It’s been 5797 days since the Wanat battle. Today Memorial Day we’ll start releasing everything on the Battle of Wanat, Operation Rock Move, DOD & Army investigations, Apache gunship tapes, never before seen videos, battle footage, soldier interviews, etc. Stay tuned to upcoming releases here on the channel. Never Forgotten!
I think I was one of the first to see this after you posted it, I have followed the events of this battle after I found out about it, and am In awe of the courage our men had. Thanks for uploading this, History must be remembered.
Also anyway I could get a copy of the raw file? I want to use AI to upscale and enhance, starting from the original would be best. Could I get a copy? I would of course share the results with you. free of charge :D
What happened aftermath in this war incidents that took lives of the American soldiers 9KIA and 27 WIA? How many casualties of the Taliban side any details.
This needed to be uploaded if anything for the historical value. Wanat is the most forgotten battle in the 20 year war of Afghanistan. Not just Wanat but the Ranch House and Aranas Ambush, all of which Chosin Company/173rdAB went through in a single deployment. These can not be forgotten.
Nahhh. We still have each other's back in the 2024. Atleast other veterans who seen combat, will never abandon one another. Ptsd is a life long struggle that will always be an important role in war due to its effects on family members as well as sailors, soldiers,and Mariners. You can't possibly understand if you've never experienced it yourself.
I know you probably have heard this before but I sincerely want to thank you for doing everything in your power to get those guys on the ground some relief you and all of them have my deepest gratitude and respect Also RIP to all that gave their lives
@@BattleofWanat out of curiosity, it seemed like you were zoomed in too close for a bunch of the lower altitude passes, does that have the potential to make you nauseous? I'm guessing the live feed screen resolution (as you see it in your monocle) is much more clesr than in this video.
Crazy how hard it is to shoot at something in this kind of terrain from an Apache... they get like 2 seconds to make the decision and fire. What a terrible day that was. We shall never forget all these heroes. Thank you for releasing more information, I hate thinking this is all fading in time and being forgotten. Thank you for preventing that.
Yeah, I lost count of how many times the Apache pilot rolled left & right and circled and tried to find a target to shoot at and the whole time I'm watching I am thinking "Yeah find'em and kill'em this time" and it ends up being a dud run like you said after just 2-seconds of looking and then the process had to start all over again. But they gave a great effort and it had to really be frustrating for all of the pilots, including the Dust-off medivac guys that had to try and land in the middle of a firefight.
“yeah we’re staying below 8k so the air force can do fuckin barrel rolls” i totally respect the apache pilots sentiment. you know its bad when the GFC’s RTO is passing airspace restrictions
Welcome brother. Good to hear from truly an American Hero. Hope all the guys are doing well and blessed. Another upcoming film #6 of 10 series will show a great collaboration of all the Apaches and the heroic work you guys did supporting our boys. We’re all so appreciative and it’ll never be forgotten. God bless you guys sir ⭐️
Somebody took a “hearts and minds” class to a different level at the academy. No other way it could even be attempted as justified. Terrible for the guys one the ground. They were impeccable.
I'm privileged to have served in both units in this video. Both are exceptional on the battlefield. May our soldier's sacrifice always be remembered and honored. Expect No Mercy! and Sky Soldier!
I heard that and had to replay it to see if that's what I heard. I know two of the Kia!! I was on that deployment In the korengal valley. I was with the 173rd stb and that day was a sad sad day! I remember saying those exact words when we were at the kop!!! Also did route clearance in and out of that whole AO! I'm still wondering why the hell they wanted that base, and the Kop where they were!! The million dollar question that will never be truthfully answered!! Love and miss all my sky Soldier brothers and sisters!! R.I.P to the fallen and may they rest easy!!!
@VbRaider88 so we ran route clearance out of A-bad! We were tasked to do all route clearance missions in and out of the korengal Valley! I have been to every place in that area! We did missions from the pech river valley to the korengal! I spent a ton of time in both them crazy death valleys! Definitely changed my life and not for the better. I loved running route clearance because I know that I saved many lives finding IEDs the good way and a few the hard way! But I was a husky driver, so I made it out somehow!! I knew and lost way too many brothers and sisters on both of my deployments, but that one was by far the worst! We also ran QRF for the battle of wanat!! Sad sad day for so many! They are the real heros! In my opinion, there were 4 bases that should have never been where they were! The two major ones were the KOP and Wanat!! To all my sky soldiers and all others that paid the ultimate price, I owe you everything!
LT Brostrom dad was my Colonel back at HAAF. Meet Johnathan as a kid on Battalion day. Took me back when I found out that he was KIA Condolences to the families of these lost soldiers. . Fly Army
My respect and gratitude to all involved. Please don't ever think that your efforts were in vain based on how things turned out. You toed the line, showed up, and made good. Bless you all.
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Why tf would the ones in charge put a COP in a valley surrounded by high ground on all sides. Whomever made that decision should not be in charge of anything combat related for the rest of his career.
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Or sending grid references. I thought they did that..? Did they have a system to show marks via their helmets a la a10-2? If not- oh shit. Conflicting radio convs unavoidable. Also....were they jammed? Nightmare sit awareness issues. Lots of questions re workload of combatants. Inf / int history here.
We grew up in families who raised men and women correctly God family country. We had family that was in ww2 Korea and Vietnam, we knew what it meant they day we say the news in 2001. We do what we must for the man standing next to us
That dude on the ground...holy shit, he sounded like calling from his living room. He has some balls to keep his cool in such situation like that. Great job from everyone. Especially from that combat jet doing show of force at 8 thousand feet. :-D
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Two reasons for the base almost being overrun: HESCOs not high enough and the observation point situated at a wrong place. Additionaly no mandate to shoot at Taliban scouts in the days prior. Warfare with handbrake applied.
Interesting fact: Hescos were on 4’ high on the ground because the men had to cut them in half so the bobcat could fill them giving them a little something to get behind. The hescos at the cop, including the ones stacked, were mostly empty used only as decoys so to speak. Taliban never realized this fact. The OP was in the best location with what the men on the ground had and they all agreed on it. Army command never mitigated these concerns. Never took responsibility either.. only excuses. Having the high ground would’ve changed everything
@@BattleofWanatLooks to me there was alot of people in high places goin award hunting to allow somthing like this to happen. Only thing I can think of as to why they didn't put those guys on higher ground...
Do the lower flying aircraft like this helicopter we are watching have priority to fly around and engage targets in those valleys over what ever is above him?
Chosen we’re doomed from day one. A ridiculous place for an OP and the only support from the air. Absolute respect for those soldiers. They knew their time was short. Whoever authorised that position is responsible for a disaster. I’m not military and I’m not American but I know common sense. Every one of those guys never had a chance and the ones that did survive will carry that forever just for doing their duty. 😞
God this was so crazy to listen to. It definitely puts you right in the moment. Being a RT you catch yourself picking up on the Hot Mic’s all the shit they ground elements is going through.
You know theres a fantastic music video one of your troopers made about this day. Was a hell of a constant moto during my career. This happened a few months after i rotated out. You guys gave em hell.
I'm 16 minutes in and haven't seen any enemies yet.Ive seen a single burning object and three side by side burning objects,but haven't noticed the smoke or the enemies being mentioned by those on the ground. Out of curiosity,what's the rate of fuel consumption Time (in minutes) Vs Fuel (in gallons) when doing ground located target searches like this in an Apache?? At 16 minutes in,they've already burned 16 minutes plus travel time to OP worth of fuel & are still trying to pinpoint the target they're being asked to wipe out.
Thank you for sharing this with us, and thank you for your service 🙏 I remember watching these Apache gun cams before all the YT guidelines, they were epic! If this is the "gun cam" then just curious if you could keep everything original and simply blur out what's needed?
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@ The likelihood of RPGs actually hitting a chopper at that height and those angles is slim to none. Nobody said anything about hovering. But he could absolutely slow down on his passes so the gunner had more time to acquire and engage the targets that the guys on the ground were desperately trying to get them to engage.
I would assume we are seeing the weapons officers view not the pilots of the Apache. Second, why aren’t they mark points? I’m looking at the hud and I don’t see one? Last since they were in a 💩 hole did they have artillery cover?
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How did so many of them hide from the thermals? I've seen estimates ranging from 100 to 300 AAF & there's not a single one visible, pass after pass. From the captured films it looks like they we're lined up right along that ridge the apaches swept multiple times. What was going on?
We never learn the state are liars. But then there’s always someone stupid, naive, desperate or malicious enough to put on a uniform and take orders from the government.
@@BattleofWanat It was also daylight, the IR lazars won't be picked up by the thermals of the TADS. At night you can see them in night vision devices, so even if they had had them they would not of been any good.
Thank you to all those that took part in the efforts of this battle, you all are not forgotten to the civilians like myself that pay attention to the things we ask those who serve to do on behalf of our great country. The men that died that day will always be remembered by me and others god bless you all!
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Sorry, but this was the most frustrating video I've seen. How many times can you fly around, look right at the area they told you they were getting fire from, and just go right on by and not fire a shot? They should have went home with zero ammo left.
More birds were together during this fight. Keep in mind the situation was extremely kinetic and hot under fire not only down below but above as well. More tapes are soon to be released and you’ll understand much more. Stay tuned.. Thank you for watching
@@MrVideoyoulike no it’s early in the battle. Several more Apache videos are to come in the upcoming episode “Archangels”. They are much clearer and show much more detail in their attacks etc at Wanat.
I watched the documentary the enemy took a lot of our guys that day they ambushed the base from up on the mountain sides. Hundreds of Fighters with RPGs and machine guns. I wish those birds would have come in a little more vengeful and hot especially while they had them in sight. Probably just my emotions speaking but man that was terribly sad.😢 ❤to the USA soldiers families
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Things that they can’t train you for at Rucker. When the stress goes up, you start botching commas and it gets confusing to other elements trying to walk-on your talk-on.
At 10:24. That was the op topside the apache shot at. The bodies laying around. That I believe was the op. The place where the guys where in the fight for there lives. Tnat guy pointing around I believe was the op. Not blaming a sole. I've been there I know how it is. Sucks looking it this way.
I think the Pilot had the gun slaved to his sight. The OP was taking frags so the enemy was within 50 meters from the OP. The TADS and the gun can point at 2 different locations at the same time. Having the gun slaved the helmet would alow the Pilot or the CPG to look and shoot with out having to use the TADS to point the gun.
There used to be a buzzing sound instead of an altitude low voice, whenever we were low enough to see their tattoos. You carried on piloting one of the best and most efficient, sorts of transportation known in the military during actul combat. The improvements from the 80s is unbelievable, especially the fire power. Thanks for sharing your content, and congratulations on making back to the states from such a shitshow of a situation.
I didn't see any explosions from the 30mm gun runs, was that edited out because of You Tube policy? A quick thought in my head came quickly and that is can't something like an M-79 or any 40mm grenade launcher be used to deploy say a red smoke on top of an enemy location to mark the area as enemy instead of always trying to mark friendly locations only? Those AH-64 guy's had a tough as hell of a job flying around the canyon and getting lined up for an effective run-in for guns or rockets and not hitting friendlies. Tense and frustrating moments considering they are both trying to save the troops on the ground and suppress the enemy enough to get the medivac in to evacuate the wounded. Having to worry about ground fire and all the other shit involved in this is just nail biting. God bless them for their efforts. The choice of ground to defend and position of all the Main Base LZ, KOP'S & OP'S was just piss poor. Doesn't West Point teach Officer's these days to always take the high ground? I am ex-USN and I can see the problems here.
What a horrible location to put guys in & seems like they did it several times. I never served but a lot of my male relatives have including both gdads in ww2 & dad in vietnam but I'd never expect anyone with any kinda sense to put guys in the lowest area. I would have been feeling real set up being told to go there😡
Idk how you guys have the self to control to know what’s happening on the ground and not level everything on the ground in a 1 mile radius around the OP literally if it move it’s over including there goats
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God this was so crazy to listen to. It definitely puts you right in the moment. Being a RT you catch yourself picking up on the Hot Mic’s all the shit they ground elements is going through. 11 days and a wake up RIP bros. 🤜🤛
It's undicernable to the average joe blow. It was a waste to watch. No missile hits, no targets seen hit... this is history that's missing alot of information through this video. This is not criticism, just pointing out a problem with the video narrative.
Thanks, when I see FLIR on the screen, I have an idea that the lighter dots/shapes are mostly people... Some of whom are targeted... Looking forward to more, had to leave this one a bit early (kind of I'll..) Thx !
Love this kind of youtube videos...i dont know much about what happened here but i do know you boys get all my respect Edit. ...just did some research on this battle and the boys fought off 200 of those. ..."well im gonna be nice".....and r.i.p. to the k.i.a. and those police were full of sht....be safe everyone.
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It’s been 5797 days since the Wanat battle. Today Memorial Day we’ll start releasing everything on the Battle of Wanat, Operation Rock Move, DOD & Army investigations, Apache gunship tapes, never before seen videos, battle footage, soldier interviews, etc.
Stay tuned to upcoming releases here on the channel.
Never Forgotten!
I think I was one of the first to see this after you posted it, I have followed the events of this battle after I found out about it, and am In awe of the courage our men had. Thanks for uploading this, History must be remembered.
Also anyway I could get a copy of the raw file? I want to use AI to upscale and enhance, starting from the original would be best. Could I get a copy? I would of course share the results with you. free of charge :D
Thank you 211. Greatly appreciated from us all.
Stay tuned… all’s being released.
What happened aftermath in this war incidents that took lives of the American soldiers 9KIA and 27 WIA? How many casualties of the Taliban side any details.
Where is Wanat (COP Blessing?) in relation to J-Bad or A-Bad?
This needed to be uploaded if anything for the historical value. Wanat is the most forgotten battle in the 20 year war of Afghanistan. Not just Wanat but the Ranch House and Aranas Ambush, all of which Chosin Company/173rdAB went through in a single deployment. These can not be forgotten.
They forgotten long time ago.
@@bastogne315 heads up chinabot, this comment might cost you some social credit, hope you got your rations for the week.
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Nahhh. We still have each other's back in the 2024. Atleast other veterans who seen combat, will never abandon one another. Ptsd is a life long struggle that will always be an important role in war due to its effects on family members as well as sailors, soldiers,and Mariners.
You can't possibly understand if you've never experienced it yourself.
4real I suffer from it it's not a easy condition talking helps
Lots of memories from that day. I may or may not have been in the front seat of that Apache with Tizzle.
Hi sir. Hope you’re doing well.
I know you probably have heard this before but I sincerely want to thank you for doing everything in your power to get those guys on the ground some relief you and all of them have my deepest gratitude and respect
Also RIP to all that gave their lives
🦅 💪 🔥 🐃
@@BattleofWanat out of curiosity, it seemed like you were zoomed in too close for a bunch of the lower altitude passes, does that have the potential to make you nauseous?
I'm guessing the live feed screen resolution (as you see it in your monocle) is much more clesr than in this video.
Just gotta say brother, thank you for your service and sacrifice. Thank you for fighting on my behalf, I was 4F and unfit for service.
The guys on the ground did a hell of a job communicating given the situation they were in. Just incredible
I was a corpsman on FOB Asadabad when this happened. It was an honor taking care of the warriors who got medivaced to us.
Thank you sir.
Crazy how hard it is to shoot at something in this kind of terrain from an Apache... they get like 2 seconds to make the decision and fire. What a terrible day that was. We shall never forget all these heroes. Thank you for releasing more information, I hate thinking this is all fading in time and being forgotten. Thank you for preventing that.
Thank you
Coordinating from the ground to the air is a bitch
Yeah, I lost count of how many times the Apache pilot rolled left & right and circled and tried to find a target to shoot at and the whole time I'm watching I am thinking "Yeah find'em and kill'em this time" and it ends up being a dud run like you said after just 2-seconds of looking and then the process had to start all over again. But they gave a great effort and it had to really be frustrating for all of the pilots, including the Dust-off medivac guys that had to try and land in the middle of a firefight.
“I think I hit a bird and shit my pants”
“well how did the bird do?” lmao
Sitrep on the bird?
“yeah we’re staying below 8k so the air force can do fuckin barrel rolls” i totally respect the apache pilots sentiment. you know its bad when the GFC’s RTO is passing airspace restrictions
42:46
Fast Mover: "conducting show of force.."
Apache Pilot- "weve been shootin the shit outta em I dont think they are gonna give a shit"
hahahah
Yeah the apache pilots said something about them being on the fronnt page of the stars and stripes. They hit that nail on the head lol
Holy smokes!!! Tizzle here!
Welcome brother. Good to hear from truly an American Hero. Hope all the guys are doing well and blessed.
Another upcoming film #6 of 10 series will show a great collaboration of all the Apaches and the heroic work you guys did supporting our boys. We’re all so appreciative and it’ll never be forgotten.
God bless you guys sir ⭐️
@@BattleofWanat good stuff brother!
Absolutely mind blowing the skill, communication, and precision required for this. God bless American military.
Thank you for sharing this. Never Forgotten.
Yessir
Always love the chosen few. Garcia,Phillips ,Brostrom,Bogar, Hovater, and Rainey. These men were some of the best .
That terrain is a nightmare from so many aspects.
Extremely
@BasedSurfer the million dollar question that’s never been answered
Somebody took a “hearts and minds” class to a different level at the academy. No other way it could even be attempted as justified. Terrible for the guys one the ground. They were impeccable.
@@stevemcqueen9539 are you referring to anyone specific?
@@JRAT777prolly colonel O.
I'm privileged to have served in both units in this video. Both are exceptional on the battlefield. May our soldier's sacrifice always be remembered and honored.
Expect No Mercy! and Sky Soldier!
Yessir.
No one remebers wars that didnt need to be fought.
@@bastogne315 Wrong. Noone of relevance forgets the sacrifices our men and women made, despite our personal opinions on the wars themselves.
Never, Ever Forget
If you’re from a western country that took part in this war, that participation only harmed your own countries.
At 6:30 were those American soldiers hunkered down at the OP? Those 30mm shots are insanely close like 3 feet!
Yessir
Thats what I thought. Insane
I believe I heard on the hot mic "We're going to fucking die." That some scary shit!
25:03 that’s exactly what is said
I heard that and had to replay it to see if that's what I heard. I know two of the Kia!! I was on that deployment In the korengal valley. I was with the 173rd stb and that day was a sad sad day! I remember saying those exact words when we were at the kop!!! Also did route clearance in and out of that whole AO! I'm still wondering why the hell they wanted that base, and the Kop where they were!! The million dollar question that will never be truthfully answered!! Love and miss all my sky Soldier brothers and sisters!! R.I.P to the fallen and may they rest easy!!!
@@Jeffrey173rdthanks for your service man. Were you at Restrepo?
@VbRaider88 so we ran route clearance out of A-bad! We were tasked to do all route clearance missions in and out of the korengal Valley! I have been to every place in that area! We did missions from the pech river valley to the korengal! I spent a ton of time in both them crazy death valleys! Definitely changed my life and not for the better. I loved running route clearance because I know that I saved many lives finding IEDs the good way and a few the hard way! But I was a husky driver, so I made it out somehow!! I knew and lost way too many brothers and sisters on both of my deployments, but that one was by far the worst! We also ran QRF for the battle of wanat!! Sad sad day for so many! They are the real heros! In my opinion, there were 4 bases that should have never been where they were! The two major ones were the KOP and Wanat!! To all my sky soldiers and all others that paid the ultimate price, I owe you everything!
LT Brostrom dad was my Colonel back at HAAF. Meet Johnathan as a kid on Battalion day. Took me back when I found out that he was KIA Condolences to the families of these lost soldiers. . Fly Army
@@richardhamilton1567 thank you sir
This battle was brutal and a sadly done investigation by the institution.... They let those fallen heroes and their family down.
Thank you sir
My respect and gratitude to all involved. Please don't ever think that your efforts were in vain based on how things turned out. You toed the line, showed up, and made good. Bless you all.
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Why tf would the ones in charge put a COP in a valley surrounded by high ground on all sides. Whomever made that decision should not be in charge of anything combat related for the rest of his career.
@@roko6023 yessir
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Whoever went to Afghanistan is a mercenary.
@@GB-mu9uedo you have a point or just wanted to stretch your typing finger there cowboy?
To bait in enemy combatants. I know cause I was part of the bait used and luckily here to talk about it today
You would think highlighting the friendly position. Perimeter or entire position. Would really help with situation awareness during CAS.
Or sending grid references. I thought they did that..? Did they have a system to show marks via their helmets a la a10-2?
If not- oh shit. Conflicting radio convs unavoidable.
Also....were they jammed? Nightmare sit awareness issues.
Lots of questions re workload of combatants. Inf / int history here.
Where do we get these so very special men and women who go where no sane person would ever go?! God Bless Our Fighting Men and Women!
Thank you 🙏
We grew up in families who raised men and women correctly God family country. We had family that was in ww2 Korea and Vietnam, we knew what it meant they day we say the news in 2001. We do what we must for the man standing next to us
Get your head out your arse. You’d shoot your own neighbour if you were ordered to. There’s literally no thinking involved.
That dude on the ground...holy shit, he sounded like calling from his living room. He has some balls to keep his cool in such situation like that. Great job from everyone. Especially from that combat jet doing show of force at 8 thousand feet. :-D
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Those poor guys were sitting ducks. It’s abhorrent. The army top brass need to be charged with negligent homicide at the very least.
How stressful this must be for the pilot and gunner to identify the correct targets.
will there be more chosen co videos they are really interesting
Two reasons for the base almost being overrun: HESCOs not high enough and the observation point situated at a wrong place. Additionaly no mandate to shoot at Taliban scouts in the days prior. Warfare with handbrake applied.
Interesting fact: Hescos were on 4’ high on the ground because the men had to cut them in half so the bobcat could fill them giving them a little something to get behind. The hescos at the cop, including the ones stacked, were mostly empty used only as decoys so to speak. Taliban never realized this fact. The OP was in the best location with what the men on the ground had and they all agreed on it.
Army command never mitigated these concerns. Never took responsibility either.. only excuses.
Having the high ground would’ve changed everything
@@BattleofWanatLooks to me there was alot of people in high places goin award hunting to allow somthing like this to happen. Only thing I can think of as to why they didn't put those guys on higher ground...
god dang they lowered the qaulity so much insane.
Do the lower flying aircraft like this helicopter we are watching have priority to fly around and engage targets in those valleys over what ever is above him?
Chosen we’re doomed from day one. A ridiculous place for an OP and the only support from the air. Absolute respect for those soldiers. They knew their time was short. Whoever authorised that position is responsible for a disaster. I’m not military and I’m not American but I know common sense. Every one of those guys never had a chance and the ones that did survive will carry that forever just for doing their duty. 😞
When he said “ I have targets” there is a HUGE pause between marking contact and firing on the enemy
Taliban used close proximity to our boys to keep themselves safe. Crazy but true.
@@BattleofWanat "hug the enemy" just like in Vietnam with napalm
God this was so crazy to listen to. It definitely puts you right in the moment. Being a RT you catch yourself picking up on the Hot Mic’s all the shit they ground elements is going through.
You know theres a fantastic music video one of your troopers made about this day. Was a hell of a constant moto during my career. This happened a few months after i rotated out. You guys gave em hell.
I'm 16 minutes in and haven't seen any enemies yet.Ive seen a single burning object and three side by side burning objects,but haven't noticed the smoke or the enemies being mentioned by those on the ground.
Out of curiosity,what's the rate of fuel consumption
Time (in minutes)
Vs
Fuel (in gallons)
when doing ground located target searches like this in an Apache??
At 16 minutes in,they've already burned 16 minutes plus travel time to OP worth of fuel & are still trying to pinpoint the target they're being asked to wipe out.
Apache pilot having a hard time to locate the target? Keep me dizzy the thermal video...😅
Thank you for sharing this with us, and thank you for your service 🙏 I remember watching these Apache gun cams before all the YT guidelines, they were epic! If this is the "gun cam" then just curious if you could keep everything original and simply blur out what's needed?
We were out in Laghman Province Oct. 08 - July 09 as SECFOR for the PRT. I am sorry brothers.
Have you ever froze from shock during a mission? How did you get through it?
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The terrain is unbelievable
Serious question. If you’re not too worried about SAMs then why not fly slower so it’s not so difficult to get target acquisition?
Because you're a target and its not a game. RPG or magic bullet theory still applies
@ The likelihood of RPGs actually hitting a chopper at that height and those angles is slim to none. Nobody said anything about hovering. But he could absolutely slow down on his passes so the gunner had more time to acquire and engage the targets that the guys on the ground were desperately trying to get them to engage.
@@AbruptandOffensive Okay dude.
@@uhhello173 I’m sorry basic common sense hurt your need to feel like a subject matter expert to strangers in the comment sections of social media 😂🤡
@ how much time you got flying through the mountains of Afghanistan?
can someone explain what i just watched? It seems like just grey and black shadows and cant see anything at all. Like watching soup, what is this?
I would assume we are seeing the weapons officers view not the pilots of the Apache. Second, why aren’t they mark points? I’m looking at the hud and I don’t see one?
Last since they were in a 💩 hole did they have artillery cover?
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How did so many of them hide from the thermals? I've seen estimates ranging from 100 to 300 AAF & there's not a single one visible, pass after pass. From the captured films it looks like they we're lined up right along that ridge the apaches swept multiple times. What was going on?
I was just looking at the commemorative badge my great great uncle received fighting in Afghanistan from 1879! We never learn.
We never learn the state are liars. But then there’s always someone stupid, naive, desperate or malicious enough to put on a uniform and take orders from the government.
Did no one have any PEQ15's or 4's on their M4's in the valley to help point out these targets???
They did not. Chosen had nothing and no support. Complete leadership failure at the highest degree.
Not taking any responsibility makes it even worse…
@@BattleofWanat It was also daylight, the IR lazars won't be picked up by the thermals of the TADS. At night you can see them in night vision devices, so even if they had had them they would not of been any good.
Those only work at night
@@guyrandom1 LOL! You must have never been trained on them.
@@briansmith2125 yea what do I know I’m only a pilot. 😂😂
I watched the video made by the other side back in 2009. Crazy how they simply did what they did.
How can he see anything moving camera as he is?
The camera is tracking what he sees. This is a recording of what his helmet is looking at.
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"God Dammit" is 💯 at the end.
The altitude low warning will drive me nuts ! You have no way to cancel that or set it for a lower altitude?
Yes that can be set by the pilot
You can set the low bug, but it's still nice to have warning. Some units also use a hard deck.
Sorry, but this was the most frustrating video I've seen. How many times can you fly around, look right at the area they told you they were getting fire from, and just go right on by and not fire a shot? They should have went home with zero ammo left.
More birds were together during this fight. Keep in mind the situation was extremely kinetic and hot under fire not only down below but above as well. More tapes are soon to be released and you’ll understand much more. Stay tuned..
Thank you for watching
I don't know if you understand what 50m and danger close means. Just saying they were all scattered and overwhelmed.
The ground unit did not mark themselves. The pilots have to discover who is who on their own. Should they have killed everyone?
That’s crazy those in the canopy looked friendly
Pedro was the call sign of the AF medevac unit that was in the documentary series .
Hedgerow. I perked up when i heard it too but the apaches were Hedgerow I'm pretty sure
Why aren’t they marking their target ?
What happened to Lat & Long cords. How did we win this with bad communicaton.
We didn't win.
Is this gunship footage of the aftermath i hear shooting but i dont see any impact from the shooting?
@@MrVideoyoulike no it’s early in the battle. Several more Apache videos are to come in the upcoming episode “Archangels”. They are much clearer and show much more detail in their attacks etc at Wanat.
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@@Martin_Wood_ thank you
I have played this computer game in my Moms basement. I'm going in the military when my wheelchair gets fixed.
Thank you for your service
Seems like they find targets and then move on without engaging. What is really going on ?
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I love when they say "next to the bush" it's not like that entire country is filled with little bushes...
I watched the documentary the enemy took a lot of our guys that day they ambushed the base from up on the mountain sides. Hundreds of Fighters with RPGs and machine guns. I wish those birds would have come in a little more vengeful and hot especially while they had them in sight. Probably just my emotions speaking but man that was terribly sad.😢 ❤to the USA soldiers families
Thank you sir
I wanna know where the call sign Hedgerow came from. I can only imagine that's a tail rotor in the weeds in training.
Townsend is a pre revolutionary war family name.
Crazy.
;)
A lot of names are...lol what's your point?
At 6:20 that taliban SOB was right outside maybe 10m from the only soldier left alive to hold the OP
1 hour of watching and still couldn’t make out what I was looking at.
That terrain is nasty.
I was Farah province. The landscapes look completely different
80 meters. This means gunships or an A-10. Doubt an F-35 or even the trusted F-16 can do much that close.
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Soo do they not just hover so they cant be shot at? Didnt realize they have to do gun runs like a plane would
Hover in one spot to be a stationary target sitting duck?
@@trashpanda314 not necessarly but hover then move. Idk just never realized they have to fly through full speed like a plane
Things that they can’t train you for at Rucker. When the stress goes up, you start botching commas and it gets confusing to other elements trying to walk-on your talk-on.
Some of the most frustrating video I’ve seen.
At 10:24. That was the op topside the apache shot at. The bodies laying around. That I believe was the op. The place where the guys where in the fight for there lives. Tnat guy pointing around I believe was the op. Not blaming a sole. I've been there I know how it is. Sucks looking it this way.
I wonder if some of the survivors are waving with their arms at the Apache?
I think the Pilot had the gun slaved to his sight. The OP was taking frags so the enemy was within 50 meters from the OP. The TADS and the gun can point at 2 different locations at the same time. Having the gun slaved the helmet would alow the Pilot or the CPG to look and shoot with out having to use the TADS to point the gun.
@@SpcPoole TADS LOS would be more steady and accurate.
@25:02 "were gonna die"?
Yeah I heard that too. Must have been chosen guys on the ground.
I think he said “he’s gonna die”
There used to be a buzzing sound instead of an altitude low voice, whenever we were low enough to see their tattoos.
You carried on piloting one of the best and most efficient, sorts of transportation known in the military during actul combat.
The improvements from the 80s is unbelievable, especially the fire power. Thanks for sharing your content, and congratulations on making back to the states from such a shitshow of a situation.
I didn't see any explosions from the 30mm gun runs, was that edited out because of You Tube policy? A quick thought in my head came quickly and that is can't something like an M-79 or any 40mm grenade launcher be used to deploy say a red smoke on top of an enemy location to mark the area as enemy instead of always trying to mark friendly locations only? Those AH-64 guy's had a tough as hell of a job flying around the canyon and getting lined up for an effective run-in for guns or rockets and not hitting friendlies. Tense and frustrating moments considering they are both trying to save the troops on the ground and suppress the enemy enough to get the medivac in to evacuate the wounded. Having to worry about ground fire and all the other shit involved in this is just nail biting. God bless them for their efforts.
The choice of ground to defend and position of all the Main Base LZ, KOP'S & OP'S was just piss poor. Doesn't West Point teach Officer's these days to always take the high ground? I am ex-USN and I can see the problems here.
'Altitude low'
If Apache's are a 2 man crew, where does Bitchin Betty sit? 😏
In your lap ❤😂
Seems to me that the pilots had no clue what the situation was. How friggin long it took just to know where NOT to shoot. Holy shit!!
What a horrible location to put guys in & seems like they did it several times. I never served but a lot of my male relatives have including both gdads in ww2 & dad in vietnam but I'd never expect anyone with any kinda sense to put guys in the lowest area. I would have been feeling real set up being told to go there😡
Idk how you guys have the self to control to know what’s happening on the ground and not level everything on the ground in a 1 mile radius around the OP literally if it move it’s over including there goats
6:33 is crazy
All that technology and we still lost. What a waste of money and American life.
What a waste of time, money and blood that war was. 20 years those liars kept us there.
@@GB-mu9ue Well said sir. “Liars” seems very appropriate.
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The got it spot on naming that bird - the apache
Yessir
God this was so crazy to listen to. It definitely puts you right in the moment. Being a RT you catch yourself picking up on the Hot Mic’s all the shit they ground elements is going through. 11 days and a wake up RIP bros. 🤜🤛
Quality is...unwatchable. Damn Screwtube.
chat in back ground," pilot i hit a bird about 3 mins ago"." air traffic controller said,"how did the bird feel". 1:54/1:03:59
“How’s the bird doing?” 😂😂😂
I took that to mean his "bird"
@@darj777 probably, but still
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@42:36 lol poor Airforce thought a show of force at 8000 feet would help lolololol
At least he tried, I guess lol
1:55 ...could be relevant.
This is great stuff...👊👊.... Treacherous terrain though...
It's undicernable to the average joe blow. It was a waste to watch. No missile hits, no targets seen hit... this is history that's missing alot of information through this video. This is not criticism, just pointing out a problem with the video narrative.
More to come sir that may change your thoughts. Stay tuned.
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Thanks, when I see FLIR on the screen, I have an idea that the lighter dots/shapes are mostly people... Some of whom are targeted... Looking forward to more, had to leave this one a bit early (kind of I'll..)
Thx !
It's also not a video game. It's real and chaotic. That is combat.
Love this kind of youtube videos...i dont know much about what happened here but i do know you boys get all my respect
Edit. ...just did some research on this battle and the boys fought off 200 of those. ..."well im gonna be nice".....and r.i.p. to the k.i.a. and those police were full of sht....be safe everyone.
This the one wiki leak’s released? 😂
Sky Soldiers! Never forget.
Must’ve been a hell of a mess if they brought in 2 Apaches
thanks!