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@williammohan9784 Жыл бұрын
The unknown SBS operator photographed with Bass, is Paul McGough, who was a Sergeant in the SBS and got a MID for his actions in the battle. He would be killed 5 years later in an accident whilst flying a paramotor in Cyprus. Tony, the other SBS operator mentioned, was a corporal medic at the time. He got awarded the second highest award the British can give for bravery in the face of the enemy, The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross. Surprisingly this was Tony's first time in combat. The captain who led the 8 man SBS team which included Bass, , was also awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross. Bass besides being awarded the Navy Cross was also awarded the British Military Cross and received it at Windsor Castle from HM The Late Queen
@FORTISWARRIORS Жыл бұрын
True…apart from the award, they never ended up getting the award they deserved due to political powers, Tony Blair declined the request for them to get the award & presentation they deserve because he didn’t want his political party being associated with the War at the time. I’ve been told this from a certain individual who was at the fort (Tony).
@VK6AB-7 ай бұрын
Something for you to think about. The perspective needs to be addressed. Qali-I-Jangi was a total cock-up. They were Taliban prisoners held inside the old fort which was nominally under Dostums control. They weren't properly searched and retained hand grenades etc. This allowed them to attempt to break-free, suicide bomb at least one CIA guy and release small arms that were stored on site. Perspective is important. Now, think of it this way, what if they had been ~ 320 British and American POWs killed, some with their hands tied behind their backs - how would that story have played out? The AFG and IRQ campaigns should not be celebrated they were major strategic defeats - vengeance is not a strategy, never was and never will be. AFG and IRQ are classic examples of poor strategy not being made up through tactical excellence c.f. Von Clausewitz.
@williammohan97847 ай бұрын
@@VK6AB- i dont do geopolitical stuff mate. I am a former Para Commando in the Rhodesian Special Forces and i just deal with the grunts on the ground and their wars,
@VK6AB-7 ай бұрын
@@williammohan9784 Its not geopolitical - its factual. The facts, truth and honesty matter. There is little point in spinning monumental cock ups. Attitude matters, because attitude or bad attitudes reflect systemic problems and major culture problems within the armed forces. I'll remind you of this, a British service man or officer has the right to disobey an illegal order. The IRQ and AFG wars were appalling from a strategic, ethical and moral point of view - the fact the British armed forces supported them is a disgrace, the government and General Staff judgement and guidance was monumentally flawed. Because of these systemic problems many soldiers and civilians died needlessly. That matters. If you don't understand why, you're part of the problem and not part of the solution. Note, I'm NOT directing this at you per se - its a general comment and the people that were there know exactly what level of cock up it was they're also aware of what happened at Dasht-i-leili. The fact they didn't speak out or were silenced damns them or the organisation, there is no in between.
@williammohan97847 ай бұрын
@@VK6AB- yeah whatever mate
@davematthews3534 Жыл бұрын
They also secured the main airport in Afghan for the yanks to come in. They were on exercise in the Sudan when it kicked off so they were tasked to secure it.
@DirtyMikeandTheBoys698 ай бұрын
Source? From what I've read, the main airport was already secured when the SBS were flown in.
@davematthews35348 ай бұрын
@@DirtyMikeandTheBoys69 Google it, I read it in a book, which I still have. Written by an x SF guy
@SpookyFox1000 Жыл бұрын
The finest people in the world ! Guys, I have a rough idea of what it makes to get to your position. So bloody proud of your skills ! Fantastic !
@bushwhackeddos.2703 Жыл бұрын
Shame the powers that be then brought half of Afghanistan to live amongst us.
@joblakelisbon5 ай бұрын
This is the absurdity of it all. We can't have heroes unless we can actually make up our minds who the enemy is.
@mikewinston8709 Жыл бұрын
Why are so many people on here so rude to the Americans? Silly.
@johndillon529010 ай бұрын
I was in the Falklands, it was the Americans that supplied us with intel and sidewinders which I'm grateful for. Being a Brit, we like the banter and to take the piss, especially to people we feel a kinship to. It's nothing personal, just our f**ked up sense of humour.
@user-qx9fy8gu1w9 ай бұрын
embarrassing. People who have never served
@jesterm75979 ай бұрын
The Yanks are one of the few friends we have in the world - not Biden of course.
@DirtyMikeandTheBoys698 ай бұрын
@johndillon5290 unfortunately, for many Brits, it's not banter. I've come across so many fake stories, and the "I knew a guy who knows a guy who's sister's brother once said this about the yanks" stories on here, Facebook, Quora, etc. Unfortunately, many Brits believe their own propaganda and bs, which they then self-impose onto others.
@robinhughes88222 ай бұрын
It goes the same way you yanks slag our troops off , I don’t get it either way .we have fought together and lost comrades .All the haters have never seen action and are sat in there collapsing chair waiting for there dole money to come through so they can go to weatherspoons and talk bull shit lies about how they were at goose green and can’t get a job because of the polish
@kevinong1735 Жыл бұрын
0:36 SBS plumber in action!!!
@ChrisChris-ky8cz6 ай бұрын
Remember seeing this on the 24 hour news at about 2 in the morning sitting thinking this is pretty taste don't think it was ment to be on the news later it was gone
@Jrichards308 ай бұрын
That’s why I’m the footage one guy has to explain to the user of the GPMG how to alter the gas setting on it because he isn’t army so wasn’t familiar with it
@pauliemc201012 күн бұрын
I highly doubt they are unfamiliar. After reading serval books and watching the documentary on the seige, my guess is he tells him to slow the rate of fire by adjusting the gas valve in order to persevere ammunition. UKSF are trained on multiple weapon systems as are all SF around the world. To suggest that they are unfamiliar with a weapon system used throughout the UK armed forces is nonsense.
@Prometheus7272 Жыл бұрын
Theirs a real video of it on youtube
@Jrichards303 ай бұрын
Hence one has to tell the other how to operate the GPMG as it’s a unusual weapon for the marines as it’s too heavy, even heavier than a SA80!
@RichardWilliams-kf5vw3 ай бұрын
Eh! If you mean Royal Marines, the GPMG is one of their basic weapons, and had been using it for many years
@borjastick Жыл бұрын
Major Tom Ryle MBE.
@VK6AB-7 ай бұрын
The perspective needs to be addressed. Qali-I-Jangi was a total cock-up. They were Taliban prisoners held inside the old fort which was nominally under Dostums control. They weren't properly searched and retained hand grenades etc. This allowed them to attempt to break-free, suicide bomb at least one CIA guy and release small arms that were stored on site. Perspective is important. Now, think of it this way, what if they had been ~ 320 British and American POWs killed, some with their hands tied behind their backs - how would that story have played out? The AFG and IRQ campaigns should not be celebrated they were major strategic defeats - vengeance is not a strategy, never was and never will be. AFG and IRQ are classic examples of poor strategy not being made up through tactical excellence c.f. Von Clausewitz.
@VK6AB-7 ай бұрын
Now do Dasht-I-Leili, how did those prisoners die? what did the US operators who were there do?
@tim84686 ай бұрын
Is that foxy at :55 or was he still with the paras in 2001? Looks like him anyway.
@davidevans60524 ай бұрын
Foxy was a Royal marine
@MbisonBalrog Жыл бұрын
How prisoners gain access to weapons?
@ca9968 Жыл бұрын
Afghanistan...
@Robbielazar Жыл бұрын
If you dig in, there’s a full documentary about it on KZfaq
@beefy8269 Жыл бұрын
Sympathetic guards?
@raf3070 Жыл бұрын
They overpowered the guards and gained access to the armoury, in the documentary it tells you what happened
@raf3070 Жыл бұрын
Pic at 1:02 are re-enactors/airsofters, not real….
@IO-zg8md Жыл бұрын
Correct
@williammohan9784 Жыл бұрын
nonsense, those are stills from the footage shot during the battle and which first appeared on Channel 4 news.
@williammohan9784 Жыл бұрын
@@IO-zg8md sorry mate but those are SBS. That still is from footage shot at the time and shown on Channel 4 news.
@raf3070 Жыл бұрын
@@williammohan9784 no it’s not, your wrong, them stills are from an airsoft magazine shoot, I was present when they were taken. Also look at the real footage on channel 4, none of the guys had optics on their weapons, in the airsoft one they have optics….
@williammohan9784 Жыл бұрын
@@raf3070 so let me get this right, there are people out there who actually recreate an obscure battle by dressing up in SB garb with all the kit and weapons. etc etc. Talk about Walts. Good God they really do walk amongst us.
@brettr79707 ай бұрын
Interesting content...but god damn the voice and tone on that AI narrator are awful!
@MyScotty7 Жыл бұрын
They also tracked bin laden in the first few months of the war but were told to wait for yanks to get him but he slipped away!
@ca9968 Жыл бұрын
@@1headtheball Correct...and after that they knew EXACTLY where he was at all times...that POS Obama used him being "Tracked down" and eliminated to help him in the polls...
@Heimbach1966 Жыл бұрын
Bin laden 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 the guy who worked for the CIA in the 80s ? Jews blew up the world trade centres you fool hahahaha
@Heimbach1966 Жыл бұрын
The guy who America changed the name of from usama to osama 🤣🤣 gang of clowns
@DirtyMikeandTheBoys698 ай бұрын
I have yet to see an official account of this, anywhere. A lot of hearsay online, but as far as accounts go, Dalton Fury's is arguably the most accurate accounting of events, and it was the CIA, not the SBS, along with ISA, that tracked OBL.
@mortallious1234 Жыл бұрын
I never realized the airsoft guys were there too.
@petemcphee2 Жыл бұрын
Machine gunned from the high ground of the prison walls and airdropped ordnance on Taliban who had been prisoners for weeks.... Er, shooting fish in a barrel. No doubt they are great soldiers but this was Man City facing Accrington Stanley in the FA Cup.
@timfryer4974 Жыл бұрын
🤣💩😂
@stuartstibbs206911 ай бұрын
Who cares. Its called overwhelming force. Better you have it, than the enemy.
@Steamerbeen Жыл бұрын
Easy money, doubt as prisoners they had any arms.
@59jalex Жыл бұрын
You really need to read up about Qala-i-Jangi. The prisoners killed their CIA interrogator and rioted, capturing the armoury and its weapons. The fight went on for 6 days with almost 500 killed from both sides.
@thepatriotsrage661 Жыл бұрын
Clueless. Read more and post less.
@polla2256 Жыл бұрын
I take it you've never been to Afghanistan, everyone has at least 10 AK's
@thepatriotsrage661 Жыл бұрын
@@polla2256 Even the dogs have AK's there!!
@Spartan-jg4bf Жыл бұрын
There's footage online
@NicholasCrothers-nd6lo Жыл бұрын
The SBS should stick to boats, they had no place in a landlock country.
@southerncomfort7490 Жыл бұрын
Presumably you would make the same argument for the Royal Marines, the US Marines and the SEALS?
@user-qx9fy8gu1w Жыл бұрын
Really? Obviously on a wind-up.
@lorddaver5729 Жыл бұрын
Why? They go through the same special forces selection as the SAS do. But in addition they then go through maritime warfare training. As one SBS operative put it, "we can do anything the SAS can do, AND walk on water...". The SBS were also deployed to Iraq along with their SAS colleagues. And what you also seem not to know is that it is the UK's Director of Special Forces (an army major-general) who has operational command of both the SAS and SBS. He decides where the SBS is deployed, not the SBS themselves. So who are you to say they " had no place in a land-locked country"?
@JB-pp4nj Жыл бұрын
You should stick to the Beano.
@lorddaver5729 Жыл бұрын
@@JB-pp4nj So because you can't answer you come up with this childish comment. Grow up...