"The Spetznas were armed with the new, elite rifle: an AK-47. However, since it was an experimental rifle, they also carried the other AK-47. Additionally, they were trained in standard Soviet weapons, such as the AK-47, the machine-AK-47, the sniper AK-47, and the AK-47 with a rocket attached."
When you come up with a great idea, you run with it. Even now they are still updating the AK platform. Need a pistol caliber carbine? Vityaz, which looks exactly like an AK. AK-47, AKM, AK74, AKS--74u, AK 100 series, now AK 12, 15, and 19.... It never ends! Davai!
The Russians have realized that the AK platform can provide almost all their military small arms requirements so they have upgraded to the "AK 100" system, which provides submachine guns, carbines, assault rifles in a variety of configurations, light machine guns, designate marksman/sniper rifles, semi or full auto shotguns, also semi auto hunting rifles to supply their military, police, security, civilian and export needs, with the added benefit of vastly decreased production costs, less tooling setups, increased interchangeability of parts, and the ability to suddenly increase production of any configuration to suit a particular need.
More impossible drinking game: take a shot to your head with a Barrett 50cal every time you see this stupid overused joke, i feel like doing it right now
THEY R GRAVEYARD FOR 2 NATIONS 1.SOVIET DUE TO ARMY CHIEF OF PAKISTAN HE STARTED PROXY WAR IN 1979 AND USA JOINED IN 1981 AFTER SUCCESS OF THESE PROXIES... 2. USA DUE TO PAKISTAN DONT WANT FRIEND OF ISRAEL OR INDIA ON ITS BACK..... BRITISH WON AGAINST THEM BALOCHISTAN AND KP IS SYMBOL OF THIER VICTORY BUT THEY DID NOT WANT TO BE IN WAR DUE TO WW1. THATS WHY THEY STOPED THERE AND MADE DEVREND LINE... RESULT...AFGHANISTAN IS GRAVEYARD FOR 2 NATIONS DUE TO PAKISTAN..WHILE OUR AFGHANI BROTHERS LOVE TO LIVE WITH OTHER COUNTRIES PEACEFULLY MAT ALLAH GIVE AFGHAN PEACE AND ALOT OF SUCCESS
@@CamiloMercado04 the mujahideen mostly relied on horses to get around as well as a case and American stinger missiles but I get your point totally outgunned totally outmanned but somehow once Hind helicopters started dropping out of the sky the Soviet started to reconsider their presence in Afghanistan
@@agentepolaris4914 o wow which were actually the peaceful guys ....they caused 9/11 attacks ...... actually the Soviets supposed to be the heroic in the film
@Eli Pen Which explains why the US can't beat ISIS/ISIL/Al-Queda, doesn't it? Never get involved in a land war in Asia. Never Invade Russia before the winter. Never go into the Middle East expecting someone to not back forces you're fighting against.
hahahaa what a joke ,,, this war against ussr was actually fought by mujahideen and pakistan's isi and commando force ssg covertly ,,usa saudi chinese supplied money and weapons to pakistan to help this fight against soviet,, there was no single usa soldier or intelligences personnel directly involved in this war directly , they just helped pakistan ,, pakistan did all the training ,equipment supply and planning of this war on ground along with mujahideens,, zia ul haq was the real hero of this war
And when they heard soldiers being put to sleep often because of darts on their heads, they started issuing helmets. Then later they'd carry rocket launchers while on patrol, and abandon their AK-74s for an AK-47 and modernize their Mosin Nagant rifles with a custom chassis.
Ridge: "Why are you idiots using wallets designed in the 90's?" Also Ridge: "Our wallet will last you your entire life." I feel like theres some hypocrisy here, if only I could find it.
I was just about to say this lol. I remember when I started to learn to speak Russian I was severely disappointed that "Спецназ" only means special forces.
Everyone who replied and commented actually offended me because Afghanistan has the most mountains and I really don’t like how people have to say this about my country, my country won this war against the soviets, won the war against India in the 1700’s, if i see someone says something like what what you said I will literally go all out Afghan style.
Rules of war : 1. You can not hold Afghanistan 2. Do not fight against Russia and Finland in winter. 3. Do not engage with the British in naval warfare
@@apokos8871 they never controlled the places where ppl actually live they got money from some trade routes, but thats about it, in fact USofA does much and i mean it much better. The one who came closest by far is Alexander the Great
@@NoNo-bw5cq but the Seleucids *were* Alexander's empire, that how the diadochoi worked. and also Alexander coudnt deal with the local tribes in a practical manner since they used guerilla warfare so he used terror tactics for a bit then moved on to India and stationed Iranian (Persian) troops to control the Afganistan region. the US has been there for two decades (and according to them its not an occupation), if they manage to stay as long as the Seleucid empire, we can discuss this again.
In the 1987 James Bond film, The living Daylights, Bond receives aid from some Muhajdeen fighters against the Soviets. When you watch that film now with modern context it's basically James Bond working with the Taliban.
Why do we still use wallets form the 90s Soviet ak-47 : Am I a joke to u... Edit: I sad Ak-47 because the people that no nothing about guns would understand it .Everybody knows what an ak-47 is.
@@wisemankugelmemicus1701 A rather late answer, I understand. I am from Russia and would like to clarify a bit. When we talk about Spetsnaz in Afghanistan, it is mainly the GRU brigades and partly the "Alpha" of the KGB that are understood by it. These two special forces worked in Afghanistan. The situation changed in Chechnya when the special forces of the airborne forces appeared - the 45th Airborne Brigade (at that time the regiment, you could see them landing in Gostomel in 2022). Special purpose police units, the FSB "Vimpel" or "Pennaut" in-English (colleagues of the Alpha group) took part in Chechnya. There were even special forces... prison service. By the way, they proved themselves worthy. But all this diversity, which has expanded even more to the present day, did not exist in Afghanistan. Then it was mainly GRU and "Alfa"
A friend of mine was in Spetznaz in Afghanistan. He was from Belorussia. He told me some stories....He just looks like a regular guy, not even big or something, but he did things i have very big respect for! He now lives quietly in Belgium, with wife and kids. He is now also godfather of my 2 kids. He participated in a raid to capture a high ranking mujahedeen. They succeeded btw. He also told me about how they monitored communications between mujahedeen from a very long distance, I was baffled about the technology they already had back then. He's very well spoken, very intelligent and polite person. If you would see him on the street, you would never think he's a spetznaz/GRU veteran, and he also doesn't like to brag about it. He did his job, lost some friends back then, and made it back home. That's the most important.
My dad actually have friend who was in Spetnaz and he was sent there. But soon as our country Estonia achieved independence he quited and came back to Estonia.
Spetsnaz is a contraction of their name in Russian, “chasti spetsial naznacheniya nogo”, or “troops of special designation”. The spetsnaz were organized to be like the American Green Berets, but with more focus on direct action and sabotage. The GRU Spetnaz is the best of the best, although KGB spets gruppe Al’fa (Alpha) would argue that designation. The GRU is military intelligence, while the KGB is ostensibly civilian, like the CIA. GRU Desant are spetsnaz divers, the equivalent of Navy SEALs. KGB Vympel is a murder team...government trained and financed assassins. KGB OMON are oriented towards keeping the peace in prisons.
Umm... KGB OMON? OMON is ministry of internal affairs unit. And they are oriented to solve wide diapason of tasks e.g. riot control, counter terroristic operations, regular police support, etc. There are ministry of justice special forces take part in solving any riot-like problems in penitentiary facilities. And vympel is only counter-terroristic unit. Are you kidding? You know nothing about russian special forces.
The soviet tactics during the Soviet Afghanistan war we mostly stationary. That's why the guerillas can easily out flank the soviet troops because they are not moving from one place to another. Heard about this few years ago, forget who told about it. They just said, better be a moving target, than a fish in a barrel.
The soviets still managed a kill ratio of 9 to 1 and pushed the Mujahideen past the Pakistani border several times. They didn't lose because of that, they lost because they did not have enough men to guard the frontier nor the money to stay.
Dude... In the Afghan war, 15,000 Soviet soldiers and 100,000 Mujahideen were killed. The Soviets drove the Mujahideen into a corner, the USSR not only lost the war, but also did not win it. That is, no political successes and benefits have been achieved.
@@iduntyra7566 In Metal Gear Solid 5 most of the game takes place during the Afghanistan War, where at the beginning of the game you have to extract some spetzans and you occetinaly encounter Russian Forces.
@@bengamerlsyolo6788 SPETSNAZ* Occasionally* SPETSNAZ operatives and Soviet Soldiers are Extracted and making them join Diamond Dogs based on their Skills.
Interesting to see the Spetsnaz having near identical role as the Green Berets. A good knowledge of local language, customs and terrain. Infiltrate in small units deep behind enemy lines. Act as a force multiplier for the conventional army.
Soviets: *stays 10 years in Afghanistan* Okay guys, let's leave. The US: *stays 18+ years in Afghanistan* Let's *stay* ! :) The U.S. now: "F#€k, we lost." Russia: "I warned you."
If the Soviet Union knew that Lithium would eventually become an important natural resource in battery making for Smart Phones and Electric vehicles, I am sure they would've stayed a lot longer. Afghanistan was more of a geopolitical asset than a resource one.
Cuz I use a man's wallet. Made of leather, with space for 1 stack of cash in several denominations. Unlike a tin can with a welded bobby pin to hold 3 pieces of toilet paper sold by Ridge.
@ where I live internet access is spotty. I also don't like third parties keeping track of every little thing I purchase. Lastly, cash is much more liquid than an insolvent bank. I use plastic for online purchases. That's it.
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@@jintarokensei3308 Banks don't explode unless you live in Argentinia or Zimbabwe or something. Plus cash can fold even easier through hyper-inflation. There is nobody tracking you. Unless it's the US or North Korea, in which case, make better laws against it.
@ I kill the robbers. Also I'll hardly get invaded and robbed for a few hundred bux. I keep my assets in shares and goods. But I use cash for daily transactions. And on the off chance that I was at gunpoint, I'd just give them the cash.300-400 ain't worth dying for. And my concern over safety isn't crime related.
@@zizouace4890 And later collectively formed Taliban and Al Qaeda (along with later assisting IS). Are you normally this stupid or is this a special occasion?
Fun Fact: The tan/sand colored standard issued uniforms of the Red Army at the time are known as “Afghanka.” The Spetznaz were given suits known as “Mabuta” which were a cream color. The green/white camouflage pattern is called “Berezka, or KLMK” and are sniper suits, just worn over the standard uniform.
funny i haven't seen the altyn helmet being mentioned in this video aswell. the altyn (and its early psh-77 predecessor) were titanium helmets that were well used by more elite spetsnaz formations like alfa and vympel.
“Afghan, Afghan Afghan Afghan, Afghanistan Kruzhit Chernyy tyul’pan Nad beregom reki” -Swallowing Dust, The Soviet-Afghan’s version of “Fortunate Sons”
Big Boss: *ambushes soviet spetsnaz member* SPILL IT OUT Spetsnaz man: Ya ne govoryu po angliski, otpusti(which means "I don't speack english, let me go")
The Speznas had and have special detachments fluent in different Languages like English, French, German and Chinese. And not just the Stuff you learn in School but to a Level that you could think they were Natives.
Good song, a decade later and a song about a conflict where Russian conscripts fights against Afghan intervention trained Jihadist is sung Edit: Soviet/Ex yugoslavia war song>>>>>>>>>>>>>Sabaton
@Gleb B. / Глеб Б. They were at the beginning, but they later withdrew their aide, because Vietnamese hated Chinese and as a result they sided primarily with the Soviet Union during feud between Russia and China. So all later support for North Vietnam was coming from Soviets.
If only the Americans could have guessed that giving weapons to local Islamic extremist groups who hate the west wouldn't just be a short term solution to communism. I know supporting militias to start an uprising is fairly common in war but the USA should have known arming the mujahideen would have long term detriments.
@@tomaszlosinski875 The mujahadeen were not a uniform group except for the fact they hated the invading Soviets. It was a much more fractured group based on ethnic and tribal lines and unsurprisingly collapsed after the Soviets were gone and power was to be decided. Thus the Taliban coalesced to represent the dominant Pashtun ethnic group and institute strict religious law. The US however primarily supplied the more moderate groups within the Mujahadeen and what would later become the Northern Alliance and help us fight the Taliban.
"Everyone is gangsta untill they invade Afghanistan"- Alexander the great, Persian empire, British Empire, Indian empire, Mongols, Soviets empire, American empire
Alexander actually did succeed in conquering Afghanistan.He was defeated by purus, a small king from modern day Punjab .India Kings like Ashok and Raja Ranjit Singh conquered Afghanistan.
Except Alexander, some Indian leaders, and Americans all won there. The British won eventually but it was more a political victory by getting the leaders on their side then it was a military victory. Persia also won there for awhile but gave it up after awhile
Spetznas soldier: Big Boss? He a myth, no one guy could clear an entire garrison alone. Punished Snake, standing 5 feet away: Hippity Hoppity you're now my property.
SpetsNaz = Специальное Назначение (Spetsialnoe Naznachenie) Special Purpose GRU Spetsnaz = ГРУ (Главное Разведывательное Управление) Glavnoe = Main Intelligence Agency/Management
This is the stuff I'm looking for! Ugh, there's SO MUCH World War 2 content on TH-cam coming out every week, and all I want is to get a taste of the battles that actually have some relevance to my life.
WW2 has relevance to your life. It's why you've just said and have the freedom to say "I want is to get a taste of the battles that actually have some relevance to my life." as opposed to "Ich möchte einen Vorgeschmack auf die Schlachten bekommen, die tatsächlich eine gewisse Relevanz für mein Leben haben." Remember that when thinking WW2 was a war fought long ago and the time that has since past doesn't means little to you now. It was such a large battle it is still is very relevant today....
@@MuhammadNafay Its a false argument, it would be like saying Britain did not conquer India because Britain does not rule India today. Alexander the Great, Mongols, Tatars, Mughals etc. have all ruled Afghanistan they just became Afghani (that's why there is so many different ethnic/religious/language groups) or they left.
Tony and what evidence do you have to support your claim bc Afghanistan is the graveyard of empires. Britain failed twice, soviets, Alexander the (not so great), genghis khan, Mughal empire. These are facts sooo maybe think before you say an empty statement
SPETSNAZ ( Spetsial Naznacheniya: Special Purpose Forces), not so much a Special Operations Force, but , a General Purpose Force trained and equipped for Special Missions.
This brings back memories of one of my papers during my first year of university. Such an underrated and forgotten conflict that i'm glad you decided to cover.
@@TheGranicd Fun fact, finland had 3 million people living in it at the time, They had less resources and factories than Ukraine SSR, Less capable bodies for the war, and a massive front; Yet for 3 months Finland was a russian grave, Until they directed all available resources in a chokepoint. Tiny little finland killed 300k~ Russians, and there are estimates that the number is up to 1 Million, while losing less than 100k men. So, Yeah, winning isn't impressive if you are disgustingly more powerful than the opponent.
A Spetsnaz op was the one that ended the 2004 Beslan School Siege, where militants held approx 1000 people including children host-age for three days. They went in killed the majority of hostiles and exfiled. But the follow up operation, the removal of the host_ages by regular troops, police and medical personnel was severely bungled, resulting in the deaths of several hundred of the hostages.
“Why are you idiots still using wallets from the 90s”
AK-74m: what’d you just say?
AR-15s from the 50s and M1911 from the 1900s.
This is great 🤣
@@dosdoomguy2285 Not exactly, but I get the point.
@@dosdoomguy2285 technically from the 1910's for the M1911
Some things never get old.
Spetsnaz: makes a joke
Other spetsnaz: Hahaha
Rock: Hahaha
IF YOU SMEEEELLLL. WHAT THE ROCK. IS COOKING
surry i had to do it
soviet union: "i'm gonna conquer Afghanistan"
Afghan jihadists: "I'm about to end this empire's whole career"
soviet union: *collapses*
*ivan why is the sand speaking arabic*
hmmm you hear sum'?
@@zizouace4890 not the reason for the collapse, but sure
The Soviet-Afghanistan, Russia’s Vietnam war. Very fitting
Deifan when the tumble weeds start speaking Arabic
They said the same for Chechnya
Afghanistan=USSR's Vietnam
Chechnya=Russia's Vietnam
"Why is the sand speaking Arabic?"
Afghanistan was supported by usa, vietnam was supported by Soviet Russia
"The Spetznas were armed with the new, elite rifle: an AK-47. However, since it was an experimental rifle, they also carried the other AK-47. Additionally, they were trained in standard Soviet weapons, such as the AK-47, the machine-AK-47, the sniper AK-47, and the AK-47 with a rocket attached."
Yeah
When you come up with a great idea, you run with it. Even now they are still updating the AK platform. Need a pistol caliber carbine? Vityaz, which looks exactly like an AK.
AK-47, AKM, AK74, AKS--74u, AK 100 series, now AK 12, 15, and 19.... It never ends! Davai!
Don't you forget about the civilian AK-based guns: the Saiga, the Vepr and the TG carbine.
And the full auto or semi 22 gauge shotguns Saiga and others
The Russians have realized that the AK platform can provide almost all their military small arms requirements so they have upgraded to the "AK 100" system, which provides submachine guns, carbines, assault rifles in a variety of configurations, light machine guns, designate marksman/sniper rifles, semi or full auto shotguns, also semi auto hunting rifles to supply their military, police, security, civilian and export needs, with the added benefit of vastly decreased production costs, less tooling setups, increased interchangeability of parts, and the ability to suddenly increase production of any configuration to suit a particular need.
Afghan soldier: Hey Ahmed, do you hear music in the desert?
Desert: **distant & muffled Hardbass noises**
**Cue Mi-24s flying overhead blasting Tri Poloski**
@@imtiredtiredtired god i love this
*CUE T-72s DRIVING ACROSS VILLAGE BLASTING CHEEKI BREEKI HARDBASS ANTHEM*
scipion34 maybe a Russian soldier gopnik squatting on the back too🤷♂️
*Meanwhile in Nam
Vietnamese Farmer: “Did the sky just sing?”
Sky: *distant & muffled fortunate son playing*
US veteran : Vietnam flashback
USSR veteran : Afghanistan flashback
they're nothing compared to my meat, my meat gets beaten every single day
Umm I’m pretty sure there’s more US veterans with flashbacks from Afghanistan.
America: Why not both?
@@flopus7 sure, gulf war flashbacks
@@lukerodgers1980 No
So you’re not gonna mention how the Afghan forces acquired the Stinger missiles?
I'm guessing some neighboring American pupper state or America, sent them?
@@maxim6088 I'd say they were handed over by Pakistan (obviously with America supporting them)
@@maxim6088 anti American NPC
Maybe one of their allies at the time (coughReagancough)....
Probably from Saudi Arabia, then trained to use it by the CIA
Impossible drinking game: drink a shot everytime he says spetsnaz
I'd be dead
Yeah its actually ridiculous
Drink when he´s repeating himself
More impossible drinking game: take a shot to your head with a Barrett 50cal every time you see this stupid overused joke, i feel like doing it right now
I actually gave that a try. I'm 11 minutes in and my stomach hurts
"Dragovich... Kravchenko... Steiner ... All must die."
- Tricky Vic
Muhammad Revano Chandika THE NUMBERS MASON
Reznov is Legend
@@fanyuqi1641 sad he died..
Or did he?
_Vsauce music plays_
Zia Yaqoobi I believe we were joking about cod
MASON , MASON.. You don't know what they did to you..
The graveyard of empires. Has been causing PTSD since the ancient times
except for Mongolia where the only tactic used is by killing everyone
EXCEPT TURK MONGOLS AND NORTH PEOPLES OF SOUTH ASIA
MACADONIAN AND GREEKS AND PERSIAN AS WELL UZBEK AND TAJIK
The only person to ever conquer it was Alexander the great
THEY R GRAVEYARD FOR 2 NATIONS
1.SOVIET DUE TO ARMY CHIEF OF PAKISTAN HE STARTED PROXY WAR IN 1979 AND USA JOINED IN 1981 AFTER SUCCESS OF THESE PROXIES...
2. USA DUE TO PAKISTAN DONT WANT FRIEND OF ISRAEL OR INDIA ON ITS BACK.....
BRITISH WON AGAINST THEM BALOCHISTAN AND KP IS SYMBOL OF THIER VICTORY BUT THEY DID NOT WANT TO BE IN WAR DUE TO WW1. THATS WHY THEY STOPED THERE AND MADE DEVREND LINE...
RESULT...AFGHANISTAN IS GRAVEYARD FOR 2 NATIONS DUE TO PAKISTAN..WHILE OUR AFGHANI BROTHERS LOVE TO LIVE WITH OTHER COUNTRIES PEACEFULLY
MAT ALLAH GIVE AFGHAN PEACE AND ALOT OF SUCCESS
@@TheTard12 nah he invaded but never conquered
Americans in 'Nam: "Why are trees speaking Vietnamese?"
Soviets in Afghanistan: "Why are the rocks speaking Afghan?"
Afghan is not a language.
Marcus Garvey Why do you have to try to ruin the joke
When the goat farmers start speaking jihad
@@bigchungas747 because is normie joke maybe he doesn't like it
They dont speak Afghan. Its either arabic and arabic dialects.
Everybody gangsta until they see Adidas footprints in the sand
Wait didnt the mujahideen won the war? Meaning that this comment is just another overused meme
And toyota tire tracks
@@savythegamer4781 doesn’t matter who won or lost. His point is that Spetsnaz are the real gangsters. The Mujaheden feared them a lot.
@@CamiloMercado04 the mujahideen mostly relied on horses to get around as well as a case and American stinger missiles but I get your point totally outgunned totally outmanned but somehow once Hind helicopters started dropping out of the sky the Soviet started to reconsider their presence in Afghanistan
Keep your unfunny jokes to yourself and gky
The Mujahideen had a special weapon that the Spetsnaz never had seen before and it's name was John Rambo.
And a blue light
"This movie is dedicated to the brave Mujahedeen fighters"
@@agentepolaris4914 o wow which were actually the peaceful guys ....they caused 9/11 attacks ...... actually the Soviets supposed to be the heroic in the film
@Eli Pen Which explains why the US can't beat ISIS/ISIL/Al-Queda, doesn't it?
Never get involved in a land war in Asia.
Never Invade Russia before the winter.
Never go into the Middle East expecting someone to not back forces you're fighting against.
hahahaa what a joke ,,, this war against ussr was actually fought by mujahideen and pakistan's isi and commando force ssg covertly ,,usa saudi chinese supplied money and weapons to pakistan to help this fight against soviet,, there was no single usa soldier or intelligences personnel directly involved in this war directly , they just helped pakistan ,, pakistan did all the training ,equipment supply and planning of this war on ground along with mujahideens,, zia ul haq was the real hero of this war
"That wallet looks nice, i might get one."
$100+? WTF?
i think i still my "old" wallet for a long time!!! 100 in a wallet??? totally insane!!
JohnQEvil I would buy an SSH-40 with that money,
I’ll get the cheaper one of wish
you can buy that but you won't have cash to put in anymore
I had the same reaction. Kind of prefer to replace cheaper wallets every few years
*Spetsnaz entering afghanistan chat*
Big boss:"Aight so which 1 of you is an S++?"
_”Ivan, there’s an Amerikanski cyka with a beard and a horn-_
_Oh, blyat- don’t hurt me. How’d you do that? Judo?”_
(You’re pretty good!)
Aha. XOF bro. We're way past that....
Now go,let the legend comes back to life.
@@tlshortyshorty5810 consecutive C Q C !
*laughs in boaster "skill"*
Russian: Tells Joke
Sand: Laughs
Russian: *wait a diddly darn second*
Boris get the RPG!
@@sooryan_1018 The Cheeki RPG?
Not funny. Be quiet.
Wait, what the blyad?*
Explain pls
Russians: BLYAT WHY IS MOUNTAIN SPEAK AFGAN
U.S: I understand your suffering
AFGHAN IS NOT A LANGUAGE!!!!
@@fivesageger6651 the northern dialect is often called Afgan persian. (You know where the soviets first invaded)
Stop being buthurt
Russians knows this suffering from the time snow speaked finnish.
Blyat Cyka
That was not funny
Fun fact: Osama Bin Laden took part in the Soviet-Afghan War and was wounded in one battle
Hitler was almost killed by a British soldier in ww1 but he didn’t fire
Yeah and America funded the mujahideen to combat the soviets. Another example of a proxy war backfiring on us.
@@Nick-bu2kp Are you brave against my grandchildren?
That is false read history books idiot
Live stream dude quit being shy
Next up on Simple History : The ancient wallet designed in the 90’s
The Tendie Man well done you’re the first one to comment
I'd love to see that
I honestly think that the wallet they were advertising is garbage.
It looks ridiculous and very unsafe from theft.
Lynchy The Classical Liberal it’s probably is garbage because they still have to advertise their “reveloutionary” wallet on TH-cam
Lynchy The Classical Liberal what's the point in something that holds notes but can't hold change anyway.
I've heard some of these soldiers got kidnapped by some floating balloon device... Probably just a rumour
Metal gear solid was pretty good
Pretty dangerous job, being a soldier. It heard it's safer to work at the life-size inflatable Mujahideen doll factory.
And when they heard soldiers being put to sleep often because of darts on their heads, they started issuing helmets. Then later they'd carry rocket launchers while on patrol, and abandon their AK-74s for an AK-47 and modernize their Mosin Nagant rifles with a custom chassis.
Ridge: "Why are you idiots using wallets designed in the 90's?"
Also Ridge: "Our wallet will last you your entire life."
I feel like theres some hypocrisy here, if only I could find it.
ain't nobody spendin 70+ bucks on a wallet tho, that's for sure.
@@Soviet_Maro If I blow 70 bucks on a wallet I won't have any money to put in it.
75$ for a peice of aluminium lmao talk about being overpriced
The elastic bands on it will hardly last 10 years.
They told me the same thing in the commercial for my last wallet I bought in '97
USSR: hah! You lost to some Rice Farmers!
USA: hah! You lost to some Shepherds!
and so the power of Frenemys commenced.
Loosing to shepherds is basically what happens now to USA. Same scenario just 30 years after
Irony is one of those goat farmers would come back and strike the USA and kill thousands of people.
Random Channel to keep things secret right...
agreed, I mean look at the soviet union today. Oh yeah, they dont exist anymore. Oops.
@@kingcp0878 I'm not sure what you're implying here. I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or not.
“Spetsnaz” literally just means “special forces” in Russian. Seriously put it into google translate.
I was just about to say this lol. I remember when I started to learn to speak Russian I was severely disappointed that "Спецназ" only means special forces.
Specnaz are 2 words combinated together to form short word
Most elite spetnaz group is the - ALPHA GROUP
It even means a simpler “special purpose”, which sounds almost non military when not shortened
@@fnmag3693 correct, "special purpose"
Damn those poor door guards at 3:07 didnt have a chance even if they played dead...lol
They ain't taking any chances 😂😂😂
@C.I.A. Of course
They were the special guards of Afghan president..
Price: *Who's your best man?*
Nikolai: *Yuri, Ex-Spetsnaz. Only man I know who hates Makarov more than you.*
Nikolai: This reminds of my time in Afghanistan with the Soviets.
@@TPDManiacXC626 Price:Nikolai,just land the bloody plane,we're on our way
Get up pvt Allen rangers lead the way
Remeber no russian
Nikolai:Angry Russian noises
The Soviets gangsta till the mountains starts speaking *_stinger missile lock on_*
When the afghan rebels start speaking rambo
When the planes start whistling
Everyone who replied and commented actually offended me because Afghanistan has the most mountains and I really don’t like how people have to say this about my country, my country won this war against the soviets, won the war against India in the 1700’s, if i see someone says something like what what you said I will literally go all out Afghan style.
Baseball Stuff I’m sorry about that we just like the meme
@@toka5088 i'm just making fun of Soviets tho
Rules of war :
1. You can not hold Afghanistan
2. Do not fight against Russia and Finland in winter.
3. Do not engage with the British in naval warfare
@@richlopez5896 these days.
In the past enemy ships evaporate as soon as they declare war on the British
Kamil525 rule number four added in the late 40s: don't give the Americans a tough fight otherwise they will drop the sun on you
@@dionwoollaston5717 ffs lol
Unless you're the Japanese and you have land-based aircraft.
4. Never get into a land war with China
my grandfather told me of the time he saw a man with an eyepatch wearing a chicken hat in afghanistan
Nah you dont have nuts
Snake, is that you?
Did he also have a prosthetic left arm?
Yeah right keep talking bs,
Next crazy thing he gone claim is that he saw people beeing taken away by balloons
@@bertr286 It's a joke bro
There is a reason Afghanistan has earned the nickname “Graveyard of empires,”
the Seleucids did just fine there
@Dmon Blu how??
@@apokos8871 they never controlled the places where ppl actually live they got money from some trade routes, but thats about it, in fact USofA does much and i mean it much better. The one who came closest by far is Alexander the Great
@@NoNo-bw5cq but the Seleucids *were* Alexander's empire, that how the diadochoi worked. and also Alexander coudnt deal with the local tribes in a practical manner since they used guerilla warfare so he used terror tactics for a bit then moved on to India and stationed Iranian (Persian) troops to control the Afganistan region. the US has been there for two decades (and according to them its not an occupation), if they manage to stay as long as the Seleucid empire, we can discuss this again.
The soviet union was gonna collapse anyway
_"You know me, I don't like anyone."_
-Sgt. Frank Woods
You can't kill meee!!!
You see that hind?? We're gonna take it.
Or....anyone who doesn't like people
This is 'Nam baby!"
*Woods*
Yeah this is why they shouldn’t have gone in, the USSR’s Vietnam also *insert generic Glaz/Fuze meme*
Lol then america went in and got there vietnam 2.0
Its america's nightmare too
@Caitlyn Jenner and many other countries before them too!
@Caitlyn Jenner you say that yet you call USSR "Russia"
@@Ypog_UA Oof
You guys probably don’t get this a lot, but I love how much detail you guys put into the weapons.
Russsin bakelite magazines 👏
In the 1987 James Bond film, The living Daylights, Bond receives aid from some Muhajdeen fighters against the Soviets. When you watch that film now with modern context it's basically James Bond working with the Taliban.
Don't forget Rambo 3.
Dedicated to the brave fighters of Afghanistan.
COD black ops 2, you are literally fighting alongside the taliban 😂
@@Marinealver yes, very "Brave fighters" (sarcastic)
Kinda but not really
Since the Mujahedeen weren't really one organization but really hundreds under one banner
History and politics are funny.
Friends one day. Bitter enemies the next
Americans in nam: why do the trees speak Vietnamese
Soviets in Afghanistan: why do the streets speak IED
Hahahaha get some!!!
Go back to your bunker
general_wolf nein
America later on: huh the reds were right, why do the streets speak IED?
Because Left fascists never miss a trick, tsovarich.
Why do we still use wallets form the 90s
Soviet ak-47 : Am I a joke to u...
Edit: I sad Ak-47 because the people that no nothing about guns would understand it .Everybody knows what an ak-47 is.
Ak-47 is a prototype, most common form of "AK" is the AKM. You can tell by bakelite pistol grip, slant muzzle break, etc.
Ya Hun
Your profile pucture is manky come on celtic
@@gen-zboomer 47 isn't a prototype and the akm is the "modernized" version of the 47
Lego Star Wars Obi-Wan sure.
The Spetsnaz will always be legendary not only for their tactics and bravery but also because they got a group called GRU
Well this aged like milk
@@wisemankugelmemicus1701lmao
@@kevincloud574 I genuinely think Spetsnaz gets beat by 101st Airborne - all with the exception of GRU
@@wisemankugelmemicus1701 I thought that was obvious
@@wisemankugelmemicus1701 A rather late answer, I understand. I am from Russia and would like to clarify a bit. When we talk about Spetsnaz in Afghanistan, it is mainly the GRU brigades and partly the "Alpha" of the KGB that are understood by it. These two special forces worked in Afghanistan. The situation changed in Chechnya when the special forces of the airborne forces appeared - the 45th Airborne Brigade (at that time the regiment, you could see them landing in Gostomel in 2022). Special purpose police units, the FSB "Vimpel" or "Pennaut" in-English (colleagues of the Alpha group) took part in Chechnya. There were even special forces... prison service. By the way, they proved themselves worthy. But all this diversity, which has expanded even more to the present day, did not exist in Afghanistan. Then it was mainly GRU and "Alfa"
Drinking game: Take a shot everytime the narrator says "Spetsnaz"
*Dies of alcohol poisoning
I dif tgsr 🍻
U tryn to kill me or what
A shot of vodka, obviously.
How about this, take one bong hit each time the narrator says “Spetnaz”
I pay for a modern wallet - yes, its true, everything fits in there, i mean after spending 100 dollar i just need space for my last 4 bucks or so...
@freneticness _ same not when they are really happy just looking at ur wallet with the knowledge that that alone 100$+
@freneticness _ tough. In my country people use knives instead of guns for robbing.
A friend of mine was in Spetznaz in Afghanistan. He was from Belorussia. He told me some stories....He just looks like a regular guy, not even big or something, but he did things i have very big respect for! He now lives quietly in Belgium, with wife and kids. He is now also godfather of my 2 kids. He participated in a raid to capture a high ranking mujahedeen. They succeeded btw. He also told me about how they monitored communications between mujahedeen from a very long distance, I was baffled about the technology they already had back then. He's very well spoken, very intelligent and polite person. If you would see him on the street, you would never think he's a spetznaz/GRU veteran, and he also doesn't like to brag about it. He did his job, lost some friends back then, and made it back home. That's the most important.
Respects
No respects
@@UZI-hb3cu yeah no respects Russia is useless
Still respect
"THE NUMBERS MASON, WHAT DO THEY MEAN?"
They mean God.
Spetsnaz inbound!
RUSALKA
I don't know anything about any number
Aaaa I keep hearing the fuckin numbers
Can't believe how far I had to scroll down to reach the first Black Ops reference
Mason: “What do you see woods”
Woods; “Sand, sand and more f**king sand”
From Black Ops 2 mission Old Wounds
Replaying the mission after bending down Judgement Day 98 times on veteran...
with the DEATH MACHINE
THE NUMBERS MASON WHAT DO THEY MEAN
I don’t like sand.
It’s coarse
and rough
and irritating,
and it gets everywhere.
@@dripsnake44 and it keeps laughing at me
THIS IS THE MUJAHIDEEN BABY
My dad actually have friend who was in Spetnaz and he was sent there. But soon as our country Estonia achieved independence he quited and came back to Estonia.
i like your profile pick and name
My Grandfather was from there, my namsake was unable to make it out after WW2.
Right on, HANS RUDEL
Hey hans meet me in argentina we are going to overthrow the argentinian goverment
@@littlejimmy8744 i see you are a man of culture aswel
I love these snippets of history.
Devi pashla
Epic
Danke!
Spetsnaz is a contraction of their name in Russian, “chasti spetsial naznacheniya nogo”, or “troops of special designation”. The spetsnaz were organized to be like the American Green Berets, but with more focus on direct action and sabotage. The GRU Spetnaz is the best of the best, although KGB spets gruppe Al’fa (Alpha) would argue that designation. The GRU is military intelligence, while the KGB is ostensibly civilian, like the CIA. GRU Desant are spetsnaz divers, the equivalent of Navy SEALs. KGB Vympel is a murder team...government trained and financed assassins. KGB OMON are oriented towards keeping the peace in prisons.
This was very informative. Thanks
ага
Umm... KGB OMON? OMON is ministry of internal affairs unit. And they are oriented to solve wide diapason of tasks e.g. riot control, counter terroristic operations, regular police support, etc. There are ministry of justice special forces take part in solving any riot-like problems in penitentiary facilities. And vympel is only counter-terroristic unit. Are you kidding? You know nothing about russian special forces.
@MrZapparin 🤖
Vympel are also anti air missiles, sick
"Why are we still using old wallets?" Because that thing isn't worth $105 USD as advertised...
Also it's Antonov. An-ton-ov
Fucking had to stop and go see the comments if somebody else is pissed off about this.
also that thing literally holds the cash in with a clip that doesn't sound safe at all
An ton ov? No thanks I'll keep using An-to-nov
It's like the Velcro wallets have returned.
@ You'll be "and old man?" Maybe you should proofread your replies before you call people foolish. XD
“Then I saw him”
“He saved me”
, who saved you mason, who was is
“It was Victor Resnov!”
Tricky Vik?
Hahahah
WHAT DOES THESE NUMBERS MEAN MASON
Adolf Hitler I don’t know
Good ol BO2
The soviet tactics during the Soviet Afghanistan war we mostly stationary. That's why the guerillas can easily out flank the soviet troops because they are not moving from one place to another.
Heard about this few years ago, forget who told about it. They just said, better be a moving target, than a fish in a barrel.
or fortify yourself better like the USA troops do.
@@KandiKlover if the cia helped taliban against us forces...
The soviets still managed a kill ratio of 9 to 1 and pushed the Mujahideen past the Pakistani border several times. They didn't lose because of that, they lost because they did not have enough men to guard the frontier nor the money to stay.
Dude... In the Afghan war, 15,000 Soviet soldiers and 100,000 Mujahideen were killed. The Soviets drove the Mujahideen into a corner, the USSR not only lost the war, but also did not win it. That is, no political successes and benefits have been achieved.
@@MrAlepedroza You mean 9 mujheads killed for 1 Soviet killed?
others: mountain speaking afghani
me: MGSV reference
_We passed upon the stair_
_Spoke of was and when_
_Although I wasn’t there_
_He said I was his friend_
Which came as some surprise
I spoke into his eyes
I thought you died alone
A long long time ago
Afghan its not a language
Boss get down...
Same lol
If I had a dollar for every time he said Spetsnaz, I’d be ricch
Me too 😔
Maybe you could afford the wallet
If i had a dollar i will not be a comunist.
345$ dont make u rich
@@shqiperia60
You count that all?
🙄
Venom Snake: *Exists*
SPETSNAZ: *HEAVY SWEATING*
@Joshua N. Ajang
Body double
@Joshua N. Ajang Big Boss is Naked Snake.
I have no idea what this is about bruh
@@iduntyra7566 In Metal Gear Solid 5 most of the game takes place during the Afghanistan War, where at the beginning of the game you have to extract some spetzans and you occetinaly encounter Russian Forces.
@@bengamerlsyolo6788 SPETSNAZ* Occasionally*
SPETSNAZ operatives and Soviet Soldiers are Extracted and making them join Diamond Dogs based on their Skills.
Interesting to see the Spetsnaz having near identical role as the Green Berets. A good knowledge of local language, customs and terrain. Infiltrate in small units deep behind enemy lines. Act as a force multiplier for the conventional army.
I'm curious about the afghan war so thx 4 posting this
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You should look up this documentary called “Afghanistan: Voices from the Hills 1986” very interesting.
I swear every week Simple History has something so interesting and fun
Soviets: *stays 10 years in Afghanistan* Okay guys, let's leave.
The US: *stays 18+ years in Afghanistan* Let's *stay* ! :)
The U.S. now: "F#€k, we lost."
Russia: "I warned you."
Actually the US can't wait to get out.
JellyFish they’ve waited 18 years, pretty sure they’ll wait more at this point
If the Soviet Union knew that Lithium would eventually become an important natural resource in battery making for Smart Phones and Electric vehicles, I am sure they would've stayed a lot longer. Afghanistan was more of a geopolitical asset than a resource one.
One does not simply use the phrase 18+
@@regulusvizsla2951 you're right, I should've use *over 19 years*
"Why would you keep using old stuff? That's silly!"
10 seconds later: "You will use this wallet forever"
Me : Has a exam online in 10 mins and has not studied anything yet.
Simple history : Video uploaded
Me : *screw it*
How did it go?
He doesn't talk about years which is always asked
Colt m45a1 it went really well fam
Wow my school cancelled all exams
When you and the bois are in Afghanistan and hear the mountains speak Pashto
Afghan rebel: oooh look a cave
I have waited so long for this vid
Hahaha
Sylvester Stallone has entered the chat
Yes sir correct
How fast were you?
Me: *I pressed a Simple History notification.*
How fast am I? I liked the comment in less than a minute
Yessir
Cuz I use a man's wallet. Made of leather, with space for 1 stack of cash in several denominations.
Unlike a tin can with a welded bobby pin to hold 3 pieces of toilet paper sold by Ridge.
@ because when the internet goes down, you go down.
@ where I live internet access is spotty. I also don't like third parties keeping track of every little thing I purchase.
Lastly, cash is much more liquid than an insolvent bank.
I use plastic for online purchases. That's it.
@@jintarokensei3308
Banks don't explode unless you live in Argentinia or Zimbabwe or something. Plus cash can fold even easier through hyper-inflation.
There is nobody tracking you. Unless it's the US or North Korea, in which case, make better laws against it.
@ explode is a bit dramatic. I never said cash is safe. Cash is just better than debt. Pretty cut and dry really.
@ I kill the robbers.
Also I'll hardly get invaded and robbed for a few hundred bux.
I keep my assets in shares and goods. But I use cash for daily transactions.
And on the off chance that I was at gunpoint, I'd just give them the cash.300-400 ain't worth dying for.
And my concern over safety isn't crime related.
Normal people: “Spetznaz”
TH-cam captions: *SPED NAZZ*
Is what it is
*'WE' IS SPED*
Spetsnas
Spetsnaz
It's auto-generated.
Imagine going through specialized training for 3-4 years just to instantly be shot or die from traps as soon as you step foot In Afghanistan...
Rip
may God bless the Afghan Islamic fighters for making the world a better place by killing those communist thugs who invaded their country
@@tactics1056 what country didn't in ww2?
@@zizouace4890 And later collectively formed Taliban and Al Qaeda (along with later assisting IS). Are you normally this stupid or is this a special occasion?
@@zizouace4890 same but with American oil imperialists
How you win a war:
You make the enemy press Alt+f4
If it's a cyber war
Technically you're right. The point of any battle is to scare the other side enough that they quit an call it a day
I sincerely appreciate the level of detail in the weapons in these videos
Spetsnaz field manual on standard first line when interrogating American POW.
"Dragonfly.. Wolf's Den.. Colorful names..."
Fun Fact: The tan/sand colored standard issued uniforms of the Red Army at the time are known as “Afghanka.” The Spetznaz were given suits known as “Mabuta” which were a cream color. The green/white camouflage pattern is called “Berezka, or KLMK” and are sniper suits, just worn over the standard uniform.
funny i haven't seen the altyn helmet being mentioned in this video aswell. the altyn (and its early psh-77 predecessor) were titanium helmets that were well used by more elite spetsnaz formations like alfa and vympel.
@@joao-gq7by they made a separate video about the helmet
Simplehistory: Why do you have Wallet from the 90s
Me: why are you talking about the 90s
😒
@Burleon when is it from ?
Omg those wallets cost up to $100. A quality real leather wallet costs less than that.
Well it's called advertising
“Afghan, Afghan Afghan
Afghan, Afghanistan
Kruzhit Chernyy tyul’pan
Nad beregom reki”
-Swallowing Dust, The Soviet-Afghan’s version of “Fortunate Sons”
th-cam.com/video/81rB9s6y-k8/w-d-xo.html
Fortunate son is nothing comparable with Swallowing Dust tbh.
Conventional Wallet $10 /or/ “Ridge Wallet” $100+, that’s why we don’t buy them
And because our cash doesn't hang out of it like a string but Is tucked nicely and safely inside.
If they steal it you will cry for the wallet not the money inside
Yeah like what's the point of buying a wallet if you don't have money to put in it right🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lol if you go to the website, here in Canada the clips are sold separately.
Also, conventional wallet is totally fine.
Big Boss: *ambushes soviet spetsnaz member* SPILL IT OUT
Spetsnaz man: Ya ne govoryu po angliski, otpusti(which means "I don't speack english, let me go")
I read this as “ye no go vock you, yo and stay octopus” I’m drunk and tired
"Where are your friends?"
*Stabs throat*
Heroic increased
*govorut
@@HeinousProductions nea bratishka, on pravilno napisal, a ty net
The Speznas had and have special detachments fluent in different Languages like English, French, German and Chinese. And not just the Stuff you learn in School but to a Level that you could think they were Natives.
3:13 good job shooting that door comrade, you really helped the Soviet Union with that one
Slotherick The great
the door was still shooting! should have surrendered.
You got them guys, you can stop firing. Guys!
10:35 Woulda been hilarious if they found a note like "Enjoy these stinger missiles, love CIA" XD
US supplied so many stingers, they got to enjoy them too just 15 years later :)
@@yeoldeguard true
"Afghan Afghan Afghan, Afghan Afghanistan"
@@janielunday5012 He is referencing the song Swallowing Dust
Love that song
Love most Soviet 70-80's songs
My favorite Cold War conflict on the Soviet side. “Swallowing Dust” anyone?
Yeah nice one
Good song, a decade later and a song about a conflict where Russian conscripts fights against Afghan intervention trained Jihadist is sung
Edit: Soviet/Ex yugoslavia war song>>>>>>>>>>>>>Sabaton
I like that but gruppa krovi is better
Yea
Afghan afgan Afghan
Vietnam: Soviets aided the vietnamese and enabled their victory.
Afghanistan: Americans got their revenge.
@Gleb B. / Глеб Б. They were at the beginning, but they later withdrew their aide, because Vietnamese hated Chinese and as a result they sided primarily with the Soviet Union during feud between Russia and China. So all later support for North Vietnam was coming from Soviets.
And the support by the Americans has biten the Yanks in the end..
If only the Americans could have guessed that giving weapons to local Islamic extremist groups who hate the west wouldn't just be a short term solution to communism. I know supporting militias to start an uprising is fairly common in war but the USA should have known arming the mujahideen would have long term detriments.
@@tomaszlosinski875 The mujahadeen were not a uniform group except for the fact they hated the invading Soviets. It was a much more fractured group based on ethnic and tribal lines and unsurprisingly collapsed after the Soviets were gone and power was to be decided. Thus the Taliban coalesced to represent the dominant Pashtun ethnic group and institute strict religious law. The US however primarily supplied the more moderate groups within the Mujahadeen and what would later become the Northern Alliance and help us fight the Taliban.
And 911 was USA's karma of supporting the mujahideen!
"Everyone is gangsta untill they invade Afghanistan"- Alexander the great, Persian empire, British Empire, Indian empire, Mongols, Soviets empire, American empire
Alexander actually did succeed in conquering Afghanistan.He was defeated by purus, a small king from modern day Punjab .India Kings like Ashok and Raja Ranjit Singh conquered Afghanistan.
Tamerlan conquered Afghanistan twice
Indian empires never tried to invade Afghanistan
Except Alexander, some Indian leaders, and Americans all won there. The British won eventually but it was more a political victory by getting the leaders on their side then it was a military victory. Persia also won there for awhile but gave it up after awhile
@S.K 123 What does that even mean? Do you consider Ghurids and Ghaznavis Afghans?
Mujaheddin: Just a bunch of ordinary soldiers.
Voice from behind whispering: P r i v e t.
I love how the KGB keep shooting after killing their enemies
Just be shure
Achievement unlocked “ never run out of ammo”
- Why can't you just double tap them, reeee?
- *Haha, AK go brrrrr*
My commander used to tell us "Ammo is cheap... mistakes aren't"
Spetznas soldier: Big Boss? He a myth, no one guy could clear an entire garrison alone.
Punished Snake, standing 5 feet away: Hippity Hoppity you're now my property.
Haven’t played MGSV before?
@@d3vilmaycry25 I don't think he has.
" You say civilian casualties, I say padded stats. " - Spetsnaz
When you’re scrolling the comments and find no Rambo 3 references
Sad Rambo Noises
@@Captain_Yorkie1 Very sad Rambo noises.
No machine gun
He's a man! Not a god!
I was thinking of bo2 campaign if you know what I mean
SpetsNaz = Специальное Назначение (Spetsialnoe Naznachenie) Special Purpose
GRU Spetsnaz = ГРУ (Главное Разведывательное Управление) Glavnoe = Main Intelligence Agency/Management
СпекПуровцы? 😎
@@FORDABDYH нет блiн пирожки
Specnaz means = special assignment and not purpose
You forgotten Naval Spetsnaz
@@adancontreras6383 wait naval spetsnaz?
Soviets: Existing in Afghanistan
Big Boss: Pathetic
Real reason Soviets lost the war
@@Ake-TL can confirm. Kidnapped entire regiments of infantry and armour as venom snake.
@@Ake-TL And Quiet
Haha so true
This is the stuff I'm looking for! Ugh, there's SO MUCH World War 2 content on TH-cam coming out every week, and all I want is to get a taste of the battles that actually have some relevance to my life.
WW2 has relevance to your life. It's why you've just said and have the freedom to say "I want is to get a taste of the battles that actually have some relevance to my life." as opposed to "Ich möchte einen Vorgeschmack auf die Schlachten bekommen, die tatsächlich eine gewisse Relevanz für mein Leben haben." Remember that when thinking WW2 was a war fought long ago and the time that has since past doesn't means little to you now. It was such a large battle it is still is very relevant today....
"Ww2 has no relevance to my life" 🤡🤡
Just say you like the aesthetic more lmfao, you don't need to disrespect veterans of WW2 like that
3:11 *Me:* Bruh, they are dead now. Why are you still shooting?
*Spetsnaz:* Just making extra sure they are dead comrade! )))
When you're a Afghan and the sky start singing " who will save the world".
Nice refrence 👌🏻
Change Afghan to Georgian and you got a great comment😂
soda can 345 MGSV love it
*The man who sold the world
@@Persona-Is-Trash nah he's talking about a music video, look it up
Afghanistan has been called the 'Graveyard of Empires' for a reason.
@Tony Facts hurt. No one was successful to take over Afghanistan
@@MuhammadNafay Its a false argument, it would be like saying Britain did not conquer India because Britain does not rule India today. Alexander the Great, Mongols, Tatars, Mughals etc. have all ruled Afghanistan they just became Afghani (that's why there is so many different ethnic/religious/language groups) or they left.
Tony and what evidence do you have to support your claim bc Afghanistan is the graveyard of empires. Britain failed twice, soviets, Alexander the (not so great), genghis khan, Mughal empire. These are facts sooo maybe think before you say an empty statement
@Tony You should look up the Great Game tony, Afghanis are the worlds hardest Gangsters...
@@Ayaymeer well its a yes and no i guess, this video should help clear things up th-cam.com/video/H-4Xzszp3lw/w-d-xo.html
USA in Vietnam
Soviet Union in Afghanistan
British Empire in Afghanistan
Russia in Chechnya
France in Algeria
Egypt in Yemen
Israel in Lebanon
CCP in Tibet and Xinjiang as well.
Welcome to the 60s-90s
France won in Algeria.
@@fuck4317 lmao
"Alright, I'm done with my animation loop. How many times are you going to use it in your video?"
"Yes."
1:06 Me and the boys walking to Walmart for cereal after quarentine:
I want Simple History to do a whole vid on The Battle of Tsaritsyn in the Russian civil war
I'd love that. The Russian civil war always gets glossed over despite lasting 4 years and killing 12 million people. It was a massive war.
SPETSNAZ ( Spetsial Naznacheniya: Special Purpose Forces), not so much a Special Operations Force, but , a General Purpose Force trained and equipped for Special Missions.
Can you elaborate more on the topic? I’m very interested
I learnt about the Soviet-Afghan war when some guy's body double with an eyepatch came in my school.
Wait....
BOSS GET DOWN
Lt Scouton It’s the enemy sniper, stay low and crawl along the ground. That’ll help you get past then.
boss they’re just kids.....
@@cooperproductions3731 what why?
The enemy sniper.
spetsnaz equipment:
assault riffle
pistol
granade
RPG
VODKA (always)
When yankee doodle in town, slav squat down
vodka is the deadlist gadget ever
@@Hellvyn_ Before battle drink vodka, you will become invincible
spetsnaz equipment:
Akm
makarov
f1 grenades
rpg 16
VODKA and HARDBASS
This brings back memories of one of my papers during my first year of university. Such an underrated and forgotten conflict that i'm glad you decided to cover.
I love how the most replayed part is after the sponsor for the video
"Snake, we need to get a hand to one of their interpreters."
Calorie Mate??
@@ramenseie2481 MGSV reference
“Take no prisoners, comrades!”
But kill them
Let go comrades
ENEMY AC-130 ABOVE!
I literally just finished playing “Wolverines” from MW2 (although that’s from Cod 4)
Ayy cod4 mw
Alex Ciuciu what exactly is from cod4
Soviets' Two Biggest Nightmares:
1) snow speakin' Finnish;
2) mountains speakin' Pashto // Farsi.
@Abu Troll al cockroachistan lol
Finland was a part of Russian empire
Fun fact - Fins lost that war.
@@TheGranicd Fun fact, finland had 3 million people living in it at the time, They had less resources and factories than Ukraine SSR, Less capable bodies for the war, and a massive front; Yet for 3 months Finland was a russian grave, Until they directed all available resources in a chokepoint. Tiny little finland killed 300k~ Russians, and there are estimates that the number is up to 1 Million, while losing less than 100k men. So, Yeah, winning isn't impressive if you are disgustingly more powerful than the opponent.
@@@TheGranicd At Least, they didn't lose their independence and never became part of USSR, like Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) in 1940.
A Spetsnaz op was the one that ended the 2004 Beslan School Siege, where militants held approx 1000 people including children host-age for three days. They went in killed the majority of hostiles and exfiled. But the follow up operation, the removal of the host_ages by regular troops, police and medical personnel was severely bungled, resulting in the deaths of several hundred of the hostages.