'm seeing on the modern battlefield is nothing short of terrifying. In my humble opinion, soldiers can only do so much to mitigate their risks. There comes a times where new countermeasures in electronic warfare must be employed. LRP'n around won't amount to much when a swarm of AI powered killer drones are on the hunt.
The US has handicapped itself when it comes to the ability for drones to be developed in US which then puts us severely behind when it comes to catching up to where things are headed.
Whats crazy is that here in German SF this topic is almost untalked about. I think Americans would be Suprised how far back the rest of the Planet or even NATO is.
A lot of NATO LRRP & SF units are ahead of the game in this, have been using thermal signature reduction systems since the 2000s. Swedes, Norwegians, and German companies have developed thermal concealment systems that are really good. We were using them and testing them already in the late 2000s, with drones equipped with miniature German thermal cameras hunting the teams.
There are a lot of these types of sophisticated systems being developed however we learned that a lot these do not make it to the unit level for quite some time.
We have anti-drone technology/equipment, but it hasn't been deployed much yet bcs there hasnt been a great need. USN has been engaging in anti-drone warfare a LOT over the past year very successfully.
After seeing deer recovery with thermal drone technology, other than a solid building or underground you are visible. The the problem becomes egress and approach to the cover.
Same reason all these preppies talk in ABC’s and DEF’s. It’s cool talk and little useful information. In the current ground engagement scenario…..you’re screwed. You CANNOT hide your heat signature. You cannot outrun a drone or hide from them. Technology has overtaken the human capability. Accept it. I don’t know the answers and neither does anyone else.
"Also something no one ever brings up is you won’t have ANY of the resources that the military has in regards to medical care or extraction. So if you are out patrolling your neighborhood for example and get popped you are done. There is no Blackhawk coming to get you. It becomes a SERE scenario in every way." This is the worst part about SHTF scenarios. There's a whole lot of people that want to run n gun, but are we really thinking about how everyone, TOGEHTER, is going to recover from said situation...
It's truly astonishing how far Drone's and their many uses have come. I suspect we're witnessing the way of the Tank solely due to Javelin anti tank Killer Team's and IED Drone's. They're like a swarm of IED Hornet's, they're upon you before you realize it. Drone's could be used in assassinations with IED Swarm Drones.
"Experts" have been saying tanks are obsolete for 110 years. There's this new thing called science, however, that other "experts" use to come up with ways to preserve tanks in battle. 1 of the oldest has existed even before tanks, that the US, particularly, and the West, generally, has employed called Combined Arms wherein you use air power, artillary, naval power, armor and infantry in unison to control the battle space, which makes it WAY more difficult for drones to be effectively employed. The war in Ukraine has seen to armies that have really not used combined atms tactics at all, inexplicably. It's ironic to me that they dont bcs it was 1st theorized by a Prussian like 170 yrs ago.
@@SteveFreeman-v4d I overlooked that aspect and you're absolutely correct. The Combined Arm's may too become a thing of the past because the Battle Space has changed dramatically since WW2, Korea, and the Gulf War and continues to evolve rapidly.
Drones have been used to assassinate for the longest time. Read upon people who we call "terrorists" and 95% of those assassinations are done by drones. But there has been only one attempt using cheaper equipment against Benjamin Netanjahu, but no other time as far as I know. Why? Drones broadcast your location when you control them. And AI recognition is not being applied in that ends, because it does not work at this time. (Likely never will, as all the studies and products are cherry picked for ads. Those AI gens confuse you with tokens, which are sort of plagiarizing and not the AI doing that) So send an AI drone or a swarm with 1-2% chance of success and 99% chance of getting caught. Not really worth it.
I look at the footage of Ukraine combat (hell on earth) and compared to our time in the suck during the eighties and I really feel for the modern infantry. We had a heavy canopy in Central and South America at alot of places and need not fear overhead eyes. Not so anymore and small unit tactics is big en vogue again I see, no help for alot o miles, when they instructed your on your own they meant it! So many variables these days to a shadow soldier. How to defeat thermal is key I'd say. Happy trails fellas, good blessings and big thank you's from the old timers. 🙏 ❤
RE: NVG Compromise - Panama pre invasion 1989 US guards (USMC?) at ammo site saw as they described it in the AAR "Green Cat Eyes" prior to a short skirmish that ended heavy in favor of the Marines. r/
The Ukrainians are writing the book. We will likely never have the advantages that we had in the global war on terror in Afghanistan and Iraq again. All good points you shared but I am willing to bet that adapting quickly again and again and again to new battlefield realities will be whats needed in the next conflict. A lot of current hardware may be rendered useless. We are already seeing that with gps guided weapons jammed and and not as useful. Also our war time stock are not very deep and whats in them may be rendered less useful in the next conflict. One thing for sure, is fully autonomous mobile hunter killer platforms that loiter will be huge and the cheaper and more innovative the better because we will need a lot of them.
Ukraine would never have happened with US forces there. None of the Russian armored columns would have made it far past their LODs. None of the threat air would have survived, nor would their airfields, ASPs, and POL facilities.
@@LRRPFco52exactly. If we had been there defending the Russian army woulda ceased to exist within a couple days. It's unfathomable how unprepared they were to invade a neighboring country without fuel, food and ammo being ready to go. Going on 3 years they still havent figured out the logistics of moving a military force a few hours from their own home territory. It really boggles the mind.
what youre telling people is so misguided. You are telling people that havent experienced any type of war how to kill in a warfare frame that evolved every 6 months. This is actually delusional. the next war isnt going to be smal lgroups its going to be erratic numbers and weapons. So to even prioritize preparation to a very small percentage is a waste of action. slightest heat signature can expose you from a mile and a half from a (military standard cheap thermo imaging scope) and thats it. So your advice is to try and keep as little detectable signatures as possible as if 98% understand what signature technologies are used. this isnt Afghanistan where you have apex capabilities. The action of sacrifice is the priority, So to exchange that with technology is the goal. You can crawl 20 miles undetected drinking your own piss and eating berries, expose yourself- take out target, then die. Youre talking a handful of people capable of that that special operators can be capable of securing. Next war is going to be quick, chaotic and strategically incomprehensible. most of all- quick. Taliban had no signatures (relative) in a mountain, ya know what we did? blew up the mountain. Take that and reverse it so both sides have capabilities equal to this. and youre telling people to cover their refracting light/heat sources. aggravating to watch even as an infantry vet.
But look at this the other way. Just as the romans could have spoofed thier numbers with decoy fires. A squad can now do the same with a few boxes of batteries and flashlights .( Tape some batteries together for heat signatures) and force a move from the enemy.
You know, if you stopped playing war, you could be nice and toasty and comfortable eating good food, playing video games, or having fun on the internet getting your snack on. Instead of bleeding out in some ditch cold eating grrbage food out of an 10 year old MRE. Just saying. Give up this nonsense. Mind your thought, because the thoughts you think inevitably lead to the reality you create for yourself.
I think high ranking officers will be in the way of massive overhauls to doctrine, it would be great if doctrine could be re-written by officers & senior enlisted from units like CAG, SF, 75th. Given how technologically sound our military is, referencing the capabilities of our best intelligence technology would be wise when writing basic principles etc. would love to see this take hold in ranger school because then the knowledge transfer to the large Army can slowly grasp hold.
Been doing that for decades, and our enemies still fail to catch on. They never learn. And these aren’t even all of the tactics they have in mind. And quite frankly, it’s a good thing to have an idea on how one fights. Because if these guys are used against YOU, you might want to at least have an idea of countering them.
People edging over the end of society in these comments is weird. I get it you guys hate your day jobs and watched Civil War a few too many times. Life will get better.
I did switch back to push button for white light, pressure switch I heard to many horror stories of bumping truck, or a corner, or accidental tapping of pressure switch and then position getting lit up with a dshk
@definitelynotthefbi4412 do you know what the difference is in a conflict and war? The Korean war what a joke half the country is still communist. Bosnia is another joke. You've got to be kidding to mention Grenada. Lost in Vietnam also. No straight up war/conflict against a peer country since Korean conflict. We aren't even winning in proxy wars. The so called gulf war? Iraq was not ever fight against a peer country.
@ How can you call yourself an American and not even know the history of your own nation? The objective of Korea was to counter the North Koreans and keep the South from falling to communist oppression. Last time I checked a map, there’s now a democratic, capitalist South Korea that flourishes while the communists in the North continue to suffer. Insinuating that Vietnam (or Afghanistan) was a military failure only serves to make you look like a person with lesser brainpower. Even 10 minutes of skimming the Wikipedia page should make the little lightbulb in that hollow skull of yours light up and make you aware of the difference between a political and military failure. In what way is Bosnia a joke? We went in while the Serbs were committing genocide, blew them the fuck up, and got them to cut their retarded Third-Worlder bullshit. Iraq during the Gulf War certainly wasn’t on the level of modern-day China, but they were also one of the largest militaries on the planet and were supplied with some of the Soviet’s best equipment (which, to be fair to the Iraqis, isn’t really saying much). They folded pretty quick. You’re delusional if you think the U.S. wouldn’t wipe the floor in a near-peer conflict if it started RIGHT NOW. Russia is a joke and has turned into a regional power at most. Iran isn’t even worth mentioning. China is the only country with the potential to become a truly worthy adversary, and they won’t be ready for at least another decade.
Thats a very bad undisciplined SF soldier ... i call BS hard BS 1. All SF are active 24/7 and within 20 mins notice so doubt he has the time to waffle on a youtube video 2. Why would an active SF operator say all this on a youtube video I call hard BS mate Edit: My words have been Quoted from Former British Special Forces Operators Goes to show the standards between British SF and USSF Chalk and Cheese
@kevingnomen6092 SF operations Never slow down mate thats why they are special forces im in no way having a go at the channel its just my professional opinion considering i have served myself (infantry not sf) And we all know youtube isnt a good platform for facts and truths Im a content creator myself and i understand how it works The problem is there is no way to confirm that this is true or not but i can garentee you that no serving SF operator would be appearing on youtube to promote war
Could be a National Guard SF dude, could be a weekend, could be the fact that they were interviewed while at the range and a media team was embedded with them for interview. Special forces are not Neurosurgeons working 100+ hours a week. Not everything they do is super secret and spooky, a lot of mundane shit still happens. Also, as for the 2nd part of your question. The 724th STG, a tier 1 SOF group that host PJs, CCTs, SR, and TACP to embed with DEVGRU and CAG have their own podcast called something like the "inside through podcast." "Ones Ready" is another podcast with active SOF dudes in it. There is so much info from current active, guard, or retired SOF, they could easily get an opinion in. It is also not like anything he is saying is revolutionary. A lot of common sense.
@@MrShovelBottom this is the problem US have special forces chefs hahaha If its a pin of shame it shows the level of intelligence from the channel because its the truth thats why they are Special forces operators but you believe everything the internet tells you fella My comment is words quoted from former Special Forces Operators namley british sf But then again British SF are on another level compared to USSF so my experienced are from a British perspective National Guard Special Forces you mean the space cadets? Goes to show british sf are a different breed
Certain NATO countries, not even tier 1 teach in basic everything he said and more. SF in the USA must not be so SF? I mean, silent gear, no smoking or fires, stalk and exfil, pass trough without any trace…it’s normal behavior in any unit as basic as engineers or even base service people in most western countries.
Former infantry guy with multiple combat deployments in different AOs here. I learned pcc pci and silencing my gear like the first two weeks at ITB. We sure as fuck never had fires either regardless of the weather or location. People out here acting like this is groundbreaking are ridiculous. That being said being a good infantryman is ALWAYS being perfect in the basics. Land nav, medical, route planning, and gear maintenance when you don’t have anyone coming to fix it for you, and not skylining yourself because you don’t know how to move over terrain. YT has good info but too many people are obsessed with their gear and shooting not the other 95% of skills associated with being combat effective. Also something no one ever brings up is you won’t have ANY of the resources that the military has in regards to medical care or extraction. So if you are out patrolling your neighborhood for example and get popped you are done. There is no Blackhawk coming to get you. It becomes a SERE scenario in every way.
Something as simple as cooking food with a window open when no one has food will be dangerous. Most people that are “prepared” are prepared for a natural disaster or short term situation if we are talking shtf then everything changes. Never trade/barter ammo, medical, or intel unless absolutely necessary. And like you said if you are out and about and get shot or stabbed etc. most likely your going to die whether its in the next hour from loss of blood or a week from infection. Those of us with a little training and the proper gear might have a slightly better chance but still without the proper set up and people who know what they are doing, best case you live but have all sorts of problems going forward. My advice is to avoid people as much as possible if it all goes to hell and if you hear gunshots go the other way or hide until the threat passes, this isn’t John Wick or Jason Bourne.
@@BrassGoblin03 you bang on bro... if you can crack navigation and fieldcraft and the basics of routine and establishing coms, you are thousand times more effective than a dude with nice gear and 3k rifle who only uplaods shorts for likes and has no knowledge of working on anything other than a flat range, it's also unrealistic to even consider lots of this information unless you working in a switched on team anyway tbh.
Your point is well taken, however, it's not nescessarily true that there won't be any form of medivac or resupply. One dude with a pickup truck or a cargo van can act as a field ambulance or a resupply vehicle. A lot can be done with a group of motivated and prepared people - just look at the awesome work being done by volunteers and priavte assets in the aftermath of Helene. The prepping community needs to get away from the idea of the "lone wolf" because more often than not, lone wolves get killed. The wisdom found in Eclesiastes holds true to this day: a threefold cord is not easily broken. We need to organize and support each other as much as possible, and we will be far more prepared for whatever crisis may come.
@@WhiteCavendish OP can correct me if I’m wrong, but I caught an undertone of mindset. I’ve been talking to people, and all their plans forget the emergency. They think it’s going to be car camping, not survival.
Your point about medivac is well taken. There will be working videos.
Two will stand
Where one would fall
And a threefold cord is not easily broken
train for years, be disciplined in your field, have all of the newest gear and tactics, get blown up by an FPV drone operated by a 16 year old call of duty veteran.
Fpv drones have already become obsolete. Russia, and now every first world army has detection, id, and jamming. Drones have to be wired now, and have just become slower rpg's...or longer range grenades.
@@smasher.338 Really?
@@smasher.338 they're still very much in use. To negate jamming they are now carrying spools of fibre optic wire for control
I think the best part about a real ww3 is there probably wouldn't be any satellites. In a real war the race would be on to replenish satellites faster than they were taken out.
@@tripcee3367 Do you not even read past the first sentence?
My father was in the Vietnam war. He was a forward combat control, land behind enemy lines and set up strikes and what not. He taught me to make a fire by digging two holes in the ground. One hole was for the fire and the second was for the air intake. This fire produced a lot of heat and minimal smoke.
Dakota Fire Hole/Pit.
Yup, dakota fire hole. Still have to worry about smoke that can be smelled hundreds of yards away
USAF?
The heat signature would get you killed today.
All I can say is that I do not want to fight the next war coming up.
Couldn’t agree more.
I'm a madman and I'm still like, "Hey boys, I ain't going first." You guys seen the footage of 4 or 5 guys huddling in trenches with the whine of drones above them? The camera centers on one dude whose arm is shaking so hard that it's vibrating, but the dude is just slumped over like he laid down to take a rest. No expression. Just arm shaking from sheer terror, the high pitched whine of the drone rotors and then... an explosion in the trench next to them.
Yah. That shit will suck if I ever have to deal with it. But I'm getting trained up in case I do. Seen a lot of nasty shit in my life boys. It's not slowing down. Better just have the right mental attitude.
Will I prepare for this? Yes
Do you want this to happen? NO!!!
@@TheDamnSpot ive seen that vid, that puts it in perfect perspective indeed.
Luckily our military is the only force with the ability to block drones in the air. They will soon not be a factor
Drones and soldiers both with thermal optics, the foot soldiers are extremely vulnerable in modern warfare.
I agree that modern technology has relegated soldiery. Sayings like 'We OWN the night'' all copium. Are we beings of conscience or survival I ask.
If war was our aim, wouldn't we be born as ants?
If survival was our aim, wouldn't we be Deer or Stork?
The Gentleman of old shot themselves in their own ww1 planes as a protest to war. How dare they set us about each other. Disgraceful.
Tell me why they prep for death over LIFE? Like children guarding the yard till dad gets home. It's very sad to see...
Yep, drones will rule the battlefield !
Foot soldiers have always been vulnerable lol tf
@@SodaPrezsing Vulnerable yes, yet way more ridiculous now. At what point is using men stupid? Do you see horses on the BF anymore?
What good did losing 2m in Ukraine do??
@@burtlangoustine1 who tf r u replying to? Lol who said anything about horses
No fires is starting to sound a lot like no phones or elective electronics on today’s battlefield
Like the assmunch who compromised the location of an entire carrier battle group to get internet.
RF signature is quite important!
Guys were taking selfies in the field in Ukraine then getting artillery dropped on them because they got geo-located. Def don’t be that guy in your unit
It's been that way since people had javelins and horses dawg turn your brain on.
Claiming asylum is the newest tactic for moving large numbers of troops. And apparently our military is oblivious.
Lmao you can't say that.
When your CIC is a turnip . . .
You’re scared of shadows
@ehodaef And you’re a frog in a boiling pot.
Based.
Signature reduction is great, but not always possible. More people need to be cluing into signature normalization, which is when you try to make everything look the same so it can't be easily identified.
very good point as well!
Camo? Explain.
Aren't you then reducing your signature to be normal relative to your surroundings? I think signature reduction is the objective and signature normalization is the means.
A prime example of this is the use of thermal blankets. You can actually make your signature COLDER than your surroundings and that will give you away just as quickly as being white hot. I u fortunately saw a Ukraine video of a man being killed via drone for this. He thought he was doing the right thing like he was taught by using the blanket but it didn't work out for him.
@@Fookincheezcake that never happened
Spent 8 years in the 82nd 1st/504th as an 11B and 3 years as a designated defensive marksman with Triple Canopy. I just found your channel this morning and it’s refreshing to see accurate, quantifiable information on TTPs as opposed to an AI voice reading a condensed Wikipedia entry like so many channels out there are doing 😂. Keep up the solid work man. I didn’t see it as much during OIF/OEF with the 82nd but during my relatively short career as a PMC there were always shooters from both my organization as well as others (Sandline I believe they were called comes to mind) who placed such a high level of significance on having the latest tacticool kit…I swear that most of those dudes spent more time taking selfies than anything else
STRKE HOLD! 2/504 here
Drones etc. have changed the game completely.
They're just dogs of war.
They'll be replaced by bigger and badder things as time moves on.
What’s especially distressing is how a 14 year old can make one pretty easily with 3D printer at home.
@@OutintheWild00 a 3D printer and lots of outside resources like servos, motors, and blueprints from online plus a good bit of experience... but yea no give em all that and they should be just fine to go lol..
At 5:08 and at 6:36 when talking about NODs/NVGs and cheap systems, everybody should assume in a SHTF situation, the people you are approaching have night vision capability and thermals. I am an average person, retired from the National Guard, I have 3 sets of NVGs and a cheaper set of thermals along with an IR laser for my rifle. I am currently saving the money to buy a drone with thermal capability. While the drone is not cheap, but its not that far out of reach either.
I am currently working on a system for comms. I am playing around with Meshtastic units, which you can encrypt the message. I have a small unit that will be put on a drone, the drone goes up to max altitude, then a single burst transmission is sent. All in the area that are in range and has the key for the encryption will be able to receive the burst transmission and read it. This will take just a few seconds. Recover the drone and move out. Depending on terrain, that transmission can go for miles.
youre gnna buy all that shit just to not ever use it hahahah. Couldn’t be me. Alot of companies are profiting off of your paranoia. How do you feel about that?
@@XBLHAXbetter safe than sorry
@@XBLHAX "How do you feel about that?" HAHAHAHA what ever dude.
@XBLHAX Says a wannabe hacker who wastes his money on imports he may not even own.
@@XBLHAXjust say you’re poor.
Awesome video as always!
RULE 1 ALWAYS BE SNEAKY! Zero reason not to practice on a daily basis. Rucking, running. Hunting, fishing, everything is a rehearsal...
I remember telling my CO in an NTC rotation I can execute xyz undetected. He said if caught you'll be in jail, I'd like it done but NEVER SAID YOU CAN. 7hrs later I was back mission accomplished. A few days letter 2 and 4 star commands heard about it. I did it because I practice being sneaky for years so it made it normal.🤷🏽♂️
Very well said!
Yeah ok Jason Bourne 😂😂😂
agreed. the deadliest man in the room is not the loudest and storngest one, but its the one who observing under the shadows waiting for the moment noticed
I’ve been practicing sneaking every day since Christmas of 1998 when I got Metal Gear Solid for PS1 and became obsessed with becoming solid snake myself. When I was in country as an infantryman, our unit needed ladders to get over walls of houses, and my sneaking came in handy “acquiring” them from fuel trucks on the FOB. Thank you Hideo Kojima, my sneaking is now level 100 from two decades of daily practice
@@operatorblacksplinter cell player here
I recently talked to a US Army Sergeant that had just returned from a battalion level CAX. Having watched too many videos of Russian drones destroying western armor, I asked him how much time Big Army spent on camouflage, cover and concealment. He told me their emphasis was on being able to get their Bradley moving within 10 seconds of receiving the order to move after a stop and that they did not really implement any of the principles of camouflage, cover and concealment during their stops.
The British Royal Institute of Strategic Studies has determined that the Russians have drone observation night and day over the entire line of contact in Ukraine to a depth of 10 kilometers. It is a very poor practice not to train our troops on the arts of camouflage, cover and concealment if we are training to fight the Russian threat.
Unless they want deaths to promote the conflict.
Russia is not the threat unless we make them the threat. Russia wants nothing to do with us, China on the other hand,….
The Russians are a threat to ZOG, not the American people. Coincidentally, ZOG IS indeed, The primary enemy of the American people.
so in other words the biden regime is lying to us when they say no americans are in ukraine
Do you realize the time and resources needed to camouflage a vehicle the size of a Bradley and it's crew? Then the time is takes to remove and pack that camouflage when you get a task?
The importance of physical fitness cannot be overstated. And I don’t mean just getting jacked. Cardio is the key, even though it’s not glamorous
I've actually started putting in 3x week at the gym since April and am focusing on that more. I'm 65y.o. so I can deliver beverages to the bx/px ,that's about it.😅
@@Blap552 Have you improved by putting in PT x3 times a week?
@gianpalacio5635 I have gotten more toned but I have rotator cuff issues+neuropathy in my leg so I do lightweight pulls for back and arms,stomach machines,some legwork,then 1hr of elliptical. My friend said Not to do chest presses,overhead press,I'm Super-grateful to be able to work out as long as I want. Best regards Sir!🙂
Irish War of Independence. Fight light, small, and flexible on your terms. War of attrition against a superior enemy is possible.
Britain still holds Northern Ireland... You haven't completely won *yet.*
@@SamBrickell they may hold the territory, but got a lot of equality to Catholics there, which is basically what it was about. In that theatre, they did win.
I’ve seen videos of drones chasing ground troops through the forest. It’s creepy, and kind of sad seeing the terror on their faces, which is something not normally seen in combat.
Combat is terrifying by default.
@@GoonyMclinux Especially when there's nothing you can do but run and pray!
Man portable jammers are already a thing. Ironically we were using them to jam cellphones and other IED frequencies. Now you can tune them to drone frequencies which are fairly limited. Everything within 100m gets interference while anything with 50m is solidly jammed. Russian jamming is why the number of drone videos you see are older and have decreased dramatically.
Call of duty kill cam stuff .
This is why there is such a high suicide rate among operators.
Will this matter when Skynet becomes self-aware?
No we are cooked.
nice fantasy
That will make things kinda spucy. 😂
Yes, yes it will, as we hide in the rubble.
A.I. is skynet...
So badass you guys haven’t had FDE LightCaps in stock for almost a year. Just amazing. The world had no idea FDE plastic was unobtanium.
This was phenomenal dudes. Mac is always easy to listen to!
Thank you! Glad it came out ok, video was not planned at all.
I did my time in the Infantry... and lately I've been thinking a lot about thermals, and how to mask your signature to mitigate detection. As well as defending against drones, electronically, and physically.
You’ll need a thermal reflective ghillie suit/viper hoodie that attaches and drapes over your back so that it can be quickly accessed/ …or create an umbrella type device with a thermal reflective tarp covering, which could be deployed rapidly from your kit while patrolling. This is good for when you hear a drone overhead. The thermal viper hoodie is good for advancing on an objective. . but you NEED thermal reflective coverings of some sort. Worn, or an umbrella type device for quick cover
Field craft. Stealth. Field discipline. Smarter use of micro terrain. Patience. Modify your kit. Recee? No body armor. Prepare to go on the lam, for days. JOG's. 1-250000.
Great content!!!
Under FLIR we all glow
Almost makes it futile
Those who lives in glass houses...will not be seen.
There’s current advances in technology that’s being developed for military purposes to combat this very issue
Not in the heat, 32 c and flir is not doing much
@@gamersbilingue865332°C isn't even warm. A human is still warmer than the surroundings at that point. 46°C maybe, but human body temperature is 37°C so there's still contrast.
I remember reading all of the field manuals I could get my hands on as a kid and applying this stuff at a young age. I remember stretching a piece of panty hose over the lens of a scope and securing it with rubberbands with a small slit in the middle to avoid any glare and practicing shooting and observing like that. Then there was the application of stalking, tracking, field work, camouflage, light management, nav, med, etc. Its something I studied deeply from a young age and has continued to evolve into adulthood.
Infantry definitely can’t have a fire even when it’s cold, even in training we couldn’t do that. Heck even smoking is a big no no, we were doing everything said in this video even back in 2013.
Yeah. Literally the same exact shit every single 11B in any half-assed okay unit has been training since the fucking 1940s.
Very recent 1SG here. Standards and discipline are out of control in today's Army. NCOs lead by cell phone, and their workday is saturated with administrative requirements.
We need to get back to the basics. Formations, Field Craft, warfighting, standards and discipline, PT, customs and courtesies, a challenging basic training, etc etc. I was there for the last one in 2003. Then 05,06,07. The next one is going to be a banger. It's going to open some eyes to what we let happen to our Army.
Just graduated basic on family day now any advice?
@@juniorsmith7538Hey congratulations, that's awesome. All I can recommend is be smart with your money and utilize the benefits you receive from serving to the fullest extent.
none of this will matter against 10,000 ai driven drone swarms.
grim future. been saying that for a long time
Stay around awhile . Its gonna get interesting ! 🤣
Very fair point. Things are rapidly evolving every day
Yeah, the auto-reconn drones will be a bigger game changer than the machine gun. It's not abotu spotting things, it's about spotting the changes in landscape.
There’s always counter weapons developed so those swarms won’t mean jack.
When I went through infantry training in 93’ we were still being trained to fight soviets. Fires? Never heard of one. Light and noise discipline were critical….and that was long before drones, AI, and the enemy having thermal, night vision or satellites.
Same here! Fires???
It use to be noise, light and litter discipline.
93 Benning
@2shots. 89 Sand Hill
Infantry is obsolete. Next war will be fought with rockets, missiles and drones. 20 year olds sitting in air conditioned cubical with a joy stick
Helmets, unless they're hidden, is a huge give away. The silhouette is so easy to see.
Scrim is cheap
Hence the Israeli Mitznefet.
@@SailfishSoundSystemcaveat is It makes you look larger
So does a ghillie 🤷♂️@@gamersbilingue8653
@@SailfishSoundSystem some lunch ladies you just don't mess with
At an MSS in Afghanistan we had 10th mountain uplift pulling security on the airfield one night and 2 dudes were watching a movie on an iPad in their DFP
Great information! Thanks for sharing.
Dakota fire hole?
that was a surprising amount of insight for such a short video, awesome stuff
I am a 12 year US Army Infantry combat veteran and I have NEVER had a fire bigger than my canteen cup. Especially at night. 🙄
U aint seen shit kid stfu
I’m a backcountry hunter. We never use fires. I’ve guided SF guys on elk hunts. Dorks are out of shape and suck at moving fast and quiet. Can’t shoot half the time either 😂
You were allowed to have a fire?
Not even before graduation?
@@justisheitz1038yes , in 1974 Marine boot , I was on Old Smokey when a Viet-Nam vet showed us how to do all of this stuff . He taught us how the VC could gather intel just by looking @ improperly maintained campsite . Shame that so many city folk have forgotten how to hunt for their next meal . . .
I just found your channel and subscribed. I'm former active duty USMC 1975-77. I was an 0341 and I was appalled at the complete failure with light and noise discipline. Most of the guys E4 down were not combat veterans. The E5 and up were always having to jump on young untested Marines about the light and noise.
I grew up hunting so I learned at an early age the value of concealment and quiet. I hope we have learned to teach this better since that time. Now having to worry about the new heat signature technology coupled with drones will rewrite infantry manuals going forward. How effective is the anti heat signature cloak I have seen on UA-cam?
Has anyone gone back in time to use flechette rounds in shotguns or heavier weapons to counter drones. Flechette rounds have much greater range than buckshot.
💯 automated change detection and signature management
More so considering you have persistent stare sensor systems in near earth and low earth orbit
I could not imagine a planning factor of “no one is coming”
You gonna bring that rifle tripod into battle bro? 😂
Warfighting is a profession that requires constant learning, and warfighters who can adapt to any fight. No one person, unit or type of force has the perfect answer.
Strict adherence to doctrine or prior personal experience is the fastest path to failure. The moment you stop learning, adapting, evolving and studying changes to warfare, and incorporating the latest lessons learned into quality training, you are less lethal and relevant. People will die quicker, and the lack of experience will put your forces in a spiraling race to incompetence and defeat.
Every warfighter knows that the fight you encounter is different depending on environment, unit, mission, opposing force, technology used, and any other variable imaginable. SOF units or line combat units can get f’ed up just as easy as the next, especially if sent to fight in missions that are outside their particular mission set. Guess what I’m trying to say, is that every experience is relevant, and none have exclusive say on what to do.
But what matters, is a professional warfighter has the willingness to constantly learn, adapt and overcome to any situation - that is what distinguishes the US warfighter from others. We do it better than anyone else, with the benefit of better training, resources, will to win and technology..
Fighting conventional or WWIII peer to peer will be no different. The US can and will defeat any other force militarily.
I’m just glad these guys are on our side.
And the other side is glad they have their equivalent on their side.
@@straywolf77 I don't think they do though lol
America hasn't fought an enemy that had current technology since ww2. Fighting a up to date army isnt like fights with people in flip flops.
has any other near-peer country? Fuck are you talking about 😂
Grenada. Also, not America, but the Falkland Islands were probably the closest major modern battle.
Good point, but the Koreans, Vietcong, and the insurgents in IZ and AF held up their end pretty good against the greatest Army in the world. 20 years for GWOT? 20 years for Vietnam? Conventional fighting would probably end sooner.
You know the taliban sells their flip flops now, lord miles store for real authentic talibro battle flip flops
The flip flop people won in Afghanistan against the most advanced military in human history.
Thanks, good info.
Can the guy taking shots maybe hold off for 9 mins and 11 secs?
Obviously the answer is no.
Arnold taught me how to hide from thermal drones back in the 80s
Rule number 1. Dont go to war against someone you have nothing against for Israel and money.
Christians think fighting for the people who crucified Him will get them brownie points and entry into Heaven.
I got one question for you, If the middle eastern world isn't focusing it's hatred and ire on Israel, where will it be exported to?
(UAE Foreign minister 2017 speech)
@thezurban7209 If isreal wasn't genociding and land grabbing/ethnic cleansing last 70yrs , mabey be different around their eh
@@thezurban7209lol that’s about the stupidest bit of gaslighting I’ve heard. A bit like all that footage of mobs of Israeli Maccabee supporters in Amsterdam attacking locals which was knowingly twisted by Reuters and the rest of the MSM as “Hooded Arabs attacking poor Israeli Maccabee supporters “ so YOU are supporting a propaganda campaign and people like you are bringing calamity and disaster upon yourself and everyone else.
Unless of course you are also one of them.
Npc comment
Deployable emp's are going to be the deciding weapon of choice moving forward.
So uh…what’s the reflection mitigation for eyeglasses?
Contacts.
Military eye protection is anti-glare. If you are wearing regular civilian eyeglasses you will lose an eyeball to a stick, branch, shrapnel etc. at some point. For specialized reconnaissance troops, snipers etc. wearing a mosquito net over your head will further mitigate glare but it's really only necessary for those specialized troops.
Awesome informative thread.
In Afghanistan the US used helicopters to get on target. No matter any aerial equipment they make a massive amount of noise. SFs need to operate in a reconnaissance capacity in very small numbers unless the operation requires large numbers.
The OHC ARD on my LPO is fine (and removable as well), but I can't see well enough in certain lighting through the ARD I got from you on my Aimpoint and it's not QD on/off. It would be nice if it was like the LPVO
I've always said this as an American. We need to get used to asymmetric warfare. Getting good at picking your fights. Like Joe Biden said "we have f-15s you don't."
F15s gotta land somewhere
What is the "white foss" (spelling) they are talking about, during the face paint segment? What is a good face paint or over paint/ concealing techniques & brands to use ? Maybe you can make a video on how to conceal ourselves and weapons 🤔 @ one hundred concepts
White foss is likely shorthand for white phosphorous, a particularly nasty weapon
Given all the comments about drones, it sounds like the most useful thing to develop would be portable EMP emitters. Maybe with the emitting antenna integrated in the helmet and clothing?
I've seen drones that can manipulate another drone by jamming the others signal..
High power microwave is a thing, but tied to a vehicle/platform.
SF units in conventional war will go back to deep recon and stabotage type operations which requires razor sharp fieldcraft. A lot less direct action style missions which will often go back to infantry. The main issue now is sensors on drones and even optical systems with thermal and night vision which basically makes for a transparent battlefield.
We will end all of us dead no matter what. So, when all that has to come, comes, help all you can, care, give love and be compassionate with anyone suffering, as much as you can. Let your children and family learn from your example, for they will be the next virtuos generation.
Then you can meet the Lord with peace and a "Mission Acomplished" heart.
Do not let your survival skills make you forget why we are here. It is important but always secondary. Keep loving.
It's so cool to finally see people teaching this stuff in the open. We have a huge disconnect in the community with gear and actual use. All of us have boxes of shit we never used/use and don't need that we picked up at some point for whatever reason. The talks are different now. People are being open about the fact that pretty much none of us have a support system around to "back us up". These natural disasters are just proving more and more that it's time to button up. Also, how fucking wild is it to hear guys talk about how GWOT is "the gold old days" dang.
AQ and tally would even use nvg equipped video cameras to direct their fixed positions and fires because we got so use to just keeping our LAMs on.
I swear, SF guys are over rated when it comes to YT. He is not telling you anything a base ass Marine infantryman can't tell you. This is tactical common sense people.
Exactly I was like I learned pcc pci and silencing my gear like the first two weeks at ITB 😂. People out here acting like this is groundbreaking are ridiculous. That being said being a good infantryman is ALWAYS being perfect in the basics. Land nav, medical, route planning, and gear maintenance when you don’t have anyone coming to fix it for you, and not skylining yourself because you don’t know how to move over terrain. YT has good info but too many people are obsessed with their gear and shooting not the other 95% of skills associated with being combat effective. Also something no one ever brings up is you won’t have ANY of the resources that the military has in regards to medical care or extraction. So if you are out patrolling your neighborhood for example and get popped you are done. There is no Blackhawk coming to get you. It becomes a SERE scenario in every way.
Never take any of these what to expect videos, they are still in there western gwot mindset, everyone close to me who’s gone to fight tell me how much these guys are jokes to them now ( don’t take any info from dudes who last saw combat in gwot while there is many current Ukraine, Israel, and syria vets uploading info and guides)
well, most of us dont have a marine infantryman in our living rooms do we?
@@mtnbound2764 no but you have a brain and endless public sources to reach out and find other than YT
@@billnye192 YT is a great resource, among others no doubt, mr science guy!
The things that you are training are obsolete as you are training, you can’t plan for the future, all you can do is perfect what you know when you know it. The skills you develop now may not be viable in the future but it gives you the basis to develop as the world evolves.
Things are moving extremely quickly. Very good point.
Morale becomes a factor when leadership, knowledge or strategy fails. Identifying relevant strengths, using them in real time to sere bravely, with God's help, will be all that matters at some point. Resilience. (Nothing on earth stays the same but the Word of God.)
Great discussion, can you do more of these please!
We are trying our best to identify more topics like this that we can covers. Drones will probably be next
Future soldiers will carry punt guns for drones
Your tactics can be 100% spot on, but if a drone catches you... Also trenches provided great cover from indirect fire, now it's a hole to die in from that dropped munition overpressure.
I’ll be practicing sporting clays for the drone wars and keeping up on the latest tc3 for when I miss.
A near peer adversary conflict would see a lot of tactics used in recent conflicts the US was involved in as being somewhat null and void, mainly because of the the fact that russia does have thermals and NODs and air support, armored vehicles on the ground of all kinds, drones etc.
Hell, even the Taliban in Afghanistan has a ton of shit that we still use lmao, imagine going back and fighting an enemy with the MRAPS, rifles NODs, etc. that we used a few years ago over there lmao.
To be fair, HAVING equipment and USING it effectively are 2 different things.
@ it does level the playing field a bit when you need to have extreme light discipline
Im going to check this out later.
Since we lost the war in Afghanistan, I would say the entire system needs to be overhauled.
We didn't lose that war. We got bored after 20 years and our puppet government fell apart because we pulled our hand out of the puppets ass. The taliban went and hid in Pakistan for the duration of the American occupation.
lol you would think
It took years after Iraq and afgan to change how we fought. We still used ww2/ Korea/ and Vietnam style ways of fighting even the camo patterns. We didn’t learn after desert 1, we won’t learn now.
It was a political failure, not a tactical one.
Changeing Afghanistan into what Washington wants it to be is like turning sharks vegan.
It’s amazing how basic infantry skills have come full circle.
It's been a while since I've been out. The low cost tech I'm seeing on the modern battlefield is nothing short of terrifying. In my humble opinion, soldiers can only do so much to mitigate their risks. There comes a times where new countermeasures in electronic warfare must be employed. LRP'n around won't amount to much when a swarm of AI powered killer drones are on the hunt.
The US has handicapped itself when it comes to the ability for drones to be developed in US which then puts us severely behind when it comes to catching up to where things are headed.
I moved to an area with a lot of overhead cover for a very good reason. Just saying.
New drinking game,
Take a drink every time this guy says "right?" 😂
Get blurred out homie a mic
Very impromptu video. Had to go with the RODE shotgun mic.
get commenting homie a hearing aid
HE IS SPECIAL ....... I AM 🚫 NOT.....😢.
Whats crazy is that here in German SF this topic is almost untalked about. I think Americans would be Suprised how far back the rest of the Planet or even NATO is.
A lot of NATO LRRP & SF units are ahead of the game in this, have been using thermal signature reduction systems since the 2000s.
Swedes, Norwegians, and German companies have developed thermal concealment systems that are really good.
We were using them and testing them already in the late 2000s, with drones equipped with miniature German thermal cameras hunting the teams.
This is all stuff we were taught in basic infantry in the early 90s. I was a combat engineer.
"My PPE prevents proper engagement "
Can't high powered lasers blind drones. I wonder if they could have some automated ground based anti drone laser system that blinds drones using AI.
There are a lot of these types of sophisticated systems being developed however we learned that a lot these do not make it to the unit level for quite some time.
We have anti-drone technology/equipment, but it hasn't been deployed much yet bcs there hasnt been a great need. USN has been engaging in anti-drone warfare a LOT over the past year very successfully.
After seeing deer recovery with thermal drone technology, other than a solid building or underground you are visible. The the problem becomes egress and approach to the cover.
If I would have been caught building a fire in the field, my sergeants would have beat my ass.
WTF do you have your helmet on for?
Cuz he’s smart. Now carry on-
Same reason all these preppies talk in ABC’s and DEF’s. It’s cool talk and little useful information. In the current ground engagement scenario…..you’re screwed. You CANNOT hide your heat signature. You cannot outrun a drone or hide from them. Technology has overtaken the human capability. Accept it. I don’t know the answers and neither does anyone else.
@@jjr929you’ve been groomed nicely.
@@seabass3104 we don’t all have that privilege 🫡
"Also something no one ever brings up is you won’t have ANY of the resources that the military has in regards to medical care or extraction. So if you are out patrolling your neighborhood for example and get popped you are done. There is no Blackhawk coming to get you. It becomes a SERE scenario in every way."
This is the worst part about SHTF scenarios. There's a whole lot of people that want to run n gun, but are we really thinking about how everyone, TOGEHTER, is going to recover from said situation...
It's truly astonishing how far Drone's and their many uses have come. I suspect we're witnessing the way of the Tank solely due to Javelin
anti tank Killer Team's and IED Drone's. They're like a swarm of IED Hornet's, they're upon you before you realize it. Drone's could be used in assassinations with IED Swarm Drones.
"Experts" have been saying tanks are obsolete for 110 years. There's this new thing called science, however, that other "experts" use to come up with ways to preserve tanks in battle. 1 of the oldest has existed even before tanks, that the US, particularly, and the West, generally, has employed called Combined Arms wherein you use air power, artillary, naval power, armor and infantry in unison to control the battle space, which makes it WAY more difficult for drones to be effectively employed. The war in Ukraine has seen to armies that have really not used combined atms tactics at all, inexplicably. It's ironic to me that they dont bcs it was 1st theorized by a Prussian like 170 yrs ago.
@@SteveFreeman-v4d
I overlooked that aspect and you're absolutely correct.
The Combined Arm's may too become a thing of the past because the Battle Space has changed dramatically since WW2, Korea, and the Gulf War and continues to evolve rapidly.
Drones have been used to assassinate for the longest time. Read upon people who we call "terrorists" and 95% of those assassinations are done by drones. But there has been only one attempt using cheaper equipment against Benjamin Netanjahu, but no other time as far as I know. Why? Drones broadcast your location when you control them. And AI recognition is not being applied in that ends, because it does not work at this time. (Likely never will, as all the studies and products are cherry picked for ads. Those AI gens confuse you with tokens, which are sort of plagiarizing and not the AI doing that)
So send an AI drone or a swarm with 1-2% chance of success and 99% chance of getting caught. Not really worth it.
Having a fire in a combat zone is wild. Especially today with thermals. Wild
I look at the footage of Ukraine combat (hell on earth) and compared to our time in the suck during the eighties and I really feel for the modern infantry. We had a heavy canopy in Central and South America at alot of places and need not fear overhead eyes. Not so anymore and small unit tactics is big en vogue again I see, no help for alot o miles, when they instructed your on your own they meant it! So many variables these days to a shadow soldier. How to defeat thermal is key I'd say. Happy trails fellas, good blessings and big thank you's from the old timers. 🙏 ❤
I was down in Central and South America mid 90s, too. Jungles suck, but at least they couldnt drone your ass. 😂 I prefer jungles to desert.
It's all fake propaganda
RE: NVG Compromise - Panama pre invasion 1989 US guards (USMC?) at ammo site saw as they described it in the AAR "Green Cat Eyes" prior to a short skirmish that ended heavy in favor of the Marines.
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The Ukrainians are writing the book. We will likely never have the advantages that we had in the global war on terror in Afghanistan and Iraq again. All good points you shared but I am willing to bet that adapting quickly again and again and again to new battlefield realities will be whats needed in the next conflict. A lot of current hardware may be rendered useless. We are already seeing that with gps guided weapons jammed and and not as useful. Also our war time stock are not very deep and whats in them may be rendered less useful in the next conflict. One thing for sure, is fully autonomous mobile hunter killer platforms that loiter will be huge and the cheaper and more innovative the better because we will need a lot of them.
Ukraine would never have happened with US forces there. None of the Russian armored columns would have made it far past their LODs.
None of the threat air would have survived, nor would their airfields, ASPs, and POL facilities.
That lack of stockpile is whats going to be the major problem without a doubt.
@@LRRPFco52exactly. If we had been there defending the Russian army woulda ceased to exist within a couple days. It's unfathomable how unprepared they were to invade a neighboring country without fuel, food and ammo being ready to go. Going on 3 years they still havent figured out the logistics of moving a military force a few hours from their own home territory. It really boggles the mind.
We have built the manufacturing infrastructure of China. They are ready.
Crazy to think the advantage isn’t what it used to be.
Afghanistan constantly comes up in stories . What is always omitted is that USA and UK forces had to leave. Russians ditto .
US didn’t have to leave, especially the way we did. The politicians CHOSE to…..
Had we fought war like they did... well, it wouldn't be a contest. Apples vs apples they'd loose.
Had we been allowed to fight like soldiers, we would have won that war in less then a years time.
are there any sources to get thermal cloaks stateside as a civilian?
Why did you guys blur out Tim Kennedy’s face?
Today with the no fire rule you could add any phone and most electronics or you might have a drone above you.
what youre telling people is so misguided. You are telling people that havent experienced any type of war how to kill in a warfare frame that evolved every 6 months. This is actually delusional. the next war isnt going to be smal lgroups its going to be erratic numbers and weapons. So to even prioritize preparation to a very small percentage is a waste of action.
slightest heat signature can expose you from a mile and a half from a (military standard cheap thermo imaging scope) and thats it. So your advice is to try and keep as little detectable signatures as possible as if 98% understand what signature technologies are used. this isnt Afghanistan where you have apex capabilities.
The action of sacrifice is the priority, So to exchange that with technology is the goal. You can crawl 20 miles undetected drinking your own piss and eating berries, expose yourself- take out target, then die. Youre talking a handful of people capable of that that special operators can be capable of securing.
Next war is going to be quick, chaotic and strategically incomprehensible. most of all- quick.
Taliban had no signatures (relative) in a mountain, ya know what we did? blew up the mountain. Take that and reverse it so both sides have capabilities equal to this.
and youre telling people to cover their refracting light/heat sources. aggravating to watch even as an infantry vet.
dude, even if what your saying is true, it STILL makes sense to reduce your signature.. i mean its just basic common sense.
@@mtnbound2764 tactical necessity / core strategy of warfare . Different subjects
But look at this the other way. Just as the romans could have spoofed thier numbers with decoy fires. A squad can now do the same with a few boxes of batteries and flashlights .( Tape some batteries together for heat signatures) and force a move from the enemy.
You know, if you stopped playing war, you could be nice and toasty and comfortable eating good food, playing video games, or having fun on the internet getting your snack on.
Instead of bleeding out in some ditch cold eating grrbage food out of an 10 year old MRE. Just saying. Give up this nonsense. Mind your thought, because the thoughts you think inevitably lead to the reality you create for yourself.
I think high ranking officers will be in the way of massive overhauls to doctrine, it would be great if doctrine could be re-written by officers & senior enlisted from units like CAG, SF, 75th. Given how technologically sound our military is, referencing the capabilities of our best intelligence technology would be wise when writing basic principles etc. would love to see this take hold in ranger school because then the knowledge transfer to the large Army can slowly grasp hold.
Why are western troops always gobbing off on social media and just giving free training to our enemies.
Listening to a UA-cam video isn't going to make much a difference when the commanders are idiots
Been doing that for decades, and our enemies still fail to catch on. They never learn. And these aren’t even all of the tactics they have in mind. And quite frankly, it’s a good thing to have an idea on how one fights. Because if these guys are used against YOU, you might want to at least have an idea of countering them.
Just watching and actually training for shit are two different things.
what kind of helmet light is that
People edging over the end of society in these comments is weird. I get it you guys hate your day jobs and watched Civil War a few too many times. Life will get better.
seriously
Said the Romans too.
You know the killing fields were in the 70s right? It's pretty complacent to think we're past this kind of stuff.
I did switch back to push button for white light, pressure switch I heard to many horror stories of bumping truck, or a corner, or accidental tapping of pressure switch and then position getting lit up with a dshk
‘’We’re inclusive’’ lol 😂
Have'nt won a war since 1945 but we are worried about Inclusion.
@@mikejohnson2098 Really? So Korea, Panama, Grenada, the shit with Iran in the 80s, the Gulf War, Bsonia, etc. weren't victories?
@definitelynotthefbi4412 do you know what the difference is in a conflict and war? The Korean war what a joke half the country is still communist. Bosnia is another joke. You've got to be kidding to mention Grenada. Lost in Vietnam also. No straight up war/conflict against a peer country since Korean conflict. We aren't even winning in proxy wars. The so called gulf war? Iraq was not ever fight against a peer country.
@ How can you call yourself an American and not even know the history of your own nation? The objective of Korea was to counter the North Koreans and keep the South from falling to communist oppression. Last time I checked a map, there’s now a democratic, capitalist South Korea that flourishes while the communists in the North continue to suffer. Insinuating that Vietnam (or Afghanistan) was a military failure only serves to make you look like a person with lesser brainpower. Even 10 minutes of skimming the Wikipedia page should make the little lightbulb in that hollow skull of yours light up and make you aware of the difference between a political and military failure. In what way is Bosnia a joke? We went in while the Serbs were committing genocide, blew them the fuck up, and got them to cut their retarded Third-Worlder bullshit. Iraq during the Gulf War certainly wasn’t on the level of modern-day China, but they were also one of the largest militaries on the planet and were supplied with some of the Soviet’s best equipment (which, to be fair to the Iraqis, isn’t really saying much). They folded pretty quick. You’re delusional if you think the U.S. wouldn’t wipe the floor in a near-peer conflict if it started RIGHT NOW. Russia is a joke and has turned into a regional power at most. Iran isn’t even worth mentioning. China is the only country with the potential to become a truly worthy adversary, and they won’t be ready for at least another decade.
@@mikejohnson2098 Mike ‘Head Up My Ass’ Johnson, ladies and gentlemen.
I can dig pitching this to the civilian audience...there are many folks who haven't been in the shit.
what's your experience?
@@ericvantassell6809 Lol he was Mac-V-Sog in Delmont, Ohio during the Pickle 🥒 Riots of 77' lot of good men.....
Thats a very bad undisciplined SF soldier ... i call BS hard BS
1. All SF are active 24/7 and within 20 mins notice so doubt he has the time to waffle on a youtube video
2. Why would an active SF operator say all this on a youtube video
I call hard BS mate
Edit: My words have been Quoted from Former British Special Forces Operators
Goes to show the standards between British SF and USSF
Chalk and Cheese
Maybe during the GWOT they were active 24/7. But things have slowed down now. They also get leave so he could be on that.
@kevingnomen6092 SF operations Never slow down mate thats why they are special forces im in no way having a go at the channel its just my professional opinion considering i have served myself (infantry not sf)
And we all know youtube isnt a good platform for facts and truths
Im a content creator myself and i understand how it works
The problem is there is no way to confirm that this is true or not but i can garentee you that no serving SF operator would be appearing on youtube to promote war
Could be a National Guard SF dude, could be a weekend, could be the fact that they were interviewed while at the range and a media team was embedded with them for interview.
Special forces are not Neurosurgeons working 100+ hours a week. Not everything they do is super secret and spooky, a lot of mundane shit still happens.
Also, as for the 2nd part of your question. The 724th STG, a tier 1 SOF group that host PJs, CCTs, SR, and TACP to embed with DEVGRU and CAG have their own podcast called something like the "inside through podcast."
"Ones Ready" is another podcast with active SOF dudes in it. There is so much info from current active, guard, or retired SOF, they could easily get an opinion in.
It is also not like anything he is saying is revolutionary. A lot of common sense.
Pin of shame. SF are like any other normal unit. Unless theyre on a notice to move they come in for what ever work hours are then go home
@@MrShovelBottom this is the problem US have special forces chefs hahaha
If its a pin of shame it shows the level of intelligence from the channel because its the truth thats why they are Special forces operators but you believe everything the internet tells you fella
My comment is words quoted from former Special Forces Operators namley british sf
But then again British SF are on another level compared to USSF so my experienced are from a British perspective
National Guard Special Forces you mean the space cadets?
Goes to show british sf are a different breed
Certain NATO countries, not even tier 1 teach in basic everything he said and more.
SF in the USA must not be so SF?
I mean, silent gear, no smoking or fires, stalk and exfil, pass trough without any trace…it’s normal behavior in any unit as basic as engineers or even base service people in most western countries.
Christmas is almost here...where can I get a heat signature thwarting gillie suit?
Make it !!