Comments by "afcgeo" (@afcgeo882) on "Ryan McBeth" channel.

  1. Fox News are pushing most of these lies.
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  2. They get it wrong because they don’t care if they do. It pays to be first, not best. This isn’t an issue of military ignorance, Ryan, at all. Notice their first three article mentioned that this was “per Palestinians”. That says two things: first, they didn’t corroborate with the opposing side or independent analysts and two, they are including an exculpatory statement because they know very well that the claim may be wrong. So they know there is a good chance that things aren’t what they seem, so why are they still writing it? Readership has to be up. Engagement has to be up. Those are the indices that are used to sell ads - the primary source of revenue for the business. Being thorough, slow and honest doesn’t sell ads and it doesn’t gain engagement.
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  3.  @Talishar  A certain B-2 crash comes to mind with those words…
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  4. That Blackhawk is absolutely a real Sikorsky S-70, from Ace Aeronautics. Ace refurbishes used UH-60/S-70 helicopters and upgrades them to the latest digital standards.
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  5.  @johnbaker4246  No, we didn’t train them to use everything. Were you even there?
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  6. Ryan, certified native Russian interpreter here… You got your Russian wrong. “Напоминает запах” would be the only correct translation. There cannot (yes, Americans do use it) be an “on” or “на” here. Not saying it’s not a Russian bot, just saying that your first clue was a fallacy. It happens.
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  7. More than FPV drone swarms the issue is vulnerability to plain ole artillery. A battery of say 154mm won’t be all that effective in hitting a single tank on the move, but hitting a group of tanks is much easier and creates chaos within the echelon, which in turn causes bottlenecks and tanks going off path into mines. Also, Russia has transformed into much smaller, much less organized units. Especially the LPR and DPR militias. They’re often lacking cohesive plans even on the platoon level.
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  8. No. No point in using a missile for a church.
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  9.  @leaannlayne3325  They don’t hit apartment buildings on purpose either. They simply suck at targeting. Cruise missiles are very expensive and finite. “Why not” is not an answer to “why”.
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  10.  @makrofocus  You smell it? Urea is odorless.
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  11.  @clumsiii  Urea isn’t urine.
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  12.  @ThisPartIsAndrew  That’s unlawful.
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  13.  @michaelswagson4457  Attacking civilian infrastructure is 100% a war crime. The Geneva Conventions say so. “Dual use” is not a legal defense. Primary use is. The primary use is civilian. Full stop.
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  14.  @Ribberflavenous  What reminiscing? Until 1968 people of different races had different rights.
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  15.  @uncletiggermclaren7592  You’re DELUSIONAL. The US has a horrid history. Slavery? Genocide of Native Americans? The Wilmington Coup? The Comstock Act? The 1924 Johnson-Reed Act, The repatriation of Mexican-Americans in the 1930’s, Concentration camps for Japanese-Americans? Turning away Jews running from the Nazis in 1940? Jim Crow era? McCarthyism and the Chinese Confession Program? How about all the things the US has done abroad? The My Lai massacre? Operation “Ajax” that overthrew democracy in Iran in 1953? There are literally COUNTLESS more examples of the US being an absolute disaster of a nation. Objectively, you’re WRONG.
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  16.  @jefclark  Not really. There were Rangers in the 1700s and Rangers during WW2, but they weren’t the same type of units as modern Rangers. There’s no continuous history there.
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  17. The M2A2 vehicles sent to Greece, Croatia and Lebanon are from the US Army’s surplus stocks. The units to be sent to Ukraine will be from the same stocks. As the US operates Bradleys and heavy MRAPS and armored light vehicles, the need for IFVs is much smaller than it used yo be. There are M2A3s being manufactured and some M2A2s being upgraded to A3 level. The ones in storage are too old and too numerous to be upgraded. They make a good stock for foreign sales and foreign military aid. Greece is receiving 350 M2A2s and 1200 M1117s. Croatia received a donation of 60 M2A2 ODS. Lebanon received 8 Bradleys in the same configuration in 2018, from the same stock. Most of these vehicles came from the National Guard units that received upgrades or were changed to other types of units.
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  18.  @casper6014  Are you on some drugs? Putin has been trying to take over Ukraine ever since Maidan because he lost control of its President. He was doing it in sections in order to avoid a greater war that Russia was even less prepared for 10 years ago. Meanwhile, he switched a huge portion of the budget toward military manufacturing in order to build up reserves. This has been one single conflict and those who have been watching know that very well.
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  19. Usage by other than primary user is actually a non-issue in the US, so this is a solution looking for a problem. Tye majority of guns used illegally in the US were purchased legally.
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  20. Results don’t come from vacuums.
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  21.  @bernardzsikla5640  How does one get accurate information without methods of getting accurate information? Do you read what you write?
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  22.  @bernardzsikla5640  Except it isn’t math and journalism isn’t about the fact that a hospital blew up. It’s about who did it and why, which means it’s LITERALLY about knowing whether it was a 2+2 or a 7-3. Having the story correct means not saying, “2+2=5”, but they can’t just say, “it was 4” because that in itself is not trustworthy. Because … how do you know it wasn’t 6?
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  23.  @bernardzsikla5640  You don’t read well, do you?
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  24.  @garyK.45ACP  Wow… please hand in your IQ card. There are NO Constitutional immunities in play here. All acts were conducted BEFORE Trump was ever in any office. Judge Merchan today set a sentencing date to November 26. The will decide on the motion, but the only decision is to sentence because once again, this was not an act in Presidential capacity.
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  25.  @alexg4462  I doubt they will imprison him solely because it would be impractical. He would require a special facility and his Secret Service detail would still need to be there. If it was to happen, he may be told to report to prison, but he is a flight risk, so I don’t know.
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  26. The M1A2-SEPv2 and later tanks have a thermal management (air conditioning system) that is hydraulically powered. That system exists so that the computer systems onboard can continue functioning in extreme heat.
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  27. So could the Space Force Reserve.
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  28. The USSR was difficult to invade and occupy, but Germany didn’t care, did it?
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  29.  @Jay-ho9io  Only if you don’t know any history.
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  30. The whole coincidence of a film crew just happening to be on board and them being on the surface around a P-3… too convenient. Having dropped a sonar buoy, it would take 3 seconds for them to dump two torpedoes if that sub locked on. That sub would be on the bottom. No way any skipper takes chances like that for a photo op.
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  31. Enlisted aviator???
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  32.  @MarcinP2  That’s two flights out of billions, literally.
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  33. A Coast Guard crew was followed by these recently as well.
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  34.  @Ghatbkk Except Russia had pulled out of much of the Geneva Conventions.
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  35. In Russia, traditionally, wounded soldiers have been viewed as failures and a burden. Resources aren’t generally “wasted on them” past the basics. There is also an issue of their aircraft not having been engineered for air medevac missions, so the more seriously wounded soldiers simply can’t be flown out. They need to be treated longer on the ground and taken by ground vehicles to rear hospitals. The former culture is changing, albeit slowly. The equipment is not.
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  36.  @x--.  No, not at all. The point of a flag is to identify, not remind. It’s literally a symbol of a group they present to another group for identification. We show others our flag/ensign so they know who we are. America stuffs its flag into its own people’s brains for brainwashing. Do you know that our “tradition” of flying flags EVERYWHERE started during McCarthyism? Do you know where we got the inspiration? Literally Nazi Germany. They flew the Third Reich flag everywhere to psychologically motivate their citizens. In 1949 Congress established Flag Day as an official holiday. At the start of the Cold War in the early 1950s the pledge of allegiance was added to the US Code (1954), introduced into schools as a mandate and “under god” was added. In the early 50’s flags were given out to new home owners for free, to have them hoisted and flown, and Veterans organizations were tasked with their proper disposals. Your flag pride is literally the product of the Cold War patriotism/anti-communism machine, not a historical reminder.
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  37.  @danielward5602  No, idiot, 1775 is where they’ll start. You could use some history lessons already!
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  38. Damaging two aircraft doesn’t do much. They can just use two other aircraft. Besides, from the photo it looks like one damaged Bear still has its rear machine gun installed. That most likely means it’s out of commission, as TU-95s are having them replaced with electronic warfare modules. Those are the ones actually being used.
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  39. You can’t do Space National Guard. Space doesn’t belong to any state, nor do any satellites. It’s not like an F-16 that’s based in your state. Guard units also have to have state missions during peace time, but guiding and protecting satellites is a federal task because they are federal property. You cannot expect states to fund any of that. For satellite availability in state and national emergencies, please refer to NORTHCOM. That’s literally its job.
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  40.  @terjeoseberg990  No, but you don’t need to be to know how the Russian military is set up. My father still lives there and I’ve generally kept up on the happenings in the country via their TV. If anything, the Russian military had regressed in their abilities since the 1990s.
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  41.  @thysonsacclaim  Private DOES NOT mean civilian. 😂 Private means non-government. I also have relatives on the Russian side. They all served.
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  42. Prove your claim of being biased solely to one side please. From my knowledge, they get things wrong in every direction.
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  43.  @jimsackmanbusinesscoaching1344  I’m not trolling. I actually did the job (unlike you). Our deployments are often done on individual or small component basis and have been for decades. When we say “part of a unit” it means an individual or a few individuals who don’t comprise any unit on any level. Your comment didn’t add anything to the video and isn’t at all on topic and instead of recognizing that you’re calling others “a troll.” Do you a favor and stick to what you know.
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  44. Do we know how many were scheduled to be used in the attack? This comes across like a propaganda statement. We have no idea how many Russia were going to use and from where, so to claim a “win” somehow is misleading, which is why Ryan didn’t say it. He sticks to facts, not theories.
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  45.  @Itsjustme-Justme  Ground APUs are usually present to provide electricity in an aircraft when it’s being worked in, for general lighting, power to electronic systems and for HVAC. In the US, that power would come from an APU cart, usually, but Russia uses trucks.
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  46. Ryan… you’re wrong on the Iran pronunciation thing, buddy. It has NOTHING to do with your accent either. You just learned to pronounce it wrong. In every word in English that starts with an I, the letter is pronounced as “ee”. Example: information, indigo, irrelevant, input, etc. Iran is a proper name. It should be pronounced as intended. We don’t call you Reeean, even after you correct us, and blame it on an accent. It’s a simple matter of proper reading and respect. Passaic Co here, btw. After all, there’s no “Eyendia” or “Eyesrael”, right?
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  47.  @killdizzle  They’re not APCs and I think BTRs hold that distinction..
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  48. Where so you get your info from? I grew up in the USSR’s later days and distinctly remember learning about the Molotov-Ribbentrop treaty and the Lend-Lease in 8th grade history. The former was absolutely taught as a naive move of Stalin where he believed he was saving the USSR from war and the betrayal by Hitler. The later is taught from the perspective of the United States being an ally during WW2. What is not taught very well is the overall WW2 versus the Patriotic War section from June 22, 1941 to May 9, 1945. Very little time was given to Germany between WW1 and 2 or to the Japanese front. To be fair, Americans and Europeans don’t know much about the history that involved Russia, but not them either. You are right about the oversimplification of the good guys versus the bad guys though. It’s a very powerful tool. It’s commonly used in the US (and everywhere else) as well. For example: Middle East bad, Israel good.
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  49.  @rocketman1058  To be fair, what started WW2 for the West was Britain and France declaring war on Germany in response to its invasion of Poland. They did not declare war on the USSR for its involvement in invading Eastern Poland or Estonia, Latvia and Romania (today’s Moldova). One could also remind everyone that Poland was occupying Western Ukraine, Lithuania, part of Romania and Belarus until that point, as a remnant of the Austro-Hungarian empire (the Hapsburgs). i don’t know if I’d call that revisionism. Is a non-invasion pact the same as starting a war? Finland, Sweden and Norway had non-invasion pacts in place too. Every neutral nation does. While the invasion of Finland was a real “war machine” act for sure, it really isn’t considered to be a part of WW2 at all. As for the others, there really was no military invasion because those areas were already aiming at communism, and many saw it as a liberation from Poland, not realizing that the USSR wouldn’t give them independence. Every nation on earth calls itself the “good guy”.
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  50.  @rocketman1058  I don’t know where you’re getting your info from, but the info I’m giving you is from Western sources, not Russian. YOU are the one creating revisionism here.
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