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4:40 Ronald Reagan was very adamant about his beliefs. Of all the presidents from Lyndon Johnson to Bill Clinton, Reagan was the guy you wanted to mess with the least.

Soviet Union: I'm just here for pictures...for history USA: don't forget your flash 📸

"Radar lock" means that the radar has stopped scanning the entire area, and is now focused directly on you. This means that the weapon they're most likely about to fire at you will know exactly where you are. You can tell that this has happened because the frequency with which the radar signal hits you will significantly increase. A related term is "weapons lock", which means basically the same thing, but usually refers to the seeker head on a weapon, instead of a radar dish... and it might not be using radar to find you, as some weapons use infrared seekers to find their targets.

Iran held American citizens in the American Embassy for 444 days, and released them the day RR was inaugurated (1st day of being president).

Nic is the best storyteller on youtube. You go down a deep hole watching his stuff. And learn some cool stuff in a dun way. I get stoked when there's a new episode.

As an FYI here: Ronald Regan started off a Hollywood Actor, specifically in westerns, and when he ran for President against Carter, the hot topic of the election was the Iranian Hostage Crisis. Basically, some Iranian dudes who supported the Iranian Revolution stormed the US embassy and took everyone in it hostage. Now, Carter was like 'look, let's talk it out, we can come to an agreement', while Regan made a definitive statement on the air 'If the hostages are not returned by the time I am sworn into office, my first act as President of the United States will be to invade Iran and get our people out of there by any means', playing up to his cowboy persona. As we can see from him being in office, Regan won. Didn't invade Iran, though. The hostages were let go on the day of his inauguration. So yea. Regan already had a legit beef with Iran, this just doubled down on it. That's why Regan, specifically, being the president in office made this even more *Chef's Kiss* of an issue.

Ronald Reagan came out during a press conference and said (paraphrasing of course), "there are 9 words that you should always be afraid to hear and they are 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help". Reagan had a sense of humor even tho he had the old school dad energy.

Reagan was a FAFO president. He even made Russia think we had a space program that was "Star Wars" Program. He was my favorite President.

This rabbit hole should also be including "Appropriate" response with World War Tree and "Potential" response with the Barbury Pirates.

I was there. The tanker escort mission was called Operation Earnest Will. When we would enter or leave the gulf through the Straits of Hormuz, Iran would light us up with their Silkworm missile radars. And steaming around in mined waters is rather nerve-racking. I was on the USS Merrill (DD-976), SAG B, during this engagement. We gave them a 15-minute warning in English, then farsi (we had a CT onboard who spoke farsi), then in English, then in Farsi, then he finished it with, "Have a nice day." Of course we all cheered at that. Afterwards, we gave them a 10-minute warning, a 5-minute warning, then we told them, "We are opening fire, is everyone off the platform?" They said, "We are not leaving." So, we opened fire. We fired 2 rounds before they fired back with a 22mm chain gun. Our Fire Controlman took care of that with one shot, as Nic said. Yes, he was THAT good. We were supposed to fire 5 or 10 rounds, then the Lynde B. McCormick was supposed to do the same. We were supposed to trade off until finished. We wound up doing all the shooting on the Sassan oil platform because Lynde B. McCormick's gun had dropped sync and was "walking" and they couldn't fix it in time. After the engagement we had a joke: How does the Ayatollah inspect his fleet... Glass Bottomed boat. The Soviet Udaloy destroyer was gathering intel. A few minor details wrong, but it doesn't detract from the story and NO ONE gets ALL the details right.. I love Nic's presentation. I've seen most of his videos and they are awesome.

Reagan believed: “Peace is the highest aspiration of the American people. We will negotiate for it. We will sacrifice for it. We will not surrender for it, now or ever.”

Thanks for reacting to The Fat Electrician. He's a combat medic retired. And now a commercial electrician. And the best story teller of U.S. history. He's absolutely funny as heck. Please react to more of his channel. 😊 Howdy y'all from the Great State of Texas 🤠🇺🇸

USA: So what did we learn? Iran: ... Don't touch America's boats... Japan: Don't worry, we had to figure that one out the hard way too.

I’m so stoked you’re doing Nic’s channel. You CANNOT go wrong with any of his videos, even his early content is good

It's never a war crime the first time. The motto of the Canadian military. And yes, we treat the Geneva convention as a check list.

To put it simply, Ronald Reagan and Margret Thatcher were homies. So, imagine how the Iron Lady would handle one of Her Majesties ships getting hit.

Ronald Regan was the original 'Fuck around and find out' President for the Modern Age...

4:30 Ronald Reagan was firm about his beliefs and a no non-sense leader. It was better to be friendly with him then to be his opponent. i.e. he did not back down and did not lose a game of chicken. The Iranians got the best of Jimmy Carter during the hostage crisis but that sh*t ended shortly after Reagan became President and he would go on to stand toe to toe with the Soviet hardliners, but then was one of the first to be friendly with them once they came around. For all the Brits reading this, he was also the one that ordered an operation into Grenada without informing the "Iron Lady" herself Margaret Thatcher.

Now you need to watch The Fat Electrician talk about the Barbary Pirates & the start of not touching Americas boats. Nick (T.F.E.) has some awesome stories every one of them are learning moments. Great reaction sir. He also did a couple of videos on members of the British military, that you might enjoy.

Regan summed his foreign policy like this. "Speak softly and carry a big stick" AKA we won't start it but we will end it

Locking the radar is specifically for radar guided missles. If the ship knows about it, they know they're about be fired upon.

One of the pillars of Ronald Reagan's foreign policy was "Peace through Strength". In his own words ... "We know only too well that war comes not when the forces of freedom are strong, but when they are weak. It is then that tyrants are tempted."

One of his videos I cannot recommend ENOUGH is the story of Cassius Marcellus Clay, or according to Nic, the most gangster politician in American history

Watch The Fat Electrician's video on Operation Paul Bunyan to see what happens when the US decides not to be "proportional" in a conflict. We deployed nuclear-armed bombers to cut down a tree (and make a point to North Korea). And, yes, Reagan was known for being a bit of a hawk.

Dude the fat electrician is a FANTASTIC story teller, KZfaqr, teacher. He’s the man. I’d watch you react to all his vids

Ronald Reagan was elected president while the American embassy hostages were being held in Iran. They were held for 444 days, while President Carter tried a couple of unsuccessful times to rescue them. Iran suddenly released them on the day Reagan was inaugurated. They knew he would be extremely proportional in getting the hostages back here.

The Reagan administration might as well be the Gen X anthem.... yeah he was kinda known for not effing around when it came to dealing with foreign nations. He was also the "Gorbachev, tear down this wall" guy (referring to the wall that literally separated west and east Berlin and figuratively separated Western world (USA and Europe) and USSR. He was no-nonsense when it came to foreign policy.

So glad that you've discovered Nic's channel. He's a great storyteller. One thing you should do is to watch his video's all the way through to the end because he often throws in some funny shit as the credits roll.

Fun fact. I work at Bath Iron Works which is the shipyard that fixed the ship that was damaged by the mine.

I served in the navy under Reagan from '82 to '88. Reagan loved peace, but you didn't want to fuck with us under his watch. Remember, this guy helped defeat the Soviet union. He knew that the Soviets couldn't maintain an all out arms race with America, and feed its people at the same time. To up the ante, Reagan proposed a space based anti-ballistic missile defense system popularly known as Star wars, causing the Soviets to collectively shit their pants. Their people were standing in bread lines while our people didn't even notice the increase in military spending. We were too busy shoving steak and lobster down our pie holes to pay any attention. Reagan even gave Gorbachev a helicopter tour over a vast area of American suburbs to show off how well we're living, and to give him an idea of what he was up against. Reagan was a badass, that's why we in the military loved him.

For those who don’t know Ronald Reagan was known for going at things guns blazing.

Yes.. The Fat Electrician is AMAZING at storytelling and is 100% HILARIOUS!! Keep doing his videos.. you will enjoy them all!!

14:56 You said you didn’t think it was proportional anymore, but 100/1 is still a proportion!! 😂

You see my cousin across the pound, the age ol saying of "fuck around and find out" is what we Americans do best

I put it to you this way: During the Reagan administration a young marine got lost on his way back to post in SoCal and missed his turn off. At this point he was committed and ended up on the Mexican border. The US side said “no worries just go up there turn around and head home.” However once he crossed he was seized my Mexican officers and arrested. When Reagan found out about it he didn’t negotiate, he didn’t barter. He simply told the Mexican government: “Give me back my Marine or I’m sending SEAL Team 6 to go get him.” The marine was returned to the border the following day.

English group Escape Club sing "Ronnie's got a new gun" in their song "Wild, Wild West". 'Nuff said!

The Fat Electrician is awesome, and a RAPIDLY rising star on YT. Great reaction!

Yes the locking the radar is focusing the radar beam on a target so a weapon can follow the beam to the target. Think of radar like a flashlight, yes you can see things with a flashlight but also everyone else can see that flashlight in the dark as well. There are different types of radar frequencies too so the radar that just sweeps looking for other ships is different than the frequency and type used to target an object and the US ships have the equipment to tell the difference between is it just normal tracking radar so you don’t bump into someone else or is it a weapons radar used to guide missiles.

Japan: IRAN WTF YOU DOING?? Iran: What they hit a mine, it's their fault. Japan: You touched the boats Iran: OH Boy they killed our Navy, and fixed the boat that hit a mine. Japan: You got off easy, they dropped the sun on us twice, for touching their boats!!!

Random thought...I was a child growing up under reagan and old enough to remember the shock when he was no longer our president😂😂😂 he was all i knew up until that point. It was my introduction to the transfer of power in real time.

Everyone's gangster till the US Navy hits the high seas

" What were the Iranians smoking? " Mostly opium and hashish.

Ronald Reagan was a former Hollywood actor who was a "f around and find out president". He earned the nickname "Raygun Ronnie" when he announced a Star Wars sky defense system for the U.S. and would have surprised no one if he'd let loose a nuke or two. Sort of a combination of Trump and President Harry Truman (who bitched slapped Japan twice with a nuke), all of whom wouldn't take crap from the rest of the world.

Locking radar is when a weapon that uses a radar return signal for it's aiming is armed and aimed at that signal. This radar transmission can be seen on a receiver by the person it's pointed at. As soon as the Iranians pointed their radar at the American ship to aim their weapons, the Americans instantly knew it. That is the same thing as pointing a firearm at someone... it is an act of aggression and a threat.

I swear The Fat Electrician could make reading a grocery list entertaining, I like all of his videos but you've got to look up his video on the USS O'Bannon. It's an older video, but after three minutes you'll never look at potatoes the same way ever again.

Soviet Union: Excuse me. I’m just gonna scooch in right here if you don’t mind. 👀

So glad you've checked out my fat electrician. He is awesome to listen to. Having both of you seems to work wonders.

Oh shit, this is gonna be a hell of a ride down this rabbit hole!

a thing to remember attacking a nation's shipping is an act of war.

Radars have diffent modes for different purposes. Fire control radars generally have a couple of modes, one is search mode; they other is fire control mode. The signal sent by the radar during the two modes is VERY DIFFERENT and it is exceptionally clear when they are planning to fire a missile. Missiles cannot be controlled in search mode, only in control mode. So when you're receivers show that the adversary's radar is in control mode that is a clear sign of hostility.

As an American Citizen I can confirm that the Word "proportional" to the US Military does infact mean "When we feel like you've learned a lesson." or in more American Terms "When we get bored of blowing your crap up."

Ronald Reagan was the American male equivalent to Maggie Thatcher

You gotta watch post credits. He almost ALWAYS has a post credits scene

I love Chubby Electron Guy's stuff so much that I bought that War Crime T-shirt and "PROPORTIONAL" is my most used gif on discord.

OMG! This was awesome! I want more, more, more of your reactions to the Fat Electrician videos!! I would really love your reaction to: F-15 Eagle - The Most Gangster Fighter Jet, America's Secret Underground Cheese Bunkers, World War Tree, and Angry Old Veteran vs. 700 Redcoats.

Samuel B. Roberts is also the name of a ship from WW2 that was a escort destroyer whose task group named Taffy 3 that accidentally fought off the entire Japanese Armada which included Yamato. Taffy 3 consisted of just 3 Destroyers, 4 Escort Destroyers, and 6 Escort Carriers. Center Force for the Japanese Armada consisted of 4 Battleships, 6 Heavy Cruisers, 2 Light Cruisers, and 11 Destroyers. They managed to sink 3 of those Heavy Cruisers. But unfortunately, Taffy 3 in turn lost all 3 destroyers, the escort destroyer Samuel B Roberts, and 2 of their escort carriers. Look up The Battle off Samar. Sammy B distinguished herself in this battle as the "destroyer escort that fought like a battleship". Yeah America was NOT gonna lose another of her name.

This is the first video I saw of The Fat Electrician and I've been hooked on his channel ever since. He is such a great storyteller and if my history lessons were like this in school I'd have probably done better in the class.

They learned really quick. Do NOT, and I can't stress this enough, fuck with our boats...

Omg yes! Nic live about an hour north of me! Love everything he does and is by far one of the GOATS of KZfaq!!! Love seeing you react to hockey and now this 😱😱😱 I haven't clicked in a vid so fast

The attack on the first oil platform occurred at about 8 AM, and the attack on the last frigate took place at 5:15 PM, So it was all a full day's work.

"This big dog will fight if you rattle it's cage" ...sometimes it'll fight if you look at it wrong

I absolutely love this. You let him tell his story and reacted at the best parts. You didn't talk over him and your reactions were genuine! I'm subbed now!

Reagan had awesome jokes revolving around the Cold War. I dont know about his policies, I'm not American, but he was a hoot to listen to sometimes.

I've been subscribed to both your channels for quite some time & love this obscure crossover.

Ronald Reagan beat the Soviet Union, and he did it with a weapons platform that didn't even exist (SDI).

Combination of retaliation and " we needa use up the ammunition, we aint bringing all this shit back"

I feel like the scariest thing an American can say is, "Don't make me get proportional on you.".

Japan says to Iran: "Whatever you do, DON'T TOUCH THEIR BOATS"

Famous Meme from a few years ago: "If Ronal Reagen was still president, ISIS would already be WASWAS!" :D

One of the ships there has a plaque saying "in god we trust, *all others we track* "

Ronald Reagan was small midwestern town during the great depression batshit. He is the guy that blew out the defense budget for a decade chasing SDI, a theoretical system armed with an array of space-based X-ray lasers that would detect and deflect any nuclear warheads headed toward the United States.

They got really lucky cooler heads won this discussion because without sending in a single soldier the US could have exterminated everything and there would have been basically nothing they could have done to stop it.

President Reagan was a "Walk softly and carry a big stick" kinda guy.

Fun fact a b-52 buzzed an aircraft carrier flying just below the ships' flight deck. The carrier didn't even see them ( they saw on radar) until the bomber said, "Look down".

Just a side note, and why the navy so badly hated those 2 ships... the government before the revolution was a US ally, and these 2 ships were the first of a series of very modern combat platforms the US navy co-built for the Iranian government. The others were never delivered, being finished after the revolt, but these 2 were nearly on par with the frigate destroyed (almost) at the beginning, and had been some of the main mine layers.So... Uncle Sam giveth... Uncle Sam taketh back.

Ronald Regan wanted a smaller federal government, which I thought was a good idea .

The Iranians weren't thinking. A 23mm AA gun shooting a destroyer is like shooting a bull with a .22lr. Will it kill it? Not likely. Will it piss it off and make it want to kill you? Absolutely

The Soviets being there was most likely to check out the new tech the US was using.

I almost suggested this guy yesterday, he's hilarious and awesome! Glad you found him!

why does everyone forget the one cardinal rule of dealing with america. NEVER TOUCH THE BOATS

Operation praying mantis is exactly the thing that Uncle Ben and Spider-Man was talking about. When he said with great power comes great responsibility you'll notice throughout this entire battle we are being responsible.

Dude haven't been on this actual channel in a while. Congratulations on the ad you got brother! Ive heard yoyr voice and been like wtf thats my guy with 20k subs watching footballs best traditions and shxt. Good work brothet

Even people that don’t like history like Nic’s storytelling

As far as I am aware, “locking the radar” means it would ping a signal consistently to the American ship. The American ship can see each ping. They would then see the ship on radar and retaliate based on what the ship does and if America is in wartime or not. (Anyone can feel free to correct me as I am not an expert by any means I just know some stuff about various topics. So I 100% could be wrong)

Love the videos man, you gotta do more of his!

Ronald Regan was known as a president who got shit done. In his first term, at least. He was charismatic and charming, using his time as an actor, but he didn't play games.

Love the fat electrician. He should be a high school history teacher!

Remember, it's called a "proportional" response, not a "proportionate" response. They are NOT the same.

I love the fact that nobody points out in this video, the ship ended up being fixed on april fools day.

The 1 rule stands… YOU DON’T MESS WITH OUR BOATS

11:12 There are THREE main types of ship-board RADAR, Navigation radar (short range, high resolution) which is for navigating close to shore or keeping track of nearby vessels in congested waterways, Search radar, which is a lot longer ranged and will also pick up fast moving aircraft and transponder signals, and FIRE CONTROL radar which is used to lock missiles onto a target before firing (at which point its own radar systems take over). On land you'll also have Weather radar (mainly Doppler radars) designed to track raindrops at medium range. and they all use different, sometimes classified) transmission frequencies, but can still be detected.

OK next you have to do his " World War Tree" video. Great reaction!

The important thing to realize is that in 1980s the US military was a juggernaut, but it wasn't as VISIBLE on the world stage as today. They had been in a decades long cold war with the USSR and there was a public image that the two sides were fairly well matched. Vietnam had ben a massive disaster, both militarily and in terms of political image. In 1979 the US Embassy in Tehran was taken over by Islamic insurgents who held 66 hostages for over a year. The idea that Iran could cause problems for the US was not as ludicrous as it is today.

And I have been waiting for this one!

Don’t mess with the boats. It’s that simple. If it flys Red White and Blue with Stars flag, you don’t mess with the boats.

A radar lock is essentially your enemy fixing their search and track radar on a single target, with the intent of obtaining accurate targeting data for guided weapons like missiles, and certain shorter range systems like CIWS.

The Fat Electrician is a great sub. Good stories for housework. He gets you a bit riled up in a Go America! kind of way.

Adding to this: the Marines who went to the first rig for Bravo group were probably Force Recon marines. -Radar lock is for missiles, and if it's a ship getting radar lock then it's for an anti-ship missile. (Hence the Harpoon).

He's really good at telling the odd facts about history, my favorite one so far is tied between world war tree and the Barbary wars