From Sunderland,…….but that is so British. Launching a major, risky, invasion…but worrying about the wildlife. But, being sneaky bar stewards, think the Penguins could have been an asset…can you fire a penguin out of a nuclear submarine? Apologies for trying to make a joke, but many brave people died (on both sides) in the conflict. Jaw jaw, not war war.
@@JJ_Khailha anytime anyone says “best in the world” on behalf of any country except the US, ill be there to say “excuse me” and clear my throat. Ahem!
The British always find a way no matter what the situation is either regarding the crappy equipment at the time or being outnumbered,we have the bravest of the brave fighting for her majesty's forces n will always n I mean always fight for our country,thank our lord almighty for the armed forces of Britain as unfortunately its one of the only things we can be proud of these days ☝️✌️💪 long live the queen 💪☝️☝️
Why after spending billions a year do the armed forces get cut and cut every year ? We will have more people in st James's park watching football than we have troops ?unless they intend to replace our troops with AI or robot troops ? Not as daft as it seems.
@@davidbrown9093 I personally agree as if they always send our troops off somewhere to fight wars they should at least make sure our boy's have the best tools to do the job 💪💪💪☝️
Agreed mate should send the sons of any prime minister on the front line if they start another one I personally think n with the same appalling equipment,I wonder then if they would do the sensible thing n actually care about our brave warriors 💪
Love the eccentricity of the English - writing a book about all the beaches on a small island in S. America which no-one has ever visited except the King Penguins! 😂
We had to investigate beaches world wide prior to invading, I believe we invaded 178 countries of the 200 which currently exist, and the 22 we didn’t bother invading had nothing worth robbing.
Envy of the English accomplishing these so called eccentric things is still alive n well eh sir,fool keep ur comments to yourself as we've achieved a hell of a lot more than the country your from,n I mean any country sir so wind ya neck in eh,fool 🤪🤪🤪
Envy of the English accomplishing these so called eccentric things is still alive n well eh sir,fool keep ur comments to yourself as we've achieved a hell of a lot more than the country your from,n I mean any country sir so wind ya neck in eh,fool 🤪🤪🤪
I'm told that when they landed there was so much milling around some soldiers started bleating like sheep, until others pointed out that was not a good idea in the Falklands!☺️
From a logistics point of view it's a fascinating story. The Americans said that fighting an enemy 8000 miles away 300 miles from it's homebase could not be done. The British said " Just wait until l finish this cup of tea and we will see about that"
@@goldeagle8051 it’s only useful in a military context. You only have to look at the collapse of Britians standing in the world and failing economy to see how poorly the private school system has prepared the current generation of ‘leaders’.
They were running out of time insofar as the winter was coming and the ships could only stay in the S Atlantic for a finite period. Have a read of Rear-Admiral Woodward's excellent book - a fascinating insight.
Question 'would the USA 'Russia or china be able to do what was done in the falkland today with the same amount of equipment? The main problem of any army is logistics.
Yet AGAIN the lead pictures are of the cabbageheads. Youd think there was no one else there. No piccies of 2 Para going at the same time. lets be frank. The hardest battles in that conflict were carried out by 2 and 3 Para AND the Scots Guards. Sending 2 Para with zero tracked support against Goose green was a disgrace.
The attack on Goose Green had NGFS, a light artillery gun line and dedicated FGA. The reason it didn't have light armour is predominantly due to the terrain, the long forward slope approach into a low valley would have made them easy meat as they'd have needed to sit in the open in full sight of the enemy to use their guns. I'm not sure why you think the Para battles were the hardest, I'd argue that 3 Para had the simplest assault but their plan made it difficult for themselves!
i didn't know the Admirals and commanders did such an awful landing job. they waited, and waited, and waited - when they should have off-loaded as quickly as possible.
The Welsh Guards waited and waited and waited because their Welsh Guards officer in charge of them, a WG Major, refused to order his men off the Sir Galahad. He was asked, then ORDERED, to get his men off the ship by a Royal Marines Major who knew the terrain and the danger they were in, but they refused. This RM Major (Ewen Southby-Tailyour) was an expert in beach landings and knew the Falklands and landing areas like the back of his hand.
40 years ago now. That's crazy. I joined the Royal navy a week after 9/11. Destroyer HMS Edinburgh. They were still using the same radar system they used during the Falkland war. The Argentina pilots were good pilots. They just couldn't compete with our fire power
Amazing that they refer to amphibious forces all time and all they show are images and videos of the Marines… but 2 Para were the first to land on the beaches, the only battalion to take two key positions and were first into Port Stanley 🤷🏼♂️
LoL, they shoul have just let the argentiiinians have it. its soo far away and so insignificant. What exactuly is the economic benefit of a tiny island anyway ? nothing thats what. it was a stupid decision and an example of epic failure of diplomacy, where the British envoy to Argentina should have done a much better job.
The Falklands don't cost anything to Britain, being self sufficient. You are aware that Britain tried negotiating, which broke down due to Argentina, and then when Argentina invaded, they also tried peaceful solutions, which were ignored. Hell, Argentina ignored a command from the UN Security council to withdraw
@Mad jock Stewart from Scotland’s most famous clan yeah, Britain was considering a lease deal before the war, back in the early 1970s, however, that fell through, as relations worsened between Britain and Argentina. I was more replying to the guy who stated that we weren't in the right to go and defend them
@@littleshep5502 Hmm thanks for the context, having a quick maps view of the falklands shows that its bigger than I thought and would pose as an excellent FOB / Base, pehaps a good place to build some nuke silos. That would surprise the ruskies.
@Mad jock Stewart from Scotland’s most famous clan Con todo respeto, Argentina no invadió Malvinas. En todo caso intentó recuperar un territorio que le fue usurpado en 1833. Nadie invade algo que es suyo.
@@darkodonnie2729 Aren’t the Argentinians the descendents of Spanish colonists during the Spanish Empire? I suppse if you live in Argentina & you’re not native, you will have to go back to Spain.
You all did a great job, despite the injuries and losses thank you
Forces TV don't like the truth that is why they take my comments down. One SAS man frightens the Deep State/ MOD.
Diverting the whole invasion to save a penguin colony is a wonderful example of humanity. Thank you.
Dont think the Americans would have done that.
@@davidbrown9093 Kentucky fried 🐧
You can't really invade what's already yours but I couldn't agree more with your point
Such a British thing to do.
@@georgedawson235 It was a reclamation from Argentina.....haven't you been paying attention^^.....
"The penguins would have to go.. "🤔. 😎😝God bless the British. 👊🤠
No
Amen
Amen to that!
Those penguins part of the PLO (Penguin Land Operations)would use a torch to signal the task force where the best place was to get ashore.
From Sunderland,…….but that is so British. Launching a major, risky, invasion…but worrying about the wildlife. But, being sneaky bar stewards, think the Penguins could have been an asset…can you fire a penguin out of a nuclear submarine? Apologies for trying to make a joke, but many brave people died (on both sides) in the conflict. Jaw jaw, not war war.
We were and still are so lucky in the UK to have the best armed forces in the world 👍 And a massive thank you to all of them 👏👏
The SAS and SBS got into a blue on blue fire fight during the conflict.
@@JJ_Khailha anytime anyone says “best in the world” on behalf of any country except the US, ill be there to say “excuse me” and clear my throat. Ahem!
Would highly recommend Rick jolly’s ‘doctor for friend and foe’ to anyone looking for an interesting read about the Falkland
I have just finished reading it… very good read!
I remember the sas/sbs firing on fanning head as we approached the shore.
Thank you for your service, from all of Great Britain
Everybody knows. You just don't mess, with the SAS.
The British always find a way no matter what the situation is either regarding the crappy equipment at the time or being outnumbered,we have the bravest of the brave fighting for her majesty's forces n will always n I mean always fight for our country,thank our lord almighty for the armed forces of Britain as unfortunately its one of the only things we can be proud of these days ☝️✌️💪 long live the queen 💪☝️☝️
Yup. Pretty easy to be powerful when you've taken from... THE ENTIRE WORLD.
GTFO with your toxic imperialism, dude.
😂😂
Why after spending billions a year do the armed forces get cut and cut every year ?
We will have more people in st James's park watching football than we have troops ?unless they intend to replace our troops with AI or robot troops ?
Not as daft as it seems.
@@davidbrown9093 I personally agree as if they always send our troops off somewhere to fight wars they should at least make sure our boy's have the best tools to do the job 💪💪💪☝️
Agreed mate should send the sons of any prime minister on the front line if they start another one I personally think n with the same appalling equipment,I wonder then if they would do the sensible thing n actually care about our brave warriors 💪
Love the eccentricity of the English - writing a book about all the beaches on a small island in S. America which no-one has ever visited except the King Penguins! 😂
We had to investigate beaches world wide prior to invading, I believe we invaded
178 countries of the 200 which currently exist, and the 22 we didn’t bother invading had nothing worth robbing.
Envy of the English accomplishing these so called eccentric things is still alive n well eh sir,fool keep ur comments to yourself as we've achieved a hell of a lot more than the country your from,n I mean any country sir so wind ya neck in eh,fool 🤪🤪🤪
Envy of the English accomplishing these so called eccentric things is still alive n well eh sir,fool keep ur comments to yourself as we've achieved a hell of a lot more than the country your from,n I mean any country sir so wind ya neck in eh,fool 🤪🤪🤪
Can't be a small island in south america!!!!
If u dare sir what country do u hail from then n we'll c who's got something to say eh
This was interesting but would like to see some interviews with the “rank and file” added in.
I'm told that when they landed there was so much milling around some soldiers started bleating like sheep, until others pointed out that was not a good idea in the Falklands!☺️
Stunning and excellent explanation as to how they did it.
Thank God for the Royal Marines and their expertise with landing craft boats.
When the British relate a story it always sounds so professional and interesting. It's amazing how they accomplish that.
Maybe you're just racist...
From a logistics point of view it's a fascinating story. The Americans said that fighting an enemy 8000 miles away 300 miles from it's homebase could not be done. The British said " Just wait until l finish this cup of tea and we will see about that"
All those guys are products of the English private school system, thats what you are paying for
@@SuburbanBushwacker I wish we had that in my country too. Too much socialism here, brings down the mean.
@@goldeagle8051 it’s only useful in a military context. You only have to look at the collapse of Britians standing in the world and failing economy to see how poorly the private school system has prepared the current generation of ‘leaders’.
Ian Gardiner looks like he could be John Lithgows brother.
I've often wondered why they didn't wait until a day with low cloud/rain to land? Couldnt have picked a better day for flying!?🤔
They were running out of time insofar as the winter was coming and the ships could only stay in the S Atlantic for a finite period. Have a read of Rear-Admiral Woodward's excellent book - a fascinating insight.
Question 'would the USA 'Russia or china be able to do what was done in the falkland today with the same amount of equipment?
The main problem of any army is logistics.
The USA could certainly do it, i doubt the Chinese could as the have very few ships and of course the russians couldnt, not atm!
@@catlee8064 The Russians could not take anything if they tried!
@@kerbal8216 Crimea.....2014...
@@catlee8064 The Russians couldn't hold a hot mug of tea.
@@timbutton4990 They have held the Crimea for the last 8 yrs....
God Save Our amazing troops
God Save Our Queen
God Save Our Glorious Union🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Thank you for your service🇬🇧🙏
And God save our big brother the United States... (the real help)
nice
Planning all this out on google earth must have been so easy.... oh, wait...
Yet AGAIN the lead pictures are of the cabbageheads. Youd think there was no one else there. No piccies of 2 Para going at the same time. lets be frank. The hardest battles in that conflict were carried out by 2 and 3 Para AND the Scots Guards. Sending 2 Para with zero tracked support against Goose green was a disgrace.
The attack on Goose Green had NGFS, a light artillery gun line and dedicated FGA.
The reason it didn't have light armour is predominantly due to the terrain, the long forward slope approach into a low valley would have made them easy meat as they'd have needed to sit in the open in full sight of the enemy to use their guns.
I'm not sure why you think the Para battles were the hardest, I'd argue that 3 Para had the simplest assault but their plan made it difficult for themselves!
Can someone translate this?
Which aspects?
@@JammyDodger45 I think he means NGFS and FGA??...👍
I guess we'll never know as they've not replied.
Maybe they discovered Google in the interim. 🤷🏻♂️
i didn't know the Admirals and commanders did such an awful landing job. they waited, and waited, and waited - when they should have off-loaded as quickly as possible.
The Welsh Guards waited and waited and waited because their Welsh Guards officer in charge of them, a WG Major, refused to order his men off the Sir Galahad. He was asked, then ORDERED, to get his men off the ship by a Royal Marines Major who knew the terrain and the danger they were in, but they refused. This RM Major (Ewen Southby-Tailyour) was an expert in beach landings and knew the Falklands and landing areas like the back of his hand.
How long did the Argentine pilots have to fly for to get to the landing zone? Were they flying all the way from Argentina?
If they flew from the mainland
We are that good, we saved the Penguins!
Forces news love their Falklands topics, I feel there's a new video every other day now lol😂 marvelously put together though, as always.
40th anniversary.
Maybe, just maybe, there’s a slight chance that it miiiiight just be because it’s the 40th anniversary of the conflict…
Full camo but bight yellow life jackets
Better than drowning
Yup - I also noticed Soldiers fully camo-ed up with green faces but wearing white socks !! 🤣
40 years ago now. That's crazy. I joined the Royal navy a week after 9/11. Destroyer HMS Edinburgh. They were still using the same radar system they used during the Falkland war.
The Argentina pilots were good pilots. They just couldn't compete with our fire power
Love these war stories!
Amazing that they refer to amphibious forces all time and all they show are images and videos of the Marines… but 2 Para were the first to land on the beaches, the only battalion to take two key positions and were first into Port Stanley 🤷🏼♂️
Because the Paras were amphibious forces at that time.
And they were landed at the same time as 40 cdo
@@michaelwilliams3861 they were never an amphibious force , and were never trained for an amphibious landing .
@@factsdontcareaboutyourfeel7204 if your stepping off a boat, your amphibious, whether trained or not
@@michaelwilliams3861 lmao no , that’s not how it works lol
👏👏👏👏👏💜💚🇬🇧
Great ..thanks..bishops stortford herts
A big toe would descend...... 😆
Nothing is well planed .8000miles away. Isent bad the results.zGood forces.
British troops retake Malvinas thanks to his big brother's help: the Unite States.
without them... they weren't able to achieve the objetive.
Falklands mate. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Just keep saying this often enough and in the end you will believe it. As it saves you facing the actual truth. You were out fought by better men.
And when we go on night patrol, we hold each other's hands
For we are the British Army and we're here to take your land
Yet, it was the argies trying to take someone’s land 🤦♂️
all this because of Thatchers war on the working class back home!! Ding dong the witch is dead!
Greatest PM since Churchill
@@factsdontcareaboutyourfeel7204 Agreed !
Son las islas malvinas y son argentinas
You tried and failed, you died like dogs in the trenches 🇬🇧
They have never been Argentine and never will 😁
Youse didnt do so well in Northern Ireland. 💚🤍🧡
Yeah, it's still British.
@@nicholasjeremyson it never was💚🤍🧡
@@declanmurphy6427 Cope and seethe.
@@nicholasjeremyson You cope and cede😂🤣😂🤣😂😭
@@declanmurphy6427 No you
LoL, they shoul have just let the argentiiinians have it. its soo far away and so insignificant. What exactuly is the economic benefit of a tiny island anyway ? nothing thats what. it was a stupid decision and an example of epic failure of diplomacy, where the British envoy to Argentina should have done a much better job.
The Falklands don't cost anything to Britain, being self sufficient. You are aware that Britain tried negotiating, which broke down due to Argentina, and then when Argentina invaded, they also tried peaceful solutions, which were ignored. Hell, Argentina ignored a command from the UN Security council to withdraw
@Mad jock Stewart from Scotland’s most famous clan yeah, Britain was considering a lease deal before the war, back in the early 1970s, however, that fell through, as relations worsened between Britain and Argentina. I was more replying to the guy who stated that we weren't in the right to go and defend them
@@littleshep5502 Hmm thanks for the context, having a quick maps view of the falklands shows that its bigger than I thought and would pose as an excellent FOB / Base, pehaps a good place to build some nuke silos. That would surprise the ruskies.
@Mad jock Stewart from Scotland’s most famous clan Con todo respeto, Argentina no invadió Malvinas. En todo caso intentó recuperar un territorio que le fue usurpado en 1833. Nadie invade algo que es suyo.
@@oscarbosio9881 Argentina didn’t exist when the British were there.
Snoooooze
And I hope you dont come out of it
@bruce parka Is that random almost a sentence supposed to mean something?
@@nathanworthington4451 It means Worthington is worthless.
How British troops first landed to invade Falkland
Take back*
@@darkodonnie2729 talking about an inhabited island, not Australia, America ect. "STICK TO THE TOPIC".
@@darkodonnie2729 Aren’t the Argentinians the descendents of Spanish colonists during the Spanish Empire? I suppse if you live in Argentina & you’re not native, you will have to go back to Spain.
@@darkodonnie2729 Your going on like other countries haven't done the same thing 😂
@@darkodonnie2729 come get it back? Dare you. We'll send our boy scouts to deal with you next time. Pathetic cretins.