Now you know why it's so important to ruck march. In FTX at the end of infantry school we walked about 180 miles in 7 days and this shows why that was so important.
This is true grit! We do not give our servicemen and women that credit they deserve! The sacrifices they make is astonishing! God bless them and their families!
Truly an intense video to watch. My thoughts and prayers to those S.A.S members KIA during this opdration. As well as their family members left to grieve for them. 💪🏻🙏🏻✨
It is sad how the British believed the lies by Cheney and Rumsfeld and backed us invading another third-world country to steal its resources by milking sympathy for 9/11 instead of hunting down Bin Laden. That wasn't until another 3000+ Americans died in Iraq and President Obama went after the actual enemy. England should think twice about who is telling them what before sending British soldiers to die in a criminal war that never should have happened.
Winston Churchill arranged for the British Special Forces to start & train the American Special Forces during WWII. During one particular op, the Americans that were held in an Iraqi prison were tortured and revealed where some of the British SAS were hiding. Some were captured, tortured, but never broke to disclose the whereabouts of their team mates. After much negotiation they were released a long time later. The British SAS normally NEVER disclose their identity nor speak to the press. But they were so incensed by what happened to them that they did. They announced they would NEVER work with the Americans again. I am proud of have known an SAS soldier and they are still the best in the world. & God Bless ALL military members around the world, they are incredibly brave people...Thanks for the video
i'm a yank, 82d airborne infantry (def NOT a Paratroop Unit!), SF national guard ('regular' army SF qual course), ranger school, 82 recondo school-- not one moment of serious training, 110%BS; no camaraderie, no esprit d' corps, no fighting spirit, & so on... Not so for SEALS, BUD/S, etc; tho, they have done some inexcusable fuckups since the 80s
At the beginning of the commentators comments about the team's Background and training, he stated none of them had been trained in escape and evasion, Faulty equipment issued and obviously not checked before the mission.. This does not sound like any special forces team From America Did they accomplish anything from their mission other than wet pants.
"Enough ammunition to last them two weeks" Yeah right!! Get pinned down by the enemy and the ammo you thought will end in two weeks starts getting depleted in less than an hour.
I try desperately not to nitpick at cases like this because I wasn't there. But even though I am a Marine Corps veteran and law enforcement officer I have never heard of a specific timeline or schedule that applies to the amount of ammo a man can carry. Jarheads can carry all they want unless ordered to do otherwise. You can even see Seals, Force Recon, and other Tier 2 spec ops dudes carrying perhaps a dozen mags plus one in the rifle, which could be 390 rounds of 5.56NATO in 30 round mags or 260 if carrying 20 round mags. Either loadout has no calendar attached that I've heard of.
It's a tragedy they didn't have a constant guard adjust for observation, they would have seen the goats approaching and could have ran down the ditch and probably disappeared at least kept an eye on the goats and The Herder. Sorry for those that were lost. Nobody wins all of them all of the time I still do not question the commitment of the SAS. Grateful for your service from an admiring Yank.
Great soldiers these SAS COMANDOES . God bless you all. Those who lost their lives for the sake of their Mission I salute you.May their soul rest in peace.
Thank you to the SAS. We appreciate your contribution to this effort. It's easy to be a video game expert and to criticize from a warm comfortable arm chair. It's a whole different thing to be making decisions in the fog of battle with very little prior intel. - Your friends in America
Out of curiosity......was the war because one nation wanted to play 9 holes, but the other wanted to play the full 18 holes of GOLF in the Persian GOLF War?
This is a great story. The only draw back is there's several versions of it. One thing that this not disputed is the team went into Iraq. Some were captured, some were killed or died, and one made the distance into Syria.
Great story, but not true. All fake from the moment they stepped off. The packweight, the distances, the enemy, all made up. Search the follow up story by another sas, who retraced the steps, interviewed the locals.
@@geoffcrumblin7505 I hate people you. Just because one came out with a book and a documentary claiming eveything is fake, does not mean you should not question him. "The real bravo two zero" is the most fake story, people who believe it dont know alot about special forces.
To tell all the truth of the story would be to share secrets they must keep of how they train and do missions. Never tell your enemy how you do jack, keeping him ignorant and fed misinformation helps you win and survive!
May God bless those who were killed they did sacrifice a lot to save the majority of lives. He knew why they were there and what their missions aim was about.
America and Western countries and their daughter Israel created us terrorist organizations that demand freedom and then give them advanced weapons to kill people and commit suicide so that they will be an excuse for these cowboys under the pretext of fighting terrorism and then they complete the mission of the terrorists in order to terrorize people and displace them from their homes and their homeland so that the Zionist state occupies the lands by force the gangs to take out lands It is a sophisticated plan for what happened in America, Australia, Africa, many scenarios in multiple countries, where they killed more than 120 million people to live on their land after it was stolen.
They are actually trained/expected to leave their men behind if it risked compromising their own lives and/or mission, including those captured or even those that are wounded but still alive. It's cold blooded but effective, and one of the main things that separates British SAS from, say, US Spec Ops who would do anything in their power to never leave a man or body behind.
I just cannot understand how those involved in the Iraq war can be proud of their achievements. The war was an atrocity against humanity and those involved need to be charged in a public court.
In fact this mission started to unravel when they landed. Locals heard the chopper, one of whom was an ex-Republican Guard. He went looking the next day and spotted at least two of the team
The mission unravelled before they set out. They didn't have communication with mission control and no Intel going in completely blind and didn't anticipate digging problems didn't have a contingency plan and only 48 hours to get to a backup rendezvous point...the whole plan was poo poo from the beginning. It's as if they were sent on a suicide mission and refused to meet expectations.
A fool is fearless in battle . A good solider is brave and fights on despite his fear and also does not fight sometimes because the risk is too high thus there is sensible fear
McNabs book book about this mission is so good his account of being tortured and how he fooled the Iraqis is incredible. Also his fiction books about Nick Stone are great even though by 2019 Nick is getting somewhat elderly for these missions I still enjoyed them. I really enjoyed the first 8 or 9 Stone books well worth reading.
Two things got accomplished, alot of chaos behind enemy lines and a good story. It was not luck that saved them. It was skills and determination. Luck had its role for sure.
Today's SAS are far, far more elite than anything before 9/11. Nowadays they are easily on par with SEALS or Delta, but yeah, back then (even as late as the 90s), they still weren't quite there. Small teams, unconventional warfare, behind enemy lines, covert ops, etc, of course, going back since WW2, but they weren't nearly as elite/badass as they are now. Still, they were pretty much the best the Brits had in terms of special operations at that time - and certainly nowadays. Still, the mission was an abject failure. In fact, historically speaking, the large majority of SAS missions actually ended in failure dating back to WW2 since they were often assigned insurmountable tasks. I'm not hating, I have huge respect for these guys, just stating a little known fact. They only ever accomplished something between 30-40% of their missions. I'm sure that number is much higher now though, with their higher standards and advancements in selection and training. But yeah, most of their missions were basically suicide missions and gave the predictable results assigned to that term. If anything, they deserve more respect for that.
Wasn't this the operation that ended up being a total F-up? They were ill equipped, didn't have a translator with them, and basically got lost until they got arrested by the Iraqis? Made up this heroic story to coverup their incompetence. Look it up.
We salute him. We salute his service. We deplire the British and American governments who send our men to their deaths, because of greed. Best wishes to ALL our service men and women.
And don't forget Bravo 21 that the stick leader called off because he considerd the planning was rushed & very poor. The guys were carrying over 220 lbs on their backs plus weapons & ammo.
Is it the same story as Described in the Book Zero Six Bravo by Damien Lewis? I found many similar plot in his book also, like that of Wadi and of a small goat boy.
@@Arya-ow6ty uhhh... I'm pretty sure Iraq is FAR from any semblance of a dessert. There is however, plenty of wide open *desert* landscape throughout Iraq and the surrounding region. I prefer chocolate volcano cakes for my dessert but I can't always get them in every restaurant.
Now you know why it's so important to ruck march. In FTX at the end of infantry school we walked about 180 miles in 7 days and this shows why that was so important.
Lol was watching this with a friend who was in the special forces and he said the exact same thing
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“The darkness was his only cover” is one of the most badass descriptors of a workday ever.
Thanks!
Thanks so much for the support!
This is true grit! We do not give our servicemen and women that credit they deserve! The sacrifices they make is astonishing! God bless them and their families!
Truly an intense video to watch. My thoughts and prayers to those S.A.S members KIA during this opdration. As well as their family members left to grieve for them. 💪🏻🙏🏻✨
Their courage and sacrifice will live on. Most amazing men on this planet. Thank u all for your services.
It is sad how the British believed the lies by Cheney and Rumsfeld and backed us invading another third-world country to steal its resources by milking sympathy for 9/11 instead of hunting down Bin Laden. That wasn't until another 3000+ Americans died in Iraq and President Obama went after the actual enemy. England should think twice about who is telling them what before sending British soldiers to die in a criminal war that never should have happened.
this must have been living hell!!! for these British. it's difficult to understand how rough this mission was these guys were brave and tough
Andy McNab wrote a detailed book about this. may the squadron have the longest of lives and RIP to those who died.
It's a pity that so many of the details in that book were made up.
@@igrim4777 How do you know that?
His book was total garbage. Even his own squadron mates post bravo two zero didn’t want to know him.
That book was all a fantasy. It’s debunked 2.0
this book is mostly fiction based on real events, watch documentary from Michael Asher for what really happened
Tears in my eyes😢😢😢😢😢Dear God bless you all.
Heroes never die, your souls will always be remembered 10:42pm
MEN of STEEL. Never Forgotten.
Gay
They had 2 very very brave and extremely experienced sas operators and carried the honor of Anzacs from Australia 🇦🇺 and New Zealand.
The world needs more real true heroes like the SAS COMMANDOS
Reminds of someone close to my heart..💜✌️🙏🇵🇭
What a remarkable story .. .... often wonder what really human body and mind is capable of in time of despair....
I like this type of episodes please upload more thank you
Thank you for your service. Be safe out there people. Love to all
Winston Churchill arranged for the British Special Forces to start & train the American Special Forces during WWII. During one particular op, the Americans that were held in an Iraqi prison were tortured and revealed where some of the British SAS were hiding. Some were captured, tortured, but never broke to disclose the whereabouts of their team mates. After much negotiation they were released a long time later. The British SAS normally NEVER disclose their identity nor speak to the press. But they were so incensed by what happened to them that they did. They announced they would NEVER work with the Americans again. I am proud of have known an SAS soldier and they are still the best in the world. & God Bless ALL military members around the world, they are incredibly brave people...Thanks for the video
i'm a yank, 82d airborne infantry (def NOT a Paratroop Unit!), SF national guard ('regular' army SF qual course), ranger school, 82 recondo school-- not one moment of serious training, 110%BS; no camaraderie, no esprit d' corps, no fighting spirit, & so on... Not so for SEALS, BUD/S, etc; tho, they have done some inexcusable fuckups since the 80s
@Chris Longski yeah, but def had me fooled for decades
Why are you lying?
What a lie
I know right a lie that repeats become the truth.
I had a book about this,writen by a SAS survivor. Heavy stuff. BRAVO TWO ZERO is the title.
"...enough ammunition for two weeks..." Isn't it relative to how much they fire? It's not like ammo is the same as water.
They had alot of ammo
They had enough ammo to fire for 2 weeks straight.
@@floppyfish2570 lol
PICARO NEWS I call bs on that
At the beginning of the commentators comments about the team's Background and training, he stated none of them had been trained in escape and evasion, Faulty equipment issued and obviously not checked before the mission.. This does not sound like any special forces team From America Did they accomplish anything from their mission other than wet pants.
"Enough ammunition to last them two weeks"
Yeah right!!
Get pinned down by the enemy and the ammo you thought will end in two weeks starts getting depleted in less than an hour.
Separated for 4 day and killed 250 iraqi in bump in encounters ...spare me a rib
I try desperately not to nitpick at cases like this because I wasn't there. But even though I am a Marine Corps veteran and law enforcement officer I have never heard of a specific timeline or schedule that applies to the amount of ammo a man can carry.
Jarheads can carry all they want unless ordered to do otherwise. You can even see Seals, Force Recon, and other Tier 2 spec ops dudes carrying perhaps a dozen mags plus one in the rifle, which could be 390 rounds of 5.56NATO in 30 round mags or 260 if carrying 20 round mags. Either loadout has no calendar attached that I've heard of.
I case you ever feel like you are having a horrible day, watch these guys try to survive a feeezing desert with enemy soldiers showing up at random.
Thank you gentlemen, one and all for keeping our country safe and secure from foreign threats.
What?? lol.. bro the US started all this they came for oil and gold.
@@Somali_pirateThey live in their own reality.....
It's a tragedy they didn't have a constant guard adjust for observation, they would have seen the goats approaching and could have ran down the ditch and probably disappeared at least kept an eye on the goats and The Herder. Sorry for those that were lost. Nobody wins all of them all of the time I still do not question the commitment of the SAS. Grateful for your service from an admiring Yank.
You can tell there was no SAS technical advisory on this production.
indubitably
They glued calculators to the outside of a WWII radio
Men of Steel never forgotten.
Great soldiers these SAS COMANDOES .
God bless you all.
Those who lost their lives for the sake of their Mission I salute you.May their soul rest in peace.
There not commandos
@@adrianhide984 THEY'RE not.....
Short form of they are
They couldn't cut the fibre optic cables. That's not a mission "accomplished". But these men are VERY brave. Kudos to them.
American fight the weakest army who doesn't have even helicopter :)
@@rpammuivah9823 Well that's war for you
@@rpammuivah9823 this was the 4th strongest army in the world at the time idiot. They had helicopter, jets and scuds. This was the british btw
3 great men lost, the others tortured (except one), all because the radio hadn’t been programmed with the correct frequencies 😩😡
@@cheekboy7247 I think he meant Americans losing to Taliban not Iraq.
Heart breaking documentary I have ever watched wow may their soul rest peace in heaven and salute to those commandos 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 Namaste
do I shouldn't be alive I love that series
This is an example of weak management of assets by the upper commands
u can say a set up for these men because of politics
Best soldiers on the planet!
Thank you to the SAS. We appreciate your contribution to this effort. It's easy to be a video game expert and to criticize from a warm comfortable arm chair. It's a whole different thing to be making decisions in the fog of battle with very little prior intel.
- Your friends in America
What a blunder after blunder after blunder.
God Damn. Everything just went wrong. Condolences to the families of the fallen
Thankyou from Alaska, Please Consider Not Repeating Everything
Thank you for your service brothers
You should read Andy's book "Bravo Two Zero." It's freakin' awesome.
His books are the only books that i read all of them are good
this book is mostly fiction based on real events, watch documentary from Michael Asher for what really happened
Thanks WOW THAT'S AWESOME
Out of curiosity......was the war because one nation wanted to play 9 holes, but the other wanted to play the full 18 holes of GOLF in the Persian GOLF War?
Tiger is the GOAT herder. I don't care what you say.
This is a great story. The only draw back is there's several versions of it. One thing that this not disputed is the team went into Iraq. Some were captured, some were killed or died, and one made the distance into Syria.
@Chief Big Bob RIGHT!!!!!!! LOL. I READ HIS COMMENT AND WAS LIKE... WHAT N THE BLUE HELL R U TALKING ABOUT....LOL😂😂😂
Great story, but not true. All fake from the moment they stepped off. The packweight, the distances, the enemy, all made up. Search the follow up story by another sas, who retraced the steps, interviewed the locals.
@@geoffcrumblin7505 I hate people you. Just because one came out with a book and a documentary claiming eveything is fake, does not mean you should not question him. "The real bravo two zero" is the most fake story, people who believe it dont know alot about special forces.
To tell all the truth of the story would be to share secrets they must keep of how they train and do missions. Never tell your enemy how you do jack, keeping him ignorant and fed misinformation helps you win and survive!
May God bless those who were killed they did sacrifice a lot to save the majority of lives. He knew why they were there and what their missions aim was about.
I think Chris Ryan would be a perfect James Bond
America and Western countries and their daughter Israel created us terrorist organizations that demand freedom and then give them advanced weapons to kill people and commit suicide so that they will be an excuse for these cowboys under the pretext of fighting terrorism and then they complete the mission of the terrorists in order to terrorize people and displace them from their homes and their homeland so that the Zionist state occupies the lands by force the gangs to take out lands It is a sophisticated plan for what happened in America, Australia, Africa, many scenarios in multiple countries, where they killed more than 120 million people to live on their land after it was stolen.
36:25 EPIC gamer moment Chris
This happened before GPS was even operational. Tools of their trade have indeed improved over the last 30+ years.
Wonderful and extreme determination to live yet success and regain their lives.
Interesting that the experts didn't complete basic equipment testing with failure to test the radio system
Ahhh, yes, the Persian Golf War: Battle of the Pitching Wedges.
With their 9 irons waving in the air
Didnt know the SAS were so quick to leave their men behind. Damn this sounded like a F up from the first step.
I think killing 250 men compared to 3 is a good comparison. Even though they did fail, everywhere they went they left with the enemy shattered
Agreed, left behind their TA-50, then man after man, then wondered why they never accomplished their mission, ran out of ammo and ran out of water.
They are actually trained/expected to leave their men behind if it risked compromising their own lives and/or mission, including those captured or even those that are wounded but still alive. It's cold blooded but effective, and one of the main things that separates British SAS from, say, US Spec Ops who would do anything in their power to never leave a man or body behind.
I just cannot understand how those involved in the Iraq war can be proud of their achievements. The war was an atrocity against humanity and those involved need to be charged in a public court.
The dude who made it all the way is a badass all of them are
All of them are badass😎😎
In fact this mission started to unravel when they landed. Locals heard the chopper, one of whom was an ex-Republican Guard. He went looking the next day and spotted at least two of the team
What is the research of you data to pruve,
The mission unravelled before they set out. They didn't have communication with mission control and no Intel going in completely blind and didn't anticipate digging problems didn't have a contingency plan and only 48 hours to get to a backup rendezvous point...the whole plan was poo poo from the beginning. It's as if they were sent on a suicide mission and refused to meet expectations.
@@penninahmutindi1942 documentary of Michael Asher . According this his research there was never a single Iraqi soldier wounded or killed
@@penninahmutindi1942 aa😮aaaa!!!!+
@@penninahmutindi1942 **prove
Unsung Heroes!!
The truly brave soldiers that saves the lives of others no matter how it cost and justice of others
Thank you all.. God bless you.
I'm not leaving on a mission like that until I know my radios aer working properly
Good bless these brave souls!
But what happened to the young kid sheparding the 🐐 goats? Was he neautralized as well as the Iraqi platoon?
A fool is fearless in battle . A good solider is brave and fights on despite his fear and also does not fight sometimes because the risk is too high thus there is sensible fear
Never knew Golf was that competitive.
I'm pretty teed off about it.
@@Orcinus1967 Had to read it twice to get it...
@@amirlach They seemed green to me..
McNabs book book about this mission is so good his account of being tortured and how he fooled the Iraqis is incredible. Also his fiction books about Nick Stone are great even though by 2019 Nick is getting somewhat elderly for these missions I still enjoyed them. I really enjoyed the first 8 or 9 Stone books well worth reading.
nothing really got "accomplished". they went out there, and lost 3 members, and luckily keept thier lives.
Two things got accomplished, alot of chaos behind enemy lines and a good story. It was not luck that saved them. It was skills and determination. Luck had its role for sure.
Today's SAS are far, far more elite than anything before 9/11. Nowadays they are easily on par with SEALS or Delta, but yeah, back then (even as late as the 90s), they still weren't quite there. Small teams, unconventional warfare, behind enemy lines, covert ops, etc, of course, going back since WW2, but they weren't nearly as elite/badass as they are now. Still, they were pretty much the best the Brits had in terms of special operations at that time - and certainly nowadays.
Still, the mission was an abject failure. In fact, historically speaking, the large majority of SAS missions actually ended in failure dating back to WW2 since they were often assigned insurmountable tasks. I'm not hating, I have huge respect for these guys, just stating a little known fact. They only ever accomplished something between 30-40% of their missions. I'm sure that number is much higher now though, with their higher standards and advancements in selection and training. But yeah, most of their missions were basically suicide missions and gave the predictable results assigned to that term. If anything, they deserve more respect for that.
‘Persian Golf War’ ...
is that the one lead by general T. Woods?
Or the one where they went into battle in VWs
Man what a mess
Wonder what happened to the people driving the taxi car that were left to freeze out in the desert.
Smart, brace and tough!
LoL
Abcabc 2018 oops.... typo. Should say ‘brave’ I think.
I can honestly say that we were not playing golf over there. 😎
Accomplished what mission? Fiber optic line was untouched, 3 KIA ?
In 5 days kill 250 enemy! Badass!!!!!
just not the mission.
That number was made up for the book. The British Army says that number is wrong and way too high
Your vid is broken in many places after 43:30. Stuttering, frames interrupted, sound missing.
Wasn't this the operation that ended up being a total F-up? They were ill equipped, didn't have a translator with them, and basically got lost until they got arrested by the Iraqis? Made up this heroic story to coverup their incompetence. Look it up.
So they were playing golf in the desert? I didn't see anyone playing golf in this video.
I salute your bravery.
No other nation or country would die for any other, except for British and the Americans. Keep going fellas...
My dad actually fought in this war, just for America. :>
We salute him. We salute his service.
We deplire the British and American governments who send our men to their deaths, because of greed.
Best wishes to ALL our service men and women.
What's the real reason behind the attack on foreign soil
God Bless these brave men.......retired US Army......1st Armored Div...
They are in someone else's country murdering and stealing bless them for what!!
@@amjadfarooq8063 but iraq went to kuwait and started stealing first?
And don't forget Bravo 21 that the stick leader called off because he considerd the planning was rushed & very poor. The guys were carrying over 220 lbs on their backs plus weapons & ammo.
Wow....wow...wow...Amazing.
the shepard is the real MVP
OMG! What courage! What brave men!!
WOW!! Insane...
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Because it's faked.
Radios didn't work? That sucks.
Please correct the video title. don’t think this conflict was actually named the Persian “Golf” War 😳
I'm pretty sure it was found out these guy exaggerated the story alot
This true, the book the real bravo two zero.
@ you dont know what you are talking about
The only "wonder" is how someone cannot tell the difference between "golf" and "gulf".
so, do you play Persian Golf like Scottish golf?
Mistake after mistake...., R.I.P
Give me all the mistake
When did Donovan McNab join the SAS? In the off season?
These dudes were using equipment that today's special forces and most infantry units consider obsolete or antiquated by today's standard.
Really ? Thst much has changed in 30 years?
To find a single fiber optic cable in a desert. A needle in a haystack would be easy compared to that.
Poor communication was a problem that scattered them
Is it the same story as Described in the Book Zero Six Bravo by Damien Lewis?
I found many similar plot in his book also, like that of Wadi and of a small goat boy.
Hypothermia is better than the alternative. I know hindsight is always 20/20, that radio is probably the most important thing they had.
The Iraqi boy is the best best hero. He didn't betray his Fatherland to American chocolate. Many adult politicians need learn from him.
Sooo what happened with the cable... 🙄
Also there a pretty good movie Bravo Two Zero based on McNabs book I highly recommend
34:26 What on earth is an Iraqi shepherd doing in freezing temperatures & howling wind on bed rock? Likewise the goatherd. Do these animals eat sand?
Ya, never thought of it, deserts do not have vegetation, so what are the goats doing there.
Iraq is not only a dessert
@@Arya-ow6ty uhhh... I'm pretty sure Iraq is FAR from any semblance of a dessert. There is however, plenty of wide open *desert* landscape throughout Iraq and the surrounding region.
I prefer chocolate volcano cakes for my dessert but I can't always get them in every restaurant.
What can you say about these brave men 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏.