The Next World War | Episode 12 | The Fall of Lithuania

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The Next World War | Episode 12 | The Fall of Lithuania

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Күн бұрын

As Lithuania teeters on collapse from the Russian invasion of the Baltics, NATO launches a desperate mission to ensure the survival of the Lithuanian government.
Background:
This episode looks at the question: what would happen if (like Ukraine in the opening hours of the war when Zelenskyy refused the US advice to evacuate - his "ammunition instead of a ride" comment) - instead, what if the President of Lithuania took the US up on that offer. A pretty controversial decision. I'll leave it up to the viewer to decide whether it was right or wrong. For the President, do you save your city from destruction, or evacuate to a different part of the country and operate on-the-run, or do you fully evacuate and wait it out until NATO can retake the Baltics?
Commentary:
Soccer vs. football. The narrator is from the UK, so why am I calling the field a soccer field? I bounced back and forth on this while writing it, but came to the conclusion that because I am from the U.S., it needs to be written as such. If I was to fully immerse myself and "pretend" to write the script from a UK POV, I would get a TON of things/terms, etc. wrong. So... soccer it is. :)
Pronunciations. Oh boy, there are several in this episode that I probably butchered. I (try) to determine what they should be but, 1) even researching it, the results aren't always accurate and 2) the AI narrator struggles to get it "right". Also, sespite my best research attempt, I have come to learn since posting this video that Simonyte is a female Lithuanian name. My mistake!
Female characters. Why so few? Simply put, the 3D models available within ARMA3 are AWFUL. I have yet to find a group that works well as civilians beyond women in tracksuits or mini-skirts. Seriously. Ugh. I'm still looking for anyone who has created a better mod, but in the meantime... I'm stuck.
Night vision gear used by pilots is an approximation based on 2032.
Why am I showing the flight lead sitting in the right seat (as opposed to the left seat pilot)? I was corrected on this by Ian Brown. As he put it, "while the pilots wiggles the stick, the flight lead is doing their thing."
Lastly, please keep in mind that the equipment, “actors”, uniform rank, etc., in my video may not be perfect. Though I try to get it right, sometimes there isn’t a mod or 3D model for what’s needed. Or, I might get something wrong. I’m a One Man Show here and I’m doing my best, so I ask for some grace. That said, if you see something that I might be able to address in future episodes, let me know. Constructive criticism is ALWAYS welcome.
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@MrChryz707 Ай бұрын

This Channel should receive awards for its story telling!

@summerrain20070707 11 күн бұрын

..although should not receive awards for deleting comments

@yozhikas 3 күн бұрын

Is sergeant Artūras Šimonytė a transgender? First name is an ordinary male name, but the last name is of a non-married female. In Lithuania a male would be called Šimonis, his wife Šimoniene, daughter Šimonytė

@user-vh5di2gl9b Күн бұрын

Screw awards. Give them $$money$$ so they can up the staff and put out episodes faster!

@Saratogan Ай бұрын

The Russians in this story appear to be more competent than they are in Ukraine.

@johnreinhart22 Ай бұрын

I think the first episode talks about them getting bloody in the Ukraine and modernizing their military under new leadership

@extraordinarytv5451 Ай бұрын

@@johnreinhart22 the thing is, even with all that they would need the Chinese to start something big in the Pacific for it to matter. There's a reason they suck so bad. They were on the path to becoming like what they are in this series, and then the U.S started a series of sanctions under Obama and they're gone from a problem filled country rampant corruption and still a decently strong military, to being overrun by corruption so much that they can't even function as a competent military force. A new leader can fix the corruption, but they're out of money and without China they have no real shot of ever doing anything major.

@nobstompah4850 Ай бұрын

@@extraordinarytv5451 in these series they're in kahoots. I'm pretty sure Europe is just an opener in this phase to keep NATO pinned down and unable to react quickly in the Pacific

@extraordinarytv5451 Ай бұрын

@@nobstompah4850 I remember he said that but I haven't seen them do anything yet. And it's been what? A couple weeks of war. I don't think even with the new leadership Russia could put on enough pressure after two weeks, even one is iffy. China would have to try something first or they would have to be right on the Russians heels. China has the numbers and situation for a massive, devastating surprise attack. The cold war has left so much stacked against Russia that even without their economic failures they would be hard pressed to get a huge devastating surprise attack that could really take off pressure.

@nobstompah4850 Ай бұрын

@@extraordinarytv5451 I'm not willing to discount this (in the video) scenario, especially considering recent strategic ineptitude. The opening salvo in the first view videos are largely why we are here now: a fixed, untested force (NATO) which itself had not been expecting the attack, vs. a fresh Russian army that has largely purged its rot and revitalized its military. Furthermore, NATO regional command in the Baltics was eliminated after a commander neglected SIGINT security (very likely), and got his entire staff killed, leaving the force headless. Couple this with the fact they invaded multiple countries, and are apparently bracketing the Polish border, it's very likely that the Baltics, a nation already regarded strategically as a "speedbump" would collapse in a few weeks without reinforcements. Invaders almost always have a first-strike advantage, and Russia's Ukraine gambit could have paid off if their logistics had not failed them, had their forces been more (mentally) ready, and had Kyiv's forces been more rigid/hardened in their defense, causing them to suffer massive losses, as opposed to their more liquid, unconventional defense.

@fidenemini111 22 күн бұрын

Artūras Šimonytė🤣🤣🤣What an idiocy to name a guy with a female form of the last name an unmarried woman. It was impossible to watch the rest, couldn't stop laughing🤣🤣🤣

@expert69able 5 күн бұрын

Check your sanity. Putin said to vatniks - rotten west don't mind the gender.

@ethian9455 5 күн бұрын

Exacly.. lol

@MrVikce876 5 күн бұрын

😆😆😆😆😆

@expert69able 4 күн бұрын

@@fidenemini111 Only vatnics care

@100Kakdela Ай бұрын

Instant watch! These series is better than anything currently on Netflix.

@rcgunner7086 25 күн бұрын

Without a doubt.

@jamesedrof3097 Ай бұрын

The only problem with these episodes is that they end on a cliff hanger and we have to wait months for the next one. Keep up the great work, another thrilling 12 minutes

@utcnc7mm Ай бұрын

This should be a movie

@Zul_H Ай бұрын

hopefully it going to be an epic movie

@utcnc7mm Ай бұрын

@@TheLoremistress True, Hollywood hasn’t made a good miniseries in years, maybe decades.

@utcnc7mm Ай бұрын

@@Zul_H the sad part is we may be watching the beginnings of this in the Russia Ukraine war. I view that war as something similar to the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s where a lot of the European powers sent their new weapons to be tested and then they were used in World War II

@bobrr7598 Ай бұрын

This may be eventually the realist movie in years.

@AirShark95 Ай бұрын

@@utcnc7mm Red Storm Rising would make for a kickass miniseries if done as a hybrid of HBO Chernobyl's authenticity and grittiness, with Band of Brothers' intensity.

@Chilly_Billy Ай бұрын

I think this episode really portrayed a sense of tension and dred. Great job! 👍

@emanuelegiannotti2952 Ай бұрын

I don’t think the Lithuanians would surrender, to the cost of getting their cities destroyed. With the Soviet occupation in the 1940-50s they had a large part of population deported to Siberia until the fall of the Soviet Union. Lithuanians, Latvians and Estonians have not forgotten.

@matukss 5 күн бұрын

Yes, Lithuania never been in soviet union, we was occupied by soviet union. Fuck ruzzia

@UnCannyValley67 Ай бұрын

This takes place in a bizarro alternative universe where Ruzzia is a competent military force.

@deixtra Ай бұрын

They have numbers.

@terenceflanagan1225 Ай бұрын

Please list your military experience particularly intelligence or are you basing than on CNN?

@verenturnil9510 Ай бұрын

@@deixtrathey don't, they are not the ussr anymore

@davidb6403 Ай бұрын

@@terenceflanagan1225 basing it on facts champ! 😂

@rcgunner7086 25 күн бұрын

@@terenceflanagan1225 Well, they are approaching 3 years into a special military operation that was to last just a few days. You don't have to have a 35F to know that they fu^&*d that up.

@KSCPMark6742 Ай бұрын

As always, thank you! I'm anxiously waiting for the next episode

@BruvaBob Ай бұрын

This just gets better and better. The only thing is.. I have to wait another month until the net one! Great work as always guys thank you

@somewhereinagalaxyfarfaraway Ай бұрын

This is better story telling than Hollywood can dream of! A true edge of your seat experience! I'm so glad I found this channel when you dropped episode 1 ! Here for it all.

@flatcirclehistory Ай бұрын

Thank you! And lots more episodes planned!

@ThepvtBanner Ай бұрын

Tom Clancy is beeming down with pride at this series. Well done on another excellent episode.

@timothydolph4457 Ай бұрын

This entire series is nothing short of great. Always look forward to another episode. Thank you so much.

@josephrosas4166 Ай бұрын

Agreed!

@robwilliams9998 Ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant. Appreciate the craft and story telling. How many episodes do you anticipate for this series?

@Jay-O_Carlow Ай бұрын

*TRULY AMAZING&* A Gripping Series!! I Really Hope you get An Award For All the work & research to even TRY and put this all together But you pull it off Every episode!! Your not only a really good writer , but researcher & graphics editing & Sound!! Can't wait for the next one!!

@richardcraig2937 Ай бұрын

Outstanding work so far, keep up the good work

@NeoHamsterrad Ай бұрын

Thanks John, seriously my heart is racing each time I see a new episode is online

@flatcirclehistory Ай бұрын

Thanks much! Do I need to add a medical disclaimer to each? 🙂

@NeoHamsterrad Ай бұрын

“Consult your doctor or health professional before exposing yourself to FlatCircleHistory’s content…”.

@NeoHamsterrad Ай бұрын

@@flatcirclehistory Also you should consider to add a 1938 “War of the Worlds” interruption to the broadcast to clarify frequently that this is fiction. Or is it not?

@StygleLT 2 күн бұрын

Lithuania would not surrender 🙏 As a Lithuanian soldier I can say we are the green devils. Since the Pagan times.

@KCIREDERF10 Ай бұрын

Jumped on this just as soon as I saw the notification. Well done as always John. Your story telling is next level.

@robappleby583 Ай бұрын

Excellent content but I think the last two years have demonstrated conclusively that Russia is a paper tiger.

@CL_CORTES Ай бұрын

As others have mentioned a palpable sense of dread is presemt - Powerful storytelling..

@flatcirclehistory Ай бұрын

I do love to wallow in dreadful themes!

@CL_CORTES Ай бұрын

😁😂🤣

@billstapleton1084 Ай бұрын

Well Done. As a veteran with two combat tours, I appreciate your way of telling of this future war.

@flatcirclehistory Ай бұрын

Thanks immensely, sir!

@mrdent5648 Ай бұрын

the tension in this series is palatable! can't wait for what you've got planned for further episodes.

@TerenceHumphreys-dn8nq Ай бұрын

Outstanding. Cannot praise you enough for this superb Channel. Can’t wait for the next episode. There are moments that give me profound chills. Thank you all for your fine work and Dedication.

@flatcirclehistory Ай бұрын

Sometimes they give me chills, too

@kees1705vanwely Ай бұрын

Very nicely done. Captain Price would say: "Beautiful".

@NickLupercus Ай бұрын

Well, that was amazingly tense. LOVE this series!

@peacefrogx5143 Ай бұрын

Outstanding John, I have been following this series and you are doing an excellent job of story telling. It also has a strong sense of knowledge. Well done.

@gufdrrh Ай бұрын

Every episode has been just thrilling to watch. Thank you very much for the time and effort put in, I look forward to every notification for a new episode.

@Chris_Hood Ай бұрын

John, these videos are always worth the wait. Thanks for the extra long show today. Riveting stuff, great storytelling

@chiba131 Ай бұрын

Best series on KZfaq, thanks for doing this.

@peterbellini6102 Ай бұрын

This is very, very well-done...

@nickvellis9823 Ай бұрын

Well done! Always enjoy your videos. The story telling is first class! Thank you

@patrickpfeil6749 Ай бұрын

Excellent series, thanks for all the work!

@flatcirclehistory Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Cowboy-6666 Ай бұрын

Fantastic story telling. Although I believe you give Russian conventional capabilities too much credit given their record so far in Ukraine.

@JRay-hh8sx Ай бұрын

This is the first time I appreciated something the KZfaq algorithm suggested to me. Subscribed.

@flatcirclehistory Ай бұрын

For once, I will thank the algorithm gods

@mrx2817 Ай бұрын

Another absolute banger!! You've really got something here John! I hope this blows up even bigger for you! I could only imagine how this would look as a live action series!! 10 out of 10, would buy the box set! He'll, I'd buy the box set as it currently stands! Love this so much! Please keep up the great work!

@flatcirclehistory Ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words!

@TheMidwesternViking Ай бұрын

John, another smashing episode, Lithuania Fallin man i was expecting Estonia, keep it up man

@RichardMcNair-lt6mi Ай бұрын

another lot of great work. May it never come to be, but you have highlighted what may happen if we don't learn from the past

@neilmcdonald3475 Ай бұрын

Superb content as always. Love this channel, always absolutely gripping and tense storylines. Thanks.

@flatcirclehistory Ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words

@lhiannonshee Ай бұрын

Thus just keeps getting better, John. Fantastic stuff!

@GarrenShipley Ай бұрын

This is high quality storytelling. Well done!

@DanielGurney Ай бұрын

I love this series. Brilliant stuff again. It's gripping and exciting. Well Done.

@timrevis5046 Ай бұрын

Great job! Thanks!

@flatcirclehistory Ай бұрын

Thanks right back

@Marko_PoPo Ай бұрын

Great series! Can’t wait for the next episode.

@uja11 Ай бұрын

Been waiting with aniticipation for the next installement! Can't wait for the next one too!

@johnreinhart22 Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Grunt_11Hotel Ай бұрын

As always, AWESOME! Great storytelling!

@PierceByrne-w4v 15 күн бұрын

You should follow up on the 160th soar and their clandestine operation in Finland as that’s sounds pretty interesting!

@ravusursi893 Ай бұрын

Tom Clancy would be proud to have written this series! Excellent work!

@anibalbuch Ай бұрын

Excellent work , truly gripping and well paced, keep it up paisan

@Clarence2Worley Ай бұрын

These are so awesome. I always look forward to them. This would make a great Netflix series.

@cakesmithofnorwich 28 күн бұрын

I had to look up what it meant to declare an open city “a city that, during a war, is officially declared demilitarized and open to occupation, and that will consequently not be defended, in order to spare it, under international law, from bombardment or other military attack.” Great story

@annex3762 Ай бұрын

Always excited for a new episode!

@turbovette2020 Ай бұрын

Excellent production, coffee bought. keep it up John.

@ag0437 Ай бұрын

Thanks

@flatcirclehistory Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@daviddiscenza3187 Ай бұрын

This reminds me of Tom Clancy's novel "Red Storm Rising".

@bodie463 Ай бұрын

Brilliant as always. Thank you!!

@nigelbaxter7050 Ай бұрын

Thank you, brilliant series

@etowahman1 Ай бұрын

Thank you. Good work.👍

@sailordude2094 Ай бұрын

That's an AI voice? Getting pretty darn good! Great video I'll have to start at episode one.

@flatcirclehistory Ай бұрын

Thanks. The AI voice is crazy good. Still takes a good deal of tweaking to get the tone right but overall its been a game changer for me

@rob_ber Ай бұрын

Danke!

@larryh9525 Ай бұрын

This is exceptionally well done, while at the same time very disturbing. I'm afraid you're foreshadowing what we could experience in the coming years. I'm quite surprised you haven't heard from Patrick Stewart's team. All you need to add at some point is the quote "Number one make it so." :-)

@JC23WY Ай бұрын

Brilliant as always!

@dochappy1 Ай бұрын

Excellent videos. Please continue!

@brucewalsh6784 Ай бұрын

Best thing on you-tube! Share and get this subs up! Should be at least a million

@robertthomas3777 Ай бұрын

Brilliant story telling, visuals and understanding. Clancy would love this. 🦘🇦🇺👍

@flatcirclehistory Ай бұрын

Thanks! I hope he would love it, too

@dlegacy75 Ай бұрын

Great series!

@paulgrant1258 Ай бұрын

Keep it up.brilliant show

@flatcirclehistory Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Jayteeef Ай бұрын

This series is excellent!! Thanks!

@RobertSchindler-iu1lk Ай бұрын

Thanks for this great series 😊😊😊

@seanmccann8368 Ай бұрын

Powerful video, thank you yet again.

@chronus4421 Ай бұрын

Great story, thank you!

@_7-7-7_ Ай бұрын

Part 13 any time soon? Really love this series man. 22 year old from Manchester. Never had a machinma give me goose bumps before.

@markbratton1597 Ай бұрын

This is absolutely fantastic

@dierkmcdaniel1935 Ай бұрын

Thanks. I catch these when I can.

@BenjaminSantiago6591 Ай бұрын

This should be a series on tv

@jaydstewart Ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing as always!

@saabbo1958 5 күн бұрын

Thanks! Really enjoy these!

@flatcirclehistory 5 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@slammsonite1 Ай бұрын

I have so waited for this.

@locker1325 Ай бұрын

The best content on the webs in a very long time. Bravo sir. I don't know how you do it.

@stevec2940 Ай бұрын

Excellent, thank you.

@GallowsPole805 Ай бұрын

Get Some!!! Been waiting for this!

@davidlabedz2046 Ай бұрын

Great series! Keeps getting better!

@gginpar Ай бұрын

Jeez we have been waiting for this!!!

@Gareth769 Ай бұрын

wow - best yet! loved it

@roodood Ай бұрын

I was waiting for this!!! Thank you so much!

@randyclark1221 Ай бұрын

Thanks. Very well done.

@WheelieMacBin Ай бұрын

Brilliant series.

@cp4512 Ай бұрын

Great series 👍

@brucew.willett8196 Ай бұрын

Thanks! Awesome series. Keep it up.

@otaviohenriquethiemann2346 Ай бұрын

Great Job. Thanks.

@captainbroady Ай бұрын

Finally I'm early to a FCH video! Keep up the good work man :D

@fraserconnell21 Ай бұрын

Great stuff😊. Long time coming this episode. Very compelling viewing too. 🫡👍🏼👏💥

@creightonjason Ай бұрын

Thanks ! Great series

@bihi19681 Ай бұрын

Thank you, worth the wait

@SergioXYZ99 Ай бұрын

those episodes are great. keep up the good work.

@TheBooves Ай бұрын

Great work again Jon, keep it up 👍

@user-io9ie5cs8j Ай бұрын

A brilliant episode. Thanks John and his British accent AI, that pronounces words better than any other LoL! Great episode wish there were more. By way of ex̌ample, 3 about Lithuania and how it fell, especially the fighting, which I love to see.

@flatcirclehistory Ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! I hear ya. If only I had more time. :)

@user-io9ie5cs8j Ай бұрын

@@flatcirclehistory Time is the true currency. There's never enough either.