Comments by "Marvin De Bot" (@marvindebot3264) on "That One Terrible Gun Myth in Siege of Jadotville..." video.

I was in the Congo in the late 80s/early 90s, the situation then was far simpler and we still could have used a spreadsheet to keep all the factions in order in our minds. Nothing is simple in that crazy place. While I'm sure it would be possible to pull that shot off with a Bren if you know that particular weapon well enough, if you have a #4 sniper why the hell would you use a Bren? This kind of stuff is one of the reasons I don't generally watch movies about places I contracted.
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the main issue was who was allied with who. basically, there were two main factions of antigovernmental forces that stayed reasonably static and didn't like each other. However, within those factions there were many semi-independent groups who were always fighting amongst themselves for control of the overall faction. The Congo is a silly place, like Somalia on steroids. Our company was in the business of flying supplies very various international aid orgs (and certain others) so yes, anyone who shot at you was basically a bad guy. @smolkafilip
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