Watching actual tutorials for a war feels surreal.

Tutrorials how to overcome certain situations in war is absolutely crazy. What a time we live in...

As a civillian living in war torn Lebanon, I was fired at twice with a DSHK machine gun, the sound of those huge rounds ripping through through the air is truly terrifying. In comparison, an AK round sounds like an air rifle.

Learned this lesson in Bosnia. Was going down Mt. Igman at night in a Toyota truck with no lights and the guy I was with who was a Vietnam vet said "roll down the window". Pretty soon we start hearing 'zing' 'zing' then all hell breaks loose as the Serbian 23mm antiaircraft gun that targeted the road opens up on as and tracers are flying everywhere. Still not sure how I walked away from that one.

Very critical skill for an Infantryman to acquire. Great vid.

Dude as an infantryman who joined the GWOT at its end and got no deployment these videos are gold. This is the type of thing more of us with no experience need to hear, to learn ideally before a real deployment. As a young man I didn’t listen to my dad a lot but he was right about a lot. Taking advice from people with real experience is the best way to learn.

Thought this was a Soviet Womble video when I saw the “Wizz” fly past 😂

Incoming artillery for sure has a distinctive sound! Especially MLRS lol

(Not me watching tutorials for WW3)

Prior Army EOD. We learned the same things and got fairly good at predicting what rounds we’d have to respond to from their noise. Mortars made that kinda hiss sound and stuff like 107mm rockets sounded like a Star Wars laser beam screaming overhead. Could also tell if a round went “high order” (exploded) or just impacted or “low ordered” (explosives just burned rather than detonated. Arty has that really distinctive Thaaa-WHOMP sound, almost like a very quick double impact of the round hitting and split second later exploding. If ya know ya know.

The reason an aircraft sounds differnt when its making a gun run is because almost all gun runs (Short of things like JDAM munitions and gliding munitions) is because when the plane comes and angles down; its going super sonic 9/10 times so you get a built-up sonic boom doppler effect. The subsonic waves build up behind the supersonic waves due to the air rushing past. As the plane dives and pulls up, it loses super sonic and goes subsonic so you get to hear the sonic boom, then the doppler effect then the sounds from all the munitions. Due to the changing velocities and the fact you have at least 4 sources of sound all at differing speeds and angles; the sound waves stack up, mute eachother and augment others. Its actually kinda crazy the forces at play on aircraft. In summary; the sound of the engine, wind rushing past the plane and how sonic booms and doppler effects work all combine to make aircraft sound crazy, especially from below. Also, Germans in WW2 literally put horns on their planes. Thats where you get the iconic whine of a Stuka dive bomber. ( kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i7eqqZBp1bC3oY0.html ) THe sound isnt intentional (Usually Cough, Germans.), but when it happens, nobody designs it out. Fear is a big factor on the battlefield. Just ask the Russians about the Stukas. It was a truely feared aircraft of its time.

BRO in 1:40, these guys in the back I think are bulgarian/българи ! When someone of these guys said "Ти как мислиш/ how are you thinking? " and "Не знам/ I dont know" . Those phrases made my ears expirience a jolt or a twitch, it was so unnexpected

I literally just had an argument with my family about how knowing the sounds of gunfire would help your survival in combat. I haven’t been shot at yet, but I’ve heard lots of combat vets saying there’s a noticeable difference between weapon systems, ranges, and direction. I don’t even have the chance of seeing combat for around a year and I’ll be in the air when I do, but thanks anyway.

Mate, I served my country a long time ago, never been in combat and couldn’t do it now. You and many others like you have my utmost respect for doing what you do for Ukraine’s defence!

Air bursts from Mortars sound like glass being shattered above. Baghdad 04 infantry. Fallujah 04, Najaf 04. QRF. Never forget

Information should be free, but rent and food clearly isn't. Thanks for this!

I'm 17, 18 this year. And with every week i realize more and more that in a few years i will most likely have to go to war, so having actualy guides and tutorials on how to avoid death during engagements makes me a little less stressed. Thx Civ Div!!!

Yet another banger video!

Now i can go sleep with PTSD

Its the sounds that really got to me in Ukraine, with your eyes you can at least look away, but not with sounds, plus I relied on my hearing most to detect threats around me and analyze them, the most terrifying sounds I heard in my time in Ukraine were Kalibr missiles and regular shells and rockets of different kinds, you get good at determening what kind of flying munition you hear.

Great to know

This is super helpful, my neighbor keeps shooting guided missiles at me and it's very annoying. This was helpful thank you.

I love how professional you are describing wars you just randomly go to

I volunteered in Ukraine (HumAid) and heard shaheds flying over during the night a few times. They sound like a small propellor plane from a distance. The first time i heard people shooting at it with an ak first and soon after something more heavier. A few secs later i heard it explode. Later I read it was 5km away but i could clearly hear it hitting in the distance..

this was such an informative video even from the point of view of someone who has never been in combat. From someone that played a lot of squad being able to hear what incoming fire actually sounds like and it was interesting to learn what actual soldiers actually hear being actually under fire, squad is just a game at the end of the day but being able to compare how the incoming sounds in game to real life is interesting and important to me just for understanding what actual soldiers go through, especially from the grad because it whistles in a similar fashion in squad before it impacts, hearing how an actual grad sounds when those rockets are coming at you, it's certainly an eye opener for someone who will never experience it, the feeling you must get from hearing it then feeling the impacts it must be something else entirely... I couldn't fathom it.

It's easily summarized from a physical standpoint: Things that move through the air push air aside, creating friction, in turn creating sound. Depending on the projectile shape and speed, this will be audible as a "whoosh", "whine" or both. Size, and somewhat shape, will determine the pitch of the sound, which is why small projectiles have a very high pitch while artillery shells have a way lower pitch. Pitch is also determined by the Doppler effect: Something moving straight towards you will have the highest pitch, and as it passes you there is a sudden drop in pitch, which is why you know once this sudden drop happened, the projectile passed you. If anything moves faster than the speed of sound (~340m/s), it will create a sonic boom. Those are _very loud_ and also change pitch and volume with projectile size and speed. Higher speed = higher pitch and volume, larger projectile = lower pitch. Smallarms "bulletCracks" will roughly sound like and have the volume of a .22lr, just a bit higher in pitch, while bulletCracks from something like a 25mm cannon basically sounds like a 5.56 gunshot. And because the projectiles travel faster than sound, you'll hear the crack before the sound of the actual gun/cannon discharge reaches you.

I’m heading over to do NGO work to help alleviate civilian and military needs closer to the frontlines. Still in training but your channel has been a great motivation and yesterday I actually got to be “shot at” (we were behind mounds) and then you posted this beauty. Thank you for everything and the amount that you share it’s amazing what the internet can offer.

This will be crucial in my metal gear rising: revengeance playthrough

i appreciate you posting these how to war videos. for those that are going into conflict and for citizens of Regimes that will need to know this. your saving lives

Living in the middle east, even if you aren't in the military this is still a useful tutorial.

I gotta say, you're literally saving lives with these videos, good shit dude.

Good Job, man. Thanks for your service-- then and now.

Ww3 tips and tricks videos are flowing all over the tube

It’s so wierd to live in a time when I can watch a actual war tutorial before going to sleep

Those grad rockets sound like fireworks and mortars going over sound like nerf footballs. Couldn’t imagine trying to transition back to civilian life after that.

I haven't even finished this and liked + commented. Thank you for the upload and good luck to you man, always.

The crazy thing is, I watch all of your videos, and I'm not even in the military. I'm a concerned US citizen, and if war breaks out here, I want to have as much knowledge as possible. Have to be ready if it comes down to having no choice BUT to fight (It's definitely possible). Thank all of you who do this for a living and keep us safe. You're all INCREDIBLE and APPRECIATED 🙏.

Your work is invaluable. Thank you.

Hey Civ Div! Been watching you since 1k subscribers and I’m so glad to see you’re about to reach a mil(not miliradian) the content you put out is so practical and experience driven. Keep up the good work!

6:40 Never thought the sound of drones would be the scariest thing in someone’s life 😅 always thought they might be used eventually in war… but the speed at which they have come onto and the range of abilities they have is truly truly scary😅 I’ve never watched one of those videos of drone specialists flying through factories in the same way, since they’ve been used in war 😅

Great video love your stuff man!

Thanks buddy, it helps a ton having guys like you put out free education like this

Thank you for capturing these key moments in history for us all.

Awesome video brother 👍💯🍻🍻 thanks for sharing & your service!!

FPV Drones are nightmare fuel.

Love your channel. From you're edits/to your long form footage, it's all so interesting and real. Yeah, times are tough, but the reason we endure and continue is because of folks like you. Knowledge is power. Thanks for sharing yours!

This is all actually way more usefull for a just in case situation than I thought this stuff is relatively easy to remember and might save your life. preciate it

Great video, thank you

Thanks for the useful info man, hope its going well too 🙂

As always, great video. Stay safe (as safe as you want to be) and good luck to you and your team!

Love your content! So interesting for those who have never experienced such terror

ok, kazoo is mortar, big kazoo is artillery

I respect you! Keep up the work! 😢

There is a shit ton of nuance in war. Having an experienced mentor really is the difference between life and death, it seems

The tutorial I didn't get when I served back in ''97! Thanks for sharing!

War is horrible, no one should live that

Stay frosty

This is an amazing video. Thank you so much for what you do!

This is brilliant mate. Thanks so much.

Yo civ did thanks for protecting my country love u man💗

Its 2024, and if it keeps the way its going, soon we'll ve watching tutorials on rebuilding a civilization

I kind of hate myself for taking this freedom for granted. I understand today that it comes at a price. You guys paid that price and some of you are still paying that price. You will forever have my respect. Thanks to all the soldiers who fight and have fought for our freedom. ❤

The footage at the end displaying enemy fire superiority is terrifying and cannot even be described in words

Great vid, from personal experience worst sound was 262 mm MLRS "Orkan" , the sound of incoming rounds was hellish...and they just kept on coming...12 rounds if i remember correctly thats the worst, no.2 is GRAD...hate those bastards to this day.

Fun fact: Polish army developed a soundless mortar shell. Officially there is no info about the donation of this to Ukraine (like many, many things), but I saw an interview with Russian soldiers who described it well.

Peace was the last word. Amazing man. I hope you all stay alive !

Thank you for your service and information. I'm learning a lot I may need to know for this future .

this man is insane.

Thanks for the info....I will use this for the frontline..... I'm going in the legion

That's just amazing! Thanks for sharing with us! Watching from Brazil 🇧🇷

This was both amazing and horrifying. Great video!

As an engineer, this video made my creative juices flow - what if we use machine learning to train a device with several microphones to detect things like what it is, where its coming from, distance etc

Thanks!

I was reminded that you and my retired brothers are all freakishly brave and heroes. Even when you don't agree with the war you do your job anyway to protect us. No war beside the civil war was fought on our home ground and I would like to keep it that way.

Thank you for answering my question I asked a couple videos back about the noise of the rounds

step one: dont go into warzones

the issue with mortars is the closer the shell is going to bo to you, the less time you will hear it. If you dont hear it hardly before it hits, change your position because they dialed you in and the next ones are taking you out. The ones that hit you you never hear coming.

Fuck yeah dude you're ready for it. Thank you for your service.

Man, some of these sounds are almost otherworldly. I'm a civilian so I've never heard most of these sounds. I'm familiar with the sounds of bullets, even incoming fire just from watching other videos over the years, but I've never heard the actual sound of an incoming mortar, and it's wild. Even the movies I've seen got this one wrong in comparison to this footage. That incoming mortar actually sounded electronic, like a dying police siren or something. That's so far out. The whooshing, "kazoo" sound of artillery is crazy too. But the sound of the GRAD was the most noteworthy to me, I think. Not only how just relentless a barrage of 10 or 20 rockets sounds, but that whooshing again. For some reason it's always the things that "whoosh" that sound the craziest to me.

hey there, hope you are doing well!

Bravo à la russie dans son entreprise de dénazification de l'occident ❤

One thing you should note in your video which is VERY important, Temperature plays a MASSIVE factor in sound. At night when its cool in dry areas sound will carry much further ( several times further) during the day when its hot or in a hot humid environment sound will not carry nearly as far! This is due to the density of the air which changes due to humidity and temp!

Incredible information you put together

How is it possible that you can hear the tank fire before the round hits you?

DiD yOu GeT fAa ClEaReNcE tO fLy YoUr DrOnE aBoVe 400 ft?!?!?

As an ex-citizen of Ukraine, I remember going out with my relatives for food and when we stood under the walls of commieblocks, I kept hearing this heavy artillery "wooshing" sound. I also remember sitting in a bomb shelter when a few Grad missiles landing on the surface, one hitting the building, and it did indeed sounds quite rythmic. Each landing was around half a second apart.

the part where hes holding the stinger bro "Well, i hear a little bit of a helicopter just on the other side of the tree line"

Can you hear a fart before it comes? asking for a friend 🤥

Thanks for your videos ! Your doing amazing job !

This will be very helpful for going to work in New Orleans

Thank you for making these videos. Very, very informative.

Need more videos like this.

Omg this stuff is so educative in order to keep our ass alive considering how mad world has become :( Greets from Chile! :D

Thanks Civ Div, stay safe.

This dudes so fucken cool. Most humble human ever.

Just what I needed today 😮

It's amazing what the human mind can learn and what a good soul can sustain

This is amazing advert of why not to risk your life in war. But also extremely informative. Hats off to anyone who can do it.

When a pilot approaches for a CCIP drop (nose down, descending) they will lower their throttle because the descent causes them to increase in speed. They may even extend airbrakes a little to extend the amount of time they have to get their sight on the target.

we most likely gonna need this in the near future, possibly at the end of this decade