Portuguese Paratroopers vs African Rebels | Combat Reacts
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- Опубліковано 20 січ 2022
- On this episode of 'Combat Reacts' I review a video of Portuguese Paratroopers running combat operations in Central Africa. It's always interesting looking at foreign militaries and seeing how they operate. And because Central Africa is somewhere I've actually been many times, this was all the more interesting to review.
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The UN should really adopt a shade of gray for its vehicles for wartime operations if camo isn't an option. It'd still be a great improvement over eye-searingly obvious white.
Or like Olive Drab but they can keep the UN initials in white or black
Don't forget the target on the heads of the blue helmets.
@@idontno0 I never understood why they wear blue helmets. They look absolutely ridiculous and like you already said, it's like they have a perfectly good target on their head.
It’s psychological. They’re the good guys.
UN guys needed to be "seen", they are a political army. they are only useful for display, they once just watched a genocide of people and do nothing because it will cause a diplomatic incident.
The Portuguese Paratroopers, severely under funded, rolling with low budget equipment but always ready for a good scrap. "Que nunca por vencidos se conheçam!" 💪
Love the Portuguese. Our oldest allies 🇬🇧
"Gente Ovsada, Mais Qve Qvantas!!!"
Love you doing the reacts for those of us having not been in the military but had family abd friends helps us realize what they endured thank you Mike ❤
Hello Mike
This video is from the 4th National Force deployed in the Central African Republic (the 9th National Force is currently there), from November 2018, it is about the fighting that Portuguese paratroopers were involved with one of the various militias for 5 hours in the city of Bambari. The militias had illegally occupied the city and were terrorizing the local populations, paratroopers as a UN rapid intervention force were called in to liberate the city when local forces and other UN contingents were unable to contain the violence, in which they were successful. In fact, the Portuguese paratroopers managed to pacify many cities and break up a large part of the militias, having been highly praised for their actions.
The weapons they were using were HK G3, but in the meantime the army replaced them with FN SCAR. The support helicopter was Pakistani. Among the Portuguese forces was also a JTAC team from the Portuguese Air Force.
I hope I could have helped to clarify the video a little more, if you need any more information I am at your disposal. QNPVSC.
Cool puts this into a better perspective with more info.
way to kick ass, peace from canada
2:43, 3:59 The top front of firearm already looks like G3 style. Butt stock collapsible para troop style. It makes sense they are paratroopers.
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Awesome! Thanks for your input!!!! There are a couple a special ops vets reacting to this video , you ought to post on those too. Great input.
Being a South African I can say the Portuguese are top military well done brothers
Gouveia, u have any portuguese ancestor?
@@TheLordlobo yes I do
Tkx Brothers..we are together❤
I saw the name, im from Angola a little bit north of SA
@@TheLordlobo I know Angola pretty well . Greetings
Buen trabajo de los portus. Tenemos unos grandes vecinos, amigos, hermanos. Respect from Spain
The weapons are HK G3 rifles ( the para version)
The interesting thing about the Portuguese Paras, and Commandos they do not suffer from the egos that most other NATO special Forces suffer from.
Very professional, but with a limited military budget.
Who are the other NATO specials with bad egoes, other than US Navy Seals.
They do not suffer from the Ego? What are you trying to say???
For those two replying to this guy about egos, there’s dozens upon dozens of interviews/podcasts on here with special forces guys from various units and at some point or another in these podcasts all of them have talked about the massive egos of a lot of guys in SOF.
They use the Scar-L, Scar-H and FN minimi now
@@karakas9905 Its not egos, its overall purposes, when the war on terror began most European and even US troops weren't deep into counter insurgency, US Congress apropriated billions to adapt the army to this reality, lately refocusing on high intensity conflicts. These paratropers and commando troops are diferent their Genesis is in Africa and some other special troops in the continent are very wheel adapted to low intensity conflicts, the terrain doesn't lendo to high intensity conflicts but phycologically strong troops are important.
don't forget that the Portuguese are one of the best troops in the world, despite being a small country, they always make a very good figure in NATO training. Portugal has a recent history of guerrilla warfare, in its former colonies, they have a lot of experience in guerrilla warfare, which is exactly what this war is, in the Central African Republic.
the central african republic is not a former colony of the portugese
its funny because every country says one of their units is the best in the world
@@user-jd8wo8fd9p dude, he was referring to the Portuguese former colonies in Africa such as Angola, Mozambique Guinea Bissau etc....
@@LuisAdregoDigitalArt yes i misunderstood, i realise that now
Lol.
Sure, Portugal has the best troops around...
Equiped with 60 year old equipment and borrowed vehicles.
The Portuguese Paratroopers spread horror and panic among communist troops in the 1960-70s.Later several of them fought as volunteers in the Rhodesian/South African armies.They were legends in every way💪💪💪
As a former portuguese army officer I cant tell you that they use m84 carl gustav (wish we had at4) and those rifles are H&K G3 7.62mm NATO rifles (not FN FAL). Often a rifleman will carry a rifle that is actually older than him (I was born in 1974 and carried a 72 G3). Mostly because they simply wont wear out and continue to serve reliably (although outdated). Great video!
Was thinking it was a CG I saw there, was very blurry but the characteristic cone at the back was visible.
Always appreciated the G3, a 6.8 remake from scratch of this design platform might be a viable path, its iron sight remains seconded to none, 700 yards are easily covered with an experienced shooter, the moduling remains superior to several recent platforms too, as I'm able to assess
If I'm not wrong they now carry SCARs
Those are modified HK G3. I don't think these units are from the 70's, even though this is a very modular gun, and have the ability use a more modern module,
They are good guns, but outdated. Not really the best for an assault gun. They are heavy and have kind of a big recoil.
Very reliable though.
Good for long distance shooting. You can aim well at 800 yards. It's a 7.62 mm calibre
Some Norwegian and Swedish troops use them too.
It's a German design but a lot of countries in the world have the rights to produce them, making it a very affordable gun..
Good old weapons, like Brazil using Madsen LMG made before WWI converted to 7,62 nato and the guns are still good and almost dont malfunction
We will fight in whatever conditions we are given and we will always get the job done. That's the whole ethos of our armed forces. Our para brothers do us extremely proud!
The Paras used until recently the Galil 5.56mm ( 30 round mags ) as the organic weapon, but for this mission had to switch to the older H&K G3 7,62mm ( 20 round mags ), with minor improvements / updates, due to rotations with the Comandos, with whom they share similar missions. And that was the weapon they had to use....it was not well accepted by them at the time. Now, all of the portuguese army is using the FN-SCAR. Portugues Marines still use modified H&K G3.
They are currently rocking 1,700 SCAR-L STDs, 400 SCAR-H STDs and 450 SCAR-H PRs. Which is very nice to say the least.
@@bodiesatva The numbers are 15,000 rifles (Scar-L), 550 marksman rifles (Scar-H) and 1400 machine guns (Minimi)
@@leandro9311 Aight, thanks. I already suspected my info was out of date.
Well, ive used mostly FN-FAL in Brazilian Army, and for terrains covered with forest/jungle i prerfer it (or the G3, basicly same gun?) to all the 5.56mm we trained with, but one cannot argue that FAL/H&K G3 are cubersome and heavier, ammo also being heavier on troopers backs...
Just wanted to share my POV, Brazilian army is adopting a more modern assault rifle, but also this new gun is chambered in 7.62 NATO, i guess because of the terrain.
@@felipescheuerman614 The G3 and the FAL are not the same gun (Penso que foi uma pergunta), but they have very similar caracteristics and performance.
Looking forward to a lot more of these breakdowns - the insight is great!
How hard do you think he was during this reaction? I'd say strong semi to hard. Like 75-82%.
You’re analysis of these videos are so addictive to watch please keep them up, I could listen to you talk about combat all day 👌👌
Mike, this is by far my favorite series right now. Obviously besides training techniques. Thanks bro!
I'm liking these Combat Reacts videos, it is great to hear your insight, experience and opinion.
Hey Mike, highly impressed by this video breakdown. You've been posting a lot of questions to your subscribers asking about which content we'd like to see. I've watched most of your videos and I believe these breakdowns of military engagements(what NOT to do) and burglary encounters should play a strong part in your channels growth! As always, thanks for your service and thank you for educating those of us who don't have your level of expertise. Take it easy✌
These guys did amazing work!
Your work is informative and entertaining. Keep it coming, thanks.
I love these videos, Thanks Mike. Always fun to watch.
Thank you sir for your service and thank you for the content ! Much respect 👍
I love these videos you do. It is great to show us civilians some perspective.
Keep bringing it, love the commentary and assesment
Hope you’re having a great weekend man! Really enjoy these videos from you. Much love and Respect from Northern AZ🙏🏼🇺🇸🙏🏼
Love your content, Thank you for your service Sir!
Thank you Sir!
You are a role model for the age. We all appreciate you and I personally am so stoked to ride along on your journey - which inspires me to build my own dream reality!
Again, Thank You.
JTACs use clock direction in relation to the predetermined bullseye overlay established by the pilot, meaning no matter who is communicating what, 3 o clock will be the same direction for both pilot and ground guys regardless of what direction they’re facing. It’s particularly used to prevent enemy interception of radio traffic and knowing where the next air strike will be. 3 o clock from where? That position and direction is only known by the pilot and JTAC and determined pre-mission.
Portuguese soldiers are very professional.
but with few resources, but they are merciless.
We harden our spirit and strengthen our hearts with tired horse soups, bagaço (Portuguese Moonshine) and olives
@@angelocordeiro427 😂
@@angelocordeiro427 hahaha. Much love from 🇬🇧
Ahahahaahahahaha 🤣
I like this new 'Combat Reacts' series you have going on here, Mike. Keep em comin, hoah!
I'm from Portugal my self been a fan since Ive seen your podcast with Shawn ryan keep the good work great respect 💪👍
Love these breakdowns, looking forward to more.
Absolutely love these reviews
Keep these coming Mike. Real informative
Thanks Mike! I love watching your videos!!! God Bless!!!🥰
I saw the original video on UA-cam about a week ago, and I'm a former Tier-Zero regular infantry grunt, but my initial reaction was also mild surprise and concern when they were firing that shoulder fire rocket weapon directly in front of their own vehicle/guys. I was also a fan of the ballistic shield, and I think the "if it looks silly but it works it isn't silly" rule applies to some of the other footage as well. A bit disjointed overall, the video I mean, kind of jumps around, but all in all interesting and educational. Enjoyed your insights, and like they say in the movie Blood Diamond, TIA Mike.
Loved your post, especially the TIA part (said in a guttural South African accent). Agreed on the what works isn't silly, besides it's not a cat walk in Paris (so who cares what it looks like, as long as its' functional). Take care Dale, greets and best wishes from South Africa.
Yeah gave me anxiety haha I would of thought it'd push the windshield in
Regarding the "LAW", managing it its a byproduct of our tipe of combat base. It's a shock and awe guerrilla warfare
Tier 0 regular grunt. Lmfao. Love that
Great video Mike! Thanks for the content
Fantastic tactical level analysis...keep them coming...please...
my brothers in arms, I've worked in this theater of operations but with the commandos regiment, fighting in RCA is sinister, it's punk!! MAMA SUMAE 💪✌️🇵🇹
MAMA SUMAE
The portuguese been fighting in africa since like 1400, gear will only take you so far, these dudes have experience.
I really like these videos, keep them coming!
I did a search and you nailed it:
The Portuguese Army's standard issue service rifle is currently a Portuguese license produced variant of the Heckler & Koch G3, while the MG3 and HK21 are used in the General Purpose and Light Machine Gun purpose.
It was. It got replaced by the SCAR-L and FN Minimi about one year after this footage was recorded.
Only the Portuguese Marines use the G3 with a Spuhr upgrade as a main battle rifle.
mg3s are so sexy. Its just the second iteration of the best machinegun ever lol.
@@almerindaromeira8352 Plus the SCAR-H is being limited used as DMR (We also got some H PR, possible used on sniping role). The HK21 is on reserve, with the new army LWMG being the FN Minimi Mk3 5.56x45mm. Vehicle mounted you can find the Browning M2 .50 and the GPMG HK MG-3, to be replaced with the FN Minimi Mk3 7.62x51. Also the HMMWV are not used anymore on that theatre, replaced with the URO VAMTAC ST5 - sometimes supported with the IFV PANDUR 8X8 II
LOVE the combat reaction footage!!! LOVE IT!!! Screw the demonitizing BS, as an American Patriot I LOVE it and appreciate your service!
Don't say Africa sucks be more specific , we have 54 countries in here divided in 5 regions , and most of them are pacific, most nations are young and full of potential (unfortunately most governments are corrupt), Imagine if we judged the Americas by ( caracas, acapulco, tijuana, natal,st.louis, baltimore , ....)
LOVE COMBAT REACTS! BECAUSE I LOVE YOU MIKE! plz keep it coming ..
Keep sending! You rundown is great!
Mike much respect, and thanks for your military mind to help the rest of us understand 🙂🇺🇸🔫..
You can see your excitement coming back when you're watching these, like you just want to jump in and get after it.
I was very interested and your insight was very pleasant and helpful.
It was a good vid brother...thanks for sending it...
The Portuguese soldiers have a long crusade history of being great warriors, Grandmaster Gomez, and his son drew the lines in the sand we still have now during the end of the Crusades, They were Templars untill 1789. Portugal means "Port of the Grail"
That's why Russia is losing so bad, they don't have Tier 1 combat air traffic controllers, like JTAC, CCT, soldiers...
I got to say this, it's not always about equipment but about skills, portuguese Rangers show that to US navy seals a couple years ago on some war games where they kick their butts with their skills against US top of the line equipment. Our troops still use G3 they are very reliable although they are outdated.
The hot wheels line was so awesome I truly love that good job bro 🤘
Great job thanks for taking the time!
180 Portuguese Green Berets, aka (Airborne) Paraquedistas (one of the Portuguese special forces) vs a rebel army of 900, and as far as I know 1 KIA and 5 Injured. Nothing new to the Portuguese army, always outnumbered but always gets the job done.
Mike you could be the John Madden of the combat reaction world. I love the legit in sight.
Keep bringing this to us Mike
Loved the information and break down.
Obrigado irmãos de armas, sempre bravos, sem medos.
I am Portuguese I was in the military in 93 and we use the G3 , the Paratropers Portuguese I did my service use the Galil.
Love seeing these
Hi Mike, I just recently was introduced to you courtesy of your JRE podcast, and I am totally impressed with you and your mission.
I will be closely following your track, and am very interested in all you offer.
Thank you for everything you do.
Their's primary weapon used to be the G3, but a few time ago portugal started to use the FN Scar L and H, the CTOE ( Portuguese Rangers ) use the HK416 / G36 and the Portuguese Marines use the G36 too
Portugal have a super strong Special Forces but the equipment they used to have it wasn't at their level, back in a few years they was very limited, fortunately we had a big equipment upgrade in the past years
Cheers from pt
Do the Siege of Marawi from 2017 some time. Would love to see more foreign military stuff.
Love these videos Mike!
Intense. Great video breakdown.
Thanks, Mike--for posting your video. I am very interested in combat tactics and strategies in Africa--especially in Southern Africa. I know some wonderful people down there.
I remember in Afghanistan we were training and working with Afghan EOD. They had our old up armored 1151’s with a makeshift boom and rake to scratch suspicious/ possible IED’s along the roadside between Wilson and KAF. It was a sight to see!
Keep the videos coming brother
Sweet Video Breakdown Love it …
Hello Mike!!!
Yes, the portuguese army and marines use modefied HKG3.
I love watching this because having been in a few gunfights, there’s always a respect for the one in the arena.
Keep the videos coming!
Love your content. Greetings from the netherlands!
You should check Portuguese Comandos Special Forces, Portugal elite with the hardest Portuguese special forces course alongside with the Portuguese Marines
G3 or CETME, in 7.62x51.
Awesome weapon, but not my first choice in CQB.
Got alot of fond memories of muzzle fencing going up stairs 😁 🇧🇻.
The 416 is a little bit more CQB suitable.
Haha yeah, portuguese paras before ''the'' update used some sort of Galils in 5.56, but for this specific mission they were using some modernized G3's which was the standard rifle for the portuguese military. Recently we got about 15.000 SCARs, from MK16s to the infamous MK20. In the video you could also notice some of them using FN Minimis. Even then, I think I spotted an FN FAL along the way, and that's not rare to spot at all nice here in Portugal we call ourselves extremely ''desenrascados'' which derives for the verb desenrascar, basicly a way to say that no matter the situation we'll always find a way around to solve the problem or task, taking advantage of everything we find along the way.
Impressed with everything this dude has put out.
Great video!
I think the "minigun" you heard was the MG-3, which is basically an MG-42 updated for 7.62 NATO.
I also noticed that their shield guy is almost at a 45° angle which helps with deflection and if there is any penetration the bullet has to go through more material before it goes through. Not a bad idea we've done the same thing with our tanks in world war II to minimize weight and still have the same kind of protection.
Love your gun knowledge mike! Do more vids of just random gun knowledge maybe breakdown the gun of the week or something would be awesome. Breakdown of the weapon,history, use etc.
Love the reacts vids man!! You are extremely informative!! Keep’em coming!
Just to help clarify some points in the video:
- The clip version that someone sent you had just a low quality compared to what was shown by the Portuguese media.
-The main rifle of the Portuguese Paratroopers that was used by the time of the clip was the AK4D (Swedish modernized version of the HKG3);
- That moment where a Portuguese Air Force JTAC is requesting Air Support, he isn't requesting an Air Strike to drop bombs "Danger Close" to his position but just giving instructions to the Pakistan MI-8 pilot so his gunner could fire against some rebels in a house at 9 o'clock from the helicopter position.
Cheers
no it was no the AK4D. Portugal produced their own HK G-3 under licence for it's colonial wars - some were upgraded, like with spuhr kits (mainly navy and marines) - so the Portuguese Armed Forces have in stock about 300.000 G3, models made by FBP (where they were produced, Fábrica Braço de Prata) HK since the first ones to the G3A3 (fixed stock version) as well as the G3A4 (kind of telescopic buttsock). Most of Portuguese Paratroopers here seem to be using the HK G-3A4 (which make sense for paratroopers, since the telescopic stock makes the gun smaller to carry in confined spaces, including transport planes). However the video seems a bit old, at least a couple of years, since forces in Congo are using in the URO VAMTAC STC5 and not HMMWV. Guns changed too, standart issue in the army, and in this missions, are the FN SCAR Mk2 L STD, SCAR Mk2 H STD in limited use for DMR role (probably very few H PR standing in sniper role), FN Minimi Mk3 5.56x45mm; vehicle mounted Browning M2 .50 and Hk MG-3, the late to be replaced with the FN Minimi Mk 3 7.62x51. JTAC uses HK-416A5. Only the Navy and Marines still use the G-3, with some numbers pimped with spuhr kits (which for me is throwing money away, with it the Navy could have bought brand new M4, CZ Bren 2, or even a small but sufficient SCARS to be on the same page with the army - since the Air Force made other, good, but different choices). In conclusion, Portugal Armed Forces never ever used swedish AK4D (their version of the HK G3A3).
Completely wrong about the AK4D. Never used by Portuguese Armed Forces
@@pedromiguelalmeida4446 finalmente alguem com informação de jeito..... nao te retiro uma virgula!
Real time stuff can be really instructive...thanks.
These are fun Mike!
Love the new content
6 Years in Cameroon, loved it. Chad, CAR, not so much.
Almost all military is corrupt, in my experience, in these countries.
Super corrupt
Equipment doesn't wins a fight for you no matter how fancy it is.
I say that as someone who fights very different battles usually against a mountain 🙃 but I think that applies to everything one does.
Hey man ima just say this mad respect for you and you gained a new sub brother
Thanks! Best regards from Portugal! ❤🇵🇹
They have the land and ability to grow food too. One of the largest grasslands and river deltas in the world and they are hungry. Shows how well they work together
The thing with Africa most parts have a lot of potential but the animals the elements will destroy you’re crop,then there’s always war always another country taking and not fixing not helping nothing, so don’t say that bs,Africans use to be rich asf until the fell from greed just like the great us will do the same.
Respeito!🇵🇹💪
Good shit Mike, keep it up.
These videos are awesome Mike. Keep ‘em coming! Is that a hat that one can just buy? Or did you get that from a Sig employee at a show or something like that? I like it.
The portuguese armed forces are very good at fighting in Africa, the problem with the messy footage is that unlike the US, Europe and specially Portugal isn't a fan of releasing images out there to be analised. They fear accountability.
The US doesn't fear accountability? Why do they want Assange extradited?
@@chrigaud Man don't compare US transparancy laws with European (specifically Portuguese) laws. In the US you can FOIA alot of information about the government and government personel easly, in Portugal it's not that easy and the information is higly redacted, you can't FOIA a public emplyee's salary for example. Anything "personal" isn't shared. Now how can something funded by the taxpayer can be considered "personal information" I don't understand.
@@SeZ0L0Gs public employees are paid according to a publicly available salary table, so you can absolutely find out how much pay they get.
But as for the rest, yes, our legislation is a lot more restrictive than in the US. No freedom of information act here, that’s for sure. A lot of things from the Colonial War (1961-1975) are still classified, for example.
@@feastguy101 Agree, I know there's a publicly available salary table but in order to find it isn't that easy. I spent probably like 15/20 min to find it and had to word it in a specific way to do so. The information is out there but it isn't easy to find. As for the FOIA, there's a "FOIA" in Portugal, the thing is that most of the information comes higly redacted and as I said before, there's alot of things you don't have access to.
The Portuguese are doing great work
Cool video, SGM.
Love this please do more
I had a security contract in the car, ended up getting into a motorcycle accident before I signed any paperwork, always wish I would have gotten to go.
The Portuguese are badass.
Hi man! Nice to see you! I´m from portugal its nice to see Portuguese here! The most used gun here in portugal are HK G3, I know that we also use the G3 Spuhr mods too.
Great video