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Your thoughts on Blackhawk Down?
Michael Rivera
Easton Cruz
One of the big films of my childhood
Samuel Jackson
Dylan Hernandez
I only regret ETSing just a few months before my battalion went. I talked with some of them (Moynihan, Thomas, Slater) afterward. I was jealous as hell. I went from hhac weapons 3/75th to an NG LRS unit - Fco. 425th. And I had to sit back and watch the news. At least I wasn't the only ranger on the sidelines. We had about 20 batt boys in the 425th. The rest were 82nd. I wasn't the only one jealous of not being there. At least I still had my combat jump star from Panama.
Caleb Miller
god tier soundtrack
youtube.com
Gabriel Martinez
Its cool. Its one of those movies where even the most strident aspies on Jow Forums dont nitpick (except for Pakis and Malaysians who bitch that the movie didn't add 200 extra characters in the last 8 minutes) because it strikes a balance between being accurate historically and equipment wise without impacting the flow and followabilty of the plot, which is a rare thing even today.
Andrew Clark
I know of another 3/75 during the Panama invasion. He said he wasn't called but was told to be ready. Do you know why they weren't called? It sounds like you are also 3/75 and went. Why would they insert some 3/75 but not others? I'm not in mil by the way. Just trying to understand. He was very disappointed he didn't get to go
Henry Williams
>Mogadishu
>every single negro looks like he's from Sierra Leone or other West African shitholes
even captain phillips got it right, but you couldn't spot a single somali in black hawk down.
otherwise it's a very good movie.
Hunter Nelson
3/75 jumped into Panama. You may have a friend who likes telling stories. And I've never understood veterans not wanting to talk about combat. I killed the enemy, they tried to kill me. I dodged sniper fire, a grenade tossed at my team, the enemy fire during the jump and a few other experiences. I have no apprehensions regarding the recounting of events.
Here's a historical link. Keep in mind, official reports often have incorrect details.
Sebastian Brooks
great fucking movie
Owen Robinson
Thanks for the response. Are you saying there aren't any 3/75 that didn't go in?
Asher Lewis
What are the major differences, user? Genuinely curious.
>inb4 racist blather from others
Cooper Jenkins
Not him but Somalians have a very distinct head shape reminiscent of a light bulb hence the slur light bulb head
Cooper Price
West Africans look like the standard American Negro, Ethiopians can pass for white after a generation of two of bleaching, and Somalis look like stickbug aliens.
Luis Turner
... and Henry from Black Flag
Justin Rodriguez
So you're basing this off that one guy that was in Captain Phillips
Carson Rodriguez
Just google west Africans and East Africans. They are clearly different looking
Zachary Baker
And Ty Burrell who would later play Phil Dunphy in the show Modern Family.
Tyler Thompson
I remember in my childhood I watched this with a friends family and his dad had served in the 75th RR after the battle of mogadishu from 1994-on. So while we watched it he "vet-splained" the whole thing but I loved it bc he knew personally many of the characters played within the movie.
Connor Howard
> tfw My buddy's dad served the entirety of the 90s as a medic in 101st Airborne and 8th ID all over the world
God bless
Jaxson Jones
Basically all you'd have to do is look at google images of "west africans" compared to "Somalis", you'll see the difference.
Otherwise, here's a picture of the actual Somalis from Cpt. Phillips, with typical East African facial structures. West Africans look like your typical downtown tyrone.
Brody Taylor
Is this loss?
Dylan Roberts
Has the appropriate amount of grim.
Easton Perry
makes you want a 727 clone
Asher Baker
thought the navy seals snipers going down was dumb
now i get they did it cos that's how all spec ops guys are like
had they pulled it off it would have been great
they could have had they support team told them where to go but didn't
Cameron Wood
No you retard I'm basing that off what a fucking water pirate light bulb head looks like
Joshua Clark
There men participate in the Battle so at least one Paki or Malaysian could have been showed in positive light kicking ass
Carter Thomas
Little Birb is best birb, unless your opposition may or may not have copious amounts of RPGs. Skateboard helmets are good enough in combat, fuddyfive ball is worthless on starved nigs wearing minimal amount of clothing layers, much less armour. Colt Commandos are sex. Flight gloves are comfy. More ammo is mo betta. And the coffee is all in the grind.
Samuel Anderson
would the two snipers have gone down if they were delta?
Brayden Collins
they were delta, dumbass
Hunter James
They WERE Delta.
Jack Phillips
>thought the navy seals snipers going down was dumb
Maybe pay attention to the film next time you watch
Jaxson Perry
And Spud from Trainspotting. The reason he and Ewan McGreagor were even in Blackhawk Down together was because of how well they interacted in Trainspotting.
Ryder Nelson
There's more genetic diversity within Africa than anywhere else in the world.
Like literally pick any two sub-Sarahan African dudes of different ethnicities and they'll have less in common genetically than any two individuals from anywhere else on the planet. Aboriginal Australians and Europeans share more DNA than West and East Africans.
Connor Bennett
At one time I had a 1sg and xo who were both there and would get pretty bummed out on the anniversary so I would bring them beers about 1500 and shoo away anyone that didn't have a combat scroll.
Benjamin Russell
Good entertainment but also American propaganda
Chase Smith
How would a Somali remake differ?
Jordan Ward
Its "American Propaganda" because its justifying American Imperialism.
And not on the fact that the local residents engaged in hostile actions against the SF.
Jeremiah Ortiz
>American propaganda
as opposed to what?
why would any american or ANYONE for that matter want control of somali?
Liam Walker
>somali
somalia, my bad.
Thomas Bennett
Interesting topic. Most people completely forgot about America's involvement in Somalia. This movie does a great job of illustrating how even a top rate outfit can get dragged down if they underestimate the locals.
Ian Rodriguez
>.45
>useless
How does paint taste?
David Mitchell
A truthful version would be more like this:
youtube.com
Connor Nguyen
Good enough film, but that one scene where they drag around the guy who's been bisected was really distracting. Seemed like something out of Tropic Thunder.
Wish I had a screenshot.
Daniel Perez
they killed like 100 skinnys before going down. Didn't they receive the first MoH's since the Vietnam War or something like that?
Owen Perez
I've been coming here for a decade, and I never get tired of seeing this post.
Wyatt Myers
Still the best on line game ever invented!
Leo Anderson
>not repurposing the miniguns
weak
Anthony Smith
>expecting electronics to work on a crashed helo
All miniguns should have a backup hand crank.
Hudson Martinez
A good movie desu
Not sure how accurate it was but it was still good
Nathaniel Cook
At least the ammo
Camden Nguyen
It would be made by two guys and a mid 2000s Nokia phone with windows movie maker effects.