British troops on NATO exercise to help Estonian defence
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- Опубліковано 14 тра 2024
- Nearly 2000 British troops are taking part in a war games exercise in Estonia, with armoured vehicles, tanks, ship, helicopters and aircraft.
Exercise Hedgehog is taking place just a short distance from the Russian border, designed to help Estonia prepare its defences against its neighbour.
Rosie Laydon reports.
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"Theres alot less beer and women in the woods" - What a legend
Salute sergeant anders 😂
With those grass on his head, he's probably drunk already 😂
It’s bears you wanna think about in the woods not beer
His long hair adds quite good camo but I don't think the British Army will be adopting it anytime soon.
Lol😁
“Less beer in the woods same goes for women”
A man of culture
Thank you Britain in your support of Estonia
one thing they taught us in national guard in latvia that i still remember to this day is that dry socks are worth more then gold out in forest patrols
That's the same for every soldier who has to walk. Taking care of our feet was one of the first things we learn in training.
Temperature is just numbers.. 🌬️❄️🧊🎅
Yeah, when your boots become saturated with moisture they suddenly become much more abrasive too. I always had spare socks close to my body to dry them out even if they did not feel wet yet and kept changing them with the ones i was wearing. Simply to keep the moisture down in otherwise steaming boots while moving through the forest all day.
love the aircon / heaters in the chally... nice and comfy
In the Finnish army, we were still issued footwraps in the mid-eighties, although no one mastered the art of applying them correctly, so that they'd stay put.
“Here the challenger two”…………. Shows an AS90 🤦🏻♂️
I had to laugh :)
😆😆😆🇬🇧 well spotted, ex RHA
My thoughts exactly...
I knew they were having some alterations to the turret done but.... seems extreme :)
Sack the editor..lol
Honestly one of the most bonkers exercises I've been on, but incredible to be a part of it especially with it only happening every 4 years
Why is it bonkers
i left the mob in 85 .. some of the exercises we had during the cold war were very very scary as we didnt know if it was the real thing!
@@levitated-pit exercising with real ammo? Or what do you mean..
@@OmmerSyssel we were always empty mags, but we knew where the ammo trucks were ..if that makes sense. we trained to tactically take towns and villages which was a bit weird.... saying hello to some suprised German Granny as i took cover in her doorway .
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Both Estonia and Latvia have each donated aid worth more than 33% of their military budgets to Ukraine. Poland did more than 13% and Slovakia did more than 12%
Bravo NATO, bravo UK !
Thanks western countries for the helping to the Ukrainian people,
All the best to brits from lithuania.
Great to see British armour in training! 🏴🇬🇧👍
I think their whole army numbers 75,000. No way UK commits even that to a fight on the continent. Inconsequential.
@@teller1290 Always good to see a Russian bot around :)
Modern British and NATO armour would decimate anything Putin could rustle up to try a second front invasion here. He's already spread and wasted much of his military in Syria and Ukraine. If it was not for the nuclear counter, a massive SEAD mission over Russian soil would soon neutralise their offensive and defensive air capabilities pretty quickly and effectively and the bears claws would be permanently removed for good.
@@teller1290 Don’t forget one British infantryman is worth 10 of anyone else’s! That’s just a fact!!!
@@teller1290 🤣 it's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the fight in the dog!
May be low in numbers, but its the skill in the fighting that counts!
We Europeans share so much while still being different. It's wonderful to see the European brotherhood unite against common threats. The UK might not be European on paper, but still is to me. 🇪🇺🤝🏻🇬🇧
Even those against the EU were generally for NATO. Happy to fight together, just may be not administer together.
Right. There was no EU in 1815, when European defeated Napoleon, in 1853 when we fought Russia in defence of the Ottomans, 1904, when we supported Japan against the Russian empire again,1914 when The UK went to the aid of Belgium. Nor was there in 1939 when we had to face down the aggressor again. Nor was there an EU when I was based in Germany in the 1980s, as part of NATO. Much as I think leaving the EU was a massive blunder, it will not affect our mutual defence treaties, nor our willingness to defend smaller neighbours.
Want ue to be third word,third to be now forth v
@@lovely-mq4rg UE? Third, Fourth? What planet do you live on? That "sentence" was just gibberish.
Britain most definitely is European on paper. A group of politicians can't decide our geography.
Thank you to everyone serving to protect our democratic societies, upholding the rule of law and every persons human rights.
Really? do you think its about human rights? Open your eyes its about world domination nothing to do with human rights. Just a muppets in the US hands
@@sellerclothes2800 You have literally *NO* information to back up that conspiracy theory of yours. You don't know if i - or anyone else in my society for that matter -is "a muppet in the US hands". You don't know who i am. You don't know what education i have. You don't know if i am engaged in some political organisation or in some volunteer-work. You don't know which countries i have traveled to, what cultures i have come across or what people i have met. You are just an angry conspiracy theorist with no facts what so ever to back up your crazy ideas.
Here are some facts for you though: in my country the state is not censoring information. Police in my country don't arrest people who oppose war. In my country no one can arrest you for writing your opinion on a sign and standing in the town square. In my country we don't have a dictator as ruler. The leaders in my country cannot steal the taxpayers money to build personal castles for themselves, because we don't accept corruption, and we have a working justice-system that hold people accountable for their actions - also the politicians and the rich. The country were i live is nothing like Russia.
@@h.i.sjoevall4213 Chill dude i don't know and i don't want to know anything about you or were you live because i don't care , you still think conspiracy theory is a myth , just look around you Middle East, COVID, Ukraina , now some "Monkeypox" , obligatory vaccines.... if you still think its only e theory than you live in Disneyland , do you know who provoked the war? Hint here : Wasn't the Russians
Democracy will prevail over Putinist authoritarianism and autocracy
@@jeanclaudejunior yes democracy... invading middle East Irak, Syria...is very democratic right? Turkey attacked Kurdish at the same time as Russia but i bet you didn't heard nothing about it ? So continue repeating this as a brainless zombie Democracy democracy... Tv news damaged permanently your brain.
At 4:15 you can clearly see how much better equipped are NATO soldiers and machinery is on next level compared to Russian's tanks and crew.
Salmo 37 for protection Ukania family and volunteers!
What does it matter, every electrical device can be long ranged.
@@StevenHanover Problem is that NATO is more high-tech oriented than russia thanks to USA. So NATO has more ultra precise weapons, you can then guess who will strike without miss. Russia has very limited numbers of precise missiles weapons.
British have an awesome military, better than most, British forces teach other military countries personnel.
I second that. I wish U.S troops were given more time to fulfill specific trades.
US will tape your Reserves asap..
Issue to every family. 1 smg. 1 anti air manpad. 1 atgm. With ammo. Require all buildings to have basements or shelters. Build bunkers. Be prepared to blow bridges. Be prepared to defend airfields. Learn from Ukraine.
before you do that, go take a look at every family. see the absolute state half of them are in. then ask yourself if you're still happy giving arms of any kind at all to people of below average intelligence and little to no experience of even the smallest of arms.
Wishing the boys good luck! (the girls too )
This is great 2 ifv but the camera makes you believe theirs a 200 000 man army deceives the eye.
@@thecurlew7403 Shut Up! Troll.
God bless ukania family and volunteers!
uk soldier is the best.salute
Yes dumb bell that is why they run from the Talibans...leaves there own people in middle east 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂
“Here the challenger 2’s get to train....” shows an AS90
Gotta practice putting down those orcs
The flashing amber light makes it as British as a Land Rover 😂
And the tape acting as a warning sign. Just in case the warning light wasn't enough. Health and safety my friend. We don't want someone to make a claim against the MOD because they got run over by a tank that they didn't see coming. 😀
@@memkiii The tape denotes that the tanks are playing the role of enemy forces.................
Definitely best of British.
Challenger mark 2
Challenger mark x
British well trained soldiers crew with warrior Armoured personel carrier.
Working well with each other.
Soldiers who are trained to soldier anywhere in the world.
“I have to be mobiliz...I have mobilize!...”
duty, honor, country
zombie, zombie, zombie
@@sellerclothes2800 I didn't see any Ruzzians on there.
Cant wait to see the challenger 3 👍🏴🇬🇧
Those Chally 2's are actually playing the enemy in this exercise............
Try 2040 .
but the russians aint....
@@thecurlew7403 Troll 😈
@@mac2626 Troll.
Bravo Estonia! Your brothers ans sisters are with you. Vivre Ukraine!
Maybe they are starting to realise we’ll need more than 148 Challenger 3’s is we are using 30 just for a *training* exercise in one tiny country
I'm sure someone has thought about it in the las few months. Thankfully, they can get on and do that while Bojo and his chumps are bickering amongst themselves.
They are scrapping 79 tanks soon it’s pathetic
I think 148 will come from the reality that the tanks are long out of production and aging so some will need to be cannibalised to keep the rest going. Ultimately Challenger 3 is a stop gap upgrade.
That said we're seeing in Ukraine it's longer range systems that are more needed.
@@davidhouseman4328 the only constraint will be the hulls, everything else can be manufactured.
NATO Bois got each other's back 💪❤️
rotflmao. everyone knows it.
Gracias todos los países que me ayudan al ejército de Ucrania no hay palabras para poder uno sentirse bien porque uno no está en el cráneo en otros países pero está apoyando Tania y cada gesto de apoyo de cada país bien por Inglaterra que ha estado apoyando al ejército ucraniano excelente
If we do this, we must make sure we won't have to do it again.
We said that after WW1 and WW2... it's always the lust for money and power that start the wars that the poorest citizens end up dieing fighting each other in...no difference now...it was the EU's greed for Russian oil and gas and the continued ignoring Putin's invasion of Ukraine and his gradual imperialism that lead to this war...the money the EU has payed to Putin over the decades have made him rich and his armed forces a threat to world peace!!!.🤔💕🇬🇧
Seems to be a comfortable and ergonomic driver seat setting.
And i thought i was the only one thinking it
It is all about training. Great work Uk and Estonia! Hedgehog defense for the win! ❤️❤️ With Ukraine Destroying most of Russia's Military equipment and Russia losing its military contracts. After this war Russia will be a satellite Nation of China now. Sad but deserved. Russia has eliminated itself from the world power race. Just like the Moskva. Great U.A. Offensive near Kerson. About 30 Km reclaimed!! Slava Ukraine! 🤘💙💛
It's also all about numbers. UK has token force: 75,000 regulars.
@@teller1290 very true! I've been saying the same thing. You are clearly smart! 🤘
@@UnitedUA He has no idea of what he is talking about, as clever as a jelly!
@@teller1290 Army as of 2021 has 82,040, + 3,960 Gurkhas, + 29,740 reservists, not including "regular reserve/Ex army on reserve" . Also do not forget Royal Marines, RAF Regiment, and regular RAF & Navy personnel. Slightly more than 75000 I think. That figure has been much, much higher in the recent past, & I forsee it gradually rising to cold war figures again unless Bojo Effs that up too.
@Christina Evans What relevance is that to the price of cabbage? Did you join the wrong discussion?
Imagine scrapping 79 more tanks Tory’s pathetic
Hello from Ukraine
please dont sit so close to the steering wheel.. thanks!
Sgt. Anders Eainura, Legend.
If I lived near the Russian border, I'd keep moving my fence further in, and keep making my garden bigger and bigger. Stealing Russian land, a foot at a time 😆
I bet China will soon do that.
until a russian puts a boot on year head
@@frankrenda2519 I wondered when you'd pop up, party 💩 per
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My sons going in June with 2 Rifles
May these woods never see war!
You are a bit late for that, try a history book.
1:00 - Haha! So what narrator said about how it forced them to "reconsider future of heavy weapons";
I did not expect what colonel said afterwards about how the lesson was that it still has a role 🤣. That was not the "highlight" of the Ukraine war up until this point.
I guess they have to say that because they have to keep up those tank sales (not even talking about the fact that the Challanger 2 had documents leaked).
Although I'd agree that it's the best way to attack still, ie mobility and protection from small arms fire etc, but using Ukraine as an example isn't the best example.
Active protection systems… Tanks are not obsolete, people have been saying that for 100 years and have always been wrong. The Russian tanks and the way they use them is obsolete
Ukraine is an example as it shows how armour has to develop
@@latch9781 No it shows lack of development vs drones and anti-tank capability.
It's why I say wrong war to use. It would've been better if he said the Ukraine war shows that we need to work on better armor development etc.
It's doctrine, not the tank itself. Sending in tanks alone has been suicide since ww1 (the anti-tank rifle, then the panserfaust, now uav's and guided atgms) an armoured battalion with integrated air defense and mechanised infantry support will wipe the floor with any man portable system or uav. The war has highlighted the benefits of drones for co-ordinating artillery, and anti tank munitions in urban environments such as the battle of kyiv. Who would've thought? Tanks vulnerable in urban areas and to artillery. What a shock /s
NATO just announced a major uptick in troops and arms in NATO's eastern flank. It will be finalized at the Madrid summit on June 29th. This is in response to Putin violating an agreement signed by Yeltsin in 1997.
Ukraine will be erased from the history books.
@@thornekontos1560 The most stupid comment of the day.
Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Putin
If You Think We're On The Run?
We Are The Boys Who Will Stop Your Little Game
We Are The Boys Who Will Make You Think Again
'Cause Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Putin
If You Think Old England's Done?
Weeknd is fighting!!! Oh no, that's grass on that guy's head.
I cracked up when I saw the orange flashing light on the tank. What's that even for? Low flying aircraft? 😉
To let the people in cars lorries know heavy traffic on the roads
Just because there are more anti tank weapons today than in ww2 doesn't make the tank any less useful or deadly. Do people who say tanks are dead in war think armies are just going to stroll into cities gun in hand and take them easily? you will always need heavy armor in war.
Clip at 0:10 those guys definetly got smoked by that contact
Don't forget your NBC!
Agreed. I had to spend years running about with full hot n sweaty NBC gear on every exercise, but no one seems to bother these days. Russia still has chemical weapons, and is more than ready to use them.
Its all fun and games till someone gets their eye poked out
“Tarfu” 😂 *Tartu* is a world renowned university town in south of Estonia.
I wish they deployed their efforts and armour in the red square 😀
Must be daunting for the civilians waiting at the bus stop and instead of the number 64, along comes a squadron of British tanks. Standing room only!
God bless u all
Keep growing
Ukraine will win
Estonia will win
Beer & women. Quality!
Ru has got to be short for Rupert, I'd bet my life on it!
I love it when you get a Rupert who's actually a Rupert
Maybe everything happening in the east of Europe will finally make the government see the need for a somewhat larger force. I mean we’ve sent 3 out of only 40 odd surface to surface missile launchers to be used by Ukraine, and really I don’t think we can afford to send more than that and I hope we don’t since it’d be a problem otherwise.
if it were me (and I’m by no means a financial expert or military soldier at all, tho I do wish I could at some point) I’d want the British army to be at around 120,000 active personal strong with at least 75-80,000 reservists ideally. aside from that, the number of tanks is kinda small, last I checked it was around 200 odd and declining to be around 142 challenger “3” tanks.
tbh the government needs to see that it can’t keep having its military capabilities decline, the less soldiers and vehicles we have, the less we’ll be willing to allocate to any war effort not on British soil.
Sergeants be the same all over the world, apparently.
UK would have a lot to learn...
Hedgehog.... why that name???
Presumably for the defensive implications
Praying Mantis was already taken ....................../s
Every spike counts
@@davidhouseman4328 correct
Afghanistan war different than Ukraine war which has awaken Europe about security. Whole world evaluate and plan to unite to keep safe however.
British are not Europeans. Irish people are even lower on the chain of hiearchy
So what are they ? Did UK drift to Africa ?
2000 troops with 30 tanks are hardly a deterant ... thats how many troops and vehicles die/get destroyed in a week
Well that's 1/3 of the tanks available .... Sad
God bless Ukraine..and allies
Stupid isn't danger remember that.
30 tanks are a considerable slice of the dwindling British capability. If we do not start planning for a new MBT manufacturing facility soon. The days of the indigenous tank are over. The shame of the British Army driving around in German designed and built tanks, will have our fore fathers turning in their graves. Not quite as bad if we buy American but it's still a national disgrace.
We could do much worse than starting from the existing Challenger concept. Perhaps designed around a fully integrated engine and gearbox power pack, that can be changed in 30 mins under field conditions. Giving a power output permitting several more tons to be added to the basic Dorchester hull when deployed or needed. With F35 type helmets and HUDs for the 3/4 crew. Permitting full 360' coverage with hatches closed.
Rather than the days of the MBT being over, I would argue that with the new battled awareness IT available today. Combined with ever improving active protection systems. The Tank has finally come of age as a fully aware and totally integrated linchpin of armed conflict.
Manned or unmanned turret, autoloader or not, 120/130/150mm gun is open to discussion.
why is she driving like that?
How many British troops stayed back to defend the islands?
What a good point! Sitting here in Norway, it's getting warm, sunny and clearly season for raiding and pillage. Only need to jump into a boat and head west! The British troops didn't bring their gold and beer with them, right?
Which Islands in particular? The British Isles, Falklands? Channel?
Yes it will all become very real for everyone soon
It seems quite real now.
Sī vīs pācem, parā bellum = "If you want peace, prepare for war".
Bobby
Estonia ground force can learn from the British army well done Estonia
Britain want to defend Estonia.? Against Russia?? Where are your weapons???
100km from Russia a million miles from the fight! Stop pi ssing around.
Russia doesn’t stand a chance against nato
God, I hope we stick by the Ukrainians Whatever the cost
Why do women sit so close to the steering wheel?
I think the shorter ones have this silly notion of wanting to reach the pedals for some reason... 😏
Well done U.k...
All this nato pish is a madness
Where do you live? Do you live in a free democracy, or an autocratic state with heavily curtailed freedoms and a dwindling economy that invades countries at will? Which one is defended by NATO, and which one occupied all of its neighbours and oppressed any attempts at forming democracies? Which one allows even the most stupid anti establishmentary comments on UA-cam, and which one would put you in jail for up to 15 years for them?
No need to work hard. Think go home have a nice beer with family. not our business.
Should have done the exercise in Ukraine instead.
Estonia needs to be careful. Latvia might invade at any time!
Look at a map.
Urban warfare or be it fighting in a built up area in and on the very ground one might have to fight over, that's what you call a good preparation ! something the Russians have shown in Ukraine as seriously lacking those tactical skills !
❤️🖖🙃
_ Who is controlling White house?
- Joe Biden on May 30 said the US would not send Ukraine long-range rocket systems dealing a blow to Kyiv, which has repeatedly asked for such weapons! Just One week after Kissinger's speech.
- Kissinger, 99, in Davos May 23: The West should not seek to embarrass Russia in the Ukraine war!!
Kissinger's controversial speech came three days after an article was published in the New York Times ( May 20) that, albeit less explicitly, was more or less in line with Kissinger's point of view!
Alot of posturing but no action why so?
Ones problems is all the Nato countries need to going back to their country. also more Europe countries join Nato to protection from Russia will caught more problems between Ukraine and Russia fighting. This is a problem with Europe countries who’s joining Nato.
"All the NATO countries need to go back to their country"? Did you proof read any of that before hitting Reply? I suggest that you report back to Putler that perhaps it is Russia that needs to go back to its country. But well done, your boss has SIGNIFICANTLY increased the footprint of NATO with his warmongering attitude over the last 30 years.
One vs almost entire europe. Brave warriors 🤣
Hello Ukraine
Mediocre Britain has been stirring up trouble for hundreds of years. I have nothing but respect for the British people, but their war mongering government has caused the world untold grief.
Huh how
OK "Scott"... Where does your shiny new empty account come from? What country?
Challenger 2 tanks can destroy those T-72 1 to 3 ratio.
More... they are trained soldiers, and crews, in superior vehicles, with tactical knowledge, and the ability to make decisions, not some half educated trainees, thrown together for the purpose of making Putler look strong, who sit and do nothing unless an officer is nearby to tell them what to do.
Gggg
UK forces are well trained but they are small in number with major cutbacks in defence spending and recruitment over the last decade. UK today would not be able to conduct another Falklands level operation.
True, but it's not as necessary with combined NATO forces.
@@GapeGang It’ll be harder to deploy forces around the world with numbers being so minimal. Not to mention that in large scale warfare the army will need to reinforce more troops to make up for losses
UK forces and are based around rapid reaction but that doesn't mean to say that the UK isn't capable of far more. UK forces are extremely professional and I presume that all eventualities are prepared for.
I wouldn't bet against the UK at all but then again I'm biased as I come from the UK and have relatives in the military. I do know one thing though , UK troops would be ashamed of the state some of the orc vehicles are in.
Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇬🇧
I think we'd actually be more capable of an op like the Falklands as it didn't involve large numbers and out tech is much advanced.
@@theincrement4898 If we have a small army with spending the 4th most on Earth what about the 187 countries that spend less? Most are not small islands with good natural defences.
We could definitely do Falklands again, better this time we have a better aircraft carrier.
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PooTin
Hahah f4kenewz
Didn't even know we had 30 tanks 😆
You need to spend less time dicking around, and more time educating yourself then, don't you?
Practicing what haha 😂😂😂😂
What do you think? Maybe you need to watch and listen.
Nah let them go fight there friends are dying training since when nkt!!
@@kamalkadode7277 That literally makes no sense at all. Was it English? Maybe some punctuation would help, but I doubt it.
more training needed by the look of this video sorry
Oh good, another expert with a fake account🙄.
@@memkiii im good your not
@@jamiecleeves7921 Try punctuation, it helps a lot. What exactly does "im good your not" mean? Care to explain in English. Google Gibberish to English is not implemented yet.
@@memkiii leave me alone nasty
@@jamiecleeves7921 What are you four years old?
Keep the Balkans free NATO.
Yeah. About that. You do know that this is the *Baltic* not the _Balkans?_
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