A One Day War with Iran - Operation Praying Mantis, 1988

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In the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War, the Tanker War reaches its climax. When the USS Samuel B. Roberts is hit by an Iranian mine, the US Navy is deployed to region in a show of force to deter Iranian military action against shipping. Tensions reach boiling point, and a one day naval shooting war between the US Navy and Iran ensues.
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@TheOperationsRoom 2 жыл бұрын

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@victormoisesgalvan1596 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You finally made a video on this event! Keep up the good work!!!!

@MANC2311 2 жыл бұрын

Just watched something about this, including interviews with the Captain of the Roberts. Didn't the Captain of one of the Iranian vessels have some crazy nickname?

@Valorius 2 жыл бұрын

Another awesome presentation, as usual.

@victormoisesgalvan1596 2 жыл бұрын

You should do the Battle of Mirbat.

@delta1200 2 жыл бұрын

You will have so many video opportunities in Ukraine now...

@risenphoenixkai 2 жыл бұрын

Langston: "Well, he shot at me." *singlehandedly sinks frigate*

@noalear 2 жыл бұрын

I like to think he kept quiet so no one would stop him.

@raywhitehead730 2 жыл бұрын

The bomb, went directly down the funnel!

@SpamSucker 2 жыл бұрын

“What are your intentions?” Well, I’m waiting for my harpoon to hit him!

@michaellennon9427 2 жыл бұрын

I know Bud Langston and worked with him for years. He is an incredible man, a pilot with rare skills and someone you are happy to have on your side of a fight. He's also one of the nicest people you'd ever want to meet. Such an incredible person.

@Dynamo55b Жыл бұрын

🎉😂😂😂😂

@Assassn-ey6uq 10 ай бұрын

Imagine missing every shot on an American fighter craft, getting buzzed by it, then hearing "I'm gonna sink you in 5 minutes" That's too badass

@brandonwilliams6221 8 ай бұрын

Makes me realize it’s no longer silly when aliens in movies clearly state their intention to kill. When you have the night to back it up, it really be just that simple.

@pg955203 7 ай бұрын

Fighting someone thats several generations behind, wow so badass! Do you also feel like a badass when drop kicking toddlers?

@kingmelo2528 7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 real badass. I love it

@THCLK 7 ай бұрын

@@pg955203 well the iranians begged for it^^ how does the saying go: play stupid games, win stupid prizes? all this couldve been prevented if the iranians didnt mine international waters^^ and lets be honest: the murricans dont care who you are... you touched their cheap oil, thats enough of a reason...

@rogerodle8750 7 ай бұрын

"This is not going to end well for us" -- I am certain the Iranians were unhappy when they heard an American warship had struck one of their mines. They f'd around. They found out.

@brucechmiel7964 7 ай бұрын

Regan-“I want a proportional response.” USN “Ice em!”

@Museikage 15 күн бұрын

Someone knows a sparky tradesman of large size? 😂

@Aredel 3 күн бұрын

A chubby electron man if you will

@Ratkill9000 Күн бұрын

Buh, the only reason America got involved was because Kuwait was selling oil on the cheap cheap and Iran committed the biggest sin of the 20th century, raising gas prices. Buh.

@Aredel Күн бұрын

@@Ratkill9000 that was Desert Storm.

@brucechmiel7964 Күн бұрын

@@Ratkill9000 it’s a little more detail than that. Well, it is true that Kuwait was selling oil Ion the cheap cheap due to not being a CPAC member. They were also using their boats to deliver oil to Iran’s enemies. When I ran started sinking Kuwaiti oil tankers. That’s when the US got involved, but only the capacity of escorting and protecting Kuwaiti boats. Until the USS Samuel B. Roberts was struck by an Iranian mine. That is when shit hit the fan. What the Fat Electrician does not tell you is months of shit happened between those two events.

@nilsjonsson1133 Жыл бұрын

"I am carrying out my mission", breaks radio contact, goes 3-to-1 against superior warships. Something about that is terrifying in a way I can't describe.

@josephastier7421 Жыл бұрын

Same with the guys who stayed behind to take on the US Navy with 20 mm anti aircraft guns. Everyone in that region was using the same cheap outdated Russian crap to fight their local wars like it was WW II. Saddam would do the same thing three years later. They had no idea how advanced our technology and tactics had become.

@burgertanker7970 Жыл бұрын

Terrifyingly stupid, that's for sure

@axel665 Жыл бұрын

Most soldiers would have done the same

@APPLEPIE978 Жыл бұрын

His choices were probably die fighting, or being executed back home.

@jys76 Жыл бұрын

@@axel665 not that much in reality

@asd1234asd1234asd 2 жыл бұрын

That soviet destoryer captain is just legendary. "Take picture for history"

@thesaddestdude3575 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah its kind of a hilarious response.

@PaulJohnson-vn7eh 2 жыл бұрын

@JZ's Best Friend maybe it was a knock off Polaroid.

@jonsmith9527 2 жыл бұрын

Pictures of American boats destroying American planes. The military industrial complex stealing from the American people

@airplanemaniacgaming7877 2 жыл бұрын

@@thesaddestdude3575 Even if you're helped and have western supplies, the moment you start going "Hurr durr we no like West" America will apparently drop all niceties and dropkick you in the balls hard enough that your pants go all red like a paintball went off in them.

@uvbatman-lq8rq4lb3p 2 жыл бұрын

You idiots you don't get it when he said "take picture for history" he meant I'll show these pictures when you accuse me of something

@ralphjackson2518 2 жыл бұрын

The most incredible part to me was glossed over: in spite of the engine room getting completely wrecked and the Keel broken, the USS Samuel B. Roberts was successfully repaired and returned to service 16th October 1989. She would remain in service until 2015.

@M167A1 2 жыл бұрын

The Perrys were tough little ships

@gunsnrosesforever100 2 жыл бұрын

Meh, tbh it's a boat, the US is gonna repair it because they can't afford to replace them everytime they break

@ralphjackson2518 2 жыл бұрын

@@M167A1 more like USN damage control and dockyards are obscene in general and Samuel B. Roberts was by all accounts a crack frigate that had received high acclaim from squadron leaders and USN instructors. The repairs themselves were kinda insane too, they literally cut out the old engine room and put in a new one.

@crazysteve9390 2 жыл бұрын

I think “glossed over” is little strong, the crew was credited with saving the ship. But I appreciate you adding the details of its return to service.

@BlackHawkBallistic 2 жыл бұрын

The US leads the world in damage control and has since WWII, very few nations can match us and most of our "peer" adversaries aren't close. Look at Russian DC and the complete joke it is and Chinas a knockoff of soviet doctrine and training

@94ohiostate Жыл бұрын

I was a 20 year old Lance Corporal (USMC) on the USS Trenton in SAG Bravo that assaulted the Sasson platform. Thankyou for this excellent brief presentation of that day! I ended up in the Army Reserve later (4 tours Iraq and Afghanistan) and in an odd twist of fate I was in Iraq as Infantry E-7 on the recieving end of the Iranian missle strike in January, 2020. I believe I may be the only US military veteran who experienced combat twice with Iran?

@hadiakbari1171 Жыл бұрын

Ayn-Al-Asad, right?

@aceofspadesR Жыл бұрын

The US federal government should’ve dealt with Iran years ago. Thank you for your service. I believe if we treated Iran like Iraq, it would’ve prevented a future war with Iran. A more radical Iran.

@Linki8uu Жыл бұрын

@@aceofspadesR that and a lot of us lives lost Iran is an incredibly mountainous country and would be very difficult and dangerous to attack through those mountains not saying it’s impossible but it would be difficult

@rahjah6958 Жыл бұрын

@@K55365 as crude as you are… it does

@K55365 Жыл бұрын

@@rahjah6958 The majority fled the base 🤣

@coreywindom7674 Жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie, slowly sailing towards a US Navy Ship and then saying “I’m carrying out my mission” after the US Ship tells you they are about to sink you, takes some Massive Balls. That shit was a suicide mission and he knew it.

@chrischarla424 Жыл бұрын

I don't think there was a lack of bravery on either side during this operation -- at the end of the day the Iranian Navy was still desperately trying to get ships into the Gulf to engage despite the certainty that they were going to get rocked if the US hadn't decided to de-escalate. And the amount of bravery and chivalry it took the US commanders to give warnings and not just attack in 100% absolute life threatening situations is off the charts in my opinion.

@mango4064 Ай бұрын

Never under estimate the power of delusional belief in a religion that can give 71 virgins.

@soup5344 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine watching two destroyers airburst two rounds in front of you and being like "yeah, the AA gun will take care of em"

@raywhitehead730 2 жыл бұрын

They died, I was on that ship, and witnessed.

@vito7428 2 жыл бұрын

Those ZSU's definitely could've caused some chaos on those destroyers if this was an 80s action movie and the destroyer was sailing straight down some river for some reason but at that range? They'd have better luck swimming over and kindly asking them to stop shooting at their rig

@fnapFNAP 2 жыл бұрын

Revolutionary guard started after the revolution even today members are so patriotic it's not an option in their mind to back down against a threat to the nation imagine members back in the first decade of the revolution people Those martyrs are an example for all.

@wyomingptt 2 жыл бұрын

I mean yeah but they probably had no choice but to engage. They were probably afraid to just retreat without putting up a fight even if it had no legitimate odds of success.

@josiahzabel8596 Жыл бұрын

@@fnapFNAP "martyr" still means "DEAD" The last time you were a world beating army was under The Sassanids...

@eamonnprunty 2 жыл бұрын

I think it is important to note most of the tankers that transited the persian gulf at this time were registered under the US flag simply because the US congress wouldn’t permit US Navy warships to protect ships “belonging” to a different nation. So most ships in this area temporarily switched their flag to be escorted.

@oliverwells8011 2 жыл бұрын

That and it was done to tell the Iranians that if they attack another tanker that they'd get a full military response/war

@raywhitehead730 2 жыл бұрын

It was more then just switched flags! Us Navy persons were also on those tankers.

@truthsRsung 2 жыл бұрын

I think it's important to note WHY ships decide NOT to register their ships under the U.S. flag and enjoy their protection ALL the time. Why bother with human rights in one place if Corporations move their operations off U.S. soil, then cry for help?

@killajive1 2 жыл бұрын

@@truthsRsung you understand that not all oil companies are American correct, so that would be why they choose not to?

@DavidManouchehri 2 жыл бұрын

@@truthsRsung Because then they would have to follow US law, like paying minimum wage.

@everettclaud9158 28 күн бұрын

President Regan: “You guys sank HOW MUCH of their navy?” The Navy: “Only like… half. Why, did you want us to sink all of them?”

@toddgrant4268 Жыл бұрын

The Russians weren't just taking pictures for history they were trying to learn our capabilities. I was in the navy at that time. Both countries would try and take pictures of each other out at sea. The cold War was still going on, although nearing its end.

@jonathanphillips3052 8 ай бұрын

Well, the Americans were there to send a message, not start a war for real. If the soviets saw just how quickly the us could dismantle even half of irans fleet, they would hopefully get the message to not do anything stupid for at least another 20 years or so. If the us ever went full weapons free and went all in then, they could have turned the Iraq-Iran war into iran just not existing as a country for the most part. I, as a civilian with no military background, look at things like this and it really does put into perspective just how little anyone could if America really decided to take the gloves off. This event was in the 80s… America’s armaments have only gotten better with time. The only way to ‘beat’ America in war is to hope that America leaves on its own, packs up its toys and heads back home. Because if America really wanted to destroy its enemies, they would be dead.

@nissan300ztt 7 ай бұрын

The Russian Navy is a failure of a Navy. Just read up on the Russian 2nd Fleet. Massive Joke the Russian NAVY is.

@scottiecurrie7927 6 ай бұрын

Hope their pictures turned our crystal clear then

@TheCrazierz 3 ай бұрын

Thanks captain obvious.

@ztyy8185 2 ай бұрын

No way!!!

@ISAF_Ace 2 жыл бұрын

I never knew a soviet ship was present during preying mantis. The battle also displays how carrier aircraft are essential in winning any me all engagement, the battle was decided by the intruders

@michaeljohnson4258 2 жыл бұрын

There were two of them in the Gulf area during this skirmish.

@MrGunster 2 жыл бұрын

they were just there to take photo for history as the captain said HAHAHA, i find his reply funny xD

@nathaniellazo5912 2 жыл бұрын

I had a fearful chuckle because just imagine if the captain hear its a non US warship and opened fire... that would have been a huge can of worms opened

@dogger7762 2 жыл бұрын

The Soviet captain is a legend lol

@davidhoffman1278 2 жыл бұрын

Usually they were intelligence ships that looked like Soviet fishing ships, but there wasn't much to pretend to fish for in that area so they went in with regular undisguised Soviet navy ships.

@alouisschafer7212 2 жыл бұрын

I love how a random soviet ship appeared to simply have a look at things and document the war around them. Taking pictures "for history"... yeah im sure the Kremlin wanted to be up to date on a US Military Offensive.

@smittywjmj 2 жыл бұрын

It's entirely possible they were also trying to photograph the American ships and planes for intelligence purposes. No reason not to, if the US Navy is going to go fight, they aren't going to hide any new technologies they've developed, and the Soviets would want to see it.

@deadendfriends1975 2 жыл бұрын

" Document" sure

@mushroomchrisn 2 жыл бұрын

@@deadendfriends1975 What else do you think it was doing? Picking up scrap metal? It seems entirely likely to me that the USSR sent a warship to keep a keep a close eye and document a US naval operation.

@deadendfriends1975 2 жыл бұрын

@@mushroomchrisn I'd call it spying but that's me

@PyroFTB 2 жыл бұрын

@@deadendfriends1975 Spying would mean that they are observing in secret

@KovertMailMan Жыл бұрын

This really exemplified why the US military, especially the NAVY is the best in the world. The fact that they were so successful without needing to go scorched earth against the iranians also shows restraint in terms of searching for better solutions than kinetic conflict

@tetraxis3011 Жыл бұрын

Yea. Granted, these Missile boats and Frigates were very new in Irans navy, and considering a revolution happened not that long ago, I doubt crew received proper training.

@ScootsMcPoot 27 күн бұрын

The America haters, don't understand we try to minimize destruction. If America wanted to conquer you, we could. That's not what we want. We want to put people n charge to give us cheap resources. The haters also forget, we rebuilt Europe after ww2. We ensured there was a future there. People always look at us like bad guys, which sure, we love proxy wars. We love resources. But, we let you run your country with some guidelines. We don't just kill everyone

@bastage5932 2 жыл бұрын

"I'm just here to take pictures" What an absolute madlad

@anthonymolina7416 2 жыл бұрын

I laughed at that that Soviet crew just watching this shit going on

@mindeloman 2 жыл бұрын

Samuel B. Roberts was 21 years old when he was killed in action at the battle of Guadalcanal. he received the Navy Cross for his action. But his name has gone down in US Navy lore as one fighting against the odds. 3 US Navy ships have been named USS Samuel B. Roberts in large part due to the legacy of the fighting spirit of their respective crews. None more so than DE-413. Samuel B. Roberts is one of the most hallowed names in US Navy lore.

@andie_pants 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know that. Wow... I give Samuel B. Roberts a hearty USAF _hoo-rah!_

@mindeloman 2 жыл бұрын

@@andie_pants - Read up on the "Battle Off Samar." One of the most lopsided victories in all of naval history. The book, "last stand of the tin can sailors" is a humbling read. I read it through tears. God bless the men of Taffy 3!!!

@prabuddhabose9045 2 жыл бұрын

@@mindeloman you are a man of culture! People like you keeps the flow of history continued throughout centuries.

@AmericanIdiot7659 2 жыл бұрын

I always name ships in games in honor of the Samuel B Roberts and the Reuben James

@chronic2001n 2 жыл бұрын

@@mindeloman I just ordered it. Thanks!

@BikeThrottleOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

Another skirmish I had no idea happened. These small cartoon battles are as good as any Hollywood production! 👏

@jimmym3352 2 жыл бұрын

If it was a Hollywood production, they would have had to insert an Latino bisexual female character with a disability for diversity sake.

@navyseal1689 2 жыл бұрын

Can you not drag Hollywood into everything. Nowadays Hollywood just failing

@fan9775 2 жыл бұрын

The difference between a work of passion and a profit motivated piece of propaganda

@jsantana1980 2 жыл бұрын

@@jimmym3352 kkkk you said all

@Drakey_Fenix 2 жыл бұрын

Hollywood is shit these days. Their days of glory are long gone by now.

@matt9897 Жыл бұрын

The benefits of every member of the operation understanding the commander’s intent is written all over this. Superb work.

@Rkitt8 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for creating this. I served on the USS Simpson from 2007-2011 and we were all very proud that we were only one of two ships still commissioned that had sunk an enemy vessel. The other being the USS Constitution. 🙏🏻

@michaelusswisconsin6002 4 ай бұрын

USS Enterprise was still commissioned in the early 2000s.

@Verminator4 2 жыл бұрын

It's absolutely insane how much firepower those A6s were carrying

@ozzy7763 2 жыл бұрын

The A6 was absolute beast ! The Navy lost a huge amount of firepower when they retired the Intruders .

@ExHyperion 2 жыл бұрын

A-10 of the sea

@JesseDishner 2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing: dropped a 500 pound bomb, and then flew around to drop it's two 1000 pound bombs, then still had another 500 lb bomb... amazing.

@JesseDishner 2 жыл бұрын

@@ozzy7763 Plus they just looked so cool. I really like their design.

@tatestrickland7956 2 жыл бұрын

@@JesseDishner and the rumble when they were on the cat ready to launch was incredible - particularly with the EA-6B. Loudest bird on the deck during launch, for sure. AEAN VA-94.

@antonleimbach648 2 жыл бұрын

The Damage Control parties on that frigate were excellent. The amount of training and leadership it takes to save a small ship like the Perry frigates with a huge hole in its bottom still amaze me.

@Annonymous0283745 2 жыл бұрын

The Perry frigates were tough as nails, just like the crew manning them.

@IcanDriveIt Жыл бұрын

The alternative was swimming lol

@calumclarke2658 Жыл бұрын

American damage control parties are generally regarded as the best in the world and it’s been that way since ww2. Just look at the original enterprise CV-6 as the Japanese thought they sunk it multiple times over but it kept showing up time and time again.

@thomaspavelko9412 10 ай бұрын

The crew of the Samuel B Roberts had won several awards for damage control, believed at the time they had the top award for damage control throughout the entire US Navy.

@lancegigs9022 8 ай бұрын

Well Samuel B Roberts' Damage control party was the best in 3 or more consecutive years in naval exercises. This was their baptismal of fire.

@johngalt3568 2 жыл бұрын

Great job of summarizing a little known event which had historic consequences. You always evoke the right amount of tension and visualization.

@my11badkids78 2 жыл бұрын

I must say I just stumbled across this channel. After 1 video I am hooked. I am a fan of military/history videos and its like this is everything I ever wanted. Sometimes on other channels you get a cool little map here or there momentarily sort of showing Troop movements. This is like being in a war room!

@TheMaristBoy 2 жыл бұрын

Ever since the start of the war in Ukraine, I've realized just how much coordination, communication, and training the US military applies in its operations. It's more than just the firepower in my opinion.

@atgimm2090 2 жыл бұрын

The USA commits war crimes. Don't be so amazed at how amazing they are at killing women and children

@nicholasmiller3872 2 жыл бұрын

Drilled since day one of basic. Shoot, Move, and Communicate.

@VynalDerp 2 жыл бұрын

If firepower was all that mattered, Afghanistan would likely have been another post-soviet state lol. Tactics, command, intelligence, logistics, and more have been just as key to victory as firepower, and it's always been that way since pre-Roman Empire tines.

@chaosXP3RT 2 жыл бұрын

It's all propaganda. Russia will win. The USA is weak. It only works for money and greed. It is a Satanic society selling souls to the Devil

@SamBrickell 2 жыл бұрын

@@VynalDerp The US War in Afghanistan was an attempt to turn muslims into human beings and it failed miserably.

@Just-Sven 2 жыл бұрын

Us: we have a strange contact be ready with the harppons The soviet capitan : I just want a picture Us: wtf

@chamonix4658 2 жыл бұрын

soviet captain on his holiday

@Dubanx Жыл бұрын

To be fair, it was probably for intelligence and/or propaganda purposes and not tourism. That said, the US isn't going to blow up a non hostile Soviet ship over something like that.

@richperez9129 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, my good buddy was aboard the USS Simpson during this operation, he was serving as a gunner and saw action. He told me bits and pieces but not this detailed, he would have loved this video, sadly he passed a few years ago. He is missed!

@richcook2007 Жыл бұрын

Fair winds and following seas.

@richperez9129 Жыл бұрын

@@alienrocketscienceshared8454 His name was Jeffrey Chilton, one of the most stand up and nicest persons that I've come across.

@kerrygibbs8198 2 жыл бұрын

You did a great job telling this story. Thank You!

@Alcochaser 2 жыл бұрын

I wondered for many many years why the US Navy didn't send one of the IOWA class on this operation. It wasn't until Drach interviewed the Iowa's captain until I figured out why. Iran would shut everything down and go to ground if one of these was around. So the US Navy had to use smaller ships only to attempt to lure the Iranian ships out

@DERP_Squad 2 жыл бұрын

That, and it's presence in the area would make it a very tempting target for the Iranians. The carriers were generally too far away to be a viable target, but if one of the Iowas was in theatre, it would likely have been deployed into the Persian Gulf and be in range of the Silkworm missiles, or anything else that the Russians or Chinese decided to supply to Iran for the purpose.

@navyseal1689 2 жыл бұрын

Dont forget the badass pilot who told the Iranian ship , he will sink them in 5 minutes lol

@X.Y.Z.07 2 жыл бұрын

During Operation Dessert Storm, USS Missouri failed to intercept 2 Silkworm missile. The Phalanx CIWS unable to locked on the targets.. She was saved by HMS Gloucester... So yeah, the modernised Iowa was not all that powerful on its own..

@Excal500 2 жыл бұрын

Something about a very angry ship with x9 16” guns MIGHT have something to do with that.

@Alcochaser 2 жыл бұрын

@@DERP_Squad The Iranians feared the Iowas as I said, they would just go to ground, and shut everything down if they detected the Iowa's gun search radar on. The Iowa's captain said as much during a recent interview.

@Vulpinaut 2 жыл бұрын

I think the real motto of the US Navy is "fuck around and find out".

@Abbeville_Kid 2 жыл бұрын

Love it.

@airplanemaniacgaming7877 2 жыл бұрын

Iran: *Pokes the giant angry Blue Tuna named "US Navy"*

@coreywindom7674 Жыл бұрын

It’s that “I wish a mother fucker would” mentality that our country has unfortunately lost. During the time when this happened we didn’t fuck around and the balance of Naval power on the planet was completely one-sided to the point that the USN could have taken on every other Navy on the Planet combined.

@Dubanx Жыл бұрын

The US literally has a stronger Navy than every other country in the world combined. "But Duban, Russia has as many ships as the US does" You know what that Navy conists of? A 25Kt nuclear battlecruiser that doesn't work, a barely functional 60Kt aircraft carrier that's moved by tug boat b/c its own engines don't work, a dozen 7.5-8Kt Destroyers, around twenty 5Kt landing ships, a dozen 2-5 ton frigates, a fair number of sub 1Kt corvettes, and a bunch of 20-100 ton landing craft. Their ships are tiny. You know what the US Navy consists of? Eleven 100Kt Supercarriers, Nine 45Kt Amphibious assault ships/Helicopter carriers, 14x 20-25Kt landing ships, Ten 15Kt landing ships, Ninety 10Kt Destroyers/Cruisers, and twenty 3.5Kt littoral combat ships. Yeah, Russia's Fleet size exists almost entirely for bragging rights. It's not impressive at all if you actually look at what it consists of.

@Treblaine Жыл бұрын

The EODs story is the one I want to hear, they defused and recovered live and armed mines intact when they could have any sort of anti-tamper triggers on them. That's incredible bravery which made a huge difference, without recovering mines intact you couldn't prove which side did it.

@emergencyrapidresponseteam7181 6 ай бұрын

They did have Anti-Tampering devices. No one knows exactly how long it took to get the mines in Persian Gulf intact. The mine which hit Samuel was in a shipping lane. Violation of International Law.

@capt2be 2 жыл бұрын

Always so interesting. Another gripping success...well done, Operations Room.

@johnbirmingham4083 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of the naval battles that required your dutiful service to be recognized. An excellent presentation and now a great training tool. Thank you very much for putting this one together.

@TheOperationsRoom 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

@tinyyoutuber.2091 Жыл бұрын

@@TheOperationsRoom world super power attacking a nation already engaged in a war with their neighbours! 😂 What they call it? Might of America? Huh

@brokenpotato438 Жыл бұрын

@@tinyyoutuber.2091 Shouldn't have been attacking neutral shipping vessels, then

@donkthedankee8595 Жыл бұрын

@@brokenpotato438 Had you researched the war of tankers you would see it was Iraq which started the tanker war and which had harassed neutral tankers, not Iran.

@rahjah6958 Жыл бұрын

@@donkthedankee8595 started?

@TheOperationsRoom 2 жыл бұрын

I've been looking into potential podcast ideas for the channel. I'd like to treat it as an outlet for interesting history topics that don't need animation/ cant be animated. I'm thinking topics within technology, politics, logistics, intelligence, bios, tactics, strategy, and all relating to videos that are released on the channel. For example, in support of the Desert Storm series, we might look at the life of General Norman Schwarzkopf, why the Abrams tank was so good vs the Iraqi tanks, desert logistics, Desert Shield, the Iraqi command and control structure, the political process that lead to war, maybe even interview some veterans. These "podcasts" would act as supplementary material to the videos being produced for the main channel. Clearly, this second channel/podcast idea wouldn't require animation effort, and so wouldn't affect The Operations Room release schedule. We could also release the voiceovers themselves as podcast episodes, as apparently there are a fair amount of you strange people out there who don't watch the animations but just listen to me drone on! What do you think?

@su-25frogfoot74 2 жыл бұрын

Hell yah

@noalear 2 жыл бұрын

Are you kidding!? This would be amazing! You must do this!

@ImMrHibachi 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great idea - I would love some great history to listen to while I work. Last year a friend sent me a podcast where they detailed the history of Operation Mince Meat. It was a gripping account and made that work day a lot more enjoyable.

@bobtank6318 2 жыл бұрын

Yes Yes Yes

@simonthompson9858 2 жыл бұрын

Please do it please. Total no-brainer. And you dont drone on either! An excellent, measured delivery, gung-ho free, erudite and to the point.

@samsisamsi951 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I was stationed aboard a mine sweeper in the Persian Gulf when all this was going down, this is the first time I have seen everything put together into one report. Tx again

@McRocket 2 жыл бұрын

This was FASCINATING!!! I knew nothing of these events. Thank you VERY much for creating this video. ☮

@acebubbles5023 2 жыл бұрын

I love US warnings, “Id leave we’re about to sink you”😂

@Broomtwo 2 жыл бұрын

The US Navy definitely didn't mess around back then. A very impressive and rare display of modern naval combat.

@joevicmeneses8918 2 жыл бұрын

because the Nat'l command had balls of steel.

@AJdet-2 2 жыл бұрын

You meant Ronald Reagan didn't mess around

@Broomtwo 2 жыл бұрын

@@AJdet-2 yes, essentially

@outlawfly664 2 жыл бұрын

@@Broomtwo Yeah it's quite easy to not mess around at that particular time.

@CrayonEater255 2 жыл бұрын

Ronald had some balls unlike Joe

@jamesscalzo3033 2 жыл бұрын

Loved the video @The Operations Room! Can't wait for the next video guys! Love seeing the A-6E Intruders and A-7E Corsair II's in action! Also, The Samuel B. Roberts is one of about 16(?) Oliver Hazard Perry-class Guided Missile Frigates still in Mothballs. President Trump was looking into Reactivating some of these Ships in line with his 600-Fleet Navy Program, but the Reports found that it would be Too Costly to Refurb and Reactivate them. So now we've got the 3 Ship Constitution-class Frigates being built to replace them.

@robertortiz-wilson1588 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent coverage! I'm very glad to be informed of this successful operation!

@bobtank6318 2 жыл бұрын

Another excellent video on the only major US Navy surface engagement featuring anti-ship missiles. Just a small correction: the Standard anti-ship missile and the Standard AA missile you mentioned are the same missile. It is primarily an anti-air missile, but can be used in an anti-ship role.

@JD96893 2 жыл бұрын

wut? Last i checked the harpoon is an anti ship missile, although there is a variant for land targets.

@bobtank6318 2 жыл бұрын

@@JD96893 He talks about a “Standard” anti-ship missile before that. That’s the one I’m referring too. Standard is the name of the missile.

@grandayatollah5655 2 жыл бұрын

@@JD96893 standard is a SAM, that can be used as an anti ship missile

@Rob_F8F 2 жыл бұрын

@@JD96893 Harpoon is a dedicated anti-ship missile.. Standard is primarily an anti-air missile with a secondary anti-surface capability.

@douglaslain5962 2 жыл бұрын

TIL You could use a Standard missile in an anti-ship capacity. Aptly named.

@iansum1268 2 жыл бұрын

last time I was this early Iran was still ruled by the Shah

@MauriceLeviejr 2 жыл бұрын

Shah an Shah. King of kings

@jamesjarrettt3995 2 жыл бұрын

I thought he said Shaft.

@guaporeturns9472 2 жыл бұрын

Which actually meant “ruled by the US”

@natowaveenjoyer9862 2 жыл бұрын

@@guaporeturns9472 Does anyone have agency to you leftists?

@guaporeturns9472 2 жыл бұрын

@@natowaveenjoyer9862 so reiterating the well known fact that the Shah was put in place by a coup mostly backed by the US and Britain indicates my political leanings? 😂 Stay in school kid.. you aren’t smart enough to be on your own yet.🤣 Education is important.

@NATO32Nations 2 жыл бұрын

I remember recommending this video. Thank you for your hard work

@kiwifruit27 2 жыл бұрын

Yet another fantastic video, you never disappoint

@Junior-nt5nr 2 жыл бұрын

Really demonstrates the superiority of American military technology/industry and the effect such a huge gap has.

@komisossoutsidi5801 2 жыл бұрын

All courtesy of the American tax payers

@Junior-nt5nr 2 жыл бұрын

@@komisossoutsidi5801 If it’s protecting our shipping lanes, then I’d say the taxpayers are getting their money’s worth. At least in this case.

@xwarped83 2 жыл бұрын

@@Junior-nt5nr “At least in this case” I agree, but how much more is wasted and could be used on other things.

@ares7181 2 жыл бұрын

@@xwarped83 some amount is gonna be wasted no matter where it goes. Not all social programs are successful either

@Ofthehunt 2 жыл бұрын

@@xwarped83 a common misconception is that military spending is just a waste. In reality, militaries are giant Welfare programs that also have the benefit of having an army to protect their interests. For example, a shipyard provides good paying union jobs for hundreds to thousands of workers. If you took them away entire towns would turn into a West Virginia coal town Military workers are well paid and have pensions and other benefits. Military technology bleeds into civillian life.

@crazysteve9390 2 жыл бұрын

I had just gotten out of the military one month before this happened, and I had been in the Mideast in 85 and 86. I was so into enjoying civilian life that this event went right over my head at the time. Really appreciate this retrospective. Excellent work.

@lairdcummings9092 2 жыл бұрын

The pucker factor as the intruder's buzzed the Sahand must have been insane.

@ddegn Жыл бұрын

Having anti-aircraft fire pass overhead must have been intense. I wonder if the pilots knew the guns couldn't be pointed down.

@pooltableportal 5 ай бұрын

Just found this channel after hearing about Operation Praying Mantis for the first time. I like how you do them and visually explain the operation. Nice work.

@TURKEYpilot101 2 жыл бұрын

I have never heard of this until now. Steve this is so fascinate. This series is amazing and keep up the hard work! You really are doing a damn good job.

@johnrust592 2 жыл бұрын

I was in high school when this happened. All I remember was a couple of news reports about some militarized oil platforms being shelled. I did not know about all the aerial attacks and ship-to-ship engagements, and certainly had no idea a Soviet warship was in the area. Like they said toward the end of the video, they likely kept all that stuff on the down low at the time to de-escalate tensions.

@navyseal1689 2 жыл бұрын

Lol, "im going to sink you in 5 minutes". Badass pilot moment

@jamesg2382 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks great video as usual

@custer2449 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing.

@akashlevyismyhero 2 жыл бұрын

Lmao that A-6 intruder just rolled through to check out what was up and then just said screw it and took out the Iranian flagship pretty much all by itself. Pretty embarrassing day for Iran

@raywhitehead730 2 жыл бұрын

Actually, the A6 had leave to attack if attacked, ROE. The A6 was fired on.

@conceptmania8436 2 жыл бұрын

Well Iran was under sanction at the end of war with Iraq and 40 other countries whom supplied Iraq with modern weapons while Iran could not even buy barbwire . The stage of Iran Iraq war was bigger than world war 2 . And as I mentioned 40 other nations were involved in war with Iran. Countries like US , Germany, France, China, Russia, Indonesia, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia , Australia, Italia , Israel and 30 plus more countries that were directly or side supporting Iraq with money or weapons and piolets to fly for Iraqi Air Force. What the cartoon failed to mention is that Iranian Commercial Air liner was shot down by an American war ship be in Persian gulf. Which was done purposely to descallate the war in Persian gulf. Straight forward some 34 years has past since the tanker wars in the Persian Gulf . Iran is strong Force in the region and the World and Boone can deny this fact . Today no one dares to even sail in the Persian Gulf with out permission . Point is glutting about a war that happened over 3 decades ago will only bringback reminders of those days and could escalte to more hatred toward each other . Iran is not a bully the area is called PERSIAN GULF it belongs to Iran . Iran's been there for some estimate over 10000 years. It's a civilization of many captured and races of our world . Altimathly no country or a coalition of countries can't win against this civilization it is impossible . If you don't believe me check out the past 10 years whoever nation joins Iran network becomes a Force to reckon with and whomever goes against Iran will fail at it's attempts.

@THECREATOR49Steam 2 жыл бұрын

@@conceptmania8436 cope

@charlienash1050 2 жыл бұрын

@@THECREATOR49Steam pretty childish of you to reply with that after he gave a detailed summery

@THECREATOR49Steam 2 жыл бұрын

@@charlienash1050 his "summary" was a bunch of lazy loser's excuses and copium. it's what it deserved.

@MM22966 2 жыл бұрын

I knew about this, but I had no idea all the major action happened in a single day. Thanks! I love these small/niche/unknown modern conflicts. (You do get tired of seeing WW2 documentaries...)

@hasty.watchdog 2 жыл бұрын

I was going to suggest you cover Praying Mantis! Awesome coverage! Great videos as always

@Whatisthisstupidfinghandle 2 жыл бұрын

Had never heard of this engagement or just forgot. Thanks !

@natelav534 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine being buzzed by the plane you thought was gonna blow you up. Instead he flies so close you can see him. A simple "we found you"

@theus663 2 жыл бұрын

I like how the Russians are just there taking pictures and enjoying the sea.

@RW77777777 2 жыл бұрын

I thought they were trolling with the express purpose of being attacked to begin self-defense protocols; their explanation seemed iffy

@lennyjay8390 2 жыл бұрын

@@RW77777777 I doubt that. Why risk nuclear war for the chance to hit a US ship out of spite? Taking photographic evidence of a US attack on the other hand is valuable intel.

@PSL416 2 жыл бұрын

Like an irl Easter egg that just randomly appears

@lightwalker222 2 жыл бұрын

@@RW77777777 nah, it's standard for neutral navies to make a point of showing up in contested international waters. On large scale operations it's called a "freedom of navigation" exercise, to reinforce the point that the warring nations should not attack any neutral ships, civilian or military, which might be nearby.

@specialopssoldier1 2 жыл бұрын

they were taking picture because they were spying lets be real here

@user-ml4pt7jq3j 10 ай бұрын

It's absolutely insane how much firepower those A6s were carrying. Langston: "Well, he shot at me." singlehandedly sinks frigate.

@phillip0537 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video! I didn't even know this incident happened.

@richardw2566 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir. Well researched and superbly presented as usual. The best military history channel on you tube.

@ArizonaAstraLLC 2 жыл бұрын

This was the best Friday present about one of my favorite parts of military aviation history. I comment like once every 5 years, but I just had to say thank you to this channel for this.

@DJF1985 2 жыл бұрын

When this happened I was out on Okinawa, we heard about a little skirmish in the Persian Gulf. I had no idea it was this extensive . Thank you

@chriscarbaugh3936 Жыл бұрын

That is interesting; I had heard rumours of this. I was in the USN from 1986-1992. Thank you for filling the gaps! 👍

@derekrohan9619 2 жыл бұрын

I could watch these for hours. Thank you for your hard work.

@TheOperationsRoom 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@chrismodini7225 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video. Some of these conflicts I had no idea ever occurred, but you bring it to life so easily and effortlessly. Thanks for the great content as always!

@dzilen 2 жыл бұрын

So grateful for this bit of forgotten history! It seems like this one day action hastened the end of the war between Iran and Iraq and ultimately saved thousands of lives.

@jackremington8888 2 жыл бұрын

Marvelous video, Operatoons Room. Keep up the good work. The Americans have showed the Iranians what they deserved.

@tinyyoutuber.2091 2 жыл бұрын

America always invade weak nations, they can't invade Iran, it's not Iraq, America doesn't have balls, also remember what happened to U.S. in Afghanistan?

@antihypocrites5086 2 жыл бұрын

Yes USA showed their bully nature and extremely low morality and fascism attitude.

@fizkallnyeilsem 2 жыл бұрын

Damn right, Thats what they get for mining international shipping lanes, all sailors and lives lost because if silly sand imp rivalry that not even their own people asked for

@prestontucker6171 2 жыл бұрын

Loved the detail on this one! I wasn't born yet, but I'm glad to have learned about this important battle. Thank you!

@joshuabidgood2915 2 жыл бұрын

I had no idea this ever happened. I love this channel so much.

@jasonz7788 Жыл бұрын

Great work Sir thank you

@apsey3596 5 ай бұрын

Coming back to watch this video for the 4th or 5th time as it seems we may be getting ourselves into a similar situation. Your videos are incredibly enjoyable and informative!

@Bootneck-RMC 2 жыл бұрын

The Operations Room uploads a new video, it has to be watched. What more can I say? other than, superb video as per usual. 👍

@TheOperationsRoom 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again!

@iamarizonaball2642 10 ай бұрын

@@TheOperationsRoompraying mantis II

@lordtherapeutics 2 жыл бұрын

Superb animation and really quite thrilling to watch. I must confess I had never heard of this battle!

@angelarch5352 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video! I did not know about this one, very interesting history!

@RickLowrance 11 ай бұрын

This is a great feel-good video. I'll watch it again just to uplift my spirits.

@DecidedlyNinja 2 жыл бұрын

It's spooky to see real wars that are more one-sided than most alien invasion stories.

@smittywjmj 2 жыл бұрын

Any good military commander in history will tell you that you don't attack unless you're already sure you're going to win.

@natowaveenjoyer9862 2 жыл бұрын

@@moistcurtains Putin was absolutely sure he’d get a sequel to Crimea 2014 though.

@z54964380 2 жыл бұрын

@@moistcurtains Vdv, they shot down our jet.

@theq4602 2 жыл бұрын

Any alien ship capable of near light speed travel has enough energy on board to sterilize the earth before it even reaches us.

@Dubanx Жыл бұрын

@@smittywjmj It's a shame Russia doesn't have too many of those, lol.

@Andy-mr8te 2 жыл бұрын

First class work as always team. I’m a huge fan so thank you for the work that you do.

@TheOperationsRoom 2 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

@SlapHappy_ Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the videos

@dermotbalson 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@LOLNestor 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding presentation as always, and thank you for the knowledge. Keep up the great work brother!🤙🏽

@TheOperationsRoom 2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated

@robbabcock_ 2 жыл бұрын

Terrific video! Your videos are continually improving.

@TheOperationsRoom 2 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@jesustalkpodcast365 Ай бұрын

Very informative thank you!

@callum3069 2 жыл бұрын

Good job detailing the oil platforms!

@jamesbednar8625 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video!!! Was stationed in West Germany while in US Army during this event. Brought back memories!! An EXCELLENT book to read about this time frame is: "Tanker War: Americ'a First Conflict with Iran 1987-1988" by Lee Allen Zatarain. Book goes into depth covering just about everything mentioned in this video to include the downing of that Iranian airliner by an American cruiser.

@likydsplit8483 2 жыл бұрын

Reagan was a very effective communicator.

@CrayonEater255 2 жыл бұрын

@@eegles lol no

@oneshotme 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

@jimbell242 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant documentary! I was a young US Navy aircrew candidate at this time. I remember hearing some about this brief conflict at the time. Howevever, we were not given any details about it. Your documentary is the first time I have heard the full story. Thank you!

@CactoTortoise 10 ай бұрын

Point taken, dont mess with A6 Intruders or the Samuel B. Just be there to "Take picture for history"

@TrailsTrailsTrails 2 жыл бұрын

"Hey guys, lets de-escalate" Everyone: "O...kay. Let me just get rid of my munitions before I come back"

@airplanemaniacgaming7877 2 жыл бұрын

Better to put em to good use and come back without any pesky explosives on the plane than to jettison them off into the sea where some pesky seal could sneak em off to some undesirables, or even try to land on the carriers while still loaded down with the weaponry! (That final one is THE BIGGEST nono in Naval Air Arms.)

@batman4y2k 2 жыл бұрын

"I'm going to sink you in 5 minutes.

@lkaviation164 2 жыл бұрын

I just found this channel, its freakin amazing!

@seeking70 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome review.

@virus5600 2 жыл бұрын

Great video as usual! Definitely laughed at the touring soviets taking pictures for history 😆 Now, attempt 1 of requesting the Battle of Yultong during the Korean war :>

@aaronbussey3856 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome work!

@Davewdmace 2 жыл бұрын

Very PC accurate account of operation Praying Mantis. Thanks brought back good memories. 👍🏻 I was there USS Enterprise.

@BeingFireRetardant 2 жыл бұрын

That was one of the best uses of specific violence to achieve limited aims... A very effective use of deterrence through show of force. In other words, instead of just breaking the bully's nose, we ripped off his thumbs and gave him a permanent limp. "Fcuk me? No, fcuk you buddy..." Legend has it that those Seals are still pissed to this day they didn't get invited to the party.