Army could 'absolutely' beat Putin but MUST be protected from cuts, warns ex Armed Forces Minister

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Ай бұрын

The British Army is fully prepared for war and is capable of defeating Russia with the support of NATO, despite recent criticisms suggesting it is ill-equipped and unable to field a division for combat.
Tory MP James Heappey, a former Army officer, emphasises the significance of the British Army's role, highlighting its reputation as one of the very best, if not the best, army pound for pound in NATO.
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@peaceb4 Ай бұрын

If the brave men and women who survived WW2 still held positions of power and influence we would never have got into this position!

@stephenscering1776 Ай бұрын

They were never in a position of power or control! Then look at who is running the government, baby boomers they learned there corruption from somewhere and it's safe to say from there leaders, it's a never end8ng cycle of that one rotten apple spoiled the bunch

@daveward4358 Ай бұрын

But would they not be 98+ yrs old now?

@miguellucena7881 Ай бұрын

The problem is that in most cases people who are older, they are the ones that make the choices for and by this time they are either resting in peace or too old

@dananorth895 Ай бұрын

It's been said it only takes 3 generations for the children to squander the family fortune. Seems to take that long for younger generations to forget the acquired knowledge of previous older generations.

@djondoow2217 Ай бұрын

Yeah, 'if'. If my aunty did have a moustache she would be my uncle.

@eloyramirez54 Ай бұрын

In Afghanistan and Iraq the US soldiers referred to the UK soldiers as "the borrowers". Because they were constantly borrowing ammo, night vision optics, MRES ect. Even Water. They were fine brave guys. Professional and well trained. But they were never equipped for opps.

@icu17siberia Ай бұрын

Thats true. Further, they were often under-supported as far as air assets.

@MaxM-vt2fg 23 күн бұрын

The less air support they had, the more they had to fight for themselves.

@larrywongthupeng201 Ай бұрын

You could filled up Wembly Stadium with the whole of the British Army of mission capable soldiers and still have 30,000 empty seats.

@ianwood3491 Ай бұрын

,and the Navy

@FontaineDerby Ай бұрын

Not true. Wembley Stadium holds 90,000. The British Army's size is 75,325 as at April 2024, leaving 14,675 seats unoccupied. The Royal Navy has 29,220 full-time, trained personnel - as well as 2,730 reservist personnel. 75,325 Army + 29,220 = 104,544. So the British Army and Royal Navy together would not all fit into Wembley. Source: MOD - Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics: 2024 UK service personnel statistics on strengths, requirements, intake, applications and outflow, by service for 2024. From: Ministry of Defence Published 7 March 2024 Forcesnet - What is the strength of the Royal Navy? 5th January 2024 at 5:30pm

@latenerd2441 Ай бұрын

@@FontaineDerby So enough for 6 months worth of operations in Ukraine. Thats not much

@maryginger4877 Ай бұрын

@@FontaineDerby Russia, excluding conscription, has 1,500 volunteers a week of which they accept 1,000

@bigboyshit1 Ай бұрын

@@maryginger4877- account created 2 years ago 😂😂😂 🤖🇷🇺🤖🇷🇺🤖🇷🇺🤖🇷🇺🤖🇷🇺

@dominiclane8538 Ай бұрын

Its an absolute disgrace what these idiotic politicians have done to the armed forces and the country has a whole .

@niburu1508 Ай бұрын

The tories have other priorities

@patsanters2741 Ай бұрын

@@Dotty-aqb50 I agree, but Usa tell Uk seems Uk does anything Usa asks in which should not be .

@niburu1508 Ай бұрын

@@Dotty-aqb50 too many warmongers/ profiteers to do that.

@paintsilj Ай бұрын

Britain helped AMERICA and NATO to start this war between Russia and Ukraine. We've been training their troops since 2014 on Salisbury Plains. Disgusting leaders.

@johnadam2885 Ай бұрын

What do you expect the politicians to do when the country does not have money ? There is no way Britain can match Russia.

@Skippy1307 Ай бұрын

Not a chance..I left the Army 3yrs ago after serving 17yrs. The Military now has become so woke and weak minded..Many of the good personell serving are tired of the changes for the worst

@dananorth895 Ай бұрын

The weak minded SHOULD NOT BE CHANGING the military! The Military SHOULD BE CHANGING and EDUCATING the simple, weak minded fools who think they know it all. They know nothing, have no life experience or accomplishments and place their values in idiotic ideologies. The business of life is survival....first and formost.

@user-tf3dt6wv3g Ай бұрын

People only perceiver that job for the pension. Day to day work routine is horrendous

@SeanP7195 Ай бұрын

The UK is kidding themselves thinking their tiny army could handle a 1200km front like in the Ukraine.

@Imprudentman Ай бұрын

Who is Britain going to fight with on a front of such length? Of course, with Russia. Is not it ?

@SeanP7195 Ай бұрын

@@Imprudentman With? Maybe nobody. Which is why they need to stop handing out goodie bags to immigrants and get their house in order.

@Imprudentman Ай бұрын

@@SeanP7195 What's wrong with bags of sweets for migrants? About 70,000 soldiers and 23,000 sailors can eventually transform into any army. The Reichswehr in 1932 had 100,000 soldiers. By 1945, 20 million Germans had passed through the Wehrmacht. Why do you need this?

@SeanP7195 Ай бұрын

@@Imprudentman I mean, does this require a response? The UK brags about its military (apparently they think every soldier is a T-1000). Yet, what you are suggesting is to just let it become a slash and dash conscript army. It sounds like you’ve never been in the military. You cannot have an Army with all conscripts just drawn up.

@SeanP7195 Ай бұрын

@@Imprudentman You do also realize that it takes a good 10 soldiers for every combat soldier right? That’s actually a low number. It’s closer to 15-1.

@JamesSmith-je7vf Ай бұрын

“There is always money for war. You never hear political leaders say they can't go to war because the country can't afford it. They claim not to have money for the poor, homeless and hungry, but war? It's never a problem.” -DI

@denu1879 Ай бұрын

We can't even find a damn dentist yet our government thinks it's ready for a war with Russia is a utter joke.

@reload.8056 Ай бұрын

Send all the employees of the sun to the front lines

@wanyonyirobert2735 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@LordFlashheart.11 Ай бұрын

And government!

@widerje Ай бұрын

UK is a not a conventional force. They could barely field 50k Frontline infantry....if that. UK is not a major force any longer. Pretending UK could handle Russia is beyond ignorant.

@pieman9 Ай бұрын

It never would be fighting Russia alone under any circumstances. All it has to be is a cog in the larger NATO machine. And NATO as a whole would stomp Russia . Also Russias army has been badly mauled in Ukraine. They are no longer the threat they were 40 years ago ,nowhere near.

@lakeliving2013 Ай бұрын

Thev have divested in their military because they are under the umbrella of NATO and the United States..

@lakeliving2013 Ай бұрын

The UK has divested in their military because they are under the umbrella of NATO and the US..

@stevenellis2776 Ай бұрын

1984 150k army included 50k BAOR, now 50k total.

@user-pq3ow6rl7z Ай бұрын

@@pieman9I NATO intervention is WW3 , no one will win , everyone will lose and only the southern hemisphere may be a place to live decently

@markwillies7666 Ай бұрын

I think Argentina must be thinking that they stand a chance now with the Falklands

@kimkristensen2816 Ай бұрын

Well they just bought Danish F16 on behalf of US wishes

@clivecartey Ай бұрын

@@kimkristensen2816 ........and the US is meant to be our No.1 Ally...?!

@tara1941 Ай бұрын

They could if they used rubber boats ,

@chrisgroves6977 Ай бұрын

@@tara1941 lmao 🤣😂🤣😂

@connorlee5873 Ай бұрын

They never will paras and marines would destroy the army but the navy couldn't control the air as the f35 isn't really a dogfighter its a bomber

@user-od1pe2ip2n Ай бұрын

The political system in UK is rotten 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Scaleyback317 Ай бұрын

Says the Troll involved in wishful thinking.

@raymonddonaghy2314 Ай бұрын

@@Scaleyback317what you think it's OK

@sebastianliwinski222 Ай бұрын

Because it's too liberal and in some cases Islamic!

@Scaleyback317 Ай бұрын

@@raymonddonaghy2314 It's democracy, the current crop is not up to the task and the poeple's vote will either get rid of the party or send a warning shot across the bow to buck up or they will be gone. That's how democracy works. Democracy is the worst form of government in the world - apart from all the others. Winston Churchill. Come up with a better system and present it.

@infobeam1902 Ай бұрын

Wef controlled

@pamelamackie1678 Ай бұрын

😂 we can’t protect our shore lines from dingy’s.. delusional BS 🤡

@GeneralGuileWarzonell Ай бұрын

We could defend our borders easy but our government command the military not to. They want to bring million's of sub Saharan Africans and Asians to Britain

@richardmcfarlane5820 Ай бұрын

Agreed

@RobinPhillips1957 Ай бұрын

POLITICAL DECISION NOT REALITY! IF THE WILL WAS THERE, THEY COULD STOP TODAY!!!!

@martynasv5384 Ай бұрын

YOU VOTE THEM IN WHY CRT NOW??

@brianfreeman8290 Ай бұрын

That is a completely separate and unrelated issue. You may as well discuss the price of food imports. It has nothing to do with the subject matter.

@stevenpeckham7556 Ай бұрын

One thing the Brits have is humour, saying that they can defeat Russia made me laugh.

@oliviervo2710 Ай бұрын

I wouldn't mess around with the British army....the British army has the deepest knowledge of war, the UK is the country that has won the most battles of history.... just after the french😊

@user-si7qy4wy5f Ай бұрын

Im.from.philippines mate russia can wipe of the island with in 30 minutes how many military euipments UK has? How many tanks? How many missile how many jets UK have? 😂😂😂 not to mention the nuclear warheads? 😂😂 even joe biden said do not ingage war russia THATS AMERCA MATE.. HERE ISMY QUETION DO YoU THINK LONDON CAN? 😂😂

@bernardedwards8461 Ай бұрын

Yet another illusration of the ignorance and incompetence of our defence ministers., and there is no reason to believe that other government depts. are any better. A day of reckoning is coming on July 4th.

@republicoftexas4855 Ай бұрын

They must have got it from those actors france.... they been acting like they won ww2 or was part of it for 80 years now and noone has the heart to tell them.....unless you won the war of the pow camps you didn't do anything in the total of 32 days of war you were in in 6 years lol

@bernardedwards8461 Ай бұрын

@@republicoftexas4855 To be fair to the French, and I always like to be fair, the Free French played an increasingly important role from 1943, and fielded several divisions in the advance on Germany in late 1944. Why do you think they were given one of the Allied zones in Germany at the end of the war?

@PerceivedREALITY999 Ай бұрын

Saying UK can defeat Russia is like saying biden can run up the stairs without stumbling.

@vasilemarcoros443 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂 But, UK has the dome.😂

@olivergarcia2304 Ай бұрын

PerceivedREALITY Biden can easily ride a bike. Trump can't even go down a sloped walkway without holding hands. UK would absolutely obliterate Russia. Russian armed forces are the biggest joke.

@olivergarcia2304 Ай бұрын

PerceivedREALITY How's the weather in Moscow today?

@kimkristensen2816 Ай бұрын

Still better than felon and traitor Trump Russian bot

@karlherkess7066 Ай бұрын

Cant even stop the rubber dinghy rapids bro!

@willtallis5275 Ай бұрын

Becuase despite what you believe is wrong the boats aren’t the problem we accept more legal migration than we have illegal migration so it’s the ones we know about and let in freely that are the problem but don’t let the truth get in the way of your hate just like the Brexit lies to hold onto power and get the result they wanted same now with the boats and funny enough it’s an immigrant prime minister telling you the lies against some his own it’s lies to hold onto power taping into the more right ideologies just like Brexit

@raffyibanez9653 Ай бұрын

Britain is capable to beat Russia is like saying Britain can solve its Garbage and unemployment problem 😅

@niburu1508 Ай бұрын

U.K. - Al mouth and trousers

@dereckguilfoyle1219 Ай бұрын

This whole interview was pure fantasy

@martinraymond2120 Ай бұрын

Are u a soldier by any chance??

@dereckguilfoyle1219 Ай бұрын

@@martinraymond2120 ex navy

@wizzzer1337 Ай бұрын

No matter how professional the British military is, it's too outnumbered and too outgunned to participate in a large scale war. British war industries are not what they used to be.

@danieljames2015 Ай бұрын

The Military personnel are top tier. But despite spending £59 billion a year, our useless Politicians have dangerously hollowed out numbers and equipment levels. But if Poland , who have a smaller budget can strengthen their forces to meet little putin, then so can we. Stop talking and do. That's what you are voted in to do and paid very well to achieve.

@BrownBabyJesus Ай бұрын

Decent speech, but literally nobody voted for Sunak, nobody voted for a war and nobody voted to spend the money stolen from the population via energy bills to be spent on weapons.

@firstblessings8777 Ай бұрын

Calling His Excellency President Putin "little" doesn't minimize in any way or form his military dominance and political influence in the world. You British together with the rest of your western ilk would cry blood. You haven't seen anything yet, still you're wailing. 😅😅😅😅

@bernardedwards8461 Ай бұрын

Dont kid yourself, the army is heavily infected with woke. Even tiny Singapore would stomp all over us in the unlikely event that we went to war with it. The government should be ashamed of itself!

@danieljames2015 Ай бұрын

@@firstblessings8777 You go and kiss little Grandpa's picture in your bedroom, bless you. SLAVA UKRAINI.

@bernardedwards8461 Ай бұрын

@@firstblessings8777 I'm British and ex-Army, but I endorse what you say. Modern Brits find it increasingly difficult to look at reality, so take refuge in fantasy. When one looks at the painful nature of reality one can understand why.

@DominusZG Ай бұрын

Jets, Heli's, Boats, Tanks, drones, Arty, is all nice and needed, but if you don't have a reasonable numbers of footsoldiers, infantry brigades, divisions, armies, you won't win. Until footsoldiers stomp blades of grass, mud, through forests, hills and mountains, you don't control any territory. West was betrayed, by itself from within. First we betrayed our christianity, then everything else followed along as consequence and punishment in a way. Once proud and strongest civilisation succumbed to fear and selfloathing, without a fight. Only question is, is it too late, or we grow a pair, and fight back?

@danielgoldsmith7368 Ай бұрын

I think we should worry about the security of our own country first and it's an insult sending us to fight russia we can't even defend our shores from dingys. whoever is in charge needs a reality check.

@veganforlife5545 Ай бұрын

You are dreaming sad to say British army won’t last a week

@martynasv5384 Ай бұрын

Maybe 24H then...

@mmuzzwell3654 Ай бұрын

You need some B12.

@mmuzzwell3654 Ай бұрын

@@martynasv5384 24Hrs was how long your dad loved your mum.

@Msoja8 Ай бұрын

Yes, it won't. Arrogance and ignorance have won no war.

@maryginger4877 Ай бұрын

I'm sure they would last a month, after that the inability to replace losses would go critical.

@alexanderperry1844 Ай бұрын

Curious to recall that in 1914 Britain could garrison an Empire and provide an expeditionary force of 5 infantry and 2 cavalry divisions, with state-of-the-art equipment from a significant smaller population. What has been lacking is the Will.

@bernardedwards8461 Ай бұрын

Very true. A BEF numbering twice the size of today's entire Army was dismissed by the Kaiser as "England's contemptible little army" and soon routed because heavily outnumbered. Kitchener had to lay down the law and forbid further retreat, but at least it had made a stand at Mons. Today's army wouldnt have lasted more than a day.

@thesun Ай бұрын

But even then we weren't ready for WW1, as the shell crisis showed. (Jerome)

@alexanderperry1844 Ай бұрын

True, but the country was NOT prepared for a major war.

@bernardedwards8461 Ай бұрын

@@alexanderperry1844 It should have been, because we had seen it coming for a year or more, just as we can see the 2nd Pacific War coming now.

@bernardedwards8461 Ай бұрын

@@thesun Whose fault was thar? Whose fault is it that we are not ready for war now?

@user-yx1hd8ir8f Ай бұрын

What a load of BULL. We have brilliantly trained Army, unfortunately because of lack of investment we lack equipment and troops , we don't stand a chance.

@FontaineDerby Ай бұрын

The Conservatives cut the Army from 113,000 in 2010 to 73,000. The Government’s defence plans reduced the size of the regular Army from a commitment of 82,000 troops to 73,000 by 2025 - down from 97,000 a decade ago. Data released in March 2024 showed that numbers were at 75,325 Source: MOD - Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics: 2024 UK service personnel statistics on strengths, requirements, intake, applications and outflow, by service for 2024. From: Ministry of Defence Published 7 March 2024

@bernardedwards8461 Ай бұрын

Only a small fraction of those are front line fighting troops, the rest are mostly unsuitable and wokified.

@FontaineDerby Ай бұрын

@bernardedwards8461 Please cite your evidence for your claim that "only a small fraction are front line fighting troops" and "the rest are mostly unsuitable" and "wokified". Thank you. If you reply, "Do your own research" or don't reply, I shall know that you made it up.

@bernardedwards8461 Ай бұрын

@@FontaineDerby You sound as though you are woke and know next to nothing about military matters. There are plenty of ex-army men posting on the internet that the army is wokified ad total numbers between 72,000 and 75,000 accordibg to who you believe Anyone who is not naive or stupid knowas that at best there are four service tropps in the army for every fighting soldier. Churchill complained about it in WW2 and since then things have got worse rather than better,

@FontaineDerby Ай бұрын

@@bernardedwards8461 No evidence as I thought.

@bennewnham4497 Ай бұрын

I doubt it. My 5 year has a more capable military in his toy box than we have now. Decades of funding cuts have left the army with a pathetic number of tanks and artillery. We could survive maybe 4 weeks at the Ukraine war tempo and we'd be out of shells. We can't even scrap together a single division.

@Exitlad27 Ай бұрын

When they've only got 140 main battle tanks on order, forgive me for thinking that Britain wouldn't last anymore than a few weeks in high intensity combat.

@mhlangamlungisi5108 Ай бұрын

less than a week

@Wazza555 Ай бұрын

Britain was under equipped and unprepared when WW2 started. What happened again?

@thatgenericdixienormouspicguy Ай бұрын

@@Wazza555 Lend lease from the US. The same with the Soviets. There would have to be something big that would bring all citizens together to join like they did in WW2. Nobody can come together as a common man anymore everyone is so divided and that's a worldwide issue.

@Joe-wt4nn Ай бұрын

You have to remember that islands have different defence doctrines , it would make little sense to stockpile armour , although we do need to invest in the navy and air force

@mhlangamlungisi5108 Ай бұрын

@@Wazza555 Russia continued fighting the war from 1944 to 6 June 1944 largely on her own while Britain and US fought side shows now and again in North Africa and Italy and other little places. Thanks to Russia Germany was defeated.

@daz3434 Ай бұрын

Absolutely bull crap we can defend ourselves anymore when are the kidding they have made us weak and a laughing stock.

@captainchaoscow Ай бұрын

It's time to double the taxes. Makes you strong.

@jax467 Ай бұрын

Just let Russia and China take over already.

@daz3434 Ай бұрын

@@captainchaoscow No it time stop wasting and giving our taxes away and put it back into our Country instead of someone else's.

@captainchaoscow Ай бұрын

@@daz3434 Sorry bro it doesn't work like that. If you want it to be better it will cost more.

@daz3434 Ай бұрын

@@captainchaoscow Agreed by stop wasting our taxes just a simple thing like the Rwanda plan it's cost us £370mill and it won't even happen.

@treybie1 Ай бұрын

He's wrong or lying. The UK has about 70,000 active duty personnel in the army. Ukraine has probably lost that many men in the last 2 years. So, how would you 'defeat' the Russians? You wouldn't. That's just the cold, hard truth.

@nigelmorley5414 Ай бұрын

our forces are professional, better trained and equipped than those of UKraine and don`t forget, we are in NATO

@treybie1 Ай бұрын

@@nigelmorley5414 Be that as it may, 70,000 people on active duty is woefully inadequate for defense, much less victory. You're hiding behind other people's shields.

@mmuzzwell3654 Ай бұрын

Think we should all signal a huge gesture of respect to Poland. They seem to have their heads screwed on properly. Germany is waking up. We need to get the Tories out and stop making already rich people richer.

@TheBooban Ай бұрын

Germany did wake up. Then went back to bed.

@mmuzzwell3654 Ай бұрын

@@TheBooban How? They are the biggest by cost supplier from Europe. They are about to send a 4th Patriot battery and they "sheepishly" agreed that strikes on Russia territory are justified.

@TheBooban Ай бұрын

@@mmuzzwell3654 all its big ideas is stalled. Without US leadership, sheep Germany is all you get. Always been that way. As it should really. Just that the US doesn’t recognize it’s roll.

@TheBooban Ай бұрын

@@mmuzzwell3654 KZfaq deleted my reply.

@mmuzzwell3654 Ай бұрын

@@TheBooban KZfaq does that to me all the time. I like to think they are jealous.

@TheWatchmansPost3929 Ай бұрын

This is hilarious!

@albertbas2837 Ай бұрын

100%

@raymondedwards8111 Ай бұрын

Our army could suffer irreversible damage if we went into Ukraine now. This is a different war and the use of Drones has put a new perspective on the way we fight. I am 86 and served as NCO (Sgt) in the special services, ending up my day in the school of infantry, so I feel I can make some comment. At the rate of casualties that are being experienced right now with Ukrainian troops, who have already shown us how efficient they are, it is time to step back and determine exactly how we are going to deal with drones. We have the Parachute Regiment (my old unit) capable of dealing with the enemy (there is more than the Royal Marines capable of fighting) but we are so hollowed out that large casualties could seriously weaken us and the Regiment. VOTE REFORM This is our only real chance to make a REAL change.

@almor2445 Ай бұрын

Thank you for your service and agreed on reform 100%

@GM-fh5jp Ай бұрын

I agree with MP Heappey's summation and commentary. He's at the very least a realist and, shows a pragmatic attitude towards Britain's armed forces, its roles and priorities. The UK is above all else a Sea Power, with fine air defense capabilities via the RAF and the Fleet Air Arm to protect the fleet, and the homeland and, has traditionally fielded only "Colonial Forces" type land forces rather than the heavy maneouver divisions as in WW2 and the Cold War. Germany, France and Poland are land powers and should provide the bulk of the manpower-heavy combat forces in a European land war while the Royal Navy attempts to strangle any sea borne efforts by the enemy. UK Special Forces can then be tasked with small unit operations that can have large effects on the conflict...and they are VERY good at that.

@youngpower24 Ай бұрын

Australias military is more capable at this point. Sad.

@nathanricketts1439 Ай бұрын

Soon as I seen the headlines I had to L O L 😂😂 I’m from 🇬🇧 and we’d only last maybe 3 weeks at best against the likes of Russia

@RobinPhillips1957 Ай бұрын

MOD IS NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE!!!

@niburu1508 Ай бұрын

In keeping with everything else

@Sathya9009 Ай бұрын

Fully support British 😊

@wojstube9359 Ай бұрын

Greetings from Poland 💪 Together we stary strong.

@albertbas2837 Ай бұрын

@@wojstube9359 😆😆😆

@riskey6788 Ай бұрын

GO SIGN UP 🤣

@wojstube9359 Ай бұрын

@@albertbas2837zawsze cieszysz się, gdy inni nie wiedzą o co ci chodzi? Współczuję. 🤡

@wojstube9359 Ай бұрын

@@riskey6788 może już jest 💪

@MarkBridle Ай бұрын

Why do we spend all that money invested and inventing a fighter plane only to build 8 it won't make a difference

@dsmoke1972 Ай бұрын

SU-57?

@bernardedwards8461 Ай бұрын

We cant afford to give £100s of billions to foreigners and also build fighter planes, we have to choose priorities, ad the main priority is the welfare of foreigners.

@irs4486 Ай бұрын

can we focus on dingys first?

@JeffPar50 Ай бұрын

Not this America-esque rhetoric bro. There is absolutely no reason why we can't fix the dinghy problem and improve the army. The dinghy issue is purely political, it could be fixed in a day.

@dananorth895 Ай бұрын

You have to find it first.

@willtallis5275 Ай бұрын

@@JeffPar50there isn’t a dingy problem it lies made up by people who have lost of grips of power and are doing everything to hold onto it the boats for illegals are put the problem it’s legal migration that’s the real issue you would know that if you actually do your own proper research

@sforza209 Ай бұрын

I’ve been shadow banned by YT! 🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻

@RobinPhillips1957 Ай бұрын

ME TOO!!! KEEP PLUGGING AWAY!!!

@mmuzzwell3654 Ай бұрын

Me too, it starts by controlling the frequency of posting. If you slow it down or have a cracker of a reply. Just wait a bit then retry.

@peaceb4 Ай бұрын

I guess this guy is being paid by the Military Industrial Complex

@mmuzzwell3654 Ай бұрын

Go and get some vitamin B12 please.

@albertbas2837 Ай бұрын

this is an absolute joke....oh my god.

@Servant_of_Christ Ай бұрын

No worries, Brittain has friends that are making a living out of fabricating peacmaking equipment! Blessings and prayers 🇸🇪

@augustusomega4708 Ай бұрын

you going to serve pickled herring and meatballs when the US take over your border...you are an excited turkey and xmas is coming.

@AK_UK_ Ай бұрын

And why do you think we want to to fight Russia?! What did they specifically do to us? I see the right wing media gearing up towards Russia. Get the politicians on the front line but leave us out your wars!

@TheAdamsOverlandCompany Ай бұрын

As a member of the Army I found we were massively under funded in peace time however when we were deployed money started coming in from all angles. However this was small units not a full scale deployment

@janes-e378 Ай бұрын

No stop lying,ex rm here..we have not got the numbers to fight..you got rid of us all in the 80s 90s onwards..

@nerzhul2455 Ай бұрын

1 british soldier can take on entire Russia. Don't believe me? Have you ever watched hollywood, or listened to experts from west?

@michael476b Ай бұрын

You people forget what war is like, so you want to start one for a change?

@richardgaya3965 Ай бұрын

We have jokes and stupidity all around the place!!!

@SeanP7195 Ай бұрын

Good thing you have “warmongering” America huh? The US is that person you make fun of for bringing an umbrella to a concert. Then want to stand under it when it starts to rain.

@willtallis5275 Ай бұрын

America are the cause of the half the worlds problems latley

@LASTDAYSWATCHMAN777 Ай бұрын

Now you can see why Sunak said he doesn't want to be a wartime Prime Minister and then called an election.

@oneshothunter9877 Ай бұрын

So, he is not running again? Is that good or bad?

@LASTDAYSWATCHMAN777 Ай бұрын

@@oneshothunter9877 Another puppet in the pantomime will take his place.

@MarkBridle Ай бұрын

Argentina probably could take Falklands

@myourob Ай бұрын

You’ve poked the bear enough to virtually guarantee that Russia will ensure they do.

@recur9245 Ай бұрын

My dad was in the Falklands, us didn't think we could do it but we did, also now if Argentina attacked now they're pretty much attacking NATO so yeah I think that obliges NATO to defend it

@willtallis5275 Ай бұрын

@@recur9245no it doesn’t actually it’s means nato have to support wich could just be peace talks nato is a load of crap

@mehf649 Ай бұрын

⁠@@recur9245North Atlantic treaty means nato won’t do much if falklands are attacked which is why they didn’t help first time round

@alainrouleau Ай бұрын

The problem with the British military, along with other western armies including that of my own country, Canada, is not the ability to deploy a single division... It's the sustainability! For every unit that you deploy you need another 2x units. Simply for rotation, training, workup, etc. So, one brigade in the field means you need a total of 3x brigades. One division in the field means you need a total of 3x divisions. Iraq and Afghanistan were prime examples of the manpower requirement to maintain a certain level of troops in the field.

@TEKANNON-bz9fm Ай бұрын

When you read that the British Army could 'absolutely' beat Putin on the battlefield, all may not agree. However; what I believe it is saying is that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson's historic visit to pledge unwavering military and financial support to President Zelensky in the early days of the Ukraine war showed the world a sleeping giant which was woken from a centuries' old slumber. It showed what The United Kingdom was in days of old, what it is emerging as before our eyes in the present and what it must remain in the future. You do not need all the kit in the world to be superpower as is proven every day in the Ukraine war with Russia having everything but the sun in its pocket and bleeding out from all sides to boot to a much smaller foe. Nevertheless; what you do need most of all to be a superpower---in my humble opinion and I am far from an expert in military affairs---is the military mindset that Great Britain uniquely possesses.

@alxgu198 Ай бұрын

Well said 🤝

@augustusomega4708 Ай бұрын

basil fawlty or mr bean

@AVATARdemon113 Ай бұрын

In 1939 we were a proud nation with a formidable army of 750,000 personnel which had the patriotic backing of the entire country. And even then, we were crushed by the Germans and thrown into the sea. The Germans then went on to take Russia, except they were thinned out by the sheer scale of Russia, bogged down in mud and snow, then swamped by legions of savage and remorseless Russians, who rolled up their third Reich like a carpet and set it on fire. We are now undermanned, under equipped and unpatriotic. In fact we hate ourselves, and treasure the rainbow flag more than our national flag. And we think we could bring Russia down. We would be a mouse thrown into an industrial shredder.

@muruganvenothkumarr9590 Ай бұрын

Well. He Said with nato.. nato is more capable than Russia.. it is the globalists who are arming funding both sides against each other ... always they make it battle of equals .. script winners loosers before start..

@willtallis5275 Ай бұрын

Nothing To do with the peace flag or anything but maybe we shouldn’t have invaded and destabilised countries for no reason in the name of the fight against terror wich won’t ever stop sacrificing 1000s for no reason and Ukraine would be the same we have no reason being there

@augustocosta7887 Ай бұрын

British Army mostly relies on the commonwealth they still big

@Ciilow24 Ай бұрын

When I was young, I used to think my dad and my mom were the rich people on earth 🌍 Tehe older I get the reality kicked into my face 😂😂

@pauledwards9493 Ай бұрын

NATO could, we'd be lucky to hold our sector.

@Amateurgamersedgie09 Ай бұрын

while i do agree that our British Armed force is in a decline and it needs sorting how ever remember folks its not the size of the Army its how well you use and how well trainned you're soliders are and how well maintained, if they can keep it maintained we shouldn't have a problem the spending cuts are the issue here so the Government should take all warnings and not do any more cuts.

@clivecartey Ай бұрын

At last a 'SUN' Defence Post without..... 'The Academic' (absolute bluffer)... and you have a sensible, professional, interview with an ex-Army officer & ex-Minister of State for the Armed Forces. What a difference......

@thesun Ай бұрын

Thanks. It's Jerome here. If you liked this, you migth also like the World At War episodes with the former first sea lord and security minister Lord West. We did three shows. Here is one: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z9-Ap6lirL3FdnU.html

@bumble2able Ай бұрын

As soon as I saw it’s an interview with a conservative MP I’ve decided to dislike the video and turn off 👍🏻 Tory’s have no credibility.

@user-od1pe2ip2n Ай бұрын

NATO countries are desperate 😅😅😅😅

@Rocket_scientist_88 Ай бұрын

Not really, Ivan - but you keep thinking that. And remember, it is always QUALITY over QUANTITY. And also remember, Britain’s close close ally, the USA, is well-stocked and prepared. 😊 Russia doesn’t stand a chance.

@Latinastyles Ай бұрын

@@Rocket_scientist_88Not with the hypersonics, no country can stop those.

@jimmymc10021 Ай бұрын

@@Latinastyles You know Ukraine is shooting those down. Like most things Russian they are not all they claim.

@willtallis5275 Ай бұрын

@@Rocket_scientist_88close close ally the us can’t stand us like over the half of the world and not like treaties to ever be disrespected is it

@appygolucky1 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@CrazyTeacherNick Ай бұрын

Here is an oppourtunity to test on the battlefield. We have trained for a cold war fighting!

@DavidMontelongo-mk3xi Ай бұрын

Come on guy, pal, fellow, friend, you can’t expect people to take you seriously or believe you when you make such a easily disputable claim when you basically claim that the British army is better then the US army, come on bruh you were killing it right up until you made such a obvious fallacy stuffed with ignorance

@smotonisi2244 Ай бұрын

We chanted war and made war threats and blamed Russia, China and other Western “enemies” for being a warmonger.

@des_smith7658 Ай бұрын

Still waiting for nato then

@gapho5198 Ай бұрын

Who needs The Onion when you have The Sun?

@revolutiongareth1 Ай бұрын

Just need to print more money, don’t worry about the nhs falling apart, king and country nonsense

@richardmcfarlane5820 Ай бұрын

NO TO Russia War

@lc4biker Ай бұрын

In the spirit of Marcus Porcius Cato, I just have this to say: Ceterum censeo -Carthaginem- Foederatio Russica esse delendam

@nearing_the_end Ай бұрын

If they are so up to fighting Russia let these two bozos go first yet I have a strong feeling they wouldn't tho🤔

@JeffPar50 Ай бұрын

Brother, please use your brain. No one is advocating going to war with Russia. Russia is the one constantly threatening to invade NATO territory, not the other way around.

@kmetofficial5800 Ай бұрын

These people need to be on the frontline and understand what it means to go to war.

@oddjobs9752 Ай бұрын

Not with my tax money thanks

@ticiusarakan Ай бұрын

видимо народу стало много в британии раз пошли такие разговоры)

@kltamilgamer1367 Ай бұрын

Nice joke bro..keep it up...

@mohamedsonofkemetegypt979 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂 delusional 🤦🏽‍♂️🇪🇬

@sforza209 Ай бұрын

Ok 🐖🐖lover.

@TankandDimples Ай бұрын

Am I understanding him correctly? They can hold off Russia on their own without fixing their military? Also shiny new things? Like not only a 6th Gen fighter but a 7th Gen as well?

@user-od1pe2ip2n Ай бұрын

British comedy is well and alive on this channel 😅😅😅

@WhiteNoiseCompany Ай бұрын

In the words of Connor Mc Gregor: Putin you'll do nutin 😂

@lesterquintrell4844 Ай бұрын

Thinking that will be the end of you .. just keep believing that.

@drybokes7055 Ай бұрын

Is that before or after he beats up an elderly man?

@paulhudson6900 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the comedy we had a 3 day life span in west germany before nato would do a first strike

@tmilholin7552 Ай бұрын

LOL Britain wouldn't last a week in Ukraine, This guy has not a clue what hes talking about

@chrisosullivan6965 Ай бұрын

Heappy is so confident in victory hes not running for election...😂

@grahamjones6106 17 күн бұрын

So let's get it right then. Everything our military is equipped with that's been manufactured by the UK is either obsolete or keeps breaking, and that's everything from our assault rifles right up to our tanks and naval war vessels. A large proportion of our combat troops that may have to fight and maybe fix bayonets will be wearing non smudge lip gloss and across our entire military forces, we're tiny in numbers, we can still beat potential enemies????? Oh my god, I bet the British military bosses from the days of Wellington through to Churchill, Thatcher and Blair knew what these "experts seem to know now"!!!!!

@markward2946 Ай бұрын

Properly fund our Army Reserve (at little cost!) and that would give you an additional 30,000 + effective troops !!

@lostinpa-dadenduro7555 Ай бұрын

You have to have the humility to recognize a problem in order to fix it.

@Chaldon-hl6yk Ай бұрын

in Russian history this will remain as a "heresy of the British"

@jasonlawrence4617 Ай бұрын

It would be hard for a military to keep all those engineers, logistics, and behind the lines soldiers employed when not at war. The equivalent to our national guard, but in Britain should all be trained to be those men.

@rogerc7960 Ай бұрын

It needs to be protected from corrupt incompetence

@rudycarv2197 Ай бұрын

Is it April's 1st today?

@Grenadier1976 Ай бұрын

The Brits are a top-level fighting force. But, the U.K. needs to rebuild its military. Urgently. Approximately 1,000 casualties a day are being suffered by each side in the Ukraine war. With only a reported 80,000 in the British army, it would be rendered combat-ineffective in 2 months of a high-intensity fight.

@thesun Ай бұрын

You're right. Ukraine and Russia have both suffered eye-watering levels of casualties and it should be a wake up call to the UK and its allies (Jerome)

@MarkBridle Ай бұрын

You can't go to war with 25000 men no chance

@JoeyBlogs007 Ай бұрын

Russia exhausts 25,000 troops per month.

@victorbinkys4154 Ай бұрын

British arrogance remarkable. one word ..." Zulu "

@sugoidessho Ай бұрын

Who is more developed? They are still living in mud huts and throwing spears 🤣🤣🤣

@victorbinkys4154 Ай бұрын

@sugoidessho that's my point, British arrogance lost to the people living in mud huts throwing spears🤣🤣🤣 its a fact.

@Callacman1234 Ай бұрын

Japan’s even up in their amount and they waited a little too long themselves!! Japan is up in their GDP spanning on military defense capabilities and offensive capabilities to defend their country and Europe needs to do the same thing in the NATO countries

@thepresident1971 Ай бұрын

Sounds abit like when the Germans were talking about the war winning Wunderwaffen when their manpower was crumbling.

@timbutton4990 Ай бұрын

There is reputedly enough 155mm ammo to last between 7 & 14 days. Dannet said a [large] formation in the field [ taking casualties ] could last for 7 weeks. So a sustainable war fighting formation over a period of years would be of a Tactical Battalion Group size, that's if Sunack can be bothered to buy any ammo? James Heappey is first and foremost a tory M.P.

@robertdesrosiers2382 Ай бұрын

He’s comparing combating an insurgency to a standing army over a vast front. Not apples and oranges…..apples and chainsaws would be a better comparison.

@geoffreyshubert2263 Ай бұрын

em...this is kind of laughable to be honest. Russia has the biggest and best equipped army in the world due to the way they have spent so much money on the military over the years and their industrial armaments base churning out shells etc. There is only so far bravery can take you. Ask the Ukrainians!

@Anixander6230 Ай бұрын

They are like 5people in the British forces and the country is a Middle Eastern country not worth fighting for

@overridefitnesschannel8756 Ай бұрын

Proposal: Establishing a British International Fighting Legion This proposal outlines the creation of a British International Fighting Legion, a specialized unit within the British Army. This legion would leverage the skills and experience of foreign nationals residing legally in the UK, offering a valuable contribution to national defense. Rationale: Enhanced Manpower: A significant number of Polish citizens, and potentially others, express a strong desire to serve alongside the British Army. This legion would provide a dedicated channel for their skills and experience. Expanded Age Range: Extending the recruitment age limit, similar to the Polish model (up to 63), would broaden the available talent pool and potentially include young and mid age or ever 40+ with valuable expertise. Strengthened International Force: An inclusive legion would foster a strong international force, reflecting the UK's diverse population and bolstering its global standing. Historical Precedent: The contributions of Polish pilots during World War II demonstrate the effectiveness of foreign nationals serving alongside British forces.