Thunder Runs in Basra - Operation Iraqi Freedom - Animated
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As British forces continue to besiege Iraq's second largest city of Basra, Fedayeen militia begin attacking civilians who are trying to flee through humanitarian corridors. As a show of force, aiming to stop this behaviour and shorten the siege, British 1st Armoured Division launches two Thunder Runs into downtown Basra.
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@TheOperationsRoom 4 ай бұрын
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@Feathermason 4 ай бұрын
TY !
@icantthinkofaname4265 4 ай бұрын
Will you be doing the Ukrainian war eventually? I understand wanting to wait till it's over, out of respect.
@lllllREDACTEDlllll 4 ай бұрын
You covering the covert night minefield breach on the Baghdad Thunder Runs?
@TwoFace798 4 ай бұрын
How Do You Get The Exact Informations For Your Videos ?!. (TheOperationsRoom)
@Mechanized85 4 ай бұрын
no thanks of this shit game.
@ulf___ 4 ай бұрын
Imagine an Iraqi officer trying to explain this to the higher ups. "We almost killed a tank and lost this amount of men"
@Bandog23 4 ай бұрын
The bravery of Iraqis was insane considering their situation
@omarbradley6807 4 ай бұрын
@@Bandog23 Lamentably for the Iraqis, the bravery was normally in the belief of becoming a martyr, and that was not the kind of tactics that you need in warfare.
@wick-ps9xg 4 ай бұрын
not the brightest people
@iandeas-xz1ww 4 ай бұрын
*san-nd'nigas*
@Anakin_Sandy_High_Ground 4 ай бұрын
The British have plot armor in every war
@domhardiman6437 4 ай бұрын
The utter balls on the man riding a recovery tank taking shots with a shottie.
@ScottySundown 4 ай бұрын
Massive balls
@BaddGravity 4 ай бұрын
100%
@bobferry55 4 ай бұрын
I bet he’s still drinking for free on that one
@AnonD38 4 ай бұрын
Only the most skilled or most insane people get into the Engineers.
@adamloxley2551 4 ай бұрын
Average night in Glasgow tbh
@johngulyas695 4 ай бұрын
Commander: You are not to engage in combat. Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers: Yes, sir! We’ll need an extra GPMG & a couple of lads! Commander: ... REME: And a pump action shotgun.
@Eboreg2 4 ай бұрын
Gotta love those E-4s!
@NickJohnCoop 4 ай бұрын
Field Engineers have all the duties of soldiers to perform on top of building and maintaining the rest of the armies facilities in the field.
@dougblack8414 4 ай бұрын
reminds me of the chieftain's story of when he was in iraq and had his tanks personal weapons issued out to his crew
@snyderec3952 4 ай бұрын
REME is Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers. They aren't Field Engineers. They're Mechanics, Armourers, Welders, etc.@@NickJohnCoop
@sniperfi4532 4 ай бұрын
@@dougblack8414fantastic story that. “If we ever get into a situation where our only weapons to use are the bayonets we’ve been forced to carry on the tank then I’m going home”
@PotatoSolutions 4 ай бұрын
6:36 that’s not a recovery vehicle. That’s a party bus. 😎
@thedungeondelver 4 ай бұрын
That's what we call a fun Sunday afternoon muddin' here in Florida :D
@PotatoSolutions 4 ай бұрын
@@thedungeondelver that and your crazy ass women is why I love it there.
@thedungeondelver 4 ай бұрын
@@PotatoSolutions :D Glad to have you aboard!
@rodriguinhoperruci6372 4 ай бұрын
When Free Bird solo kicks in
@thedungeondelver 4 ай бұрын
@@rodriguinhoperruci6372HELL YEAH BROTHERRRRR!
@BarcelPL 4 ай бұрын
Shotgunning infantry from a charging tank is a certified Warhammer 40k moment. I was waiting for you say he emptied his shotgun, pulled out a sword, bagpipes and started shouting "DRIVE ME CLOSER!"
@whenshovelswereshovels3068 4 ай бұрын
I remember a news report of the time about a tank company being reprimanded for driving around with enemy skulls stuck onto their tanks! If they were chanting blood to the blood god then it all makes sense suddenly 😂😅
@kennyharrison5611 4 ай бұрын
There's a very good reason that 40k was made in the UK. Every aspect of that world is every aspect of us. The good, the bad, the ugly and the Orks.
@17Scumdog 4 ай бұрын
* Fucking chainsword 😂
@whenshovelswereshovels3068 4 ай бұрын
@@kennyharrison5611 Ave Dominus Nox ⚡️
@chrisbingley 4 ай бұрын
@@kennyharrison5611 Lets be honest here. Orks are just Millwall fans with a coat of green paint.
@JackMcLeary 4 ай бұрын
I have to wonder what was going through the mind of the Royal Marine who sent that Milan anti tank missile into that sniper. "Mine's bigger"?
@chrisbingley 4 ай бұрын
"Fucking campers!"
@a_stone 4 ай бұрын
"You have a 50cal(probably actually a SVD firing 7.62x54mmR), I have a 4.5inch (114.3mm). We are not the same."
@QemeH 4 ай бұрын
"Military industrial complex goes brrrt" probably...
@ald1144 4 ай бұрын
Probably giggling like a loon. I know I'd be.
@ym5891 4 ай бұрын
"That guys' cousin is probably fucking my wife right now!"
@siggy1106 4 ай бұрын
18:26 Using an Anti tank missile to take out a sniper is totally an "I don't want to have to worry about you" moment
@Eboreg2 4 ай бұрын
I find it interesting how, in trying to save just one tank, the British ended up inflicting massive losses on the Iraqis while suffering negligible losses of their own. It's like Patton said: "No man ever won a war by dying for his country,
@ym5891 4 ай бұрын
Yeah no way a first world nation can win against a country like that... Not to mention, they were your own allies. You knew everything they had because you sold it to them. And what exactly did you win? Millions of civilian casualties? More money for the rich? What are you even talking about?
@xmmjj 4 ай бұрын
I would like to expand on Patton's quote. He said something along the lines of 'you don't win wars by dying for your country, you win by making the other bastard die for his' Certified badass
@Anakin_Sandy_High_Ground 4 ай бұрын
@@xmmjjdid he also say something about how it’s fine to assault your own troops?
@PeterMuskrat6968 4 ай бұрын
@@Anakin_Sandy_High_Ground Well to be fair, that PTSD soldier had it coming (Sarcasm)
@brrrrrtenjoyer 2 ай бұрын
@@PeterMuskrat6968 1 slap is all it takes
@NE-BO 4 ай бұрын
Crazy that there was a 12hr long firefight with no UK casualties
@RCAvhstape 4 ай бұрын
You'd think the Iraqis would get the message after that.
@yasbutthicc5952 4 ай бұрын
Isn't that just crazy
@burnstick1380 4 ай бұрын
I'm kinda surprised they didn't stay put and pushed on. I mean they had artillery and tank support. Had the better equipment with night vision. I don't quite understand that....
@aeronothis5420 4 ай бұрын
@@burnstick1380 trying to avoid civilian casualties. Hard to fight a war with your hands tied behind your back.
@BarryBarrington_ 4 ай бұрын
@@aeronothis5420 Didn't go well, 122.000 civilians got killed and at least half a million got wounded.
@manuelacosta9463 4 ай бұрын
The combat recovery vehicles and their crews really went to town. Be it the rescue of the Challenger or that crew member blasting away with a pump action, it's the stuff of legends.
@magoshighlands4074 4 ай бұрын
REMEs are all nutters, I think it's all the welding fumes personally
@andrewallason4530 4 ай бұрын
If they made a movie of this, no-one would believe it to be anything but a good made-up story.
@ottovangogh9477 4 ай бұрын
Those engineers need a basic lesson in cable types and their breaking strength. And what we in the US call "snatch blocks", pulley systems that give mechanical advantage. Crane operator basics. Multiple "parts of line" SMDH.
@littlekong7685 4 ай бұрын
@@ottovangogh9477 The issue was the angle of attachment and the poor ground support. They were using pulleys and snatch blocks, but the soil prevented them from putting down any stable winch points, so they were forced to do direct pulls. And because the tank had sunk into the mud the cable suddenly went from 20% over capacity to tow a challenger to 50% capacity to tow a challenger and tons of mud.
@PBMS123 4 ай бұрын
@@ottovangogh9477 mate their whole job as combat recovery is this, I'm sure they know how to use a fucking snatch block....
@Xeonerable 4 ай бұрын
Tank Commander: Engineers stay at the back to avoid fire. -Recovery- COMBAT Engineers: LEMME AT 'EM!
@57thorns 4 ай бұрын
Why did yo bring that shotgun to the raid? If I would get bored with nothing to do.
@clive3490 Ай бұрын
they weren't combat engineers, they were recovery mechanics
@57thorns Ай бұрын
@@clive3490 Did anyone actually tell them that?
@clive3490 Ай бұрын
@@57thorns Yes, its their job title. Combat Engineers are Royal Engineers (RE). Reccovery Mechanics (Reccy Mechs) are a different corp, REME (Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers). REs blow stuff up, route clearence, route denial, construction, and battlefield engineering etc. REME fix stuff
@yoschiannik8438 4 ай бұрын
A chalanger 2 hit by 13 RpGs is 72 hours away from being back in the fight. A T72 hit by one Mulan is 72 Meters away from its turret
@trentvlak 4 ай бұрын
A Mulan Rouge?
@smoadia85 4 ай бұрын
@@trentvlakDisney mulan?
@trentvlak 4 ай бұрын
@@smoadia85 Just making a funny since he typo'd Milan with Mulan.
@scienceium5233 4 ай бұрын
well a challenger 2 hit by a kornet is also dead
@yamby6709 4 ай бұрын
@@scienceium5233funny dream you have lol.
@foo-foocuddlypoops5694 4 ай бұрын
The REME CRARRV chugging along with the tanks, it's crew firing away with GPMGs and a *shotgun* , really gives Battle of Cape Matapan vibes, where the carrier HMS Formidable joined a point-blank battle line with multiple battleships to hit a target with it's secondaries.
@gwtpictgwtpict4214 4 ай бұрын
Until she was ordered to stop being silly and back off. She did get a salvo or two off from her 4.5" guns which, ignoring her air group, were actually her main armament, not secondary.
@TheSpectralFX 4 ай бұрын
That operation was NUTS, gotta cheer these engineers, what a bunch of madlads for real.
@JRyan-lu5im 4 ай бұрын
It truly impressive to see the guts and assault mentality alive and well. I was wondering while watching this, where that same operational spirit went in the US military.
@Lazuli2-6 4 ай бұрын
Love this story about Bed's Challenger surviving the battle. Really goes to show how well focusing on quality tanks and armored vehicles is better than quantity amounts
@Anakin_Sandy_High_Ground 4 ай бұрын
Is it not Baird not Bed? Or is that a nickname?
@StevenL00 4 ай бұрын
I thought it's "Byrd" or "Bird"?
@effexon 4 ай бұрын
I saw that story repeat when ukraine tried counteroffensive summer 2023, failed and tanks had to be abandoned. later on they managed to push enemy farther, secure those broken tanks and tow them for repairs. nowadays both sides know to finish off any remaining vehicles with drones to not give that chance.
@17Scumdog 4 ай бұрын
Yes and no Quantity has a quality all its own 😅
@Anakin_Sandy_High_Ground 4 ай бұрын
@@17Scumdog never heard that one before 🙄
@LewisB3217 4 ай бұрын
As an American, I am always proud of the Brits, good show engineers
@davidobrien2541 4 ай бұрын
Fantastic allies. Fearless and committed.
@GamerMomentsToo 2 ай бұрын
Agghhhh huh!
@pantherowow77 22 күн бұрын
Their military may be small but the quality of their troops is superb, top notch.
@callumgriss5422 4 ай бұрын
the graphics of this video have much more depth than prior ones, eg: the tank coming out of the ditch at 20:40 great to see you constantly improving your content, and i look forward to the next video!
@user-pj3ch8ou2h 4 ай бұрын
The Challenger 2 tank is one tough SOB that won’t go down even with 14 RPG hits. Royal Marines fired 30K rounds of GPMG, man that’s some insane covering fire for this rescue operation. Gotta give it to the Brits. They not only do not leave a man behind, they also do not leave a tank behind!
@chriskortan1530 4 ай бұрын
The fedayeen Spaceballs Dark Helmet helmets are always funny. (I won't dignify them as Darth Vader helmets)
@DK33O 4 ай бұрын
I just googled "Fedayeen helmet" after seeing this video to find out what the background on these things were, and holy shit they apparently were actually meant to look like Star Wars. That's hilarious
@thelandofnod123 4 ай бұрын
Apparently they are still combing the desert.
@pukefire4169 4 ай бұрын
Someone has been reading the book about the Scots DG in Iraq, I’m glad to see it. Johnny Biggart is my godfather, I’ve always been in awe at how calm he remained during this situation. Thanks for covering it!
@jimland7176 3 ай бұрын
I'm glad someone spelled it out. I've been hearing "Major Bigot" which would be a hilarious name.
@RockinReaper-ut7ln 4 ай бұрын
I still don't understand why the challenger gets so much hate it is a really good tank
@Axispaw1 4 ай бұрын
It's because most of the world hates the British. They just can't handle that we continue to breed the best soldiers and make some of the best military equipment. Challenger is the best tank in the world.
@dinkqui190 4 ай бұрын
People just like criticizing things they dont understand 👍
@RockinReaper-ut7ln 4 ай бұрын
@@dinkqui190 fair fair
@Chase92488 Ай бұрын
it gets criticized not because it is bad, but because other western tanks (like the leopard and abrams) are usually better. It can still hold its own against any russian or chinese mbt it meets. And at least they're not the french or the italians, god knows what they were thinking making the ariete
@-sargntclashroyaleandmore-491 4 ай бұрын
The Royal Engineers are a real tough lot. To go about their duty whilst experiencing heavy fire takes alot of courage!
@harryb8945 4 ай бұрын
Their REME not Royal Engineers.
@ottovangogh9477 4 ай бұрын
Repeat: Those engineers need a basic lesson in cable types and their breaking strength. And what we in the US call "snatch blocks", pulley systems that give mechanical advantage. Crane operator basics. Multiple "parts of line". Duh. SMDFH
@thelandofnod123 4 ай бұрын
@@ottovangogh9477Don’t use the “R” word. Plus they used what they had, which was supplied to be used to recover a Challenger 2 under normal circumstances. Can’t just duck to Bunnings for a snag and a strap in a battle.
@g.b.8836 4 ай бұрын
Those engineers were mad lads.
@ym5891 4 ай бұрын
No, just easily manipulated assholes that fought against their own allies with a few million civilian casualties in the process.
@nicksmth33 4 ай бұрын
Y’all brit’s really love your tanks!
@wuka8431 4 ай бұрын
We Brit's did invent them! What conveys more love than that?
@gmtom19 4 ай бұрын
well when you only have 5 of them, you make sure you dont lose them
@gimzod76 4 ай бұрын
Yeah, pity are government doesn't.
@justandy333 4 ай бұрын
I do find it quite Ironic that over the years, our own government has killed off more of our own tanks than any enemy could ever wish to. Defense cut after defense cut, we are a shadow of our former self. I've got high hopes for Challenger 3 but sadly, I fear to make funds available, this will mean even further cuts to our tank numbers.
@phillipstrait9387 4 ай бұрын
American here , Royal Marines are some badassess the engineers that's a different breed I Thank You for your Service
@StarwarsFannick 4 ай бұрын
As a Canadian i love the british engineers and i have massive respect as they had big balls for taking the fight stright to the enemy.
@justinhough3169 3 ай бұрын
Just realizing this is the OG COD modern warfare mission halfway through the video
@Finduszip12 Ай бұрын
War Pig?
@justinhough3169 Ай бұрын
@@Finduszip12 yep
@TeSolycMandalor 4 ай бұрын
I served in the US Army in OIF. I did 3 separate years in Iraq. I'm eagerly anticipating the mention of my unit.
@omarbradley6807 4 ай бұрын
My respects. Which unit?
@jonthinks6238 4 ай бұрын
TY for your service from an old veteran.
@Son_of_Mandalore 4 ай бұрын
Anyone armour trained knows REME A Mechs are indispensable, they are clinical surgeons of the armoured arena. That said, the SCOTS DG's and the Royal Marines are legends unto themselves. There also can't be many MBT's capable of sustaining 14 RPG's let alone a Milan hit and be working at all, let alone 72 hours later. We may be super poor when it comes to funding, but there's no one finer to go to war with than the Brits. GSTK
@DigitalBroomstick 4 ай бұрын
That said,
@FlexBeanbag 4 ай бұрын
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@simonbrown4284 17 күн бұрын
It's SCOTS DG not Scott's DG's
@Son_of_Mandalore 17 күн бұрын
@@simonbrown4284 my sincere apologies. I know how important this kind of detail is, it was not done intentionally. Thank you for the correction. Edited.
@cobytang 4 ай бұрын
I really hope there's a 1st Recon Battalion series for the Iraq War, just like there's one for Easy Company. But maybe 1st Recon didn't get in enough combat for the series to be fun
@TheMikebro784 4 ай бұрын
I believe it's called Generation Kill but I suppose it could be about 2nd or 3rd recon bn
@cobytang 4 ай бұрын
@@TheMikebro784 I know that. HBO did Band of Brothers and Easy Company got an Operations Room series too. I was saying maybe the same could happen to 1st Recon.
@omarbradley6807 4 ай бұрын
@@TheMikebro784 But those were the USMC, the 1st MEC, the majority of the battle operations that ended the regime were carried by the third US Army division, like Karbala, Karbala Gap, Najaf, and all the southern pincer, the Marines were behind schedule, something that had an effect into the Mattis-Dowdy affair.
@bretth4135 4 ай бұрын
Welcome back! Glad to see you all took some time off and excited for the rest of this series!
@spychain 4 ай бұрын
Nemo me impune lacessit "No one provokes me with impunity" They did their unit motto proud. Thank you for sharing stories like this and covering the entire conflict. Despite being so recent in history, I feel like both Gulf Wars get forgotten by the general public.
@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control 4 ай бұрын
Spent years of my life in Baghdad but no one will ever make a video about anything we ever did there because we took part in no large battles or had anything particularly newsworthy happen to us. We had lots of combat, though. Now that I'm older it really reminds me of that first battle Barry Lyndon took part in with the Prussian military, where the narrator reminds us 'it was certainly memorable to anyone who participated'.
@riceburner6739 4 ай бұрын
i dont know why people are impressed by this, modern coalition forces are fighting 3rd world army, this is as one sided as it gets.
@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control 4 ай бұрын
@@riceburner6739 Would you like it better if we wore balaclavas and sneaked around at night setting up IEDs so that it was a 1:1 fight? It's not going to be a fair fight if we fight anyone on the planet so probably best not to pick fights with us. Bueno?
@gwtpictgwtpict4214 4 ай бұрын
@@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control Indeed, if it's a fair fight you're doing it wrong.
@riceburner6739 4 ай бұрын
@@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control not really, just pointing out military comparison, not the politics. US can just practically bulldoze any 3rd world army, doesnt mean we go - wow! omg! super and best of the best of the best! if any, i'd be impressed more if they can go against other modern units and come out on top, but as it stands, only russia and china has that close comparison for a challenge, though russia are dumb as rocks in using them right. and i dont think china can put out much because of inexperience
@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control 4 ай бұрын
@@riceburner6739 Good for you and your unimpressive understanding of warfare and geopolitics you've really wowed some unfortunate college freshman girl.
@Joey_Liu 4 ай бұрын
After a much needed holiday break, they are back! Love your content. Been missing them each week.
@dmdrosselmeyer 4 ай бұрын
Absolutely love this series! Thanks for everything, your channel is fantastic🙏
@oliverhughes610 4 ай бұрын
The 3D animations really added a lot to this one, good job team!
@bossaudio12 4 ай бұрын
FINALLY!! Thank you!!
@tbnrwolff3354 4 ай бұрын
Seems like you need some patience go watch oversimplified who teaches you history in fun ways he also teaches you the way of patience
@HoRiGa94 4 ай бұрын
Interesting to see how permissive this environment still was - in Ukraine any such recovery wouldn't have worked, omnipresent ISR drones, artillery, extensive mine fields and FPV drones would simply not allow it. Hell, looking at some early Leo 2 and Bergepanzer 2 ARV losses it seems that this was a hard learned lesson.
@jonprindle9485 4 ай бұрын
Fabulous work on telling these worthy stories. I was there in 2003, and you're helping us learn more about that time and painting a wondrously colorful and detailed picture of those days. The best way to keep memories is to share them.
@skeletonwguitar4383 4 ай бұрын
Your animation have improved alot since few uploads ago, and it shows, all praises to the team
@Jmac1962 4 ай бұрын
Excellent video. The quality of the animation is getting so much better as y'all go on. Love the detail you're able to show. Thanks!
@jakub2637 4 ай бұрын
Your productions are really the best. I've heard about this Challenger 2 on Polish KZfaq but now when I saw this video it is easier to imagine how hard the situation really was. Thanks for your work
@Bill-qz8jv 4 ай бұрын
This is my favorite channel on KZfaq. Thank you for your amazing work. 💙
@TheOperationsRoom 4 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you!
@richardso3226 4 ай бұрын
Always amazing, well researched, insightful and superbly animated. Thank you for everything you do. Easily in my top 3 KZfaq channels. Wishing you all the best.
@AlfaWolfGaming 2 ай бұрын
Guys you're doing such an amazing job. This vids are so pleasing to watch. Keep it up! Cheers!
@ayotomiwaferanmi7406 4 ай бұрын
You don’t know how much I’ve been waiting for your next video
@fegenein862 4 ай бұрын
This whole operation just shows how soviet tanks are better. If it was a T-72, it would have rapidly disassembled at the first RPG hit, making a risky rescue operation unnecessary
@arthurlau98 4 ай бұрын
Sarcasm at its finest😂😂😂😂😂
@Localnimation 4 ай бұрын
Yeah soviet tank better, thay have turret ejection sistem to save the crew at the last moment
@alessandrobarallo3368 4 ай бұрын
Nonono it would not dissasemble, rather different parts of the tank would be repositioned through the battlefield as to spread the enemy's defenses
@KingChinny 4 ай бұрын
Had me for a sec there
@ampragea-lister6209 4 ай бұрын
Can you put a battlefield scale icon in the bottom right please?? I just want a sense of how much ground these unit tokens cover when they do things like go down a highway, road, intersection, or objective marker. Please!
@jimmyjam7704 2 ай бұрын
Look out you window at your nearest palm tree. His are to scale. Enjoy your new tropical reference scale
@louhodo5761 4 ай бұрын
Tell me those Royal Engineers were given some of the highest awards. Those men were beyond heroes.
@tattyheid7279 4 ай бұрын
They weren't Royal Engineers, they were Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers - a different Corps (and capbadge)
@mcarrowtime7095 4 ай бұрын
Why do the Brit’s have cabbage for their engineers?
@Yhoothoob 4 ай бұрын
The REME engineers (different from RE) I think, got Mentions In Dispatches. Cpl Garrett unfortunately succumbed to PTSD and sadly became a casualty in the years afterwards.
@simonbrown4284 17 күн бұрын
Both Cpl J Garrett and Cpl J Symmons both got mentioned in despatches even though they did a lot more than that what is told here. I had the honour of serving with them both in The SCOTS DG
@PersonalityMalfunction 4 ай бұрын
This channel is getting better and better. I'd be happy to watch it all day but as a tiny contribution I'll first set up an account on Conflict of Nations! Huge fan of your work!
@GridGladiator 4 ай бұрын
You make the best military history videos on the internet. Keep up the great work it always makes me super excited seeing a new video posted
@CrichtonNo5 4 ай бұрын
Kudos to you for listening to feedback on the SDG from the last video. Last video was great except for that, and you've made the effort to correct yourself. Cracking video and well done!
@TheOperationsRoom 4 ай бұрын
Thank you👍
@konstantinatanassov4353 4 ай бұрын
Great work done! Those OIF battle analysis videos are great, for understanding how modern warfare is fought. Detailed and technically/militarily competent presentation.
@ihicccup9446 4 ай бұрын
Very glad you’re back and ok, Ops room
@loach5348 4 ай бұрын
Been waiting for this one
@varadmodak2372 4 ай бұрын
The REME lad with the shotgun has the same energy as Thanos saying "Fine, I'll do it myself"
@AlexPriceMusician 4 ай бұрын
Great video, one of my favorites now. I be back to watch again
@NoManClatuer-pd8ck 4 ай бұрын
Guy at 3:38 lost his job on the Death Star but kept nifty Imperial helmet.
@Ozraptor4 4 ай бұрын
His Schwartz looks almost as big as mine.
@omarbradley6807 4 ай бұрын
He is back! I'm glad to see you back.
@TheButri 4 ай бұрын
I've recently been watching your work. Very impressive and aids what I have a lot of difficulty explaining, especially to those that haven't experienced this. I'm anticipating further videos especially from the First Fusiliers Battle Group to which I was with in Op Telic 1.
@stars-hk9uo 4 ай бұрын
love how they enacted an entire rescue operation for one singular tank
@siegboof 4 ай бұрын
man, the royal marines really said "fuck this guy in particular" when they shot that sniper with the anti tank missile lmao
@thelandofnod123 4 ай бұрын
Well, to be fair, as “soldiers” they just didn’t want to carry back unspent ammunition. Plus what else are you going to use it for?
@dodgechance4564 4 ай бұрын
Great video, really interesting. Especially impressed with the engineers and the survivability of the Challenger 2 tank.
@LikeTheBuffalo 4 ай бұрын
15:05 Excellent progress shown in your animation, very well done!
@RCAvhstape 4 ай бұрын
Commander: "Stay out of combat..." Engineers: "Leroy Jenkins!" Commander: "Dammit, engineers!" Engineers: "At least I got a shotgun."
@FordMustangFastback-lt7vc 4 ай бұрын
This was a very, very interesting video. Just like every other damn video on this channel! Its so good, job well done.
@theblackjack9924 4 ай бұрын
i seen this withing 30s of upload i was that hyped
@Lazuli2-6 4 ай бұрын
Not gonna lie, I thought the tanks had the eye decals from War Thunder
@JG-ib7xk 4 ай бұрын
A lot of British tanks do have eyes painted on the side at the front
@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM 4 ай бұрын
More like the tanks from Warthunder have the eye decals from real tanks.
@clive3490 Ай бұрын
@@JG-ib7xk They would be WW2 Guards Armoured Division tanks
@codysuchomski6498 4 ай бұрын
New favorite channel.
@scottmarshall1702 4 ай бұрын
Never saw the channel. Thanks for the efforts, take my sub!
@oneshotme 4 ай бұрын
I very much enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
@bigsarge2085 4 ай бұрын
Incredible. I always learn something new.
@ym5891 4 ай бұрын
No, you don't. Just Western propaganda. They will never tell you that Saddam was their own creation. And that they kept him in power for decades.
@TRBen19 3 ай бұрын
I love your work, thank you.
@eetenn 4 ай бұрын
Operations Room uploaded!
@patrickmccrea3455 4 ай бұрын
This was excellent thank you😊
@adventuretarian8191 4 ай бұрын
Since I know that a lot of people have been chomping at the bit to get 'my take' on this, here it goes: The Operations Room is the finest military documentary source outside of getting an actual intelligence brief. Brits are known for being concise and clearly understandable when they present information in a military setting (most of the time). Another great presentation, you keep me Craving for more! Also, Stuntcawk and The Operations Room are both bad asses for an additional reason. The first for a hardcore name and the latter for having the huevos enough to post their comment!
@kevinh6622 4 ай бұрын
The lesson learned from this first thunder run was, "don't stop".
@glennllewellyn7369 4 ай бұрын
Wow, great stuff mate.
@Kroepoek82 4 ай бұрын
Great video. Loving all the details. There was a little car accident at 08:52 at the top of the screen too:)
@egyptiandoge 4 ай бұрын
Now I realized the part where they have to rescue the stranded tank was probably inspiration for The Bog from COD4. It was night time, corrosive green tinted night visions, firefight around a stranded tank in a Middle Eastern city, the rescue by fire support. The details lined up pretty well even though IW changed the combatants for the sake of a fictional plot.
@CrayogenicDeath 4 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same thing!
@S-tank_ 4 ай бұрын
I have just discovered your channel. Now I gotta go back and watch the rest of your videos. Nice!
@sector986 4 ай бұрын
Check out the band of brothers segment.
@S-tank_ 4 ай бұрын
@@sector986 will do!
@Roboute-Guilliman 4 ай бұрын
I've been waiting for so long
@JarodFarrant 4 ай бұрын
Yes another Operations room update!
@impostor101 4 ай бұрын
Dámn man your animation is improving rapidly
@patrickbick2064 4 ай бұрын
Excellent narration seemed like 5 minutes great story telling
@Diamond-vp9je 4 ай бұрын
I WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS
@jsgaminghub9402 4 ай бұрын
Worth the wait!
@tonyk5900 4 ай бұрын
That one sniper didn't think they would use an anti tank rocket to get him, man got call of dutied!
@brokenbridge6316 4 ай бұрын
Nicely informative video
@Matt-go7ss 4 ай бұрын
Im pretty sure i saw footage of the radio mast being brought down
@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM 4 ай бұрын
I think it's this 1. GWT: WRAP TV mast & Saddam image destroyed, training camp / AP Archive kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bJ10m7Or1Nqsgok.html
@Matt-go7ss 4 ай бұрын
@@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM that's the one.
@MrCantStopTheRobot 4 ай бұрын
Man, this link should be pinned at the top. Documentary footage of the exact topic. Not too long for the attention span, either.
@MrGingerFatCat 4 ай бұрын
Superb documentary
@saturnv2419 4 ай бұрын
Like logistical department, combat engineers are usually the most ignored yet most crucial part of an army.
@klolwtf6973 4 ай бұрын
Wow, I was legitimately unsure if this channel had gone on a permanent hiatus.
@SmedleyDouwright 4 ай бұрын
Fantastic story that was new to me.
@JarodFarrant 4 ай бұрын
I was practically in kindergarten when this war happened, feel surreal watching this documentary about it right now.
@1Stevencat 4 ай бұрын
Great work
@MrRobotsk8r 4 ай бұрын
Yeah I can hardly pen challenger 2’s in war thunder when I’m in uptier they’re very H2K nicely done gentlemen awesome video
@Gaaaaaaaaaaad 4 ай бұрын
Awesome video
@commanderpaladin 4 ай бұрын
BABE WAKE UP. OPERATIONS ROOM HAS POSTED A NEW VIDEO. LET S GO BABBYYYYY
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