That helmsman is a fantastic example of "half a plan right now is better than the whole plan too late." Just "I don't know where we're going, but we obviously can't stay here"
*I learned it from a Marine Gunnery Sergeant when I was in the Navy as a Corpsman, and I tell all the probie Medics and firefighters now that I'm an old man; perfect is the enemy of good enough!*
Hello Mr. Fat Electrician. My name is Ervin C. I watched your video on the Last War Chief, (Maybe for that Tribe). I am Annishabee, Metis, aka Chippewa from the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. Quick history of my family, on my Mother side, every generation has served in the military from WWII to present. My Grandpa, Army, 2 uncles Marines, 1 uncle Army, myself Marine and now my son is serving in the Marines. My son, has gone through the ceremony to become a warrior for our tribe, so now it is possible, of course I don't want a war to happen but if it does, my son has that possibility of becoming a War Chief for our tribe. Also, thank you for doing these types of videos, a lot of the newer generation have not been taught nor heard of these awesome Vets from our past. Thank you. Ervin C
I’m always impressed with how valiantly so many Native Americans have fought for America despite the early relationships. My uncle served in Europe during WW2 and knew a few Native Americans and said that they were some of the most patriotic and hard fighting guys he knew over there.
Option 4 response: All the above Bonus comment, titties being reduced is a thing. I'd still throw the D into the only woman I've known to scale down to a full C.
I was an Operations Specialist on a DDG and a CG four eight years at sea . A good watch crew knows what to do and simply react from their officers orders .
I have an MA in History and I approve of this channel and its content, I doubly approve of this creator and the manner in which he presents his research. Thank you for doing what most historians refuse to do, which is make history at least as interesting as it truly is. Bravo!
So far I only caught a couple minor mistakes. The A6 sits side by side and he refers to the guy in the back, that is more common with fighters with REOs. That was the 8hr half size reduction on Iran's weapon.
@@charlesmaurer6214 Give him a little credit. Not everyone is a Naval History geek, so a mistake or two is understandable. (Who else read the entire "U.S. Naval Submarine Operations During WWII" from The Naval Institute Press for summer reading in High School?) 👋
My dad recommended me your channel. He served on the Parche in the early 90s. He did so many incredible things on that spy sub, and he couldn't even tell us. He passed away a month ago. His time on 683 was something he was most proud of. Perfect timing. Thank you. 💜
Nuclear Parche I think, still has the record for most Presidential Unit Citations of any ship or Unit in the armed forces, and nobody will know why, officially, for about another 50 years. Unless you read Blind Man's Bluff. Then you kinda start to get an idea.
I was the very last duty officer ever aboard USS Tunny (SSN-682). We decomm'd in PSNS one drydock down from the Parche and they came down several times to raid us for spare parts. Fuckers.
@@bigdrew565I read that book and I'm man enough to admit that I cried when I read that book. My old man did 22 years in submarines, and the part where it talks about the men missing birthdays, ball games, anniversaries, Christmases, and all that had me fucked up. I remembered that as a kid, and when I eventually ended up in Submarines too, had the exact same thing happen, minus having kids. I don't fault my dad for what he did and why he did it. I'm proud that he was at where he was doing what he did, but I'd be lying when I say it didn't hurt not having him around a lot.
"They invented a portable star to get revenge." I'm using this line in a novel at some point credit for a baller line where credit is due! love the content man!
To be fair, we mostly did that because we were afraid that the Nazis would figure it out first. Hitler was obsessed with giant dick-measuring weapons. Luckily, he bet on the wrong horses, like impractically large and expensive tanks and guns. A portable star that erases cities would be right up his alley.
"The American Mark 14 torpedo" As a connoisseur of Drachinfels' naval videos... I felt Ramage's frustration with that torpedo (and the penny-pinching pinheads at the Bureau of Ordinance) through time and space.
I paused the video around the 6 minute mark to research "How bad was it really?" Holy crap, what an absolute piece of shxt. It had so many major problems that those problems masked each other and it took 2 years after the US entered the war to finally get them working properly.
“If the Bureau of Ordnance can’t provide us with torpedoes that will hit and explode . . . then for God’s sake, get the Bureau of Ships to design a boat hook with which we can rip the plates off a target’s side.” - Admiral Lockwood.
Ah, memorizing the vision test. My dad did the same thing. The US Navy finally caught on after 16 years. As he put it, "I'm not flying the plane. I'm the avionics tech, don't need depth perception or 20/20 vision in two eyes for that."
Ex US Navy Submariner here, this man is a legend that fills many of our hearts with pride. Man single handed help the submarine force have some of the highest tonnage sank during the war.
@deepeyes2501 still remember that wall in BESS school with all the ships we sank in the pacific after pearl harbor. Lives rent free up here in my noggin
@@derigel7662 holy shit, I’d forgotten about that until you mentioned it. That and the murals in the TECC building. I was at Groton from June of ‘06 to April of ‘07. Stationed on Asheville ‘07-‘11 and TAD to Helena in ‘09. You?
He uses it a bit, he doesn't always go to the fire part. You should watch the on on the unluckiest ship with the luckiest crew. The only US ship to have a US Battleship aim all its guns at her in anger. Won't spoil it but if they did the movie the critics wouldn't believe it despite being totally true. Even the near sinking of the USS Forestal by one of her own pilots firing a missle on the deck from the deck comes close. BTW 2 big changes were done since Forestal, all crew now firefighters and a safety tied to the gear preventing weapon use while on a deck or ground.
FYI, the Forest Fire didn't sink that day, but there WAS a huge hole in the deck.. The tower video was a mandatory watch in basic training back in the early 80s. That video even showed a CPO heading for things with a PKP extinguisher when things went BOOM, then showed him deceased on the deck... Another video showed guys pouring water from hoses into the hole with no real regard for fighting any fires. In the mid 80s, the Forest Fire was in the Gulf of Mexico as a training ship; at that time, it was the only active warship with female sailors on board.
This kind of shit is why, as a former Submariner, I will always feel like nothing we do today can compare to the excellence of these men. They were pioneers, warriors, and heroes. You can read entire books of why the WW2 Submarines were insanely successful and influential on our ability to win in the Pacific.
I had the amazing opportunity to meet Adm Ramage at a leadership dinner while I was at the Naval Academy. Somebody asked him how he got the idea to reload on the surface and he replied "Well, I had all these ships and all these torpedoes and thought what the F*&^ " we fell out laughing because we didn't expect an old Medal of Honor Admiral to drop the F-bomb to a bunch of Midshipmen.
A sailor is a sailor, no matter how much fancy jewelry the navy pins on his uniform. Frankly, I've never trusted a man who wasn't willing to curse me up one side and down the other.
I just recounted this entire video to a friend of mine who served in the Navy. He just looked at me and said "Yeah I know. I was on the USS Ramage in the 90's." LOL
Did he mention if they retell the story to new sea men or something? Also I’m very surprised to learn it a arleigh Burke class destroyer but makes sense considering our naming scheme of ships
Thanks. Great story ! My dad, born in 1909, lost his hearing from Scarlett fever in 1918. WW2 dad enlists in the US NAVY Seabees ( NCB 20) a new unit of the Service then. During his physical, they group checked hearing with headphones; right ear, left ear, everyone got the same tones at once. Dad just raised his hand, and passed. Note: he would have been 4F , but wanted to serve. He was bombed by the Japanese numerous times from the air, got malaria, dengue fever, and lifetime health probs. Note: he was such a a good catch, he made full Seabee Chief at boot camp! He passed on in August, 1996. We miss him terribly.
I absolutely love your content, your attitude, your speed, and, most importantly, your wit. Your videos are way more rewarding than watching TV or movies, and far more entertaining than your average WWII documentary. Keep up the amazing work.
That, ladies and gentlemen, is how you lead a group of people. The fact that the quartermaster and helmsman knew what needed to be done and acted, without orders or repercussion, is awesome. Thats what you get when the people you lead, know that you have their back and you have set them up to succeed in any situation. The certificate is a nice touch too. What a G.
There are times to accept a sponser, and then there are times to NOT accept sponsership. "There's no ad this week." Had me laughing out loud. It is awesome that your wife is such a good sport, participating in these videos. Keep up the great work you two!
Prior enlisted Attack Sub Sailor here, good job on the video! Earned my Dolphins in 88' on 693, we did some hinky $ hit from 87-91 (my EAOS). Earned a Navy Expeditionary Medal in 90' doing "extra hinky $ hit" in "the North Atlantic". Oh yeah: good times, hard times, boring times, "Oh Sweet Jesus we're doing what?!" times, but all memorable times.
My grandpa lied about his age and enlisted in the USN April 1944, and was put aboard the maiden USS Reno. They were in 23 battles, sank 9 ships, and took 2 torpedoes to save the Lexington. Repairs were done in Charleston in 1945, where he met my grandma. His navy enlistment photo and the battle flag of the Reno sit proudly above my mantle as a reminder about: TIME. Horny and catholic, they got married in April 1945... 9 days shy of his 16th birthday. What did YOU do when you turned 14?
Because Japanese military officials had visited Pear Harbor before. And asked how well it was defended as they were discussing contracting at the time I believe. And there was a valley that didn’t have any radar stations in it but was considered too hard to navigate a large airborne force through. And the first target was the fighter hangars
The fact the Japanese wanted to know his name, is either out of pure anger or just straight respect is outstanding. Especially with putting himself and his crew in the heart of the enemy's convoy, knowing one wrong move would be disastrous.
The crew of a Japanese destroyer saluted the USS Johnston during the Battle of Leyte Gulf after they finally managed to sink her. As fucked up as the Japanese were during WW2 (and oh boy were they fucked up. Their atrocities were on par with Nazi Germany), they did show respect towards opponents they saw as worthy. I'm guessing here the Japanese wanted to know his name out of respect for what he did to their fleet.
The Japanese only respected courage in battle, a sub penetrating a defended convoy and going in a rampage, is the type of suicidal attack they would have absolutely respected
I love how Ramage was taught naval and submarine tactical warfare, and then immediately threw out the book, when engaged in battle. Excellent storytelling. Thanks for sharing. Semper Fi!
Germany: "I hear 'over there' coming from across the atlantic, Japan, what did you do?" Japan: "Oh, I attacked pearl harbour" Germany: "You touched their boats?!" USA: "WE'RE COMING OVER, WE'RE COMING OVER, AND WE WON'T COME BACK TILL IT'S OVER OVER THERE!!!"
@@phantom117b4Also, you know, murdered millions of civilians, committed a laundry list of other war crimes, and were perfectly willing to endlessly feed Japanese men, women, and children into the meat grinder of an un-winnable war rather than surrender…
@@SynchronizorVideos they were doing that sort of stuff before they touched our boats. The US tried to aid the Chinese and embargoed Japan a bit, but were trying to avoid getting too involved. The US only got truly uncorked after the Japanese touched their boats.
Thank you for telling the story. I served on the second Parche SSN 683 from 1984 to 1987. Part of being a crew member is knowing about Red Ramage and being able to tell the story of that night. I spent 28 years in the Navy and on submarines, and the Parche will always be the best time and the one that I am most proud of.
Except when we had to do your job because you glory hounds got delayed at mare island because they ordered 100' of cable for your extra 100' of length. I'm sure you still got a NUC and NEM for sitting on blocks.
Needless to say he and the others like O'Kane, Morton, Cutter, Dealey and Fluckey are still legends on the Submarine force. These guys starting with Morton threw the book out and wrote their own book on tactics and succeeded like no one else. The US Submarine force in WWII had the highest losses of life than any other group in doing so they also had the most tonnage sunk. As a retired submariner I am so very proud to have some of that heritage as part of my career. In fact the second USS Parche is one of the most decorated warships in the history of our Navy being awarded Nine Presidential Unit Citations, Eight Tactical Proficiency Excellence Submarine Awards, Seven Communication Excellence Awards, 13 Navy Expeditionary Medals, Seven Supply Excellence Awards, Seven Engineer and Damage Control Excellence Awards, 10 Navy Unit Commendations, 15 Navy Battle “E” Ribbons, Nine Damage Control Excellence Awards, 14 Battle Efficiency Awards, 8 Medical Department Awards, 10 Navigation Excellence Awards, and Six Deck Seamanship Excellence Awards. You will never ever know how she earned those as her operations were and are highly classified. Thanks for this video!
At this point, I'm expecting the next navy recruitment commercial to be bass heavy Godsmack tunes and Keith David at the end saying "The US Navy... Dont Touch Our Boats!" 😂
Fuck yes. Something like the amazing song of "Cryin' like a bitch!" with the very end of the song having Keith David say that, would instantly be a great boost to plenty of folks.
See, if the Navy wanted well bodied men and women that is the type of stuff we would see. Instead they are after pronouns and feelings (as is the rest of the military). I know some good people that are still in, but a lot of them got out because of how bad leadership has gotten.
I swear the math way app stayed in my lap during algebra 2n3 n the only reason I passed but even an app designed to solve any equation couldn’t get the wacky ass truck problems they started putting on the last few tests/exams 😭
You're by far the best historian vet alive! Avid fan and follower!! Wish I had you as a guest speaker to some recruits in basic/boot camp! You already have done some MOH recipients, why not a "chain" of all/some MOH recipients? Very inspiring. Roy .P Benavides is one of many! Although I have served usmc and army and my go to is USMC, this man and his drive is one I have shared his story with recruites and soldiers. Semper Fi and Hoorah
@Rotorhead1651 I sincerely hope that when you wake up you find that you have 3 flat tires and a cracked windshield. Possibly even a penis keyed into the hood of the car.
Anyone that gets the MoH and lives to see the ceremony has done some certified action movie shit but, as much as you can differentiate between levels of such things, Benavides' story is definitely up there in terms of full-bore insanity.
He reminds me of the German U-Boat Captain who the British called "The Bull of Scapa Flow" Günther Prien. His Exploits during the War especially while he was with his U-Boat in Scapa Flow were so crazy, it deserves a Movie. The British still respect him like they respected Rommel. Definitely recommend reading up on him for those interested in History, would make a great Episode! Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps
As a submariner I work in a building called Ramage Hall and they have the painting you showed at the end hanging in the building. On the first deck is the Allcorn Auditorium.
That whole ass crew is nothing but gangsters. Doing what’s never been done by reloading in battle is insane. And Ramage to make that letter to his crew is a true leader. Top 5 vid to date FE ❤
So this guy, an officer, got a medal of honor commanding a submarine, but War Daddy, an NCO, got turned down because a tank is a team effort? makes sense
My man, you can take this for what its worth. Im disabled. That's not the point. The point is I'm disabled to to a degree that all I get to do is troll UA-cam for interesting things to watch. Things I have an interest in. I must go through over 100 videos a day. YOURS are the biggest highlight of my day. I havent seen all of your clips, yet, but I'm near the end. Your presentation is beyond anything I have yet to find. (I've been on UA-cam for years now) In other words, In this drab grey world of mine, you throw in a grenade of color and humor on topics I am very interested in. (respect to all of our armed forces.) I have had to learn the hard way to put my coffee cup down when I watch any of your videos. I got tired of cleaning it from my screen and keyboard(s). I just wanted to swing by and say hi, and to thank you for the gift. You are an amazing creator.
Look up unsubscribe podcast. Hes a host now but haveing an hour+ vid of this guy cracking jokes and talking about history is great. He's in about 22? 23? Of thier podcasts. Also you should look up the fat and angry episode from the podcast, its my favorite.
Navy vet who served on the USS Ramage from 09-12. Thank you for sharing his story. More people need to know about this man. I got a chance to meet his family, and they are some of the nicest people you will ever meet.
As a submariner from the mid 90s to mid 2000s it's awesome to hear about some of these stories that some of us were not prevy to before the digital age. The Parche was homeported in Bangor WA when i was there. It's cool to learn more about her history.
As a battlestations Helm on a fast attack, I would have done that in a heartbeat, but I would have hit flank speed and yelled "Balls to the wall boys!!"
There is NO WAY I could have guessed my favorite naval warfare movie, “Battleship”, would be paired with Disney’s “Finding Nemo” to describe the U.S. Navy’s attitude change from 6 December, 1941 to 8 December, 1941. But here I am watching The Fat Electrician show me clips of how it went down. C’est la vie.
I've never served or anything but when he read that letter from Ramage to his crew about the medal of honor I have to admit I teared up a little. That right there is what the US Navy is all about.
Thank you for these stories. My dad served on ss396 and trained most of the other subs on the new torpedo. I had a chance to play a few of your stories to him before he passed. Thank you.
*_I had always thought the greatest improvement to the torpedo was creating the homing / guided torpedo during the Cold War ... apparently I was wrong, apparently the greatest improvement to the torpedo was to make it go BOOM_*
"you aint cheating, you aint trying" - words to live by, my 1SG in Korea told us this on the Land Navigation Course. We were told to navigate the course and find all five points on your own in the middle of the night. We only had the morning to do the Day portion on the same course, suffice to say we all cheated on the night portion because it was raining and muddy and shit out. so we all got together as a platoon and exchanged points we already got. USS Parche has a plaque at the Naval Submarine Museum in peal harbor, hawaii. All the wartime boats that served have a plaque at that museum with their battle history and a little informational blurb about what they did during the war. Pretty incredible to see in person.
Fantastic video. My dad served as a CWO on the Parche in the early 2000s, and though this incredible bit of history predates his time on the boat, it really does explain why her motto was "Par Excellence." Thank you for the video sir.
I was hoping you would do this story!!!! I learned about this when I joined the shipyard 20+ years ago Been telling people about it for years. Keep being awesome!! Yours truly… a fat machinist
Nick, you could explain a loved-one's death to family members and have them understand what went wrong while they are rolling on the floor laughing. Absolutely outstanding.
I really appreciated the focus on the bad torpedos (MK14) of WW2. I had an ancestor who was on the USS Bowfin, as the torpedo officer. I have researched the MK14 quite a bit as well as the mechanism for targeting them. I have nothing but respect for the officers/crew that had to deal with bad munitions and had to go to the extreme of modifying them to work right.
Aloha! I just love your documentaries on various wars! There is really no one like you out there, with your no-nonsense and humorous telling of facts. Because you make it fast and short; you are one of the best that makes hearing it so easy! I am glued to your channel and subscribed! Mahalo for your efforts and I can’t wait for the next one! I have a lot of catching up to do as I only recently found your videos through another reactor.
Might have to rewatch Drachinifel's video on the Mark 14, but I believe one of the guys on the oversight was part of the group that designed the Mark 14's detonator and guidance and didn't want anyone testing it because it was so expensive plus they didn't have a lot in reserve, which led to the war being a Live fire test. He then stonewalled everyone trying to fix the 14 because it would make him look bad.
@danielseelye6005 it was Drachinifel's video. In his videos on Admiral King CICP & CNO, Admiral Lockwood complained to King. King told the Ordinance Board to fix it, they slow walked it and King told Lockwood to Disregard ordinances order to not modify the torpedoes and make whatever modifications were needed in the field.
Thanks for another interesting video. A small correction: US subs spent 95% of their time on the surface since their batteries didn't have enough capacity to stay submerged all night. Source: Paul Farace, curator of the USS Cod memorial (they have a channel here on UA-cam).
It also was pretty common for subs to sink enemy merchant and auxiliary vessels with the deck gun. Torpedoes were typically reserved for the more heavily armored targets.
@@deezkhajiit184not really. A lot of those auxiliaries were well armed. Especially once their destroyers started falling out, due to battle damage and lack of repairs, and the USS Harder.
Ten star story telling. I don't know if you've heard of him, but, you have to tell the story of Thomas Cochrane. He was a Scottish naval officer during the Napoleonic Wars and the Admiralty hated him, and the French feared him. Napoleon himself nicknamed him "The Sea Wolf". The movie Master and Commander is loosely based on his exploits, and his story is one of my favorites. Gangster doesn't even begin to describe this guy. I think you'd have fun with this story, and you'd definitely tell it well. He's clearly not American, I am, and his story needs to be heard by everyone, most of it is unbelievable, but it really happened. He's still celebrated in Brazil for helping them gain independence from the Spanish. Just a suggestion.
Excellent recap of Ramage's Rampage. He was instrumental in the post war/Cold War submarine warfare community. He is still revered by us. One true badass.
I don't know how all those sailors' balls fit on one submarine! Can you imagine the courage each man showed, and the faith they had in their captain?!?! Especially after he wanted to sit around and reload the torpedo tubes? I am not sure this has been made into a movie, but I am not sure a movie would do the USS Parche justice for it's actions. Simply Incredible history....
Why would you want to watch a movie about a bunch of ethnically diverse women pretend to try and load some non-lethal cgi device into a cgi cruise ship? We both know that's how it would end up.
You do a GREAT job! 2 of my 4 kids are in our military, 1 of the 2 is married to another military member. They are amazed at the stuff I know now (big part of that is thanks to you). Thank you for giving me an opportunity to have another way to connect with my kids even tho their service to our country is keeping them far from me
Oh, I’d love to hear you talk about the duel between Washington and Kirishima. That is without a doubt one of the the greatest battleship brawls ever. Also I think a video on the destroyers and destroyer escorts of Taffy 3 during the Battle of Leyte Gulf would be fantastic. Commander Evans of the Johnston and Lieutenant Commander Copeland of the Samuel B. Roberts are of particular interest. Basically an American task force made up of escort carriers, destroyers, and destroyer escorts got jumped by a huge Japanese task force made up of the majority of their remaining surface fleet led by the Yamato. I’d recommend the book “The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors” as a baseline to really envision just how desperate and bloody this battle was. There are some historical inaccuracies that came to light after the book was published concerning the sinking of several Japanese warships and some other details, so I wouldn’t use it as your only source if you choose to make a video on it someday. Anyway, excellent video as always! I especially love your videos on naval history, so keep ‘em coming!
If my random learning and time also spent being a degenerate on the gacha game Azur Lane has taught me anything, my guess would be the Battle of the Iron Bottom Sound?
To quoth the great Drachinifel: "Faced with an enemy whose gun turrets weigh more than the entire ship, Johnston decides running is boring." Other Notable quotes Include: "(Johnston) Seeing the ship (Gambier Bay) under attack by a Heavy Cruiser, It shoots up this ship as well. Because of course it does." And, When a lookout spots a 7 destroyer flotilla heading towards the Carriers: "What do you think happens? Of course, the Johnston swings around to engage the entire Flotilla." And the eponymous: "It took the Japanese Destroyers three-quarters of an Hour to work their way round towards a Johnston-Free Firing zone."
Just finishing that book, it's a great story. You really get a good feel for exactly how insane that battle was. It really was the surface navy version of an air to air furball. If I recall correctly, any of the inaccuracies are due to the narrative being put together from the remaining vets memories and what little there was from the log, which was written down well after the battle was over. It does do a heck of a job illustrating 'fog of war' because of that, however. Yea, and that action with Taffy 3 is just insane.
@@airplanemaniacgaming7877 Correct, the Washington vs Kirishima duel was part of the Iron Bottom Sound engagement. Leyte Gulf would be two years later and that battle was arguably the largest naval battle in history.
@@airplanemaniacgaming7877 Yeah, I know of Azur Lane from WoW, Crunchy Roll, and it inevitably showing up in google searches related to pictures of naval vessels. I haven’t watched it or Arpeggio because of all the fan service, but the concept is interesting. It’s a shame there aren’t many anime based on naval combat, because it’s a medium that could work really well for some sort of docudrama about the Pacific War. I really like the original Space Battleship Yamato (1974). It’s got a lot of cool battles and there are a lot of parallels to the Pacific War. There is some fan service, but it’s pretty infrequent and very brief in the original version of the anime (wouldn’t watch it with kids though). Unfortunately the series is very difficult to find, but there are a few episodes up on youtube and there is a dub/Americanization of it called Star Blazers that is much easier to obtain. It’s probably the best dub from the 70’s (at least the first and second seasons) considering how much of the story remains intact and just how much of the violence was kept in. Not a ton, but more than your average American kids cartoon, because some of the major character deaths were kept in and most of the ones that were cut were pretty cleverly edited. It’s definitely worth a watch if you’re into old anime.
"Nobody .. touch..The Boats!" 😂 Oorah buddy. Especially enjoyed your story of the original Sammy B. That was my ship in the early 2000's conducting the war of drugs campaign. Had 6 metric tons of cocaine when we pulled back into Port in Mayport, Fla.
Only 30 secs in and had to comment... no ad this week... what a legend 😂 And after watching all the way through also a great story... told by a legend. Thanks for some of the best content on UA-cam
Not gonna lie, the finding nemo/battleship mashup at the 2:30 mark had me rolling. I knew where you were headed. But was not prepared for what I saw. I commend you good sir.
Pacific submarines in ww2 were something. Torpedo issues, batshit insane captains, crews that just didn't give a shit, and some of the most amazing stories I've ever read. Anything involving those subs like trigger, tang, and wahoo, is my suggestion.
Keep the suggestions coming!
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@@iamthrawnthat’s a good one
U know this is not American but try the Māori battalion
Killdozer but told by the Fat Electrician
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"There's no ad this week." The quote of a man that has his priorities straight.
For real.
“I wish my wife’s boobs were smaller” said No Guy Ever
Legend!
Fuck yea ! 😂😂
"Well rounded priorities"
That caught me off guard. I spat my drink out.🤣
When " your honor, STFU, YOU WEREN'T EVEN THERE" is actually a valid statement
A fellow Badger fan, I see
ONE OF US
@@Crocadillius1123what video is that from?
That BS happens every day. When judges rely on cops testimony and says that the video evidence is wrong. It’s one of those wtf moments.
@marquisdelafayette1929
Can you show us where the big bad cop hurt you? Did he take your wife/sister from you?
That helmsman is a fantastic example of "half a plan right now is better than the whole plan too late." Just "I don't know where we're going, but we obviously can't stay here"
Sun Tzu said something about making no decision is worse than any. Going fast is one way to not be where one cannot make decisions
Just loke energy management in a dogfight. If you have speed you have options. If you dont and dont have potential energy to use, you're already dead
@@steve390gold war thunder tries teaching me that lesson every day. Maybe I'll finally get it this time
*I learned it from a Marine Gunnery Sergeant when I was in the Navy as a Corpsman, and I tell all the probie Medics and firefighters now that I'm an old man; perfect is the enemy of good enough!*
@@HM2SGT What a perfect quote. Thank you for your service.
Hello Mr. Fat Electrician. My name is Ervin C. I watched your video on the Last War Chief, (Maybe for that Tribe). I am Annishabee, Metis, aka Chippewa from the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. Quick history of my family, on my Mother side, every generation has served in the military from WWII to present. My Grandpa, Army, 2 uncles Marines, 1 uncle Army, myself Marine and now my son is serving in the Marines. My son, has gone through the ceremony to become a warrior for our tribe, so now it is possible, of course I don't want a war to happen but if it does, my son has that possibility of becoming a War Chief for our tribe. Also, thank you for doing these types of videos, a lot of the newer generation have not been taught nor heard of these awesome Vets from our past. Thank you. Ervin C
Ervin C. I thank you and every member of your family and tribe for your service to our country.
Everything countryjoe said. I live two hours from the Qualla Boundary in NC...the number of Cherokee who've served in the military is stunning.
I’m always impressed with how valiantly so many Native Americans have fought for America despite the early relationships. My uncle served in Europe during WW2 and knew a few Native Americans and said that they were some of the most patriotic and hard fighting guys he knew over there.
May the gods of war protect your son and grant him courage in battle.
@@siliconwolverineAho!!
There’s no ad this week 😂😂😂 the ad spots keep getting better and better!
I was not fucking ready for that
No tits, no ads
I love the wife spots.
I told my wife if we make it 25 years I'll fund her boob reduction and a pool boy named Javier. I have 5 years to wreck this relationship.
Option 4 response:
All the above
Bonus comment, titties being reduced is a thing. I'd still throw the D into the only woman I've known to scale down to a full C.
As an American Sailor, when you read the letter, I was overwhelmed with pride and respect. That right there is what a Skipper is supposed to be.
His crew showed initiative to carry out his intent and he praised that initiative. Hot fucking damn.
Amen to that shipmate, because unfortunately the Navy as with all of the other branches almost always gets it wrong.
Thank you for your service!
It’s a pity that officer training seemingly does not encourage this sort of behavior
I was an Operations Specialist on a DDG and a CG four eight years at sea . A good watch crew knows what to do and simply react from their officers orders .
I have an MA in History and I approve of this channel and its content, I doubly approve of this creator and the manner in which he presents his research. Thank you for doing what most historians refuse to do, which is make history at least as interesting as it truly is. Bravo!
Thank you! I try
I agree with you Sean, a couple of tiny mistakes in the Dan Daly vid, but for the rest awesome content.
So far I only caught a couple minor mistakes. The A6 sits side by side and he refers to the guy in the back, that is more common with fighters with REOs. That was the 8hr half size reduction on Iran's weapon.
@@charlesmaurer6214 Give him a little credit. Not everyone is a Naval History geek, so a mistake or two is understandable.
(Who else read the entire "U.S. Naval Submarine Operations During WWII" from The Naval Institute Press for summer reading in High School?) 👋
Absolutely
The "finding nemo" and "battleship" movie reference edits... 😂😂😂😂 whoever you're paying for that, they deserve a pay bump lmaooo
I fucking love that scene from battleship
A friend who's a Col in the USMC puts it this way:
"You can always tell the quality of a leader by how much he loves his men."
USMC Pick me energy so strong rn
...And by how much his men love him.
@@nicholaslennon *_"why r u gay"_*
Just can't take the leaders word for it. Even the best leader will lie about how the people they are charged with leading think of them.
@@ck7802 *That is just a personal opinion on humanity in general, plus you can't say that for all leaders, not even close*
First, "no ad this week". Then, "we invented a portable star to get our revenge." A standout among standouts, this episode.
My dad recommended me your channel. He served on the Parche in the early 90s. He did so many incredible things on that spy sub, and he couldn't even tell us. He passed away a month ago. His time on 683 was something he was most proud of. Perfect timing. Thank you. 💜
Nuclear Parche I think, still has the record for most Presidential Unit Citations of any ship or Unit in the armed forces, and nobody will know why, officially, for about another 50 years. Unless you read Blind Man's Bluff. Then you kinda start to get an idea.
Sorry for your loss man.
I was the very last duty officer ever aboard USS Tunny (SSN-682).
We decomm'd in PSNS one drydock down from the Parche and they came down several times to raid us for spare parts. Fuckers.
@@MesaperProductions it was a strategic transfer of equipment to an alternate location.
@@bigdrew565I read that book and I'm man enough to admit that I cried when I read that book. My old man did 22 years in submarines, and the part where it talks about the men missing birthdays, ball games, anniversaries, Christmases, and all that had me fucked up. I remembered that as a kid, and when I eventually ended up in Submarines too, had the exact same thing happen, minus having kids. I don't fault my dad for what he did and why he did it. I'm proud that he was at where he was doing what he did, but I'd be lying when I say it didn't hurt not having him around a lot.
"They invented a portable star to get revenge." I'm using this line in a novel at some point
credit for a baller line where credit is due!
love the content man!
To be fair, we mostly did that because we were afraid that the Nazis would figure it out first. Hitler was obsessed with giant dick-measuring weapons. Luckily, he bet on the wrong horses, like impractically large and expensive tanks and guns. A portable star that erases cities would be right up his alley.
(paraphrasing) "10 dudes getting hernias loading giant explosive dinks in a tube"
I swear I heard it differently but your version makes it more YT friendly. 😂
Most annoying voice ever and rambles
"The American Mark 14 torpedo"
As a connoisseur of Drachinfels' naval videos... I felt Ramage's frustration with that torpedo (and the penny-pinching pinheads at the Bureau of Ordinance) through time and space.
I paused the video around the 6 minute mark to research "How bad was it really?"
Holy crap, what an absolute piece of shxt.
It had so many major problems that those problems masked each other and it took 2 years after the US entered the war to finally get them working properly.
I heard Mark 14 torpedo and facepalmed. "Not the mk 14 anything but....."
“If the Bureau of Ordnance can’t provide us with torpedoes that will hit and explode . . . then for God’s sake, get the Bureau of Ships to design a boat hook with which we can rip the plates off a target’s side.” - Admiral Lockwood.
Oh, the sad saga of BuOrd...
I'm glad the US military has gotten better about listening to feedback from the folks who actually have their asses on the line.
Captain Ramage's letter to the crew after the awarding of the Medal of Honor shows true leadership.
Reminiscent of Admiral ching Lee's..."you earned it, I wear it" about his DSC
Thank you for telling my Great Grandfathers story! Absolutely the best I’ve heard yet! Can’t wait to share this with everyone!
Ah, memorizing the vision test. My dad did the same thing. The US Navy finally caught on after 16 years. As he put it, "I'm not flying the plane. I'm the avionics tech, don't need depth perception or 20/20 vision in two eyes for that."
Ex US Navy Submariner here, this man is a legend that fills many of our hearts with pride. Man single handed help the submarine force have some of the highest tonnage sank during the war.
As another former bubblehead, completely agree, men like Ramage and Fluckey paved the way.
Submariners do it deeper! Deep, silent, fast, deadly.
@deepeyes2501 still remember that wall in BESS school with all the ships we sank in the pacific after pearl harbor. Lives rent free up here in my noggin
@@derigel7662 holy shit, I’d forgotten about that until you mentioned it. That and the murals in the TECC building. I was at Groton from June of ‘06 to April of ‘07. Stationed on Asheville ‘07-‘11 and TAD to Helena in ‘09. You?
@deepeyes2501 October 11 then off to Guam and all over the Pacific lol why I loved that mural.
@@deepeyes2501......I'm a fan of Preen !
I'll be reporting aboard USS RAMAGE (DDG-61) in a few weeks. Thank you for this great history lesson on our ship's namesake. Par Excellence!
better share you guys shore leave rampage stories!
Thank you for your service brother
Edit: Ah, a destroyer. Got it.
@@gunnar6674 Not sure if that's the case with subs in this country but not so for destroyers, which the USS Ramage is.
@@chrismcginnis1407 Ah, got it.
When I had gone into Sub School, my heroes were Jig Dog (Ramage), Mush Morton and Adm. Lockwood.
Why not Tim Breault
Fluckey supremacy
@@mynamejef7963yes
Because he doesn't have to @s.porter8646
Them guys teach you how to make good sandwhiches?
I’m in the navy and I walked past USS Ramage on the pier and I called out to the guys on the quarterdeck, “YOUR SHIP IS NAMED AFTER A BADASS!”
Just to be curious, how's she look? Well taken care of?
r/ a curious plankowner
@@jacks6423 could definitely do with a fresh coat of paint but she looks mean. As all DDGs
@@thomaspowell7468 built to fight 🤘🏻🤘🏻
That finding Nemo "Don't mess with America's boats" edit was hilarious and awesome.
The use of the Mighty Mo scene from Battleship was also inspired, wasnt expecting that
He uses it a bit, he doesn't always go to the fire part. You should watch the on on the unluckiest ship with the luckiest crew. The only US ship to have a US Battleship aim all its guns at her in anger. Won't spoil it but if they did the movie the critics wouldn't believe it despite being totally true. Even the near sinking of the USS Forestal by one of her own pilots firing a missle on the deck from the deck comes close. BTW 2 big changes were done since Forestal, all crew now firefighters and a safety tied to the gear preventing weapon use while on a deck or ground.
FYI, the Forest Fire didn't sink that day, but there WAS a huge hole in the deck.. The tower video was a mandatory watch in basic training back in the early 80s. That video even showed a CPO heading for things with a PKP extinguisher when things went BOOM, then showed him deceased on the deck... Another video showed guys pouring water from hoses into the hole with no real regard for fighting any fires.
In the mid 80s, the Forest Fire was in the Gulf of Mexico as a training ship; at that time, it was the only active warship with female sailors on board.
THERE'S NO AD THIS WEEK.
Sure, we all believe that’s why you paused.
@@coffeegonewrong You're right. It's because I was laughing and dropped the phone. I then had to watch it all again.
@@paulschumacher4308 Brilliant
This kind of shit is why, as a former Submariner, I will always feel like nothing we do today can compare to the excellence of these men. They were pioneers, warriors, and heroes. You can read entire books of why the WW2 Submarines were insanely successful and influential on our ability to win in the Pacific.
Yea drinking torpedo fuel today will kill you, and ships quals are softer, no running the diesel, now handloading TT#2
I had the amazing opportunity to meet Adm Ramage at a leadership dinner while I was at the Naval Academy. Somebody asked him how he got the idea to reload on the surface and he replied "Well, I had all these ships and all these torpedoes and thought what the F*&^ " we fell out laughing because we didn't expect an old Medal of Honor Admiral to drop the F-bomb to a bunch of Midshipmen.
what was he like in person?
@@AdmiralDevil He was everything you wanted him to be, salty warrior to the bone
I see,he must have been incredible in person
I would have ground my spleen to burger laughing at that.
A sailor is a sailor, no matter how much fancy jewelry the navy pins on his uniform. Frankly, I've never trusted a man who wasn't willing to curse me up one side and down the other.
I just recounted this entire video to a friend of mine who served in the Navy. He just looked at me and said "Yeah I know. I was on the USS Ramage in the 90's." LOL
Did he mention if they retell the story to new sea men or something? Also I’m very surprised to learn it a arleigh Burke class destroyer but makes sense considering our naming scheme of ships
Not sure where other Ramage crewmembers might be? I served on DDG-61 from 2007~2010!
Recant: to disavow a previous statement.
Recount: to retell a story.👍
@@Ron-d2s the more you know. Thanks!
@@ncgreg231 my father-in-law was an FCCM on the Ramage. Master Cheif Frey.
Thanks. Great story ! My dad, born in 1909, lost his hearing from Scarlett fever in 1918. WW2 dad enlists in the US NAVY Seabees ( NCB 20) a new unit of the Service then. During his physical, they group checked hearing with headphones; right ear, left ear, everyone got the same tones at once. Dad just raised his hand, and passed. Note: he would have been 4F , but wanted to serve. He was bombed by the Japanese numerous times from the air, got malaria, dengue fever, and lifetime health probs. Note: he was such a a good catch, he made full Seabee Chief at boot camp! He passed on in August, 1996. We miss him terribly.
Built different
Built right
Built American
Made Seabee chief at boot, riiiiiight
@@t_train3796 In many cases, accomplished tradesmen entered the Seabees, hence advanced rate (rank) on occasion.
I absolutely love your content, your attitude, your speed, and, most importantly, your wit. Your videos are way more rewarding than watching TV or movies, and far more entertaining than your average WWII documentary. Keep up the amazing work.
That, ladies and gentlemen, is how you lead a group of people. The fact that the quartermaster and helmsman knew what needed to be done and acted, without orders or repercussion, is awesome. Thats what you get when the people you lead, know that you have their back and you have set them up to succeed in any situation. The certificate is a nice touch too. What a G.
Thank you. Haze Gray and Underway.
Thats a well trained ship where the crew and commander are on the same page and trust each other. Thats how it should be.
There are times to accept a sponser, and then there are times to NOT accept sponsership. "There's no ad this week." Had me laughing out loud.
It is awesome that your wife is such a good sport, participating in these videos.
Keep up the great work you two!
"Can we use the money for breast reduction?" "There's no ad this week" priorities.
Prior enlisted Attack Sub Sailor here, good job on the video! Earned my Dolphins in 88' on 693, we did some hinky $ hit from 87-91 (my EAOS). Earned a Navy Expeditionary Medal in 90' doing "extra hinky $ hit" in "the North Atlantic". Oh yeah: good times, hard times, boring times, "Oh Sweet Jesus we're doing what?!" times, but all memorable times.
My grandpa lied about his age and enlisted in the USN April 1944, and was put aboard the maiden USS Reno. They were in 23 battles, sank 9 ships, and took 2 torpedoes to save the Lexington. Repairs were done in Charleston in 1945, where he met my grandma. His navy enlistment photo and the battle flag of the Reno sit proudly above my mantle as a reminder about: TIME. Horny and catholic, they got married in April 1945... 9 days shy of his 16th birthday. What did YOU do when you turned 14?
What did I do when I turned 14? Probably played Chrono Trigger.
Your grandfather is an absolute legend!
Mostly farm chores and trying in vain to get a girlfriend.
Is your grandpa still alive? I would love to see, a video of his story. Maybe Fat would do a short video with little cuts from a interview with him?
man thats something we probably wont ever see again in a generation. fucking legendary
This submarine is right up there with the USS Barb. Screwing up the enemies things in ways they didn’t know were possible
The Barb-only ship to sink a locomotive! Hee hee.
Ramage was actually the guy watching the radar screens at pearl harbor. Historians never understood how we could have had such a blindspot
i hate... that this is funny...
Lol
Because Japanese military officials had visited Pear Harbor before. And asked how well it was defended as they were discussing contracting at the time I believe. And there was a valley that didn’t have any radar stations in it but was considered too hard to navigate a large airborne force through. And the first target was the fighter hangars
@@micahdeck9553this your first time on the internet?
@@micahdeck9553 woosh
I’m on a six hour train ride and jsut watched about 16 of these videos, I love this content never stop making these
Love that preemption of sponsored content. Mrs Electrician is a gem.
I served on the USS Ramage from 05-09 as my first ship. Best crew I've served with!
94-99 (counting precomm) and the same holds, my first ship and the best crew 🇺🇲
I was there too
I appreciate the animated submarine cartoons, it really helps understand exactly how Ramage Rampaged
Retired submariner here. Lockwood,Fluckey, and Ramage are legends in our community.
You should do a story on Admiral Rickover.
The fact the Japanese wanted to know his name, is either out of pure anger or just straight respect is outstanding. Especially with putting himself and his crew in the heart of the enemy's convoy, knowing one wrong move would be disastrous.
The crew of a Japanese destroyer saluted the USS Johnston during the Battle of Leyte Gulf after they finally managed to sink her. As fucked up as the Japanese were during WW2 (and oh boy were they fucked up. Their atrocities were on par with Nazi Germany), they did show respect towards opponents they saw as worthy. I'm guessing here the Japanese wanted to know his name out of respect for what he did to their fleet.
The Japanese only respected courage in battle, a sub penetrating a defended convoy and going in a rampage, is the type of suicidal attack they would have absolutely respected
Asking a worthy opponent his name is a tradition that goes back to feudal japan.
Prob respect, Japanese culture treated honor very highly
I love how Ramage was taught naval and submarine tactical warfare, and then immediately threw out the book, when engaged in battle. Excellent storytelling. Thanks for sharing. Semper Fi!
The tactics were designed around torpedoes that go BOOM. So....
@@davidjacobs3275 but the first ones didn't go BOOM like they were sposta.
As a US Navy Veteran and the proud father of an Active Duty Sailor, I can't tell you how much I love the 'Battleship' and such snippets
What's the song at 2:42 ?? Is that from the movie ?
You are a great story teller, please don't ever stop.
Germany: "I hear 'over there' coming from across the atlantic, Japan, what did you do?"
Japan: "Oh, I attacked pearl harbour"
Germany: "You touched their boats?!"
USA: "WE'RE COMING OVER, WE'RE COMING OVER, AND WE WON'T COME BACK TILL IT'S OVER OVER THERE!!!"
Oh nien the sun has come to haunt us
We attack three boats
THEY DROPPED THE SUN ON US TWICE
@@phantom117b4Also, you know, murdered millions of civilians, committed a laundry list of other war crimes, and were perfectly willing to endlessly feed Japanese men, women, and children into the meat grinder of an un-winnable war rather than surrender…
@@phantom117b4 well don't touch our boats
@@SynchronizorVideos they were doing that sort of stuff before they touched our boats. The US tried to aid the Chinese and embargoed Japan a bit, but were trying to avoid getting too involved. The US only got truly uncorked after the Japanese touched their boats.
Thank you for telling the story. I served on the second Parche SSN 683 from 1984 to 1987. Part of being a crew member is knowing about Red Ramage and being able to tell the story of that night. I spent 28 years in the Navy and on submarines, and the Parche will always be the best time and the one that I am most proud of.
Except when we had to do your job because you glory hounds got delayed at mare island because they ordered 100' of cable for your extra 100' of length. I'm sure you still got a NUC and NEM for sitting on blocks.
@@TWBikerpoor baby, Parche couldn’t carry you so you had to work for your paycheck.
Best History class I've ever sat through. Keep 'em coming!
Needless to say he and the others like O'Kane, Morton, Cutter, Dealey and Fluckey are still legends on the Submarine force. These guys starting with Morton threw the book out and wrote their own book on tactics and succeeded like no one else. The US Submarine force in WWII had the highest losses of life than any other group in doing so they also had the most tonnage sunk. As a retired submariner I am so very proud to have some of that heritage as part of my career. In fact the second USS Parche is one of the most decorated warships in the history of our Navy being awarded Nine Presidential Unit Citations, Eight Tactical Proficiency Excellence Submarine Awards, Seven Communication Excellence Awards, 13 Navy Expeditionary Medals, Seven Supply Excellence Awards, Seven Engineer and Damage Control Excellence Awards, 10 Navy Unit Commendations, 15 Navy Battle “E” Ribbons, Nine Damage Control Excellence Awards, 14 Battle Efficiency Awards,
8 Medical Department Awards, 10 Navigation Excellence Awards, and Six Deck Seamanship Excellence Awards. You will never ever know how she earned those as her operations were and are highly classified. Thanks for this video!
"...complete Dad energy of 'go wait in the car, I'll handle this' " 😆 perfect.... thank you for another awesome video.
Any bets on how long it takes this man to say "don't fuck with America's boats" I'm guessing 3 minutes
100%
@@the_fat_electrician Damn I definitely didn't edit this to say three minutes, as you said if you ain't cheating you ain't trying
2:30😂
@@the_fat_electrician When will the "You ejaculate, then you evacuate" T-shirts hit the merch store?
You have to do the portable revenge star next!!!!! do it!!! @@the_fat_electrician
At this point, I'm expecting the next navy recruitment commercial to be bass heavy Godsmack tunes and Keith David at the end saying "The US Navy... Dont Touch Our Boats!" 😂
Fuck yes. Something like the amazing song of "Cryin' like a bitch!" with the very end of the song having Keith David say that, would instantly be a great boost to plenty of folks.
See, if the Navy wanted well bodied men and women that is the type of stuff we would see.
Instead they are after pronouns and feelings (as is the rest of the military).
I know some good people that are still in, but a lot of them got out because of how bad leadership has gotten.
OR DAVID from DISTURBED!!! lmao...both are awesome ideas!
If Navy Recruiting were smart…they’d do EXACTLY THAT😂😎🍻
This story gave me the shivers, as an 0311 in the FMF, I was stationed on 2 LSTs and a LPH and we tried not to think about it.
This guy passed vision exams like I did college 😂😂
Ya'll need to get together sometime, I'd pay to see JYD and TFE have a beer together
I swear the math way app stayed in my lap during algebra 2n3 n the only reason I passed but even an app designed to solve any equation couldn’t get the wacky ass truck problems they started putting on the last few tests/exams 😭
what the hell never thought i would see you in nicks comments but makes since Iowa
Fancy seeing you here. What's next on the lift, Brother?
Unfortunately, there's not a "work around" for color blindness...
You're by far the best historian vet alive! Avid fan and follower!! Wish I had you as a guest speaker to some recruits in basic/boot camp! You already have done some MOH recipients, why not a "chain" of all/some MOH recipients? Very inspiring. Roy .P Benavides is one of many! Although I have served usmc and army and my go to is USMC, this man and his drive is one I have shared his story with recruites and soldiers.
Semper Fi and Hoorah
*you're
@@Rotorhead1651YoU’rE 😂😂
@Rotorhead1651 thanks for the spelling lesson. Much appreciated.
@Rotorhead1651
I sincerely hope that when you wake up you find that you have 3 flat tires and a cracked windshield. Possibly even a penis keyed into the hood of the car.
Anyone that gets the MoH and lives to see the ceremony has done some certified action movie shit but, as much as you can differentiate between levels of such things, Benavides' story is definitely up there in terms of full-bore insanity.
He reminds me of the German U-Boat Captain who the British called "The Bull of Scapa Flow" Günther Prien. His Exploits during the War especially while he was with his U-Boat in Scapa Flow were so crazy, it deserves a Movie. The British still respect him like they respected Rommel.
Definitely recommend reading up on him for those interested in History, would make a great Episode!
Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps
As a submariner I work in a building called Ramage Hall and they have the painting you showed at the end hanging in the building. On the first deck is the Allcorn Auditorium.
😂 The Finding Nemo Clip was so perfect that I almost fell out of my chair laughing.
I did. LOL
That whole ass crew is nothing but gangsters. Doing what’s never been done by reloading in battle is insane. And Ramage to make that letter to his crew is a true leader. Top 5 vid to date FE ❤
Amen brother!
Amazing that the Navy got a panel "that wasn't even there" to change the report.
Another great video Nic
Post war, did he get his record corrected? Actually getting credit for the number of ships he sank?
So this guy, an officer, got a medal of honor commanding a submarine, but War Daddy, an NCO, got turned down because a tank is a team effort? makes sense
Officer, NCO, see the difference?
You and HLC have unironically rekindled my pride in america's military, i love hearing these stories.
HLC? Not sure I've heard of that.
@@mastick5106 habitual line crosser, hes another youtuber that does military content mostly short videos
@@Talcor Thanks, I'll have to look that one up.
@@mastick5106 oh wow. Welp, you just found a treasure trove of current military events mixed with comedy.
My man, you can take this for what its worth. Im disabled. That's not the point. The point is I'm disabled to to a degree that all I get to do is troll UA-cam for interesting things to watch. Things I have an interest in. I must go through over 100 videos a day. YOURS are the biggest highlight of my day. I havent seen all of your clips, yet, but I'm near the end. Your presentation is beyond anything I have yet to find. (I've been on UA-cam for years now) In other words, In this drab grey world of mine, you throw in a grenade of color and humor on topics I am very interested in. (respect to all of our armed forces.) I have had to learn the hard way to put my coffee cup down when I watch any of your videos. I got tired of cleaning it from my screen and keyboard(s). I just wanted to swing by and say hi, and to thank you for the gift. You are an amazing creator.
That is... a lot to read but I agree. No one else's really brings this type of humor and personality to these types of videos about history.👍
Look up unsubscribe podcast. Hes a host now but haveing an hour+ vid of this guy cracking jokes and talking about history is great. He's in about 22? 23? Of thier podcasts. Also you should look up the fat and angry episode from the podcast, its my favorite.
That Chapter is another channel with amazing storytelling with a little humor thrown in! I hope you’re having a good day today.
Navy vet who served on the USS Ramage from 09-12. Thank you for sharing his story. More people need to know about this man. I got a chance to meet his family, and they are some of the nicest people you will ever meet.
I gotta admit, you make learning history a bit fun with these stories
Oh I thought he was going to stare into the sun to strengthen his eye muscles.
Lol
{Binary Sunset gets louder}
Lucky Fluckey did it with 3 pairs of glasses. Gave himself near-superhuman eyesight too
@@andrewkessinger5966
Who’s that???
BRO 2:41 "In God we trust, all others we track" that is uncannily badass
Battleship was a good movie 😂
@@trailblazer632 battleship was dogshit the only things that saved it were the naval battle and Rhianna. Fight me.
@@ianjardine7324 Aw c'mon. The movie got an unexpected laugh out of me as soon as I realized the alien shells were the pegs from the boardgame.
@@lunasea4841 damn I never got that. Still not a great movie but it gets another point for making me chuckle.
The best parts of the movie are when no one is talking. Loved the action, the dialog was meh (except for the old men talking trash).
Former Submariner, now a MailCat mechanic. Thank you for your hilarious content.
As a submariner from the mid 90s to mid 2000s it's awesome to hear about some of these stories that some of us were not prevy to before the digital age. The Parche was homeported in Bangor WA when i was there. It's cool to learn more about her history.
Total respect for the helmsman, his quick thinking and initiative to act save the lives of his fellow crewman.
As a battlestations Helm on a fast attack, I would have done that in a heartbeat, but I would have hit flank speed and yelled "Balls to the wall boys!!"
Loved that!!! I was a nuke MM on USS Parche, SSN 683, never get tired of hearing about that rampage from her predecessor!! Great job!!
My dad was too. Too funny
4:35 you cannot just drop that mental image in my mind without making a video about it. Greatest Battleship V Battleship ever video when?
Will probably be his next video.
His certificafe to his crew gave me goosebumps. What a man.
Nic you're timing is impeccable time for lunch
Great timing again... uploaded just before my workweek starts!
Ayyyy
Never bought a pennys worth of crap from any UA-cam store ever. Today I broke that record for the shirt you wore. Brother is a postman I love it 😂
There is NO WAY I could have guessed my favorite naval warfare movie, “Battleship”, would be paired with Disney’s “Finding Nemo” to describe the U.S. Navy’s attitude change from 6 December, 1941 to 8 December, 1941.
But here I am watching The Fat Electrician show me clips of how it went down. C’est la vie.
I've never served or anything but when he read that letter from Ramage to his crew about the medal of honor I have to admit I teared up a little. That right there is what the US Navy is all about.
Thank you for these stories. My dad served on ss396 and trained most of the other subs on the new torpedo. I had a chance to play a few of your stories to him before he passed. Thank you.
*_I had always thought the greatest improvement to the torpedo was creating the homing / guided torpedo during the Cold War ... apparently I was wrong, apparently the greatest improvement to the torpedo was to make it go BOOM_*
"you aint cheating, you aint trying" - words to live by, my 1SG in Korea told us this on the Land Navigation Course. We were told to navigate the course and find all five points on your own in the middle of the night. We only had the morning to do the Day portion on the same course, suffice to say we all cheated on the night portion because it was raining and muddy and shit out. so we all got together as a platoon and exchanged points we already got.
USS Parche has a plaque at the Naval Submarine Museum in peal harbor, hawaii. All the wartime boats that served have a plaque at that museum with their battle history and a little informational blurb about what they did during the war. Pretty incredible to see in person.
My drill sergeant added, “if you got caught you weren’t trying hard enough.”
@@soonerfrac4611 Damn right.
Fantastic video. My dad served as a CWO on the Parche in the early 2000s, and though this incredible bit of history predates his time on the boat, it really does explain why her motto was "Par Excellence." Thank you for the video sir.
I was hoping you would do this story!!!!
I learned about this when I joined the shipyard 20+ years ago
Been telling people about it for years.
Keep being awesome!!
Yours truly… a fat machinist
Nick, you could explain a loved-one's death to family members and have them understand what went wrong while they are rolling on the floor laughing. Absolutely outstanding.
I really appreciated the focus on the bad torpedos (MK14) of WW2. I had an ancestor who was on the USS Bowfin, as the torpedo officer. I have researched the MK14 quite a bit as well as the mechanism for targeting them. I have nothing but respect for the officers/crew that had to deal with bad munitions and had to go to the extreme of modifying them to work right.
Aloha! I just love your documentaries on various wars! There is really no one like you out there, with your no-nonsense and humorous telling of facts. Because you make it fast and short; you are one of the best that makes hearing it so easy! I am glued to your channel and subscribed! Mahalo for your efforts and I can’t wait for the next one! I have a lot of catching up to do as I only recently found your videos through another reactor.
Minor point of order. It was the Ordinance department, not the submarine command that said submariners had trouble with aiming.
No it was a naval oversight committee
At leasr from wht i read
Are u drunk responding to this are u on unsubscribed rn?
Might have to rewatch Drachinifel's video on the Mark 14, but I believe one of the guys on the oversight was part of the group that designed the Mark 14's detonator and guidance and didn't want anyone testing it because it was so expensive plus they didn't have a lot in reserve, which led to the war being a Live fire test. He then stonewalled everyone trying to fix the 14 because it would make him look bad.
@danielseelye6005 it was Drachinifel's video. In his videos on Admiral King CICP & CNO, Admiral Lockwood complained to King. King told the Ordinance Board to fix it, they slow walked it and King told Lockwood to Disregard ordinances order to not modify the torpedoes and make whatever modifications were needed in the field.
Thanks for another interesting video. A small correction: US subs spent 95% of their time on the surface since their batteries didn't have enough capacity to stay submerged all night. Source: Paul Farace, curator of the USS Cod memorial (they have a channel here on UA-cam).
It also was pretty common for subs to sink enemy merchant and auxiliary vessels with the deck gun. Torpedoes were typically reserved for the more heavily armored targets.
@@deezkhajiit184not really. A lot of those auxiliaries were well armed. Especially once their destroyers started falling out, due to battle damage and lack of repairs, and the USS Harder.
Well, the new record on how fast I have to pause the video because I was laughing too hard is now 30 seconds.... "There's no ad this week, moving on."
Ten star story telling. I don't know if you've heard of him, but, you have to tell the story of Thomas Cochrane. He was a Scottish naval officer during the Napoleonic Wars and the Admiralty hated him, and the French feared him. Napoleon himself nicknamed him "The Sea Wolf". The movie Master and Commander is loosely based on his exploits, and his story is one of my favorites. Gangster doesn't even begin to describe this guy. I think you'd have fun with this story, and you'd definitely tell it well. He's clearly not American, I am, and his story needs to be heard by everyone, most of it is unbelievable, but it really happened. He's still celebrated in Brazil for helping them gain independence from the Spanish. Just a suggestion.
That is how I heard of Cochrane as a major real life influence on the Aubrey stories
Excellent recap of Ramage's Rampage. He was instrumental in the post war/Cold War submarine warfare community. He is still revered by us. One true badass.
I don't know how all those sailors' balls fit on one submarine! Can you imagine the courage each man showed, and the faith they had in their captain?!?! Especially after he wanted to sit around and reload the torpedo tubes? I am not sure this has been made into a movie, but I am not sure a movie would do the USS Parche justice for it's actions. Simply Incredible history....
Why would you want to watch a movie about a bunch of ethnically diverse women pretend to try and load some non-lethal cgi device into a cgi cruise ship? We both know that's how it would end up.
The problem with this is, the truth is much stranger than fiction. Nobody would believe it.
You do a GREAT job! 2 of my 4 kids are in our military, 1 of the 2 is married to another military member. They are amazed at the stuff I know now (big part of that is thanks to you). Thank you for giving me an opportunity to have another way to connect with my kids even tho their service to our country is keeping them far from me
Oh, I’d love to hear you talk about the duel between Washington and Kirishima. That is without a doubt one of the the greatest battleship brawls ever.
Also I think a video on the destroyers and destroyer escorts of Taffy 3 during the Battle of Leyte Gulf would be fantastic. Commander Evans of the Johnston and Lieutenant Commander Copeland of the Samuel B. Roberts are of particular interest.
Basically an American task force made up of escort carriers, destroyers, and destroyer escorts got jumped by a huge Japanese task force made up of the majority of their remaining surface fleet led by the Yamato.
I’d recommend the book “The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors” as a baseline to really envision just how desperate and bloody this battle was. There are some historical inaccuracies that came to light after the book was published concerning the sinking of several Japanese warships and some other details, so I wouldn’t use it as your only source if you choose to make a video on it someday.
Anyway, excellent video as always! I especially love your videos on naval history, so keep ‘em coming!
If my random learning and time also spent being a degenerate on the gacha game Azur Lane has taught me anything, my guess would be the Battle of the Iron Bottom Sound?
To quoth the great Drachinifel:
"Faced with an enemy whose gun turrets weigh more than the entire ship, Johnston decides running is boring."
Other Notable quotes Include:
"(Johnston) Seeing the ship (Gambier Bay) under attack by a Heavy Cruiser, It shoots up this ship as well. Because of course it does."
And, When a lookout spots a 7 destroyer flotilla heading towards the Carriers:
"What do you think happens? Of course, the Johnston swings around to engage the entire Flotilla."
And the eponymous:
"It took the Japanese Destroyers three-quarters of an Hour to work their way round towards a Johnston-Free Firing zone."
Just finishing that book, it's a great story. You really get a good feel for exactly how insane that battle was. It really was the surface navy version of an air to air furball.
If I recall correctly, any of the inaccuracies are due to the narrative being put together from the remaining vets memories and what little there was from the log, which was written down well after the battle was over. It does do a heck of a job illustrating 'fog of war' because of that, however.
Yea, and that action with Taffy 3 is just insane.
@@airplanemaniacgaming7877 Correct, the Washington vs Kirishima duel was part of the Iron Bottom Sound engagement. Leyte Gulf would be two years later and that battle was arguably the largest naval battle in history.
@@airplanemaniacgaming7877 Yeah, I know of Azur Lane from WoW, Crunchy Roll, and it inevitably showing up in google searches related to pictures of naval vessels. I haven’t watched it or Arpeggio because of all the fan service, but the concept is interesting. It’s a shame there aren’t many anime based on naval combat, because it’s a medium that could work really well for some sort of docudrama about the Pacific War.
I really like the original Space Battleship Yamato (1974). It’s got a lot of cool battles and there are a lot of parallels to the Pacific War. There is some fan service, but it’s pretty infrequent and very brief in the original version of the anime (wouldn’t watch it with kids though). Unfortunately the series is very difficult to find, but there are a few episodes up on youtube and there is a dub/Americanization of it called Star Blazers that is much easier to obtain. It’s probably the best dub from the 70’s (at least the first and second seasons) considering how much of the story remains intact and just how much of the violence was kept in. Not a ton, but more than your average American kids cartoon, because some of the major character deaths were kept in and most of the ones that were cut were pretty cleverly edited. It’s definitely worth a watch if you’re into old anime.
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Oorah buddy.
Especially enjoyed your story of the original Sammy B.
That was my ship in the early 2000's conducting the war of drugs campaign. Had 6 metric tons of cocaine when we pulled back into Port in Mayport, Fla.
Only 30 secs in and had to comment... no ad this week... what a legend 😂
And after watching all the way through also a great story... told by a legend. Thanks for some of the best content on UA-cam
Lol
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Instant thumbs up. You save them tatas.
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Not gonna lie, the finding nemo/battleship mashup at the 2:30 mark had me rolling. I knew where you were headed. But was not prepared for what I saw. I commend you good sir.
Pacific submarines in ww2 were something. Torpedo issues, batshit insane captains, crews that just didn't give a shit, and some of the most amazing stories I've ever read. Anything involving those subs like trigger, tang, and wahoo, is my suggestion.