Nic, thank you so much for the comment! You are absolutely killing the game, and we back it 100%! Got another one of your videos slated for next Monday, keep on keeping on, brother, you’re doing great things for the YT community! P.s. I emailed you back, let’s get some shirts on the screen for sure! Much love from Wyoming! 🍻
Iran: "Haha I sunk your ship American dog!" Japan: "No no no, don't do that! Trust me... don't touch their boats" Barbary pirates: "You fuckers obviously never studied history and what happens when you mess with America's boats..."
The thing about the Soviets "just taking pictures," they were there to observe American military tactics in a real fight. America knew that but wasn't about to threaten them when they've got their hands full with another country. If anything, America would want to show off a bit, intimidate the Russians with raw firepower, which may have factored into why this operation became so "proportional."
Facts. You pretty much summed up what I was going to say. Pretty ballsy to go spy on tactics lol. Then again, can’t call it spy by I guess, because, well, they said hello 😂😂
I'm the daughter and mother of military men. You're correct, the Russians were intelligence agents. The other thing you may not have known is that the repair module was begun as soon as it was confirmed it would make it to Dubai. That's why the very short turn around time for repairs. The damage control team on that boat was not the only specialty that had competitions.... Repair crews did also and they were called upon to do what they could as soon as they could. It showed the Navy's resilience and dominance to get that ship back out in a year. Love your reaction, new subscriber here.
He was a medic in the national guard for 6 years, he is a journeyman electrician, and a jujitsu coach. The name came from he injured his shoulder and was on workman's comp and he started a tick Tok and called himself the fat electrician as a joke to his wife. His first video went viral and he was stuck with the name. He transferred to UA-cam exclusively about a year ago
He is also taking college classes to become a historian. I'm glad he does the longer stories now.. I apparently have the opposite of a short attention span.
@@gk5891 I'm a patreon member of his, he is considering dropping out because he has taken every history class that the college offers, and they want him to take classes that have nothing to do with history in order to get his bachelor's degree. They told him, so that he is well rounded. Which is bullshit. He said it would be a semester and $15,000 and it would have nothing to do with what he is trying to accomplish.
As someone who has served I feel bad for the Iranian craft that was following orders. They got screwed. They could have saved one of their expensive pieces of equipment and their personnel. Ultimately even if we are fighting against each other and we dont agree on much I respect my fellow military members and have to have some sympathy when orders suck.
This man is a national treasure, it’s a surprise Nicholas Cage missed him. Also, if you want to watch more of these, I’d heavily recommend the ones with Anti-Heros, namely Jack “McNasty” and the Eager Beavers and their plane “Old 666”
😂 Nailed the National Treasure reference! We’ve had a lot of recommendations for those episodes, so they’re on the list! Got another reaction coming out Monday! Stay tuned, and cheers from Wyoming! 🍻
Ok, first, US Naval Veteran here. Also a Naval historian. Yes, I've spent a majority of my 53 years in this life studying US Naval Doctrine, Warfare, Support & Logistics capabilites along with our adversaries. I served active duty 88 to 96, so yes, I am well aware of operation Praying Mantis. Here's what I can tell you, the United States is hands down, the absolute best at refitting/repairing ships. WW2 cemented the US as not just a world Naval juggernaut, but the world Naval juggernaut, and it's not even close. China? Russia? Forget it. I don't care if they are triple, quadruple, 10x the size of US Naval ship numbers. They don't compare, it really is like that. You have to remember, our support and logistics, the ability to repair and refit shops, is unparalleled globally. Not to mention our aircraft carriers, which are just massive. We ran 478 active warships in 1988, we run half that now, but our doctrine of fighting 2 theater wars at once, is not compromised. Ya, we are that bad ass. We don't run from the danger, we run towards it, and we do so with the best technology, the best trained crews and the best support structure in the world. So, from the US Navy to any potential adversaries that think they want to man up and go toe to toe, go fuck yourself, you have no idea just how bad it can get, but we'll be more than happy to show you, so step off if you dare.
Some I would recomend are, "America Dismantles Pirate Nations For Touching Their Boats - The Barbary Wars", "Biggest Logistical Flex Of All Time - Berlin Airlift", and "America Stole A German Submarine And Stuck It In Chicago"
He has a video on the Navy's origin story. Look for the thumbnail with "POTENTIAL" across it and red lasers shooting out of Jefferson's eyes. Includes the first ever special op in US history.
His best video to understand America's military response is probably World War Tree. Gotta love our men and women in uniform. Nic doesn't really use a script a lot of his one liners are thought up on the spot. His editor is pretty awesome.
Oh, MY GOD. I literally just found Nick a few days ago and watched his entire channel of videos. I am SO EXCITED you guys are watching, definitely check out more. He's super informative and hilarious AF, so you get educated AND entertained.
I’ve watched all his content/videos, now watch other people react to him, love the Dude. My absolute favorite video he’s done is actually one of his “shorts”, the one about 11 Bravos. I’m a 58 year old Cold War era Army Veteran (was both a 15D & an 11B), was discharged 2 years before Operation Praying Mantis happened. I served under Reagan, say what you will about him as President, but his foreign policy was on the spot, basically it was in layman’s terms “Fuck with America and I won’t hesitate to send in the troops to fuck you up”.
Mr. Hoffman, thank you for your service! Reagan was definitely a loose cannon, but you’re totally right about his policies! Don’t back down, and don’t let em see you sweat! We’ve got more content of his coming out next week. Stay tuned, and thank you for being here with us!
I must've watched this TFE video two dozen times, enjoying everyone's reactions. I recommend his video on the USS O'Bannon, it's the best three minutes on UA-cam that doesn't involve cats.
The absolute ginormous size of the brass balls of those A6 pilots and just their amazing skill as pilots is quite something xD Flying low enough that the AAA guns cannot depress their barrels low enough to hit you is insane enough, but to then divebomb into enemy anti-air fire and actually sneak a bomb down the smokestack of the ship is beyond nuts
The Roberts was a Bath build ship, Bathe Iron Works. I was stationed in the area when it was in dry dock. And yes it was quite the feat to repair and refloat the ship.
@@johngillespie3409 Yep and allso the reason wy te Marines don't need an Act of Congress to be deployed.. It's still the start of the reason wy you should not mess wit te U.S.'s boats.
I love the war crime shirt too. We both need to order asap. Because A) we all owe the fat electrician a debt of gratitude for these genius videos and B) anyone whose delicate feelings get hurt over these shirts desperately needs to have some reasonable patriot issue a super proportional response
At 15 miles, that Iranian fast-attack boat mentioned at 14:30 is at (or just beyond) maximum range for a destroyer's 5-inch guns. Here are some stats for those guns: Range: 13 nautical miles (14.9 statute miles) with conventional ammunition. Rate of Fire: 16-20 rounds per minute automatic, conventional ammunition. Magazine Capacity: 600 rounds conventional So they can lob a 5-inch shell (measure that out with your hands to see how big it is) at you at the rate of 16-20 shells per minute, and keep it up for 30 - 40 minutes before they run out of shells. Keep in mind that while conventional shells aren't "smart", the radar which is watching them in flight and land IS, and it can direct the fire control system to make corrections on all of the shells yet to be fired. And each US attack group had 2 destroyers.
A-6 Intruders were low to mid elevation bombers. They were dope, one correction, the Bomber in the the A-6 was side by side with the Pilot. Glad I found ya dudes.
So glad you guys found him. My son got me watching and I binge watch his old stuff while I impatiently wait for new stuff. Don’t drink liquid while watching. Nasal aspiration may occur.
I just saw a meme of a artillery shell on the feed ramp of field gun. Written on the shell is the following, "The Gilford of consequences is rarely lubbed"
If I remember correctly, our _museum_ ships are the second largest navy in the world. They're just parked and floating, but like the movie Battleship, we can fire them back up and get to work very fast. They won't be the unstoppable titans that they once were, but they're good enough to rock 80% of nations. They could also be enough of a thorn in the side to let the big dogs sneak in.
54K Views + Mine! 😎 3.3K Thumbs Up + Mine! 👍 I just subscribed! You're welcome, and thanks! 😊 Notes: It took me a few moments to realize that the left guy didn't have cotton in his nostrils as I might have because of nosebleeds! 😁 You guys! Your reactions are as funny as his presentation! 😅😂 That plus your dog's cameo encouraged me to subscribe! 😊
If you want to know what ship building we could do if we ever cared. Look at the Liberty Ship Program. Or it's successor. 400 foot ship, fully up, and ready for crew and cargo in in average 9 days. yeah. Record set was 4.5. Not even a full work week. The
As funny as it is that the Soviet's were there, do keep in mind that America was using it's weapons, and this was a good chance for the soviets to possibly gain some info on American naval tactics. It makes total sense they were there.
Remember, too, they had to uniquely engineer just how to fix that frigate... on top of the sheer amount of work it took to fix it. Amazing what can happen when the best of the best put brains and brawn together in perfect unison.
I read at another site that the CO anticipated mines and before the Roberts hit any and had ordered everyone topside. No casualties, few injuries as he said.
From experience I can definitely say they didn’t work on fixing the boat 24/7. It would have gone through months of planning and inspections to find out what needed replacing and then you have to wait for the engine and steel plates to be made. There was probably only two or three months of actual work involved so the whole thing is even more impressive
Navy was clearly pissed but I bet it was equally proud of the Sammys crew for its stellar damage control. Showed it wasn’t all just fun and games and they really did deserve those wins in the dc contests.
Love TFE! His real world experience and love of history combined with his sense of humor is a winning combo. One of my favorites is his video on the British Mosquito fighter-bomber. Definitely do more of his stuff!!
3 videos I love From Fat Electrician America's Airborne Anti-hero - Jake "McNasty" McNiece America's War Horse Marine - Sergeant Reckless The Infamous Eager Beavers & Their Custom B17 Bomber - Old 666
4:16 Mark! Guys, hi! 🖖 I'm a first time viewer here! (I may subscribe?) So far I've seen more reactions to his his videos than I have watched his videos directly without a "middle man". Ahem. I'm glad that you got the reference clip from "Lord of the Rings"! But at this mark, the scenes are from "Battleship"! I had to see the movie again to get myself beyond the "looks vaguely familiar" point. 😁 It isn't the typical stock footage used by so many. 😊
More fat electrician! First time viewing your channel, long time viewer of fat electrician and his content brought me here! Seems like some regular dudes nice to watch you react together!
Ive been watching tons of these reactions looking for one thing. You guys were the first to laugh at the best line in the vid. "Anyone need to find out what its like to chew 5 gum?" I can stop searching now
I've watched the original and now about 5 reactions.... He brought me to you! Love how youtubers work promoting each other... Former military so the reactions are the best....
All of his videos are great, I suggest slowly working your way through them. But also, when he releases new videos check them out a few days after they drop so he gets the initial views. Love your music reactions and now your more military and history related ones too. Keep it up guys!
I like you two very much. This is a genuine American reaction. Most Americans who do reactions are not very open about it. But for the two of you This is American Smart is smart. Great is great. Announce it to the world.
Here's the thing about what Nick was saying at the end. Remember this is '88, and we're only 8 years removed from getting our Embassy hostages back, who'd spent 444 days in captivity. So yeah, we were still holding a grudge. Reagan was right, if that leaked and the people found out those silkworms had been used. There would have been a coast to coast call to war going up from the populace. Recommendation: Since you guys are out there in Wyoming. Should do "Sgt. Reckless : America's Warhorse" (great story about how a single horse helped US Marines defend Seoul S. Korea, during the Korean War)
Do you notice the E=mc2 on the Enterprise deck? For every action has an equal and opposite reaction lol. They were sending a message. China is producing a ton of ships to try to compete with the US right now. But look up Tofu Dreg Projects and then think about how good those ships might really be. You can probably sink one if you kick it hard enough.
Russia was just there to yell "World Star!" in the background. All of his stuff is awesome, some of the best in my opinion is America Dismantles Pirate Nations, World War Tree, and The Most Gangster Marine of All Time. Also his latest videos are mostly about the Berlin Air Lift, and The Berlin Wall, and they're just fantastic.
Iran: "We screwed up one of America's ships!" Japan: "No, No, No, Don't do that, it just makes them mad. We did that once, and they dropped the Sun on us. Twice."
I was in Operation Praying Mantis. Besides a few mistakes (no one gets it right), I love his delivery. Our FC took out the 22mm chain gun in one shot (he was THAT good). We had a joke: How does the Ayatollah inspect his fleet? ... Glass bottom boat. We also designed and made t-shirts and patches for the occasion.
@@Mr_Cellophane I can give a couple, but it will get too long. It might be nitt-picky, but details matter to me. 1. The Samuel B. Roberts didn't steam into the mine. She was at anchor and drifted into it. 2. There WERE 3 SAGs, A B & C. B (the one I was on - USS Merrill) was to take out the Sassan oil platform, and C was to take out the Sirri oil platform. We wound up taking out 2 oil platforms, 2 frigates, 3 Boghammers, and a bunch of small craft. 3. Merrill was the only ship to shoot at Sassan because the USS Lynde McCormick's gun had dropped sync with the radar and the gun was "walking." They couldn't repair it in time, so they turned over the firing to us. 4. We initially gave the platform a 15 minute warning (farsi, english, farsi, english) and the ended with "Have a nice day.. We then gave them a 10 minute warning, a 5 minute warning, then the final warning. We told them "Is everyone off the platform?", they returned, "We're not leaving." So we opened fire. we fired 2 rounds before they opened up with the 22mm chain gun. Our FC took out the gun with one shot. He was THAT good. Then went back to firing the air bursts. One reason for the air bursts was a toxic tank on the platform we were3 trying to avoid. The other reason was anti-personnel. I think that's enough for now. Like I said, Nic's delivery was very entertaining and largely correct. I've seen several descriptions of the battle, and no one gets it completely right. I have so many anecdotes from OPM, and that WestPac in general. One last thing, as far as I know, everyone involved with the battle got a Combat Action Ribbon, except for the Enterprise crew. Word has it that their CO pissed off the area commander, so he took it away from them.
@toddhutchins2492 that's incredible that you can recount that so vividly. Thank you. I love hearing military history. My dad was in the navy from 78 to I think 82 or 84. I was supposed to join but I decided to take a darker path and now I'm 34 in no condition to pass MEPS. I actually live an hour away from Nic, and with as much time as I spend in his town it's annoying that I haven't met him yet. We used to talk on ig before he blew up the way he did. But I'm super happy he's getting as big as he is. Super nice guy, deserves all of it.
@@Mr_CellophaneI was in from 85 - 93. My daughter and her husband are currently serving. My daughter will be getting out in about a month (after 10 years) or so and hopefully going into the Border Patrol. Nic seems like a really nice guy. I think he would have fit in with the Navy just fine.
If you all enjoyed this one I highly suggest his world war tree video lol Edit: @29:36 speaking of micheal bay you should check out the previous ship of the same name that fought in the pacific during WW2. Battleship New Jersey has a great video on the ship as does The Operations Room in a 2 part play by play breakdown of "Leyte Gulf - Battle off Samar"
26:55 actually the ENGINE of a Frigate is a gas turbine, and they have MULTIPLE spares of those just sitting in warehouses ready for use. Replacing the engine is EASY ... it's everything ELSE that takes time to build, like Hull, bulkheads, plumbing, electrical and mechanical linkages. (I actually signed for one of those engines when at HMAS Stirling [Australia's western base], and they cost about 3 million dollars each and come in a crate about 2.5m (9 ft) high and about 5m (18ft) long. Then I panicked the next morning when it had disappeared. The contractors had come in at 5am to install it and took it without telling anybody, so we spent 2 hrs hunting down somebody to sign for it.)
Glad you liked the video! Appreciate the support. Get hold of me ill get you some of that merch!
Nic, thank you so much for the comment! You are absolutely killing the game, and we back it 100%! Got another one of your videos slated for next Monday, keep on keeping on, brother, you’re doing great things for the YT community!
P.s. I emailed you back, let’s get some shirts on the screen for sure! Much love from Wyoming! 🍻
I've been a fan of both of your channels for a while now and honestly sick to see how you've both progressed and continue to do. 👏 🏴
This is wholesome, and I love it
It's youtube inception, I watch his videos as soon as they post and then wanna watch them with you guys to see your reactions lol
would be nice if you stopped lying and told the truth about uss warships that were destroyed by iran, get a job ffs which you obviously can't, lol
Nick/The Fat Electrician is the history teacher we all needed in school!
Iran: "Haha I sunk your ship American dog!"
Japan: "No no no, don't do that! Trust me... don't touch their boats"
Barbary pirates: "You fuckers obviously never studied history and what happens when you mess with America's boats..."
USA: "Ah, no you didn't. Also, time for the 'Find out' portion of this proportional equation."
Barbary Pirates episode is definitely on the list. We’ve had a lot of recommendations for it, so it’s in the queue!
@@sierramike0913 America: “first off, no you didn’t. Second off, you just fucked around, and now it’s time to find out.”
The thing about the Soviets "just taking pictures," they were there to observe American military tactics in a real fight. America knew that but wasn't about to threaten them when they've got their hands full with another country. If anything, America would want to show off a bit, intimidate the Russians with raw firepower, which may have factored into why this operation became so "proportional."
Facts. You pretty much summed up what I was going to say. Pretty ballsy to go spy on tactics lol. Then again, can’t call it spy by I guess, because, well, they said hello 😂😂
I'm the daughter and mother of military men. You're correct, the Russians were intelligence agents. The other thing you may not have known is that the repair module was begun as soon as it was confirmed it would make it to Dubai. That's why the very short turn around time for repairs. The damage control team on that boat was not the only specialty that had competitions.... Repair crews did also and they were called upon to do what they could as soon as they could. It showed the Navy's resilience and dominance to get that ship back out in a year.
Love your reaction, new subscriber here.
I guarantee the for history part was cover for recon
Exactly this operation took place near the end of the Cold War
He was a medic in the national guard for 6 years, he is a journeyman electrician, and a jujitsu coach. The name came from he injured his shoulder and was on workman's comp and he started a tick Tok and called himself the fat electrician as a joke to his wife. His first video went viral and he was stuck with the name. He transferred to UA-cam exclusively about a year ago
He is also taking college classes to become a historian.
I'm glad he does the longer stories now.. I apparently have the opposite of a short attention span.
@@gk5891 I'm a patreon member of his, he is considering dropping out because he has taken every history class that the college offers, and they want him to take classes that have nothing to do with history in order to get his bachelor's degree. They told him, so that he is well rounded. Which is bullshit. He said it would be a semester and $15,000 and it would have nothing to do with what he is trying to accomplish.
He also lives an hour away from me in iowa. Such a great story teller, deserves every bit of success he's getting
Since he became one of the Unsubscribe hosts that podcast has gotten even better.
He's currently in college to get the degrees needed to write history books for American school system
As someone who has served I feel bad for the Iranian craft that was following orders. They got screwed. They could have saved one of their expensive pieces of equipment and their personnel. Ultimately even if we are fighting against each other and we dont agree on much I respect my fellow military members and have to have some sympathy when orders suck.
NOT ONLY did they repair the ship, its seaworthiness trials passed BETTER than when it was initially commissioned. Incredible.
The Reagan quote was actually "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, I'm from the government and I'm here to help."
yeah It's hilarious seeing people react to it out of context, when in reality they would have liked reagan's message
This man is a national treasure, it’s a surprise Nicholas Cage missed him.
Also, if you want to watch more of these, I’d heavily recommend the ones with Anti-Heros, namely Jack “McNasty” and the Eager Beavers and their plane “Old 666”
😂 Nailed the National Treasure reference!
We’ve had a lot of recommendations for those episodes, so they’re on the list! Got another reaction coming out Monday! Stay tuned, and cheers from Wyoming! 🍻
Try The military knife hand.
YES! All of those are excellent. Basically anything he does is, even the Unsub Podcast.
The Fat Electrition is one of the best storytellers ihave ever enjoyed and I am 74 years old! ❤😂❤😂
Ok, first, US Naval Veteran here. Also a Naval historian. Yes, I've spent a majority of my 53 years in this life studying US Naval Doctrine, Warfare, Support & Logistics capabilites along with our adversaries.
I served active duty 88 to 96, so yes, I am well aware of operation Praying Mantis.
Here's what I can tell you, the United States is hands down, the absolute best at refitting/repairing ships. WW2 cemented the US as not just a world Naval juggernaut, but the world Naval juggernaut, and it's not even close. China? Russia? Forget it. I don't care if they are triple, quadruple, 10x the size of US Naval ship numbers. They don't compare, it really is like that.
You have to remember, our support and logistics, the ability to repair and refit shops, is unparalleled globally. Not to mention our aircraft carriers, which are just massive. We ran 478 active warships in 1988, we run half that now, but our doctrine of fighting 2 theater wars at once, is not compromised.
Ya, we are that bad ass. We don't run from the danger, we run towards it, and we do so with the best technology, the best trained crews and the best support structure in the world. So, from the US Navy to any potential adversaries that think they want to man up and go toe to toe, go fuck yourself, you have no idea just how bad it can get, but we'll be more than happy to show you, so step off if you dare.
Some I would recomend are, "America Dismantles Pirate Nations For Touching Their Boats - The Barbary Wars", "Biggest Logistical Flex Of All Time - Berlin Airlift", and "America Stole A German Submarine And Stuck It In Chicago"
Yes definitely check out the Berlin airlift and the Barbary Wars those two where awesome videos
We’ve got Grand Theft U-Boat on the list for next Monday, it was incredible! Keep an eye out for the reaction Monday afternoon/evening! Cheers! 🍻
He has a video on the Navy's origin story. Look for the thumbnail with "POTENTIAL" across it and red lasers shooting out of Jefferson's eyes. Includes the first ever special op in US history.
His best video to understand America's military response is probably World War Tree. Gotta love our men and women in uniform. Nic doesn't really use a script a lot of his one liners are thought up on the spot. His editor is pretty awesome.
He’s definitely got all the elements of a killer YT channel, alongside his awesome knowledge!
Oh, MY GOD. I literally just found Nick a few days ago and watched his entire channel of videos. I am SO EXCITED you guys are watching, definitely check out more. He's super informative and hilarious AF, so you get educated AND entertained.
We are really enjoying his stuff so far! More to come next week, keep an eye out, and thanks for being here, Lynn!
Yeah, those collage kids aren’t too bright…neither are college kids! 😜
I watch his videos on the way to work or school I’ve watched everything now I watch people reacting to him
Proportional. Gotta love it! Good one boys. 🤣🥰
8:16 Mark! Ah! Aw! Background dog cameo! 🐶🐕
I’ve watched all his content/videos, now watch other people react to him, love the Dude. My absolute favorite video he’s done is actually one of his “shorts”, the one about 11 Bravos. I’m a 58 year old Cold War era Army Veteran (was both a 15D & an 11B), was discharged 2 years before Operation Praying Mantis happened. I served under Reagan, say what you will about him as President, but his foreign policy was on the spot, basically it was in layman’s terms “Fuck with America and I won’t hesitate to send in the troops to fuck you up”.
Mr. Hoffman, thank you for your service! Reagan was definitely a loose cannon, but you’re totally right about his policies! Don’t back down, and don’t let em see you sweat!
We’ve got more content of his coming out next week. Stay tuned, and thank you for being here with us!
I must've watched this TFE video two dozen times, enjoying everyone's reactions.
I recommend his video on the USS O'Bannon, it's the best three minutes on UA-cam that doesn't involve cats.
The absolute ginormous size of the brass balls of those A6 pilots and just their amazing skill as pilots is quite something xD
Flying low enough that the AAA guns cannot depress their barrels low enough to hit you is insane enough, but to then divebomb into enemy anti-air fire and actually sneak a bomb down the smokestack of the ship is beyond nuts
The Roberts was a Bath build ship, Bathe Iron Works. I was stationed in the area when it was in dry dock. And yes it was quite the feat to repair and refloat the ship.
The Dan Daly video and the one for Sargent Reckless are both great watches
Nic is a national treasure, and one of my favorite UA-camrs and podcast hosts
You should have watched his (The Fat Electrician) video on the Barbary Wars, it is the first time the US said don't mess with US boats.
That one’s on the list for sure, we’ve had a lot of recommendations for it! “Grand Theft Uboat” is coming out Monday, stay tuned!
@307Reacts that's the origin story of the navy and unlimited budget 🇺🇲
@@johngillespie3409 Yep and allso the reason wy te Marines don't need an Act of Congress to be deployed.. It's still the start of the reason wy you should not mess wit te U.S.'s boats.
You'll enjoy it. One of the best and a great history lesson
What I like about him is he uses actual footage of whatever subject he's on.
The Fat Electrition is one of the world's best Storytelling men!! I love listening to his stories!!❤❤❤❤
You guys will love all of his content I can guarantee it especially if you love sarcasm, innuendos, dad jokes and great fuckin story telling
Yep, checks all the boxes, that’s for sure! He’s quickly becoming one of our favorites, both for the humor and the education! We’re on board!
@@307Reacts Two of my personal favorite vids are his old 666 vid and the vid on jake “mcnasty” my third fav is the vid on Dan Daley
13:00 The soviet destroyer was most likely there for ELINT, scanning for American jamming tech and countermeasures
I love the war crime shirt too. We both need to order asap. Because A) we all owe the fat electrician a debt of gratitude for these genius videos and B) anyone whose delicate feelings get hurt over these shirts desperately needs to have some reasonable patriot issue a super proportional response
I was there on the USS Enterprise.. a kid from Cody Wy . Was a crazy day but loved it
At 15 miles, that Iranian fast-attack boat mentioned at 14:30 is at (or just beyond) maximum range for a destroyer's 5-inch guns. Here are some stats for those guns:
Range: 13 nautical miles (14.9 statute miles) with conventional ammunition.
Rate of Fire: 16-20 rounds per minute automatic, conventional ammunition.
Magazine Capacity: 600 rounds conventional
So they can lob a 5-inch shell (measure that out with your hands to see how big it is) at you at the rate of 16-20 shells per minute, and keep it up for 30 - 40 minutes before they run out of shells. Keep in mind that while conventional shells aren't "smart", the radar which is watching them in flight and land IS, and it can direct the fire control system to make corrections on all of the shells yet to be fired. And each US attack group had 2 destroyers.
A-6 Intruders were low to mid elevation bombers. They were dope, one correction, the Bomber in the the A-6 was side by side with the Pilot. Glad I found ya dudes.
So glad you guys found him. My son got me watching and I binge watch his old stuff while I impatiently wait for new stuff.
Don’t drink liquid while watching. Nasal aspiration may occur.
I just saw a meme of a artillery shell on the feed ramp of field gun. Written on the shell is the following, "The Gilford of consequences is rarely lubbed"
If I remember correctly, our _museum_ ships are the second largest navy in the world. They're just parked and floating, but like the movie Battleship, we can fire them back up and get to work very fast. They won't be the unstoppable titans that they once were, but they're good enough to rock 80% of nations. They could also be enough of a thorn in the side to let the big dogs sneak in.
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Notes: It took me a few moments to realize that the left guy didn't have cotton in his nostrils as I might have because of nosebleeds! 😁
You guys! Your reactions are as funny as his presentation! 😅😂 That plus your dog's cameo encouraged me to subscribe! 😊
You guy’s need to react to the one he did about how the US Navy was formed
You definitely should check out more The Fat Electrician videos. Starting with how the USA beat the Barbary Pirates.
New sub. Love The Fat Electrician. I'll never say "proportional" or "appropriate" without air quotes ever again. Eager to see your past videos.
I love watching Nick on both his channels and The Unsubscribe Podcast. His merch is fantastic! Glad you guys covered this!
Our museum fleet is #2 in the world. Let that sink in.
If you want to know what ship building we could do if we ever cared. Look at the Liberty Ship Program. Or it's successor.
400 foot ship, fully up, and ready for crew and cargo in in average 9 days. yeah. Record set was 4.5. Not even a full work week.
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As funny as it is that the Soviet's were there, do keep in mind that America was using it's weapons, and this was a good chance for the soviets to possibly gain some info on American naval tactics. It makes total sense they were there.
The E-4 mafia does not exist. *wink wink*
One does not talk about e4m
One of my favorite facts about the US Navy is that it has the second-largest Air Force in the world, behind our Air Force.
Remember, too, they had to uniquely engineer just how to fix that frigate... on top of the sheer amount of work it took to fix it. Amazing what can happen when the best of the best put brains and brawn together in perfect unison.
I read at another site that the CO anticipated mines and before the Roberts hit any and had ordered everyone topside. No casualties, few injuries as he said.
Any of his long form content will work well. This one is spot on for his delivery and humor.
To quote one of my favorite youtubers. "Look! In the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane, it's LOCKHEED MARTIN!"
All you need to know is he is epic.
I loved your reactions and comments to theFat Electrition!❤
Amazing story and wow what a storyteller!❤❤
From experience I can definitely say they didn’t work on fixing the boat 24/7. It would have gone through months of planning and inspections to find out what needed replacing and then you have to wait for the engine and steel plates to be made. There was probably only two or three months of actual work involved so the whole thing is even more impressive
Navy was clearly pissed but I bet it was equally proud of the Sammys crew for its stellar damage control. Showed it wasn’t all just fun and games and they really did deserve those wins in the dc contests.
He's a former army 68w, now works as a electrician.
Maybe Sabatan needs to do a song about the Iranian Frigate Sabatlan. LOL!
Love TFE! His real world experience and love of history combined with his sense of humor is a winning combo. One of my favorites is his video on the British Mosquito fighter-bomber. Definitely do more of his stuff!!
3 videos I love From Fat Electrician
America's Airborne Anti-hero - Jake "McNasty" McNiece
America's War Horse Marine - Sergeant Reckless
The Infamous Eager Beavers & Their Custom B17 Bomber - Old 666
4:16 Mark! Guys, hi! 🖖 I'm a first time viewer here! (I may subscribe?) So far I've seen more reactions to his his videos than I have watched his videos directly without a "middle man". Ahem. I'm glad that you got the reference clip from "Lord of the Rings"! But at this mark, the scenes are from "Battleship"! I had to see the movie again to get myself beyond the "looks vaguely familiar" point. 😁 It isn't the typical stock footage used by so many. 😊
More fat electrician! First time viewing your channel, long time viewer of fat electrician and his content brought me here! Seems like some regular dudes nice to watch you react together!
“Regular dudes” is no longer normal, glad to see other people haven’t followed todays bs and turned politically correct
If every history teacher today, was this guy! Hired!!!
Ive been watching tons of these reactions looking for one thing. You guys were the first to laugh at the best line in the vid. "Anyone need to find out what its like to chew 5 gum?"
I can stop searching now
HomeFry in da house!! Fat Electrician is awesome!
Home Fry! Much love, thanks for being with us!
I'm gonna get real "proportional" around here. Funny, but also true. The US often (and correctly) goes with overkill tactics.
Overkill??? There's nothin wrong with how America's military does fractions!! Lol
@@lianabaddley8217 If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing, amirite?
I've watched the original and now about 5 reactions.... He brought me to you! Love how youtubers work promoting each other...
Former military so the reactions are the best....
All of his videos are great, I suggest slowly working your way through them. But also, when he releases new videos check them out a few days after they drop so he gets the initial views. Love your music reactions and now your more military and history related ones too. Keep it up guys!
Appreciate the kind words, Kevin, thank you for being here with us! Cheers from Wyoming! 🍻
I like you two very much. This is a genuine American reaction. Most Americans who do reactions are not very open about it. But for the two of you This is American Smart is smart. Great is great. Announce it to the world.
Yeah, most of the photos were from that operation, except the videos of guns firing and the aircraft ones.
Here's the thing about what Nick was saying at the end. Remember this is '88, and we're only 8 years removed from getting our Embassy hostages back, who'd spent 444 days in captivity. So yeah, we were still holding a grudge. Reagan was right, if that leaked and the people found out those silkworms had been used. There would have been a coast to coast call to war going up from the populace.
Recommendation:
Since you guys are out there in Wyoming. Should do "Sgt. Reckless : America's Warhorse" (great story about how a single horse helped US Marines defend Seoul S. Korea, during the Korean War)
He has a bunch of good stories one of my favorites is "Sergeant Reckless" America's war horse
Love fat electrician but I did catch on small error on the A6. One of the few Navy planes with a side seat cockpit. The othe guy was beside the pilot.
He's a war historian. He was an army medic in Iraq.
He has notes and basically ad libs the entire video from his notes. I get ridiculously excited every time he posts a new video.
TOTALLY ENJOYED THAT🤣
I’m a sub. Of both y’all ! I really enjoy watching y’all both. Great reaction.
The fat electrician is my favorite channel
This operation perfectly encapsulates the "proportionality" of "f*ck around and find out"
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You are correct. Albatrosses actually use the special air currents and updrafts in what is called "dynamic soaring."
Great reaction. Shout out to you from the 406. You got a new subscriber.
Thank you for being here, we really appreciate it! Means more than you know!
Do you notice the E=mc2 on the Enterprise deck? For every action has an equal and opposite reaction lol. They were sending a message. China is producing a ton of ships to try to compete with the US right now. But look up Tofu Dreg Projects and then think about how good those ships might really be. You can probably sink one if you kick it hard enough.
E=MC2 was because it was the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier. It had nothing to do with Newton’s laws.
Congrats. You are the 1st reactors to this video that I've watched that did not pause and spend 5 minutes reacting to the ad.😂
Glad to see a couple of dudes from my home state covering such good content. Great video
We appreciate that Randy! Cheers from Casper! 🍻
Born and raised in Sheridan.
My aunt and uncle live in Sheridan! Beautiful country over there. Stayed up in the big horns last fall, I love the scenery around there!
Truly is a small world
Dudes best story teller ever. 😂..
Russia was just there to yell "World Star!" in the background.
All of his stuff is awesome, some of the best in my opinion is America Dismantles Pirate Nations, World War Tree, and The Most Gangster Marine of All Time.
Also his latest videos are mostly about the Berlin Air Lift, and The Berlin Wall, and they're just fantastic.
This guy is a really good story teller. I would love to see y'all react to more if his stuff 😊
He also did a short video about the USS Wisconsin if you want another "proportional " example
That was pretty cool brother’s. So cool. Mark from Tennessee. 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
We appreciate the kind words, Mark! Cheers from Wyoming!
The Soviet destroyer was there to eavesdrop to report on the US capabilities
watch and support The Fat Electrician! he is amazing! best history short of Sabaton!
Sabaton and TFE would be the best crossover of all time. If I had FU levels of money, I'd be willing to fund it myself.
30:39 A-6 was used as recon and bombing runs and fast. Later upgraded better targeting and the new bombs
Thank you! 😂
Thank YOU! 😊
I can’t wait for you guys to enjoy more of his videos
Another one comes out next Monday! Stay tuned, and thank you for being here!
@@307Reacts NOICE
This was funny his delivery and your reaction to it great job
ALL of his videos are awesome. The Barbary Wars is kind of a prequal to this, LOL. Also THe Berlin Airlift is motivational.
Iran: "We screwed up one of America's ships!"
Japan: "No, No, No, Don't do that, it just makes them mad. We did that once, and they dropped the Sun on us. Twice."
Jake McNasty.... a MUST WATCH
The US navy doesn't just beat out the next five combined, it beats all of them. The US navy accounts for HALF of all the naval tonnage in the world.
I was in Operation Praying Mantis. Besides a few mistakes (no one gets it right), I love his delivery. Our FC took out the 22mm chain gun in one shot (he was THAT good). We had a joke: How does the Ayatollah inspect his fleet? ... Glass bottom boat. We also designed and made t-shirts and patches for the occasion.
Just out of curiosity, would you be willing to share the mistakes he made?
@@Mr_Cellophane I can give a couple, but it will get too long. It might be nitt-picky, but details matter to me.
1. The Samuel B. Roberts didn't steam into the mine. She was at anchor and drifted into it.
2. There WERE 3 SAGs, A B & C. B (the one I was on - USS Merrill) was to take out the Sassan oil platform, and C was to take out the Sirri oil platform. We wound up taking out 2 oil platforms, 2 frigates, 3 Boghammers, and a bunch of small craft.
3. Merrill was the only ship to shoot at Sassan because the USS Lynde McCormick's gun had dropped sync with the radar and the gun was "walking." They couldn't repair it in time, so they turned over the firing to us.
4. We initially gave the platform a 15 minute warning (farsi, english, farsi, english) and the ended with "Have a nice day.. We then gave them a 10 minute warning, a 5 minute warning, then the final warning. We told them "Is everyone off the platform?", they returned, "We're not leaving." So we opened fire. we fired 2 rounds before they opened up with the 22mm chain gun. Our FC took out the gun with one shot. He was THAT good. Then went back to firing the air bursts. One reason for the air bursts was a toxic tank on the platform we were3 trying to avoid. The other reason was anti-personnel.
I think that's enough for now. Like I said, Nic's delivery was very entertaining and largely correct. I've seen several descriptions of the battle, and no one gets it completely right. I have so many anecdotes from OPM, and that WestPac in general.
One last thing, as far as I know, everyone involved with the battle got a Combat Action Ribbon, except for the Enterprise crew. Word has it that their CO pissed off the area commander, so he took it away from them.
@toddhutchins2492 that's incredible that you can recount that so vividly. Thank you. I love hearing military history. My dad was in the navy from 78 to I think 82 or 84. I was supposed to join but I decided to take a darker path and now I'm 34 in no condition to pass MEPS. I actually live an hour away from Nic, and with as much time as I spend in his town it's annoying that I haven't met him yet. We used to talk on ig before he blew up the way he did. But I'm super happy he's getting as big as he is. Super nice guy, deserves all of it.
@@Mr_CellophaneI was in from 85 - 93. My daughter and her husband are currently serving. My daughter will be getting out in about a month (after 10 years) or so and hopefully going into the Border Patrol.
Nic seems like a really nice guy. I think he would have fit in with the Navy just fine.
@toddhutchins2492 I think he would have been great in the navy to. But he was a NG doc. Thank you and your family for your service.
If you all enjoyed this one I highly suggest his world war tree video lol
Edit: @29:36 speaking of micheal bay you should check out the previous ship of the same name that fought in the pacific during WW2. Battleship New Jersey has a great video on the ship as does The Operations Room in a 2 part play by play breakdown of "Leyte Gulf - Battle off Samar"
I'm convinced the Soviet detroyr was there to collect any intel on U.S. naval capabilities that might have, otherwise, been unknown.
26:55 actually the ENGINE of a Frigate is a gas turbine, and they have MULTIPLE spares of those just sitting in warehouses ready for use. Replacing the engine is EASY ... it's everything ELSE that takes time to build, like Hull, bulkheads, plumbing, electrical and mechanical linkages. (I actually signed for one of those engines when at HMAS Stirling [Australia's western base], and they cost about 3 million dollars each and come in a crate about 2.5m (9 ft) high and about 5m (18ft) long. Then I panicked the next morning when it had disappeared. The contractors had come in at 5am to install it and took it without telling anybody, so we spent 2 hrs hunting down somebody to sign for it.)
162 square-foot crate just got up and walked away in the middle of the night 😂 I bet that was a scare for the ages! Thanks for the info!