This video features a U.S. Army Soldier reacting to 'SAS Rogue Heroes,' a series depicting the SAS's WWII operations in North Africa. The soldier analyzes the show's portrayal of desert warfare, highlighting the strategic importance of Tobruk and the Suez Canal, the SAS's unconventional approach to bypassing military bureaucracy, and the technical challenges of desert parachute operations including static line deployment systems. The analysis emphasizes how the SAS's willingness to operate outside standard military protocols enabled their success in the harsh Egyptian desert, where they faced Axis forces while defending vital supply routes.
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Paddy Mayne is an UNHINGED LUNATIC and I LOVE IT! | SAS Rogue Heroes First Time WatchingAdded:
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, it is currently Memorial Day as I record this. Couldn't think of a better way to spend a Memorial Day than learning about some great ass kickers in human history talking about the SAS, the original Black Ops guys from World War II. I saw one clip of this show and it's when Patty Mine and his boys got troop reviewed by Vernon Montgomery and I'm just going to say it was hilarious. That combined with all the recommendations from you guys meant I had to watch this show. This is going to be the next TC series that we do. They're going to get it a couple episodes early, but everyone's going to get to watch it eventually. I'm not here to waste any more time. Let's get into SAS Rogue Heroes. I'm ready to learn about Patty Maine and the fellas episode one. Let's get it. Told that this show has a bunch of uh shenanigery as in there's gonna be a lot of BS, a lot of red tape. hence the success of the SAS. They went around a lot of that red tape.
So, let's see what we got going on here today. Based on a true story, those events depicted, which seem most unbelievable, this looks like the last Tiger from Battlefield V, by the way.
Literally one for one, are mostly true.
May 1941, somewhere in the Egyptian desert. Oh, I'm already locking in.
Let's do it. Clock in, gang. Clock in.
Jack Oonnell. Love him in centers. Love him in the 28 years later movies. Great villain. I'm ready to see him as an unhinged World War II hero. I see some desert rat flags flying out here on Northern Africa. Oh, it's based on a book series. I didn't know that. Let me know if the books are worth reading. I'll definitely hop on. Nice shades. I love the shades. Oh, hold on.
I got you. One sec. Bet. We going to be rocking with the shades. You best believe I got to pull up with the ballistic protective eyewear. Let's do this. Don't you love halting in the middle of the desert for some BS? Put on the teapot. Let's get a boil going. Some nice Earl Grey, K, hot. Love the Aviators. I don't have mine on me.
>> My uh truck is running low on fuel, so the rest must be the same. Permission to bring up the fuel trucks.
>> Oh god.
>> They didn't bring fuel, did they?
>> Did we bring Did we bring fuel trucks with us?
As >> a matter of fact, we didn't.
>> Great. Lovely.
What >> is that? The convoy has been fueled with just enough petrol for a journey of 500 km.
>> What?
>> They didn't translate to miles.
>> But the journey from Cairo to Tbrook, >> it's 500 miles.
>> [ __ ] dummies.
>> Hey pal, you just blowing from >> stupid town.
>> When Sterling, I don't care who your father was. You were supposed to address me as sir. Oh no.
Oh no.
No. No.
>> Tell me he didn't just say that.
>> Now you see something.
You know you don't [ __ ] up, right?
>> You done [ __ ] up. You know that, don't you?
>> You know you don't [ __ ] up, right?
>> No, you don't [ __ ] up, don't you?
>> No, I don't.
No, you don't [ __ ] UP. YOU DONE MESSED UP, AON.
>> Viewer discretion is advised.
>> Hey sir, you're a [ __ ] idiot. Next.
There's a time and a place to pull rank.
When you're just peeping on the [ __ ] onto the rest of your co-workers is not the time to pull rank. Yeah, piss off indeed.
>> Guys and gals, I'm about to get hyped the [ __ ] up during this intro.
>> Lock in.
>> Yes, sir.
Love to see you, baby.
In spring 1941, Britain and the colonial army stood alone against Nazi Germany and fascist Italy.
Britain was clinging on in North Africa, defending its vital supply route of the Su Canal.
As the Nazis advanced, the Allied armies fell back on Tbrook, a crucial port they had to defend. Arrow coast, I'm locking in, baby. If Tbrook fell, Suez would be lost.
IF SUEZ WAS LOST, Africa would be lost.
And if Africa was lost, THE WAR WOULD BE LOST. In the words of Winston Churchill, the whole English speaking world was passing through a dark and deadly valley. And the words of the common soldier, oh, naked, we were [ __ ] Cairo. All right, I'm taking them off.
Hopefully I yelled loud enough the copyright doesn't trigger. I could do that whole bit. Who you honking at in the rain, big dog. Also, it's raining in Cairo. That sucks ass.
>> Bubble of Eric and glasses.
>> Oh, we got some Aussies. Some real rats of the desert.
>> Paul.
>> Okay, put them up. Let's go. Oh, that's rat right there. Head kicks to everyone.
>> Ah, Australians. I love Australia. [ __ ] you. Let's go right now, [ __ ] Let's go. Archer ball David Sterling got something for him.
>> Oh no. This is a >> in the nation that is not think stood before.
>> I'm told he's an insane person.
>> God the hater.
>> But in a good way, the kind you want on your side.
>> I'm a [ __ ] pimp. Rocky duty mink. And without me, THIS WHOLE [ __ ] SHIP SINK.
>> Oh [ __ ] We doing this now. I feel like it's not going to go the way they planned.
How's your colleague?
>> I hope I did no permanent damage.
>> Irish [ __ ] >> [ __ ] >> Yeah, you're about to be the [ __ ] gentlemen.
>> Unpleasant to a smaller man. It got my goat.
>> You won't be using military policemen as a punch back anymore.
>> 1 minute 37 seconds later.
>> You are going to have to find naked back first.
>> Begin your search.
>> Let's do it, baby. Lieutenant Robert Blair. Patty man.
>> And now we're over it to Brooks.
>> Oh, is that Theon Greyjoy? He's doing great as long as he keeps his penis. And the blood is take it.
>> The good old beans and Franks.
>> We are among them. Your mother is not watching.
>> Hell yeah. Do the dirty. Oh, they about to get with it, man. Leanfield. Just a pretty gun.
>> OH, THESE ITALIANS. COMPANY WILL FIX BAYONETS.
>> Fix bayonets.
Senator John Steel jock Lewis of the Welsh guards eighth commandos.
>> Yeah, >> bro. Too good, man.
>> Are you going to rob me, too? That's a probable cause right there. About to shoot your ass.
>> First, let me give you a small warning.
A lesson in the >> kind of soldier. The commander jealous of you.
>> Damn. Okay. Using the Bible as the as the piece. are massively few of us. Do you understand?
>> Bro's giving a speech.
>> Mouths can be torn open. Necks are a gift.
>> God's ultimate.
>> Hang one of them with their own literally hoist them by their own petard.
>> They are all weapons. Everything you touch.
>> Oh, that's cool. They're using their own guns.
>> A weapon.
>> What a pretty sight.
>> Men understandably reluctant to make our acquaintance, but if you really do insist.
>> Not my stuff, boys.
That ain't how this story ends.
>> Stop.
>> I say that [ __ ] all the time. We going to be on the news when I go.
>> A different guy. Yo, >> we're just here for the girls.
>> Dash.
>> Buy yourselves a drink. Raise a toast.
>> See to fallen comrades.
>> You don't got to just immediately Good evening everyone. [ __ ] you to everyone.
You can you can be friendly. You could start off on the right foot. Like this dude probably would have been down to swap swap some war stories, maybe, you know, give a couple pointers, but instead y'all coming in here like it's a freaking soccer match at halftime and everyone's got to go piss all of a sudden. You don't got to do all that.
I'm going to go get me a Dr. Pepper.
Y'all chill. Let's rock and roll with our entire soul, ladies and gentlemen.
Back into it. Probably going to start talking with that slight Irish inflection the more I watch Patty Man cuz I can slip into it very, very quickly. Whiskey.
>> What a bop. I hope they play Tipperary in this show at some point. The goated British war song ain't even going to throw it back.
Pause.
>> Bro was mad to be at work.
>> Real real talk. It is so funny.
Especially when you could tell like my LT is having a long day, having a bad day. Like it's a Monday and he just got a whole heap and lot of work dropped on him. Every time you see him outside, salute. even if you've already saluted them once because they have to return it and they'll just be like, "Hey guys, we need you." Good morning. Anyways, can we get some guys over there? Good morning.
It's the funniest [ __ ] ever. Just keep saluting them. And uh you you'll you'll watch frustration build up hilariously.
But if you're a good officer, you take it in stride. All doing drilling ceremony outside and Egypt's got to suck a big fat one.
>> Morning.
>> Morning, ma'am. Bro is pissed >> tonight.
Oh, a hoot nanny, >> a shind dig, >> and a what?
>> A rug cutter at >> the embassy. Chance for everyone to formulate a plan for our next assault onto Brook.
>> He just wants to get to work. Real work, not whatever this [ __ ] is.
>> That's a busy map.
>> Second attempt to relieve Brooke is being discussed.
>> Actually, it will be a third attempt.
And men are dying.
>> Yeah, this >> What would it take to make you call me sir?
>> Put him on the line instead of working an office job.
>> Sterling, you are not the soldier your father was, and you never will be. They chilled back there.
>> The kind of drunken insubordinate malcontent he would have despised.
>> Tell you what, get this is there are some people like this that it is beneficial for both of you to go ahead and just send him out there. He wants to be on the front line clacking heads together with the boys, you know, living in his own [ __ ] and squalor. He wants that incredibly badly. And you don't want to deal with him anymore. Get his ass out of here. You don't want to be worried about him showing up to a party sober. You want to be worried about him out there getting scalps ready for freaking Lieutenant Alidor Rain in North Africa? Let's do it.
>> Thy kingdom come, thy will be done.
>> Yeah, I would not be doing an outdoor service in [ __ ] right now.
>> Amen.
>> East side strong, too. Everybody out here just walking on edges right now.
>> We dispatched 50 enemy soldiers.
>> Hell yeah.
>> Destroyed one key gun placement.
>> That's just a little platoon right there. They took out 50.
>> Had only one casualty. Matthews died in the night.
>> RIP Matthews. That dude is back there losing his mind.
>> I was exhausted with the work we did, sir. But uh >> is that an American?
>> Satisfied with our chief.
>> We have spent 112 days defending this place.
>> That's a lot of days for a big pile of rocks.
>> And the scorpions and the flies.
>> Stooka.
You know that flying's so low. You probably be better off having some guys with the rifles just taking pot shots up there. You'll hit them eventually.
>> Hey, real talk. Speaking of dude shaking in the back, you could tell he wants to be there, though. Like, his nerves, it's getting to him, but he don't want to leave his boys. Like, he could crack and, you know, it could crack, but he's holding it together. That's the reason why he's not addressing it. If it was something he was worried about, like he's worried about this dude losing his [ __ ] and being a detriment to everybody else, that's one thing. But Buddy is standing in formation fighting the battle up here. But he knows that no matter what happens up here, it's important that we stay right here. So, a lot of courage on that guy's part to try his best to maintain his composure. There's going to be some times when you just can't do it, but he's trying his best and that's what matters.
>> This was Baghdad. They would be moving [ __ ] >> KICK OFF THE FACE. That's what he sounds like. The Bren gun is a wonderful piece of machinery and it looks beautiful on that monopod. And they got the old Louies, too. Let's go. British weapons are so unique and beautiful and effective. Look at all those jerry cans.
>> Jerry can what? What can Jerry do?
>> Fly parachutes.
>> Hello.
>> What are you going to do with parachutes?
>> I'm going to jump out of airplanes with them.
>> Okay.
>> You will be on that flight as well, Sergeant.
>> Volunteed.
You are the right kind of men.
>> I'll go I'll go find some aviators for next episode. And anyone who's in the military right now and if you want to wear aviators, this is typically what the crockety old heads will use to get you to take them off is uh in particular the army. Army regulation 670-1 states that military eyewear can't be fadish.
Okay, Sergeant, let's define a fad.
That's something that's kind of new and kind of hip and something that goes against the grain of what's standard, right?
In particular, aviator sunglasses have been worn since at least the 40s, especially in Vietnam in the 60s. If a fad lasts a hundred years, it is not a fad. Next question.
>> Man, he's out here hitting his own supply, too. Breaking that number one rule, bro.
>> Go to the umpire club tonight. Read Patty Mine and bring him to the temporary club for a reun.
>> Temporary club. Let's go.
Oh, they're playing all the hits. Yes, sir.
>> Tonight, sir.
>> Not tonight.
>> Oh, she is beautiful. Yep.
Run that back one more time.
>> Not tonight.
>> Oh, wow. That's a beautiful woman.
>> Times two. Let's go. Where's your shave at, my guy?
>> And I'm a journalist.
>> Oh, here we go.
>> I'm a journalist, said the spy.
>> My man's been busy. I would like you to give me an assessment of the morale.
Pro-Nazi French soldiers that you came into contact with.
>> All the pro-Nazi French soldiers I personally came into contact with are dead.
>> Good [ __ ] >> Just tell him Patty man says no because he decided to go to Burma to fight the Japanese instead.
>> Bro, that's so cool.
>> It'll be a very tall man who will be drunk.
>> Yeah, I've decided I'm going to go fight the other war. Have a good day. Send my man out here with a nice clean shave.
What an officer. What a gentleman.
Eyes appear.
>> Don't stray from the path now. All right.
>> I have a message for you.
>> A message from who?
>> Petty mine says no.
>> But he said he has decided he's going to Burma to fight the Japanese.
>> Love to stay and make conversation, but right now beauty is not a currency I value.
>> I do. Tag in coach. Sometimes the French and the British misunderstand each other. It's like the difference between kilometers in my >> [ __ ] You >> share your impatience with the conduct of the war and I intend to do something about it.
>> We're going to change the way the game is played. Ah, no. Get off my screen.
No, not again. Not after last time. I will never. Mary, if you're watching, you're a great girl.
Sometimes you got to leave a life behind.
Oh, >> where's Maine?
>> Supposed to bring him.
>> Maine says he's going to Burma to fight the Japanese.
>> Oh, [ __ ] your game of pool, guys.
>> I don't have all night, gentlemen. I just got back from a deep desert patrol.
I am mad as [ __ ] >> Let's go.
>> That's definitely a dud with just a fuse. No explosive compound. They just came out with a freaking new grenade.
But the regular frag shells, uh, the shells are reusable, the metal casing part, and you can just screw in a fuse only. So, it's basically a popper.
and you you play tricks with those. So you'd be like, "Oh, yeah, really. Click throw it at your homie." And uh if they're none the wiser, they move quickly. U but a lot of times they're not. They they they've been part of the club a little bit too long. It should not work no more. But all intents and purposes, whenever you see the ring pull and the spoon fly and the bomb go, you tend to want to not be in that area.
>> My men aboard. They make these little novelties. Excellent. If you can't get a seat on the train.
>> Indeed.
>> Mike, why could you not just Okay, let's note where all the positions of the balls are. He obviously said he's not going to be there a while. Let them do their thing and then we could put the balls back where they were. Like, this isn't hard. Can Can you not draw a rectangle and put dots where the balls are? If we can all agree that a this sucks, but we're all willing to let this go if we all agree to come back to the same relatively set table. [ __ ] didn't need to be like this. Now, now your tournament's over. Whoever paid admission just lost their money.
>> Think is dead bodies. Ah, >> if that's what you're proposing. Yes.
Let me see if I can't deduce what we got going on here before they get to it.
Cairo on the right, left over by Tunisia, we got Tripoli, and then Nazis all around Sirene, Big Gazi. Oh, there's the Seiwa Oasis. Shout out Bik.
Obviously, they got the entire coast locked down to Brooks right there.
That's where all the the African Dunkerk right now, right? Nazis are encircling British boys and they're holding out as best they can, but there's not going to be a civilian fleet to come rescue you by sea. We're gonna have to win this the oldfashioned way and attack from the desert. If I were me and I want to reestablish control of Tbrook and the northern Libyan area, I would be interested in attacking uh just south of Benghazi. That way you kind of isolate an entire small peninsula. Set up there on the far side of Tbrook right there where it meets the sea in the Gulf of Cidra. You can let the Germans deal with Tripoli while you take over the rest of Sirene, get to Brook back. And you also get Benghazi as well. Uh I don't know the type of manpower they're going to be using here.
And obviously I know that's not how it's going to work, but just looking at this one map, that's what a battle like Barry would do. The Germans advanced 800 miles in 6 weeks. He's moved too fast.
>> Indeed, you overextended.
>> You got to just cut it off somewhere, man.
>> It's around too long.
>> Right there, dude.
>> We have been attacking the German convoys from the sea. That is why we are always expected.
>> Don't do that.
>> That's right.
>> Yes. Instead of attacking from the sea, we should be attacking from the sea of sand.
>> I'm him. I've been him. I will continue to be him. You can't trust me. I don't even trust myself.
>> No one has ever parachuted in the desert before.
>> It would be different. Yeah.
>> So, someone would need to try it.
>> Yeah. We're going to be blazing this trail together, baby.
>> That's why you bring Patty, cuz he's [ __ ] insane.
>> You and I, you stole the parachutes.
>> I was still an airplane.
>> There we go. Just need one. You only got like 12 dudes out there. And also as there's a giant sandstorm.
>> This man claims he has authority to come in my plane.
>> Oh, I like him. I like the pilot.
>> I deliver military mail.
>> You're about to deliver military mails.
>> Your parachutes have static lines.
>> Exact. That's what I was thinking. If they're static line shoots, where are you going to hook those at? That's where the standup hookup comes into. You need something to hook onto so when you jump the chute deploys. This isn't a rip cord. You're not pulling [ __ ] Are >> you going to hook it to your seat belt?
>> You know, >> these lines have to be clipped to a steel cable attached for and after my >> uh the wing. Attach it to the cross ringging on the wing. That'll work. You clip onto the wing and you go up laying down flat, literally holding on to the wing. When it's time to jump, let go.
You'll slide off the wing. The static line still hooked to the plane will deploy the chute. And um good luck.
That's all I got to say that this could work. This could absolutely work.
>> This display in Moscow featured mass parachute jumps. They did it the hard way in those days. And this was the technique the Russians perfected in time for World War II. It was a true jump by modern standards, but the Soviets went on to become a major air power.
Well, we'll use the seats. Yes, we'll tie the parachute cables to the seats.
The legs passenger seats.
>> Why don't we pick a gun?
>> We do not [ __ ] stand down anymore.
>> There we go.
>> You don't want to fly. I flew a crop for him once.
>> I'll fly that thing myself.
>> Pretty much the same.
>> He's America. I need a piss.
>> I like everyone in this crew. Let's do it, baby. Lock in team.
Woo. The little uh emblems on the shoulders there. I don't recognize the ranks of the British military system.
Obviously, I get the chevrons on the on the sleeves for the sergeants, but I don't recognize the officers in insignia. Pips. I think they're called pips, right? It's a pretty shot. Some good cinematography by the team here.
>> This is stupid as [ __ ] by the way. Man, it's a pretty plane. Is that a real plane? Did they get an actual production plane? We do not. So, he needs to be watching that slack line just in case.
Just go, fool. Quit [ __ ] around and go. Nice boy. Canopy deployed. Good [ __ ] Now go.
You don't want the longer you wait, the harder it's going to be for you to find each other. Just go.
Oh, [ __ ] me. That's not ideal at all.
That's a big hole. That's a big hole. At least your legs broke. This is going to hurt, big dog.
[ __ ] Oh my. Oh, that [ __ ] hurt. I felt that in my hips, bro.
>> Did you have a fall, son?
>> Yes, father. I did.
>> Oh, this dude's losing his mind. Get up, dude.
>> Move my legs, Dad.
>> So, I will not be stood down.
>> Lose the shoot.
>> Not even by guard.
>> Lose the shoot and start crawling.
I will win this [ __ ] war.
>> [ __ ] me. That hurt. I know that hurt.
Stood down.
>> Damn. That's the end of episode one.
Yo. All right. This show is Oh, man.
Okay. I'm curious to see how one he gets out of the desert and two continues the war effort cuz uh buddy, a spinal injury. It's not going to be easy to fight the crowds on a spy injury. All right, we got to figure that out. Uh, it would have been great if Patty was there cuz you could have sent him up to do it all by himself and he'd come back with more men than he left with somehow.
Obviously, you know, students of history, we know how this goes, but I'm curious to see how we get to the end state. And uh, that's just going to require more watching of the show, more support from y'all, which I'm getting plenty of. I do appreciate it. I appreciate each and every one of you. It is Memorial Day as I record this. So regardless of the tone of the show, regardless of how you feel about um the state of the world today, take some time to remember those who allowed you to take some time to remember. And that's pretty much all that needs to be said about that. I love each and every one of you. Take care of your families. Take care of yourselves. It's been real. It's been fun. Even someone would say real fun. Y'all take care now. Don't work too hard.
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