Joining up as a "Cook" is a better idea than a lot of people realize. My youngest sister's husband was in the Navy (84-88) as a Cook. He has become a fine Chef over the years, but has cooked everything from Mexican to Italian and managed a Denny's and a "Lunch Truck". Always made a good living and can cook for 2 to 200 people without missing a beat. Navy to him was like a University Degree for providing a lifelong living! May God Bless your son and keep him safe...
Yeah because on the flipside it is hard to make a decent living back home bayoneting folks in the kidneys so that is maybe not a moneymaker skill like cooking! ;
Most guys who went to war, whether it was WW1,WW2,Korea or Vietnam never fired a weapon at an enemy. In real life only a few men in uniform even see combat with their own eyes. They are ALL important to winning the war. Driving a truck, typing reports, mopping floors are all part of the team. One of my uncles in WW2 carried a flamethrower on Saipan and killed MANY Japanese. He was the only relative in WW2 who DID NOT talk about the war. All who served deserve praise for their service.
Thanks for the episode. Good writing, acting, special effects action n the least credit goes to the music in the show.. It sets the mood. Thanks sargent Saunders for recommending a medal ! Sort of an ironic ending to this episode.
randy95023 - My son would like to join the army after he finishes his culinary degree. He says working in the kitchen or is it mess would give him a good experience. I don’t think a lot of guys think of joining the army for this, but your right it takes all kinds to complete the whole team to make it functional.
Makes a great show ,but after all those missions seems king company sees action daily can only imagine what it would do to someone in that much combat especially since Omaha beach My grandad was in ww2 and often he would cry around Christmas time everyone just let it be he's almost 97 now ....
I love Combat and I know it's hard moving trucks and tanks and all those gunpowder charges and guns with ammo but all those cement drainage ditches out in the middle of nowhere is not realistic. Good episode.
From the size alone that's a M2HB in the half-track..so if Kirby took a hit from it he wouldn't have been moving as well as he was. BTW, the kid is right combat is noisy but you kind of don't notice it at the time since you're busy.
A 50 caliber no doubt. Just from seeing the belts when the german maggot was reloading. Yes, Kirby's arm would of been blown right off easily. Plus, he would be atleast smoking from the incendiary.
I know this is just Hollywood, but why do they not carefully aim at least some of their shots? Kirby with the BAR, he just sort of sprays it in the general direction of the enemy. Can that weapon not be aimed? Is it always about suppressing fire?
The BAR itself is a rather awkward gun, it’s huge. It came out during World War I and attempted to fit the role between standard rifle like the M1, and a light machine gun, specifically one that would require a tripod, belt fed, machine gunner assistance etc. It came with a bipod on the front, and was quite controllable and accurate from a prone position, but aside from that the standard military practice was actually to advance on the enemy while firing from the hip, which would be awesome if you are Jesse Ventura in predator with a mini gun, but the BAR only had a 20 round capacity in the magazine, so on fully automatic it was out of ammo real quick. On top of that, I believe the actor that played Kirby was a small guy, somebody said in the comments that he was 5‘5“, so I don’t think physically he would be able to bring that gun up to his shoulder quickly, and look good on camera doing it. It’s also not very photogenic to have a rifle up by your face, squinting with one eye closed lol
In Vietnam, the US Army expended @50,000 5.56mm rounds for every enemy KIA. It isn't like a rifle range. Soldiers fire a lot of bullets to suppress and they also fire at locations even though they cannot directly see an enemy to shoot at. When you are being shot at you usually can't or don't take your time and deliberately aim, and the enemy is not going to cooperate and wait for you to shoot when he is being shot at. This is especially true for semi-automatic and automatic weapons.
so we have 2 german machine guns , so lets not use them .. so bad a script so we have wood burning lets not throw it out the window lets wait till the house is all on fire ..who writes this shit
Janet Aldrich - Check out the episode called The Long Way Home. That's what happens when they run out of ammo... ua-cam.com/video/_mvOdoit9f8/v-deo.html
9:55 Caje is literally on fire 🔥. Talk about method acting!
The music they play really rocks the soul and as tough as I am, it always brings tears to my eyes!
This one brought tears to my eyes at the ending.
Fear in a fearful situation is normal. It is a basic survival instinct. Bravery is acting despite the fear. This kid is an excellent example of that.
Kirby runs pretty good with that heavy ass BAR.
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Joining up as a "Cook" is a better idea than a lot of people realize. My youngest sister's husband was in the Navy (84-88) as a Cook. He has become a fine Chef over the years, but has cooked everything from Mexican to Italian and managed a Denny's and a "Lunch Truck". Always made a good living and can cook for 2 to 200 people without missing a beat. Navy to him was like a University Degree for providing a lifelong living! May God Bless your son and keep him safe...
Yeah because on the flipside it is hard to make a decent living back home bayoneting folks in the kidneys so that is maybe not a moneymaker skill like cooking! ;
Most guys who went to war, whether it was WW1,WW2,Korea or Vietnam never fired a weapon at an enemy. In real life only a few men in uniform even see combat with their own eyes. They are ALL important to winning the war. Driving a truck, typing reports, mopping floors are all part of the team. One of my uncles in WW2 carried a flamethrower on Saipan and killed MANY Japanese. He was the only relative in WW2 who DID NOT talk about the war. All who served deserve praise for their service.
Unusual story; really good episode.
My Grand Uncle was a Royal Navy Veteran stationed in Gibraltar
Longest firefight in Combat history starts at 4:38
Thanks for the episode. Good writing, acting, special effects action n the least credit goes to the music in the show.. It sets the mood. Thanks sargent Saunders for recommending a medal ! Sort of an ironic ending to this episode.
Typist killed for quiet!
The soldier had disobeyed sergent,s order twice but was a hero later who killed seven Germans at a time.
Think the Doolittle raid had a typist who excelled as a waist gunner on a b17...true story!
J adore tous les épisodes son très bien fait
randy95023 - My son would like to join the army after he finishes his culinary degree. He says working in the kitchen or is it mess would give him a good experience. I don’t think a lot of guys think of joining the army for this, but your right it takes all kinds to complete the whole team to make it functional.
Makes a great show ,but after all those missions seems king company sees action daily can only imagine what it would do to someone in that much combat especially since Omaha beach My grandad was in ww2 and often he would cry around Christmas time everyone just let it be he's almost 97 now ....
He became real hero. He almost. got his butt killed.
27 million Russians died at the hands of Germany during World War II and we never forgot and we all enjoy watching Combat 🇷🇺
Sergeant Saunders must have destroyed most of the half tracks in the German Army.
They did not have MRAPS in WW2. That half track was made by volkswagen and would have not been operational after hitting a mine.
I love Combat and I know it's hard moving trucks and tanks and all those gunpowder charges and guns with ammo but all those cement drainage ditches out in the middle of nowhere is not realistic.
Good episode.
Deserting his duty station and disobeying direct orders - TWICE - in combat. Most of the armies in WWII would have shot him on the spot.
Yeah and rightfully so.
that's why have anti tank missiles and grenades accurate firing to fight russians chinese
From the size alone that's a M2HB in the half-track..so if Kirby took a hit from it he wouldn't have been moving as well as he was. BTW, the kid is right combat is noisy but you kind of don't notice it at the time since you're busy.
A 50 caliber no doubt. Just from seeing the belts when the german maggot was reloading. Yes, Kirby's arm would of been blown right off easily. Plus, he would be atleast smoking from the incendiary.
a 50 slows Kirby a bit, the 8mm just bounces off of him.
Definitely a 30 cal 1919 machine gun barrel sticking out of the turret, but the receiver does look like a M2.
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Now we talk🛩🙄
Whaddya want---a medal?
A real hero^_^
There's that drainage ditch again
Yup ;
Some much of the same scenery was used again and again.
I know this is just Hollywood, but why do they not carefully aim at least some of their shots? Kirby with the BAR, he just sort of sprays it in the general direction of the enemy. Can that weapon not be aimed? Is it always about suppressing fire?
The BAR itself is a rather awkward gun, it’s huge. It came out during World War I and attempted to fit the role between standard rifle like the M1, and a light machine gun, specifically one that would require a tripod, belt fed, machine gunner assistance etc. It came with a bipod on the front, and was quite controllable and accurate from a prone position, but aside from that the standard military practice was actually to advance on the enemy while firing from the hip, which would be awesome if you are Jesse Ventura in predator with a mini gun, but the BAR only had a 20 round capacity in the magazine, so on fully automatic it was out of ammo real quick. On top of that, I believe the actor that played Kirby was a small guy, somebody said in the comments that he was 5‘5“, so I don’t think physically he would be able to bring that gun up to his shoulder quickly, and look good on camera doing it. It’s also not very photogenic to have a rifle up by your face, squinting with one eye closed lol
In Vietnam, the US Army expended @50,000 5.56mm rounds for every enemy KIA. It isn't like a rifle range. Soldiers fire a lot of bullets to suppress and they also fire at locations even though they cannot directly see an enemy to shoot at. When you are being shot at you usually can't or don't take your time and deliberately aim, and the enemy is not going to cooperate and wait for you to shoot when he is being shot at. This is especially true for semi-automatic and automatic weapons.
Looked like Kirby got killed?
ok i give up ... incendiary machine gun rounds? how did the wood catch fire?
noisy war....good 👍 to end it!
so we have 2 german machine guns , so lets not use them .. so bad a script so we have wood burning lets not throw it out the window lets wait till the house is all on fire ..who writes this shit
combat the best
buenas peliculas..combate..
A coward might be hero. LOL.
Where are they getting all that ammo???
They carry reloader kits and reload there own ammo.
No one in Combat! runs out of ammo unless they need to to make a script work. :)
You guys play too many video games in "god" mode
It's an hour long show, what do you expect? 1/2 dialog, 1/2 firefight
Janet Aldrich - Check out the episode called The Long Way Home. That's what happens when they run out of ammo... ua-cam.com/video/_mvOdoit9f8/v-deo.html
No closing credits, thumbs down
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