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Go to http://ground.news/task to stay fully informed on what's happening around the world. Subscribe through my link for 50% off the Vantage Plan for unlimited access, this month only. Right now the Chinese communist party and the United States are fighting a hidden spy war against one another. On the frontlines of this battle for China is their minsitry of state security also known as the MSS. This agency has a long history of brutal political purges and interrogation tactics. Right now the Chinese Communist party and the United States are fighting a hidden spy war against one another. And on the frontlines of this battle for China is their shadowy Ministry of State Security also known as the (MSS). It’s one of the world’s largest and most secret agency of all. For context they are said to have an estimated 110,000 agents compared to the CIA’s roughly 21,000. It’s like their version of the FBI and CIA all rolled up into one. They have both a domestic and a foreign mission under one roof. At least that’s how this partially redacted document from the US justice department described it. Written by: Chris Cappy and Tony Edited by: Michael Michaelides links to Chinese "enhanced interrogation: https://ishr.org/torture-methods-in-the-peoples-republic-of-china/ https://www.amnesty.org/es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/asa170111993en.pdf But not many people in the west know about the history that informs their tactics today. Not many people know about some of the most brazen intelligence missions where they’ve targeted and killed dozens of CIA agents in their country including in brutal public executions. I find this agency interesting because they have such a different mode of operating compared than a lot of other nations. We’ll see how they use their power differently. Take for example Jack Ma the billionaire Chinese founder of Alibaba. He disappeared from public view in 2020 after he made the mistake of publicly criticizing China's financial regulators. Then authorities halted the roughly $34 billion dollar IPO of his company Ant Group, which was going to be the worlds largest IPO in history at the time. Ma missed high profile events which sparked widespread fears for his safety. 3 months later her resurfaced in a video saying he was okay. Jack Ma had learned his lesson, the MSS will come for you if you gain enough influence in China. Peter Mattis and Matthew Brazil closely studied the MSS for many years and wrote a book called communist espionage that reveals many of the MSS secrets. According to them "The language Chinese intelligence uses reflects its Marxist–Leninist and revolutionary heritage. The intelligence services are bastions of faith in the CCP. Although they may be practical in terms of techniques and methods to acquire intelligence, this information is filtered through a Marxist–Leninist lens. The implication is that foreign targets are viewed in the worst possible light." The way it works is the MSS has control of its own separate police force called the “state security police” which is a component of the people's police. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

Whether you're a hunter, outdoor enthusiast, military professional, or law enforcement officer, Armasight’s Night Vision and Thermal Imaging gear offers durability, reliability, and top performance you can trust. https://bit.ly/3YjMvzr Ukraine has been working on developing their own ballistic missile system for a while. Way back in the ancient days of 1996, they first started a project codenamed “Borysfen” to replace their Soviet-era Tochka-U ballistic missiles. Ukraine inherited about 500 Tochka missiles after the fall of the Soviet Union and Ukraine wanted a newer system to expand on the 120 kilometer range of the old missile along with the industrial benefits of developing their own domestic arms industry. Based on the capabilities of the last system we can fill in the blanks a little and guesstimate what the new one will have. The Tochka-U fired operated similar to how the Iskander launcher does. It’s main high explosive warhead was pretty huge at 420 kilograms or 930 lb, for context that’s like twice the boom of an ATACMs. But the problem is the accuracy because the Tochka-U has a circular error probable of hitting within 95 m of the intended target.If you’re aiming at a giant base that might not be too bad but nowadays we expect higher levels of precision. This is a hint as to what might have been upgraded here. For context HIMARs rockets are meant to hit within 10 meters of point of aim. Written by: Chris Cappy and Diego Aceituno edited by: Savvy Studios Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #EUROPEAN #MISSILE #AIRDEFENSE

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Level up your business today with Odoo! https://www.odoo.com/r/Idpe Over the past decade the Egyptian military has waged a major land battle against ISIS on their own territory. When Operation Eagle first kicked in August 2011 the Egyptian military deployed 2,500 troops, armored vehicles, special forces brigades, main battle tanks and attack helicopters on their own territory inside the Sinai Peninsula, largely on the sensitive border with Israel. Funker 530 Podcast episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWvJQd_6W1U Written by: Chris Cappy and Diego Aceituno Edited by: Syed Since then the battle has extended in one form or another all the way to 2023 when it was declared over by the Egyptian government. The mission's goal was to crush ISIS militants and insurgency that had spiraled out of control threatening the region's natural resources and vital trade routes. We’ll see how over the course of a decade the Egyptian military's counterinsurgency strategy evolved, from one of brute force to collaboration with local tribes, revealing lessons about the kind of innovative steps it took to defeat a force like ISIS. The Sinai Peninsula is often called the "Bridge Between Continents” because it connects Africa, Asia and the Middle east. It happens to be located in one of the most strategically important places in the world because it forms the eastern half of the vital Suez Canal, where about 15% of global trade passes through each year. 6.4 million barrels worth of oil transits the canal every day. Essentially a complete blockade of this route would block $9 billion dollars of commerce every day. Historically speaking the Sinai Peninsula has long served as a route for the smuggling of weapons and supplies. The first step of Egypt’s Operation Eagle was to regain control by setting up checkpoints throughout 3 key locations. The first was Arish, then they went to secure the part of the city of Rafah that is in Egypt. Then they moved into Sheikh Zuwaid. As the Egyptian military forces of Operation Eagle crossed over into the Sinai Peninsula, many residents living there initially thought it was just another crackdown. What followed would be far more intense than that. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #TRUESTORY #EGYPT #COMBAT

PDS Debt is offering a free debt analysis. It only takes thirty seconds. Get yours at https://PDSDebt.com/task23 US army paratroopers of the 82nd airborne are finally getting their hands on the newest armored vehicle, the M10 Booker. Philistines call it a light tank, men of culture call it an M10 booker and big brain’s call it the mobile protected firepower. Whatever you call it, I want to know what actual soldiers and officers think about it, how its new capabilities promise to radically change how light infantry fight, and whether or not the M10 booker is the right tool for the job. Written by: Chris Cappy and Diego Aceituno Edited by: Savvy Studios First Let's dive into one of the most important aspects of the M10 booker, the thing that goes boom. It’s Equipped with the M35 rifled 105mm cannon which is a low-recoil tank gun. This allows the M10 Booker to fire a powerful round while on the move without overwhelming the vehicle's relatively light chassis and flipping the thing over. There have been recent advances in cannon and ammo technology that makes a light tank more deadly today. Just take a look at this October 19th 2023 contract that the army publicly released. It gives us insight into their thinking. It says they are seeking a source to produce M393A3 High Explosive Plastic (HEP) Cartridges. Quote ” The M393A3 Cartridge is capable of defeating standard earth and timber bunkers and breaching double reinforced concrete walls so that infantry can pass through.” The army is asking for production of a munition that can knock down two pieces of concrete with rebar reinforcement between them. To get a better idea of the M10 bookers role and purpose, here is Maj. Gen. Glenn Dean, program executive officer of Army Ground Combat Systems, he said quote “The M10 Booker is an armored vehicle that is intended to support our Infantry Brigade Combat Teams by suppressing and destroying fortifications, gun systems and trench routes, and then secondarily providing protection against enemy armored vehicles.” end quote. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #TANK #MILITARY #TECHNOLOGY

Go to http://ground.news/task to compare coverage and stay fully informed on military developments around the world. Subscribe through my link for 40% off the Vantage Plan for unlimited access, this month only. Russian forces have started their counter attack inside the Kursk region with the goal of pushing all Ukrainian troops out. I want to examine 2 main things in this episode: first the results of this offensive campaign, then the impact of new foreign aid flowing into both Ukraine and Russia. Starting with the battle in Kursk. Beginning on September 10th 2024 Russian troops launched their attack - two days later the Russian ministry of defense had reported they had recaptured at least 10 settlements. In that initial push alone they recaptured roughly 20% of the territory back. Russia is now advancing in Russia. The main effort to pay attention to here I think, is on the western flank of the Ukrainian held territory. And The key town you need to know about here is (koh-reh-NOH-voh) Korenovo because it sits right on the edge of the (same) Seim river. There is a very important reason why Russia aimed at recapturing Koh-reh-noh-voh, This is because Retaking this bit of land was strategically important for their follow on operations. This push was designed to clear a land route for their soldiers who were previously trapped between Ukrainian forces in Kursk AND south of the Seim river. Written by: Chris Cappy & Armando Duerte Galan & George Burden Edited by: Michael Michaelides Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #UKRAINE #UPDATE #NEWS

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Israel launched a ground campaign into southern Lebanon to push Hezbollah fighters back while Iran has reportedly just fired off a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation. As war escalates in the middle east I’ll do my best to give you the information you need to arm yourself with in order to better understand what we might be observing and where we could be headed in the future. Written by: Chris Cappy Edited by: Michael Michaelides follow me for updates: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ https://x.com/Cappyarmy Behind me is a live conflict map of the border between Israel and Lebanon, this open source intelligence tools helps us connect reports from news agencies and government officials to geolated specific sites on the map. As you can see, Most of the blue markers are towns that Israel has advised to evacuate which gives us some indication of where the next phase of this war will be fought. It’s my goal to help clear up some of the fog of war that we’re witnessing right now. On September 30th 2024 Israeli Special Forces launched targeted raids directly across the border. Their objective is to pave the way for the larger ground campaign that will be made up of conventional forces. The scale of the assault is actually larger than that makes it sound though. According to the IDF they’ve committed one whole army division which numbers 10,000 soldiers. The term special forces in Israel can mean their well trained commandos who number in the many thousands, the term in the IDF and the way its being reported in the mainstream media is a little differently than it is used in the US military. Israel has called up 4 reserve brigades each with 2,000 soldiers and up to 100 tanks Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #breakingnews #UPDATE #WAR

Go to https://TryFum.com/TASKPURPOSE or scan the QR code and use code TASKPURPOSE to get your free FÜM Topper when you order your Journey Pack today! If war were to break out in the Pacific tomorrow, the United States Marines would be asked to do the job nobody else can, load up into amphibious vehicles and swim out to defend hundreds of islands around the pacific. But there’s only one problem, their current amphibious transport is more than 5 decades old. That’s why the Marines just received their first batch of the next generation amphibious combat vehicles, the ACV. Proving that Gen-Z marines get all the cool new gear. Why is the old AAV being replaced? And How does it fit into the Marines' much larger amphibious focused transformation plan? And what are some of the challenges they’ve had with fielding it? Grab a box of crayons to munch on and let's find out. written by: Chris Cappy and Diego Aceituno edited by: Michael Michaelides Artillery shoots on move: https://youtu.be/aJCRu1MSfH0?si=C3Xp3x5i68mRbPKC Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #MARINES #MILITARY #WAR

Create a professional website in minutes today for free! Check Out Odoo: https://www.odoo.com/r/ES9w. The HK-416 rifle is quietly taking over the world as one of the most widely used primary weapon systems! This all started back In 2007 when Norway was the first country to widely adopt it for their conventional force, grabbing more than 60,000 rifles. Fast forward ten years and In 2016 France began swapping out their FAMAS for the when they placed just a massive Cosco size bulk order of 117,000 rifles. Now they were on a rolls because only A year later in 2017 the entire United States Marine corps switched to the HK416. They’ve since acquired 14,000 of these rifles to their front line combat roles. But you might not have heard about it because they made tiny adjustments to the weapon and renamed it to the M27 IAR, Norway put an N at the end of the name and France tossed an F to throw us all off. If it looks like a duck quacks like a duck and shoots like an HK416 then it's probably an HK416. The rabbit hole gets even deeper as we continue to dig. By 2021 the German military made the call to switch to the HK416 by ordering 118,000 of the rifles. But they named it to the G95A1 but it’s basically the same exact weapon with some minor improvements and upgrades. That’s a grand total of at least 309,000 rifles ordered under one name or another. That's not even including the dozen or so special forces units who run the weapon - which means it's found in at least 30 different countries. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #ARMY #MILITARY #NATO

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Go to http://ground.news/task to stay fully informed on what's happening around the world. Subscribe through my link for 40% off the Vantage Plan for unlimited access, this month only. The Chinese Communist Party is operating a network of spy bases in Cuba just 90 miles off the coast of Florida. In July 2024 the Center for Strategic and International Studies published a a report outlining how they are growing a network of signals intelligence bases here. Similar to how the United States military runs intelligence gathering operations in Taiwan right near China - it appears like China is trying to turn the turntables back around. Written by: Chris Cappy & Patrick Griffin Edited by: Michael Michaelides These radars could jam and use electronic warfare capabilities against US assets; they could monitor several key military bases nearby. So When did these radar networks first appear? What is their purpose? Are Cuban Communists responsible for jamming my car radio? Are they whispering sweet marxists ideology through my Alexa while I sleep? I’m your average infantryman Chris Cappy lets find out. Ever since Cuba’s communist revolution led by Fidel Castro in January of 1959, the country has remained a partner for fellow communist nations for several reasons. Of one which is its close proximity to the United States which makes Cuba the perfect location to peek over at the United States to see what they are up to. I know I sound paranoid when I say they are listening to us but just take a look at (beh-hoo-KAHL) Bejucal Cuba. In 1962 at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, this military satellite and radar station here was crucial for monitoring the airspace around the island as they looked for U.S. spy planes and other threats. And ever since then Rumors of these spy stations have been around for decades. Just look at this 1964 declassified document from the CIA, you can see of US intelligence has long been analyzing photographs of their communication stations capabilities. But Some of the earliest public statements I could dig up on the matter come from 2005 when Albert Santoli first testified on this to the US congress’s china economic security review commission. His testimony laid out all the reasons But Today this base has recently undergone some major renovations. Take a look at these satellite images from Google Earth that show the construction of a new SIGINT facility identified by CSIS. Large scale construction began in 2017. The white ball on top of the finished structure appears to be a radome, what is a radome you ask? It’s a structural weatherproof enclosure that protects an internal radar system. It basically keeps it safe and sound from the nasty elements. When I measure it , we can see that the radome appears to be approximately 20 feet in diameter. Based on the size, we know it could cover a number of different radars from satellite communications to military-grade radar for tracking and surveillance. Join this channel to get access to perks: @Taskandpurpose/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #AMERICA #MILITARY #NEWS

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Create a professional website in minutes today for free! Check Out Odoo: https://www.odoo.com/r/ES9w There have long been whispers of US special forces top secret missions inside Latin America Some of it is real history, some of it recently declassified documents. The idea has made its way into pop culture with games like Ghost Recon Wildlands and the movie Sicarios. This is going to be like an iceberg video where in the beginning will be the most common surface-level knowledge and we’ll end with the more obscure dark special forces missions in Latin America. -The first is the Joint Combined Exchange Training The Washington Office on Latin America, which is a human rights-focused think tank….used a Freedom of Information Act request to uncover just how many personnel and resources are going to Latin American countries each year. What they found was shocking. There was a dramatic rise in JSOC training missions in the region over the past two decades. Between 2007 and 2014 the number of JTEC missions to Latin America tripled. Written by: Chris Cappy and Diego Aceituno Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. 00:00 - 00:30 INTRO 00:30 - 3:27 JTEC training 3:27 - 6:45 Hondouras Mission 6:45 - 9:28 El Salvador Mission 9:28 - 11:38 Pablo Escobar 11:38 - 15:35 Delta Force El Chapo 15:35 - 17:56 Operation Acid Gambit 17:56 - 20:23 Che Guavera 20:23 - 22:13 Operation Golden Pheasant Email [email protected] for inquires. #history #military #army

The American Army created a helicopter borne Chinook artillery concept. This concept was crazy firing 105mm artillery cannons from the sky. The U.S Air Force C-130 had a similiar ability so why not? This technology was very close to being manufactured. Over 20 united states engineers worked on the U.S Army's idea here. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Source: https://www.chinook-helicopter.com/Technical_Reports/Aerial_Artillery_Design_Study_Two_Externally-Mounted_XM204_Howitzers_on_a_CH-47C_Helicopter.pdf written by: Chris Cappy and Diego Aceituno edited by: Savvy Studios for more updates: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ https://x.com/Cappyarmy https://discord.com/invite/M56sE5xjFa https://www.reddit.com/r/Taskandpurpose2/ Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #TECHNOLOGY #ENGINEERING #DESIGN

Ukraine gained territory in Kursk meanwhile what do the new troop movements near the border between Ukraine and Belarus mean? In this video it's my goal to give you an objective overall update on the war - with the key information you need to know about what’s happening across the entire frontline. https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ https://x.com/cappyarmy https://discord.gg/Xm2TvCHh9T https://www.reddit.com/r/Taskandpurpose2/ @Justin_Taylor @RyanMcBethProgramming @PrestonStewart sources: https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/08/28/what-the-fall-of-pokrovsk-could-mean-for-ukraine/ https://x.com/Tatarigami_UA/status/1828574142141968576 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-top-commander-says-kursk-advance-continues-pokrovsk-front-difficult-2024-08-27/ https://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2024/09/ukraine-kursk-and-the-importance-of-lines-of-operation.html https://kyivindependent.com/russia-will-attack-ukraine-again-from-the-north-budanov-says/ https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/ukraine-encircles-russian-troops-in-kursk-and-digs-in-for-long-fight-f54c9841?mod=WSJ_Euronews https://youtu.be/zuBV6lkhhBk?si=n2MePpBH1fN2oRgP Written by: Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor Edited by: Syed and Arun Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #UKRAINE #NEWS #UPDATE

Safeguard your privacy with Onerep. Enjoy 50% off on removing your sensitive information from over 200 brokers and Google. Start now: https://deal.onerep.com/Taskandpurpose American military's war plan for world war III. The United States Army is deploying the M10 booker, XM-7 rifle and new M-SHORAD stryker as well as V-280 valor helicopter and long range typhoon missiles against Russia and China. This video is about the history of the U.S warfighting doctrine from TRADOC to army futures command. It covers Active Defense , AirLand Battle, and Multi-Domain Task Force Operations. The evolution of war fighting theory and strategy. It covers tactics and the philosophy of combat from a western perspective. Written by: Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor Edited by: Syed And it’s exactly why the army is implementing a radical new War plan and complimentary weapon systems that are unlike anything we’ve seen in 30 years. What new capabilities are they prioritizing in this once in a generation transformation? How does the Multi-Domain War doctrine work? And what is the historical context that informs these changes? Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #USA #AMERICA #MILITARY

Get free life insurance quotes from America's top insurers and start saving today with Policygenius: https://policygenius.com/taskandpurpose Thanks to Policygenius for sponsoring this video! The United States Army’s Next Generation M1-E3 Abrams Tank has a long list of new capabilities that will bring the American military new firepower. Produced in Ohio at the lima plant it will now including: an autoloader, new main gun; new turret; hypersonic gun launched missiles that maneuver in mid air; the ability to pair with robots; masking capabilities to reduce thermal and electromagnetic signatures. AI systems that detect incoming fire and prioritize return fire. Hybrid electric drive; Reduction of crew from 4 to 3, reduction in weight from 75 tons to sub 60 tons. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join twitter X: https://x.com/cappyarmy https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ sources: https://asb.army.mil/Portals/105/Reports/2010s/2019%20A%20NGAAS%20REPORT%20Compressed.pdf?ver=_Ps3LRHyet3YWATNNgs9lw%3d%3d https://www.dvidshub.net/video/917074/ausa-2024-warriors-corner-day-1-transitioning-critical-technologies-enable-human-machine-integrated-formations https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12495/2 https://asb.army.mil/Portals/105/Biography%20Books/2023%20BIO%20BOOK_v42-WEB.pdf https://asb.army.mil/Portals/105/Reports/2010s/2019%20A%20NGAAS%20REPORT%20Compressed.pdf?ver=_Ps3LRHyet3YWATNNgs9lw%3d%3d Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #AMERICA #USA #USARMY

Head to my link, https://drinkag1.com/taskandpurpose, to get a FREE one-year supply of AG Vitamin D3+K2, plus five AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase of AG1! Western F-16 fighter jets have arrived in Ukraine and we’re finally getting some initial reports on how they are performing in combat. How does the F-16 match up against the Russian fighters they’ll be flying against? What tactics and strategies will Ukraine deploy them with? And which types of new support aircraft might significantly enhance the F-16s firepower? On August 4th, President Zelensky announced that the first batch of the much anticipated F-16 Fighting Falcons were in-country and had begun combat operations as part of the Ukrainian Air Force. I’ll say right off the bat, there is a tendency by some publications to get overhyped on weapon systems and create outsized unrealistic expectations for the effect they will have on the war in Ukraine. On the other hand, there’s also an effort by the pro-Russian media to downplay the positive cumulative effect these weapon systems like the F-16 have for Ukraine. I think you’d rather me just give you the straight skinny. A total of around 85 F-16’s have been pledged by NATO countries. Of that 6 have been delivered so far and are in active combat operations, the rest may take years to arrive in batches. By august 27th these jets were deployed for the first time in active combat. I wanted to wait until now to give until some facts were in to give you an assessment. The F-16 initially successfully intercepted and shot down incoming Russian cruise missiles and drones. This mission is vital for Ukraine from a strategic point of view because the Russian missiles are aimed at their power generation facilities. But August 29th saw one of the worst Russian missile attacks when 74 drones and 5 missiles were launched. An F-16 pilot who goes by the callsign moonfish was responding to a wave of russian missiles. During the engagement radio operators lost contact with Moonfish’s F-16. The Ukrainian government confirmed his plane crashed and the pilot was KIA but there is no word yet on whether it was shot down, mechanical error or something else. However the thing that jumps out to me about this engagement is that it reveals to us more information about the Ukrainian Air Forces’s strategy with the F-16. The aircraft was not lost flying near Kursk or Sumy and it was not lost near the border while dropping glide bombs. It appears that early assessments were accurate and Ukraine is using the F-16 so far in a defensive role to intercept missiles. And we’ll get more into why exactly that is later in the video. The F-16’s are tasked with air defense duty. One of the huge advantages Ukraine is about to gain that has a huge impact on the F-16 , that a lot of people aren’t talking about is the Saab 340 airborne early warning radar aircraft. Sweden announced in May they were sending 2 which will significantly enhance their air and sea surveillance capabilities. This gets talked about less because it’s not a sexy F-16 firing missiles at peoples faces but it’s actually a completely new capability because Ukraine has no radar aircraft currently in their inventory. The only way to take more full advantage of the F-16 and its weapons is with this asset. This is essentially a twin turbo prop plane with a fancy high tech radar slapped ontop and software to communicate with the F-16. It absolutely kills me in my heart of hearts to use the defense buzzword word “force multiplier” but that’s exactly what this is for the F-16. ptwu pwtwu gross buzzword. The reason its a force multiplier is because its radar can identify and track incoming missiles then pass that target data to the F-16’s weapons systems. Its like when you use the Satellite Uplink in Command and conquer to reveal the fog of war over the battlefield. It gives you a clear view of the enemy movements. Once these two are paired and once more aircraft arrive is when we could start to see the Ukranian F-16 switch to a more offensive role. Their only downside is that they fly slow at 300 miles per hour so they’re a bigger target as we’ve seen Russia has already lost 2 of their radar aircraft. However, Ukrainian pilots are fighting with some disadvantages. Their Russian adversaries outnumber them in total aircraft 13 times over, and Russian pilots have access to the latest versions of Eastern fighters and weapons. PODCAST camp gagnon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjWSoxyzvzg&t=417s Written by: Chris Capelluto & Diego Acetinuo Edited by: Kadi Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

This is not easy for me to talk about. But we recently added a lot of new subscribers to the channel and I feel like people do not know much about who I am, where I come from, or what my intentions are with this content. Hopefully I was able to explain myself here. Hopefully I was able to explain that war is horrible and has stuck with me in many ways. The spare parts army is the guys who weren't special forces, its your average infantryman, the regular guys who got reclassied from engineer and artillery to plus up units deploying, the guys who were back filled and stop lossed. It was the random guys who volunteered when they didnt have to go because they felt they had something to prove. discord invite: https://discord.com/invite/M56sE5xjFa sub reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Taskandpurpose2/ https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ https://x.com/cappyarmy all feedback welcome: [email protected]

Play War Thunder now with my link, and get a massive, free bonus pack including vehicles, boosters and more: https://playwt.link/taskandpurpose24 War Thunder is a highly detailed vehicle combat game containing over 2000 playable tanks, aircrafts and ships spanning over 100 years of development. Immerse yourself completely in dynamic battles with an unparalleled combination of realism and approachability. You're looking at one of the 450 intercontinental ballistic missile silos that are strategically scattered across the vast expanse of the American Midwest, far from any coastline or major population center. Each silo extends 100 feet underground, using the earth and concrete as protection from enemy strikes. These doomsday minuteman III ICBMs can reach anywhere in the world within 30 minutes. But there’s a problem. The Minuteman III missile is fast aging out, it first came online in 1970 and until recently they were programmed with old school floppy disks. We’re approaching a point where their systems won’t work properly anymore. Updating them has been a low priority compared to submarine and air-launched nukes, which can stay hidden and are mobile targets. written by: Chris Cappy and Diego Aceituno Video Edited and Produced by: Michael Michaelides This is where the Sentinel missile upgrade program comes into play. If the US is going to do this then the cheapest option is to replace all missiles with a new series called LGM-35 sentinel. The problem is….its already two years behind schedule and $45 billion dollars over budget before a single missile is even on the production line. It’s currently 80% higher than initial estimates back in 2019. Proponents of the weapon argue it’s literally the top defense priority and cost do not matter as a factor. The 2010 US Nuclear Posture Review argues that if any single leg of the Nuclear Triad is allowed to lag behind the others, it ceases to be a credible threat, diminishing the combined deterrent of all three and making nuclear conflict more likely, not less. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #NUCLEAR #MILITARY #WAR

Get 50% off your first order of Sundays: https://sundaysfordogs.com/dogtasks or use code DOGTASKS at checkout. For centuries, Iran has relied on two natural geographic defensive barriers: the towering mountain ranges. Throughout history they’ve forced enemy armies into narrow easily defended passages. But today these mountains serve a new purpose - they shield Iran’s underground missile bases and nuclear facilities. How has Tehran turned these ancient formations into modern-day fortresses? Can U.S. its allies penetrate these defenses? And what secrets are hidden deep within these tunnels? Take a look at the Imam Ali Missile Base. It’s located in (kho-rah-mah-BAHD) Khorramabad and it's the largest of its kind in Iran. This heavily guarded complex consists of two main components: a storage facility for hundreds of munitions and a separate missile launch facility. The base is strategically located in the western part of the country, because this positions it closer to launch strikes into Israel and Iraq. It’s inside the 1,500 km long Zagros mountains which extend from the northwestern to southwestern part of the nation. Over the past 30 years, their military has carefully constructed a network of these bases. Iran has not revealed exactly how many underground bases they have but open source intelligence and satellite imagery has led to some estimates of between 25 and 50. The entire command and control of these spread out assets is located at their oldest site, the Panj Pelleh headquarters. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

Thanks to HelloFresh for sponsoring today's video. Go to https://strms.net/hellofresh_taskandpurpose, use my code TASKKEF, and receive 10 free meals + a Free Kids Meal in every box for two months if you’re in the US. The link and code are valid in all countries and the respective local discount will apply. Are US special Forces permanently stationed in Taiwan’s just 3 miles from mainland china? In early 2024 Taiwan’s United Daily News publication ran a story stating US green berets were building permanent bases on the offshore islands of Kinmen and Penghu. You can actually see China’s skyscrapers with the naked eye from there. This news was a major shock to the world and was re-run by dozens outlets. This is the very definition of big if true! But a decision like that would have had to be cleared by the US INDO PACIFIC commander Admiral John (Ah-kee-LEE-noh) Aquilino. He’s the guy in charge of operations in this region. Here’s what he had to say about that story when the U.S. House Armed Services Committee asked him about it: 2:00:00 So the U.S government is firmly denying that’s the case. The denial is consistent with the broader U.S. foreign policy of strategic ambiguity regarding Taiwan. So the big question is are these soldiers actually permanently deployed or rotational? What’s the difference between rotational and permanent stationed troops and why does the distinction even matter? Here’s the facts that we know for certain. This United States congressional research document says 40 US personnel helped trained Taiwnese troops in 2023 on a rotational basis. What were those 40 doing? The US Defense Department said they were responsible for guarding the American institute in Taiwan which is the unofficial US embassy in the country. The U.S keeps any training relatively quiet so as not to provoke China. They state “U.S.-Taiwan defense cooperation is robust, but has been conducted largely out of the public eye due to the unofficial nature of the U.S.-Taiwan relationship and concerns that significant, public enhancements of defense ties could provoke Beijing to step up coercion and threats against the island, or even trigger the conflict the United States seeks to deter.” But We also know that a year later In 2024 the number of rotational US military personnel in Taiwan increased from 40 to as many as 200. It seems unlikely they’re also just guarding the American institute. We can get a pretty good idea of what their missions is by looking at the annual National Defense Authorization Act. The National Defense Authorization Act is a United States federal law that governors the policies of the U.S. Department of Defense. It’s Passed by Congress, and it's critical for outlining defense strategy. Congress has required that the US military do several things “practical training and military exercises with Taiwan” as well as maintain “exchanges between defense officials of the United States and Taiwan at the strategic, policy, and functional levels.” Then there is the 2023 Taiwan ENHANCED RESILIENCE act which requires the US military to do a full audit of Taiwan’s ability to defend it’s critical infrastructure including it’s transportation and communications networks. It requires a full rundown be made on Taiwan’s ability to employ their long range precision fires and missile defense systems. Us special Forces could be tasked with making these assessments and recommendations. written by: Chris Cappy and Patrick Griffin Edited by: Michael Michaelides Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

PDS Debt is offering a free debt analysis. It only takes thirty seconds. Get yours at https://PDSDebt.com/task23. There is a spy war between Russia and Europe right now that no one is talking about. NATO the EU and the Kremlin are fighting an all out hybrid war right now. Assassinations, arsons, and disinformation are central to Moscow's attempt to limit aid to Ukraine. written by: Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor Video Edited by: Savvy Studios my X : https://x.com/cappyarmy my insta: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #NEWS #UPDATE #UKRAINE

Ukrainian army brigades invaded onto Russian soil into Kursk Oblast for the first time in history. They quickly started fighting in 11 separate villages in an incursion. Stryker Armored vehicles were deployed. Early reports indicate this was a force of at least 1,000 soldiers; more than 11 main battle tanks and 20 armored combat vehicles. We will also examine the offensive campaign into the Donbas region. The electrical power attacks. The mobilization and conscription as well. They pushed up the R200 highway connecting Ukraine to Kursk Oblast in Russia. They’ve advanced at least 10km although unconfirmed reports claim as far as 30km as of Thursday August 8th. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Taskandpurpose2/ Discord Invite: https://discord.gg/Xm2TvCHh9T X Twitter: https://x.com/cappyarmy Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Written by: Chris Cappy, Justin Taylor, Armando Galan Video Edited by: Syed, Arun, Joshi, Max Email [email protected] for inquires. #UKRAINE #UPDATE #NEWS

PDS Debt is offering a free debt analysis. It only takes thirty seconds. Get yours at https://PDSDebt.com/task23 The Chinese People's Liberation Army claims to have the largest artillery force in the world today. Open source intelligence estimates them to have 9,500 artillery pieces in its arsenal. But exactly how capable is their hardware and how well trained are their soldiers? And how badly will this video ruin my social credit score in Beijing? The United States Defense Intelligence Agency in their 2019 China Military Power Report, mentions that artillery is the key to understanding the entire PLA Ground Force. This is because over one third of their force is based on arty. So it might be a good idea for us to check in and see what they’re up to. Call for fire on the like button then repeat on subscribe if you want to see two defense videos each week. Written by: Chris Cappy and Tony Edited by: Savvy Studios When the PLA was first established in 1927 they had very limited artillery using what was called mountain guns or pack howitzers. They could be taken apart into smaller pieces to be transported over mountain terrain easier. Not much firepower. However, Right After World War 2 ended the CCP straight up issued a directive that all soldiers and citizens had to collect shells that had been left behind by the Japanese army. Hey are you busy on Saturday? No it’s awesome I’m just taking a me day, gonna chill so hard. Not anymore you’re not go pick up artillery shells until I get tired! This grass roots campaign if you want to call it that , collected 700 artillery pieces and 500,000 rounds that had been abandoned. During their 2nd civil war with the Koumintang the CCP captured more artillery giving them an odd hodgepodge of Japanese, German and American hardware. By this point they were very comfortable using other mens cannons. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #ARTILLERY #ARMY #HISTORY

NATO is preparing to transport 800,000 soldiers and 200,000 armored vehicles to the border with Russia in the event of full scale war. The publication Der Spiegel just reported this after gaining access to secret military documents. Russia, North Korea, Iran, and China, have contingency plans just like this one. But moving that many troops would be a massive undertaking unlike anything we’ve seen in recent history. How does NATO plan to achieve that goal? What challenges are there to deploying that many soldiers across the world? And what are some of the strengths and weaknesses of a collective defense alliance? Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Taskandpurpose2/ Discord Invite: https://discord.gg/Xm2TvCHh9T Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy X: https://x.com/cappyarmy Key to understanding NATO’s plan are five new transportation routes, each one centered around a different port where transport ships filled with troops and vehicles would arrive. The stated reason for the creation of these new movement corridors is because Russia’s long range missiles could destroy ports, bridges or bases. Looking at this map we can see that all of Europe is within range of many types of Russian ballistic missiles. This would severely limit transportation options and could make mobilizing troops under the current plan unsustainable. https://www.newsweek.com/nato-plan-deploy-troops-russia-germany-1925150 https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/bundeswehr-geheimplan-fuer-verlegung-von-soldaten-an-nato-ostflanke-a-2f92eeac-39d8-4c9a-9635-d6540120c3cd https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/pdf_2016_07/20160627_1607-factsheet-rap-en.pdf strategic rail network America: https://www.sddc.army.mil/sites/TEA/Functions/SpecialAssistant/RND%20Publications/STRACNET%202023.pdf Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Written by: Chris Cappy & Justin Taylor Edited by: Savvy Studios Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #NATO #UPDATE #WAR

Israel just eliminated two of the highest ranking leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah just a few hours apart in a shocking move. The political leader of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh was killed in a predawn air-strike that took place in the capital of Iran. The fact that this strike was conducted deep into Iranian soil means it’s unlike any attack we’ve seen and is a major escalation of the conflict. Let’s break down what this means for the Middle East, the tactics involved, and how Iran might respond. This raises questions about Iran’s air defense capabilities. Israel would have used their F-35 stealth fighter to evade their defensive systems. The distance from Israel to Tehran round trip is about 1800 miles or 3,000 km. But the F-35’s Max distance is relatively short at 1,300 miles. This means Israel would have needed to conduct a mid air refueling operation but that exposes slow flying refuelers near hostile air space .That’s why they could have chosen to deploy a new developed external fuel tank to extend their range. What strikes me about the attack right off the bat is its level of precision. The missile reportedly hit the exact room he was staying in the revolutionary guards guest house. https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Discord Invite: https://discord.gg/Xm2TvCHh9T Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

The history of the conflict between Israel and Lebanon is a difficult topic to cover but its threads extend all the way to today. Both sides have taken lessons from the 2006 Israel Lebanon War. I want to examine some of the causes and effects of the conflict and how it might impact todays battle. Discord Invite: https://discord.gg/Xm2TvCHh9T instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ twitter: https://x.com/Cappyarmy Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #HISTORY #WAR #ARMY

Play Conflict of Nations for FREE on PC, iOS or Android: https://con.onelink.me/kZW6/TAP004 Receive a Unique Starter Pack, available only for the next 30 days! The head of the secret service Kimberly Cheatle, the director of the FBI Christopher Wray and the Pennsylvania state police commissioner Paris all gave testimony about failures in security that led to an assassination attempt on former president Trump. I watched all combined 12 hours of their separate congressional hearings over the last 4 days so I could curate the important new information we’ve learned from their testimony for you. My sanity has been thoroughly tested by this and I don’t think I’ll ever be the same again. Let's start with director of the director of the secret service Kimberly Cheatle’s congressional hearing that was an absolutely unapologetic trainwreck. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #UPDATE #NEWS #CONGRESS

Thanks to HelloFresh for sponsoring today's video. Go to https://strms.net/hellofresh_task_purpose, use my code TASKJUL10, and receive 10 free meals + free appetizers for life! One appetizer item per box while subscription is active if you’re in the US. The link and code are valid in all countries and the respective local discount will apply. TASKJUL10 In July 2024 China transported soldiers 3,000 miles away into Belarus. They conducted joint training exercises only 1.7 miles away from NATO member Poland's border and 40 miles away from the border with Ukraine. Does this mean its time to sound the alarmist alarm? The chinese are coming the chinese are coming! The reason this has made world news headlines is because of the implication. Beijing hasn’t done a mission like this since 2015. The timing of this drill indicates the CCP is sending a warning message to the United States that they are prepared to deploy troops to fight against NATO in Europe. BUT it begs the question, COULD they actually project power into Europe? How many troops could they deploy and sustain that far away from their borders and how long would it take them to build up combat power? Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

Head to my link, https://drinkag1.com/taskandpurpose, to get a FREE one-year supply of AG Vitamin D3+K2, plus five AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase of AG1! On August 19th 1981, two American F-14 Tomcats were caught in an intense air to air dogfight with a pair of Libyan Su-22 fighters. The Su-22’s got the drop on them and opened fire first. This engagement was the first time the unproven F-14 saw combat, and was instrumental in showing that the U.S. Navy was a way to enforce international law with force if needed while proving the F-14’s combat capabilities. In this video we’re going to talk about why Americans were fighting Libyans, how it all went down, and the insane engineering behind the F-14 that made it all possible. Written by: Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor Edited by: Arun First introduced in 1974, the Grunman F-14 Tomcat was the American Navy’s primary air superiority fighter and naval interceptor aircraft. Designed to be carrier capable, it was a twin engine, variable-sweep wing aircraft, that replaced the aging F-4 phantoms in the fleet. Each cost the Navy about $38 million at the time, adjusted for inflation that’s $135.5 million in today’s money, and was the first fourth generation aircraft in the American arsenal, also nicknamed the “teen series” with the F-15, 16, and F/A-18 following the Tomcat later. In 1973, Libyan dictator and future head of the Condoleeza Rice fan club, Muammar Gaddafi cut off international access to the Gulf of (SID-rah) Sidra, a massive 22,000 square mile section of the mediterranean off of Libya’s northern coast. His military forces aggressively policed the area, and Gaddafi declared the demarcation line along the border of the Gulf as “The Line of Death.”. Between 1973 and 1980, Libya’s military would often harass nearby American and NATO navies stationed in the Mediterranean, however the United States did not recognize Gaddafi’s claims of ownership in the Gulf, and asserted that it was still considered international waters. When countries, especially dictatorships, claim to own a piece of the ocean that falls outside of their national borders, the normal response from other countries wanting to sail in said water is what’s called a Freedom of Navigation operation, or FON. These usually consist of Navy battle groups being sent into the contested areas in question and saying “What are you gonna do about it?” National claims become a lot fuzzier in the ocean compared to clear land borders, and according to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, territorial waters only extend 12 nautical miles off the coast. Navies around the world use Freedom of Navigation ops as a way to ensure countries don’t start claiming crazy amounts of the ocean for themselves, and things like international trade don’t get disrupted. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #AIRCRAFT #WAR #STORY

The Secret Service is in trouble. The Trump Assassination attempt by a shooter in Butler PA has revealed lapses in security. People are calling for the resignation of the director of the Secret Service. Follow Me on Instagram for live updates: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Discord: https://discord.gg/Xm2TvCHh9T Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Taskandpurpose2 Written by Chris Cappy Edited by: Michael Michaelides Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #TRUMP #UPDATE #NEWS

A shooter fired multiple shots at former president Donald Trump in an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania. One of the bullets struck Trump in the ear causing him to quickly take cover behind the podium. Within 3 seconds the first line of secret service defense jumped into the line of fire, creating a shield around him with their bodies. At 6:15 pm on July 13th 2024 Six minutes into his speech shots rang out causing Trump to grab his right ear after being struck by a bullet. He then quickly took cover behind the podium. Within 3 seconds the first line of defense, the Secret Service Presidential Protective Division, instantly swarmed, creating a shield around him with their bodies moving directly into the line of fire. written and edited by : Chris Cappy Join the T&P discord Server https://discord.gg/M56sE5xjFa Follow Tim McMillan: https://x.com/LtTimMcMillan follow chris cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ https://x.com/cappyarmy Join the Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Taskandpurpose2 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

Play War Thunder now with my link, and get a massive, free bonus pack including vehicles, boosters and more: https://playwt.link/taskandpurpose24 War Thunder is a highly detailed vehicle combat game containing over 2000 playable tanks, aircrafts and ships spanning over 100 years of development. Immerse yourself completely in dynamic battles with an unparalleled combination of realism and approachability. China's Peoples Liberation Army Short Range Air Defense Platform the Type-625 E is an interesting weapon system. It fires its gatling at an insane 5,000 roudns per minute. The army and the military forces in China use this to destroy UAV's drones, cruise missiles and attack helicopters. air defense is an interesting capability to examine in general for China's forces. How would this be used to defend strategic assets in the event of an invasion of Taiwan? Chris Cappy from Task & Purpose investigates the military history of these systems in this episode. Written by: Chris Cappy and Patrick Griffin Edited by: Michael Michaelides JOIN THE SUB REDDIT: https://www.reddit.com/r/Taskandpurpose2/ Join the T&P discord Server https://discord.gg/M56sE5xjFa merch: https://task-purpose-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #DRONES #MILITARY #EXPLORE

The US Army is in a race to develop next generation artillery platforms and munitions. This is the result of a classified creatively named “tactical fires study” that was conducted over the past two years aimed at completely transforming field artillery. Join the Subreddit ! https://www.reddit.com/r/Taskandpurpose2 The study was based on detailed observations made of the war in Ukraine, where artillery has accounted for more than 70% of the casualties. This report has not been released to the public yet….But I was able to do some defense detective work. I pieced together a lot of what the plan is based on comments we’ll hear from the army brass, and by looking at where the resources are being invested and divested. Written by Chris Cappy and Patrick Griffin Edited by: Savvy Studios Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join merch: https://task-purpose-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #ARTILERY #learning #ARMY

On the border of Kosovo, a team of US Army Special Forces soldiers conducted joint missions with Russian Spetsnaz marking the only time in history that American operators worked with their Russian counterparts. This odd moment in history sees the two adversarial teams talking with each other about geopolitics over vodka and reacting to firefights in the streets. This occurred during a period of heightened tensions between the West and the post-Soviet Russian Federation. NATO had just intervened in the Bosnia and Kosovo Wars which were areas that Russia viewed as within its sphere of influence. After a sniper killed a Russian soldier the two reacted to contact conducting a raid on a compound together. Based on the book: "one green beret" by Mark Giaconia https://www.amazon.com/One-Green-Beret-Extraordinary-1996-2011-ebook/dp/B07D1V9XRL Written by: Chris Cappy and Diego Aceituno Edited by: Michael Michaelides Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join MERCH: https://task-purpose-shop.fourthwall.com/ North Korea and Russia Alliance Video: https://youtu.be/8EzuxeIQP14?si=qN24oiRpNHI1BYza https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ https://x.com/cappyarmy Join the T&P discord Server https://discord.gg/M56sE5xjFa 00:00 - 02:20 Introduction 2:20 - 5:54 Green Berets and Spetsnaz Meet 5:54 - 08:04 Dangerous Trip into Serbia 08:04 - 10:47 Geopolitics of the conflict 10:47 - 13:33 Sniper Fire 13:33 - 16:10 Joint Raid Fire Fight 16:10 - 17:51 Ending Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

Sign up for a 14-day free trial and enjoy all the amazing features MyHeritage has to offer https://bit.ly/TaskandPurpose The United States Air Force new Rapid Dragon Missile fires 45 missiels from a pallet. C-130 or C-17 and even the C-5 can fire these off. There are even hypersonic missile versions in the works. Its job is to suppress any air defense systems like the S-300 or S-400 or even the S-500. Logistics now has teeth. Cargo planes will now be able to fire 45 AGM cruise missiles. Air Force Institute of Technology Gurler Ari Thesis Paper: https://scholar.afit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5328&context=etd Join the T&P discord Server https://discord.gg/M56sE5xjFa merch: https://task-purpose-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Written by: Chris Cappy & Justin Taylor Edited by: Savvy Studios Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

Russia and North Korea want to be bestie. What does this mean for the rest of us? Putin and Kim Jung Un signed a partnership agreement with a defense pact. This requires them to send troops to each other. there are now concerns North Korea will send troops to Ukraine. Especially engineers to rebuild. Join the T&P discord Server https://discord.gg/M56sE5xjFa merch: https://task-purpose-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy written and edited by cappy Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #NORTH KOREA #foreignpolicy #DIPLOMACY

THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO WIN! https://go.getenteredtowin.com/taskandpurpose DEADLINE to ENTER is TONIGHT 06/25/24 @ 11:59pm (PST) Ukraines troops first saw Russian soldiers put the turtle tank Tsar Mangal vehicles into service in Chasvi Yar, Krasnohorivka, and Kharkiv. Modifications to armored assault vehicles like BTR and BMP, this has become common place. Russian infantry can be held in the back. Ukraines FPV drone strikes against them have become slightly less effective. written and edited by cappy First it was just one or two now it’s entire platoons outfitted with the modifications. What have the results been in combat? Somewhat mixed so far. Footage from the frontlines has shown the vehicle surviving several FPV drone strikes where it rips the sheet metal off and the tank keeps moving. It’s also shown over a dozen abandoned ones destroyed. Reports from Ukranians telegram channels revealed that they had to expend multiple drones on one tank. They also stated that electronic countermeasures attached to the turtle tanks in the lead of the formation was dropping some of their FPV drones like flies. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #WAR #UKRAINE #UPDATE

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Ukraine released footage of their special forces battling Russian troops inside Syria. This happened in the Golan Heights. Ukraine hit Russian checkpoints, ammunition storage depots, and logistics convoys. Then Russian foot Patrols were ambushed with small arms fire. But How did Ukraine's Khimik team insert into Syria nearly 1,000 miles away? and why are they diverting forces to a seemingly unrelated battle? The fight is also spilling over into Sudan as of last year. What does it mean for all these conflicts starting to bump up against each other? Join the discord Server: https://discord.gg/M56sE5xjFa What could be some of the factors for why the conflict has drawn both Ukraine and Russia here? Sudan is currently in the midst of a violent civil war. Russia has been dealing with the Sudanese government since 2017, working to both secure things like port access and permission to build military bases, as well as training sudanese troops and assisting them in putting down protests. The two warring sides are the Sudanese armed forces, or SAF, under al-Burhan, who are currently still in control of the government. The rebelling side is the RSF, Rapid Support Forces, under Dagalo. Currently the RSF hold’s a large portion of the southwestern corner of Sudan, and their control extends north into the capital city. The RSF are also trained and equipped by the Wagner group, who are working to overthrow the Sudanese government. According to the latest reports from Sudan, about 90% of the arms and ammunition used by the RSF have been directly supplied by Russia. Written by: Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #UKRAINE #WAR #UPDATE

Get Entered to WIN this awesome TenPoint Siege 425 Crossbow! https://go.getenteredtowin.com/taskandpurpose DEADLINE to ENTER is 06/25/24 @ 11:59pm (PST) The modern day Chinese People’s Liberation Army, still uses crossbows and they’re not the only force still using them either. Take a look at this Russian soldier in Ukraine using a bow to shoot an arrow with a grenade strapped to the tip. Join the discord Server: https://discord.gg/M56sE5xjFa Or what about this U.S infantryman in the vietnam war who was snapped in the middle of using flaming arrows, or this one!? These are fully cursed times we live in. But Why is it that in the age of drones and laser-guided missiles, some of the largest militaries in the world still uses cold weapons like crossbows? Written by: Chris Cappy & Armando Duarte Galán China's People's Liberation Army has kept crossbows in its arsenal for a few very specific operational roles. I think some of their justifications are more reasonable than others. There are several publicly available images of their security forces using crossbows during civilian riots, such as the massive Xinjiang riots of July 2009. The advantage in this situation is that Crossbows can be fitted with non-lethal bolts when you need to capture people instead of immediately sending them to meet their ancestors. It has a far longer range than other non lethal options like tasers and net catchers. But options like rubber bullets are likely just as safe and offer far greater rate of fire so that doesn’t fully explain what’s going on here. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. F-22 Super Raptor: https://youtu.be/nRqSNQ7QNpU Join the Task & Purpose discord Server: https://discord.gg/Xm2TvCHh9T Email [email protected] for inquires. #MILITARY #ARMY #INFANTRY

PDS Debt is offering a free debt analysis. It only takes thirty seconds. Get yours at https://PDSDebt.com/task23 The German government recently released this historic paper: it's their first ever National Defense Strategy. Its 76 pages outline a radical new plan for how to confront the new security challenges they’re faced with. It’s kind of like a vision board where you share all your aspirations and goals but for a bureaucracy. Written by: Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor Video Edited by: Michael Michaelides This was paired with a revolutionary increase of $107 billion dollars in military spending over the course of 3 years. But why all these drastic changes all the sudden ? German defense official Eva Hoegal, warned they “Have too little of everything” including spare parts, tents, modern radios, body armor, tanks and even submarines straight across the board. In fact, multiple reports have claimed that if a war were to break out tomorrow, Germany would only have enough ammunition to last for about two days of fighting. In response to the German government plan to start reversing this trends by growing from roughly 180,000 to 203,000 personnel by 2031. F-22 Super Raptor: https://youtu.be/nRqSNQ7QNpU Join the Task & Purpose discord Server: https://discord.gg/Xm2TvCHh9T Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join MERCH: https://task-purpose-shop.fourthwall.com/ Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

✅ Support my channel by playing Fishing Clash on your iOS/Android device for free https://fishingclash.link/TaskAndPurpose! Use my gift code CAPPYARMY to get a $20 reward, and share your biggest catch in the pinned comment! Join Fishing Clash community to stay tuned about the latest news: Instagram - https://bit.ly/fishingclash_official Facebook - https://bit.ly/fishingclashcommunity The Army’s new M2 Bradley is designed to increase survivability and…. oh god look at that turret, why is it so extra? They threw the entire kitchen sink at it with new sensors, weapons, and armor! There’s barely enough room for the cannon up there anymore, that turret needs to chill out. What new capabilities did the pentagon just cram up there. And how are they a response to some of the lessons learned in modern combat? Written by: Chris Cappy & Armando Duarte Galán Edited by: Savvy Studios As of 2024 the US army has 2,500 Bradley Infantry fighting vehicles of all variants that are in operational service with an extra 2,800 chilling lying around in storage. The US army has enough bradleys in a warehouse to arm several small countries several times over. The current plan is to upgrade 700 of them to the new M2A4 version by 2029. So that old one was the Bradley, this,,,, is the uh Chadley? According to this congressional budget research document the average age of these Bradleys is about 10.2 years old. (pg8) so If the army drives their IFVs like I drive my cars they still have another couple of decades left in them. Just how different is the M2A4 Bradley from the older versions? It’s basically an entirely different vehicle so don’t dead name it. First of all the new hull is larger and thicker on the bottom to counter land mines. The vehicle is also seven inches higher from the ground so that troops don’t slam into the ceiling and break their neck if they hit a mine. The larger hull increased the amount of Bradley reactive armor tiles that could be added for protection. However all these modifications came with a downside: they started to add a lot of serious weight; in its glow up, it's gone from about 25 tons to 40 tons today. With the added weight the Bradley started to slow down losing 10 kilometers per hour of max speed. So it was cruising at 56 km/h and was starting to sag lower to the ground. This might not sound like a big deal but we have to remember the Bradley is designed to operate alongside the Abrams main battle tank while it chugs along at 68 kmph. One of its main advantages is its maneuverability. That’s why the A4 version received a 675 horsepower 8 cylinder Diesel engine and hydraulic transmission as well as suspension and track upgrades to restore ground clearance and suspension reliability. That’s a big step up from the original 500 hp engine it had back in the 80s. All of that is to say the new version regains that lost speed. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

The British Army’s newest Challenger 3 main battle tank prototypes, just rolled off the factory floor and straight into live fire tests. I want to analyze what new weapons, armor and technology the tank brings to the table? How does it plan to breathe new life into the UK’s defense manufacturing? And can it still brew tea while slaying the enemy? Credit to Kafuko for this footage, be sure to check his video out here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uarTjh41Cxw The first thing we should focus on is the turret where the majority of the upgrades can be found. We’re swapping out the old rifled cannon for a new Rheinmetall produced Leopard 2’s L55A1 smoothbore cannon that came out in 2019. The Challenger 3 will now be able to handle higher pressure ammunition. Which is huge because that lets you fire next generation tank munitions like the German DM 11 multi purpose programmable tank round. The DM 11 allows you to choose between 3 different firing modes on one single shell. Perfect For the tanker who hates commitment. After your gunner loads it up, an electronic module then programs the time delay fuse on the round so that it detonates at a specific point in the projectile's flight path. You can actually choose the exact coordinates that you want to send hate to. Gunners can quickly set the high explosive round to explode either above, in front or inside the target after penetrating a wall. Join the T&P discord Server https://discord.gg/M56sE5xjFa merch: https://task-purpose-shop.fourthwall.com/ The old version of the Challenger 2’s gun had a funky need for two piece ammo. It consisted of a charge and then a warhead stored separately inside the hull of the tank that needed to be combined. But now that they’ve switched to NATO standard ammo it’s a single piece. What this means is you get extra room for the rounds to be stored in a separate protected compartment safely away from the crew. There is now the inclusion of a blast door to protect crew from ammunition cook off. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #BRITIAN #TANK #engineering

Head to https://hensonshaving.com/taskandpurpose and enter code "TASK" at checkout to get 100 free blades with your purchase. Both products need to be in the cart together for the code to take effect. The Caribbean nation of Haiti is in the grip of rampant gang violence, that might as well be called an all-out war. On March 3rd 2024 criminal elements organized a massive jailbreak of over 4,500 prisoners who overran the capital. Various heavily armed factions now control approximately 80% of Port-au-Prince, shutting down the airport and forcing more than 360,000 people to flee the city and its surrounding areas. Written by: Chris Cappy & Diego Aceituno Edited by: Arun However, the local Haitian police force is close to being reinforced by a seven nation UN security mission led by Kenya. Their goal is to establish free and fair elections without simply adding to the ongoing violence. We’ll see how this is now the latest UN mission in a decades long string of controversial foreign interventions. What historical factors have complicated the response? And what challenges will the UN Security mission face in their plan to defeat the gangs? I’m your average infantryman chris cappy lets find out. ******Join the T&P discord Server****** https://discord.gg/M56sE5xjFa merch: https://task-purpose-shop.fourthwall.com/ Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Source: https://wng.org/podcasts/confronting-chaos-in-haiti-1716846500 https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/24/americas/haiti-gang-mss-kenya-explainer-intl/index.html https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-people/christopher-sabatini https://apnews.com/article/d99258d01cce4b84a01e04b4eaff7236 https://theconversation.com/kenya-police-killings-point-to-systemic-rot-and-a-failed-justice-system-193468 https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/five-countries-pledge-personnel-haiti-security-mission-un-says-2024-02-29/ Email [email protected] for inquires. #HAITI #CRIME #NEWS

Play Conflict of Nations for FREE on PC, iOS or Android: https://con.onelink.me/kZW6/TAP003 Receive a Unique Starter Pack, available only for the next 30 days! Join the T&P discord Server: https://discord.gg/M56sE5xjFa merch: https://task-purpose-shop.fourthwall.com/ In March of 2009 the USNS Impeccable was surrounded by a swarm of Chinese vessels as it sailed through the international waters of the South China Sea. Towing a sonar array, the Impeccable conducted surveillance operations on submarines operating in the area. Seventy five miles off the coast of HIGH-nan [Hainan], a Chinese Naval Frigate, a Maritime Fisheries Patrol Vessel, and two fishing trawlers began circling the Impeccable. After the frigate failed to intimidate the U.S. warship, the two fishing trawlers began sailing dangerously close (within 50 feet). Throwing grappling hooks into the water, the fishermen attempted to snag the Impeccable’s towed sonar array. When that failed, they positioned themselves in front of the Impeccable and dumped waste and debris into the Impeccable’s path to force an emergency stop. I guess you could say that their behavior was… less than impeccable. Written by: Chris Cappy and Patrick Griffin Video editing by: Savvy Studios additional animations by: Joshi These vessels are part of China’s Maritime Militia, a shadowy umbrella force composed of multiple private fishing companies that take up government contracts to act as modern day “privateers.” Employing private vessels to project power and harass your adversaries was a common practice in 18th century England and France, who both employed hundreds of privateers under legal consent contracts called “letters of marque.” In modern terms, think of it like China’s version of the Wagner Group – but with boats. In 2024 China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy is growing at a breakneck speed. Take a look at this satellite imagery from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). These images show rapid development and production in Chinese shipyards. In 2020 China surpassed the United States and became the largest Navy in the world by number of ships. While the U.S. Navy still maintains the lead for the most displaced tonnage, China now produces “more than half” of all new maritime tonnage in the world. So with a fast growing Navy, why would China turn to civilian fishing trawlers to help enforce their control over the South China Sea? And how do these civilian vessels fit into China’s overall naval strategy? Are they Pirates, mercenaries, or something else entirely? Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #NEWS #UPDATE #TAIWAN

It’s Navy Federal Credit Union’s mission to help members reach their financial goals. Visit https://nfcu.me/3y3GGvz to learn more. They were founded over 90 years ago with the mission of helping military members and their families. That’s why they have products and services tailored to our community at any stage of your financial journey. Join the T&P discord Server: https://discord.gg/M56sE5xjFa F-22 Super Raptor Episode: https://youtu.be/nRqSNQ7QNpU?si=2_Ne-KmWV6D3uIQs MERCH: https://task-purpose-shop.fourthwall.com/ India has started building up its navy and establishing bases further out to sea in a move to secure their maritime backyard. The Indian Ocean connects prime shipping routes and over 2.7 billion people live in the various countries surrounding it. Forty per cent of the world’s offshore oil production takes place in the Indian Ocean basin. Yet despite the name, the Indian Ocean is one of China’s main geostrategic priorities and they appear to be making moves to box in and bypass India for decades as part of their Maritime Silk Road strategy. China’s Navy has recently made high profile maneuvers through the Indian Ocean with a submarine visit to Sri Lanka and then to Pakistan. The Chinese government and their officials stated the increased activity was about trade and security, not aimed towards their rival’s in India. However they did also say quote “the Indian Ocean is not India’s ocean” India is aiming to change the state of play by building a true bluewater navy that can stand up to any opponent and project Indian power across the Indo-Pacific region. Indian Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Kumar announced the country plans to have a 175 ship navy by 2035 along with major upgrades to existing hulls. How can India modernize their naval power? What kind of ships is India building and what do they tell us of the country’s overall strategy? Hit the like button and join our Task & Purpose discord server if you haven’t yet. This is the story of the Indian Navy and what the future holds for one of the fastest growing naval forces on the planet. The story of how india went from a buyers to a builders was not a simple a to b process. The Indian Navy operates a unique mix of western, eastern, and indigenously designed equipment. Following India’s independence from British rule in 1947, the country operated mostly foreign vessels in its navy for much of the 20th Century. India had inherited two frigates and a few dozen smaller vessels from the UK, but also purchased or licensed from other nations over the following decades, including the Soviet Union. Despite close ties to the British Navy following almost a century of colonial rule, India didn’t want to get drawn into the superpower clash of the Cold War. This is because India believes in a policy known as “strategic autonomy,” what that means is they want to reserve the right to make their own decisions independent of external pressure. According to this 30 page declassified CIA document from 1988 their analysis stated that following India’s independence India originally pursued a naval strategy that was mainly just diplomatic measures because they had yet to build up a large force. quote “New Delhi's Indian Ocean strategy centers on maritime defense and the assertion of its leadership over other regional states. It also includes supporting the internal stability of these states, protecting the interests of local Indian ethnic groups, and limiting—if not supplanting-foreign presences.” The document goes on to state that beginning in 1988 India started to modernize and expand their navy to actually start projecting power. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #NAVY #TECHNOLOGY #HISTORY

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Join the discord Server: https://discord.gg/M56sE5xjFa I want to examine the Ukraine war update on the front lines gray zone area where the battle in Kharkiv has unfolded on its 5th day as the fog of war starts to lift. News of the world even has traveled fast. Then I want to take a look at if Russian forces might be planning to invade Sumy next. We’ll also cover any recent diplomatic changes in messaging on either side or their allies. The first thing you need to know is that In the Kharkiv direction, The number of border villages Russia claims to have captured in Kharkiv has now increased to between 9 and 12. The number isn’t important, what matters really matters is how close is the closest one to Kharkiv city? One such close proximity town that was captured appears to be (Loo-k'yahn-tsee) Luk'yantsi. The reason this is concerning from the Ukrainian defenders point of view is because the next town in line is (Lee-pt-see) Lyptsi. If that were to fall it could theoretically put Kharkiv within Artillery range. This is why I think the Ukrainian intelligence general said to the new york times quote ““The situation is on the edge. Every hour this situation moves toward critical.” However It’s unclear what the end goal is for the Russian assault at this point. Do they plan to continue forward with what Moscow has described as a buffer zone? Evidence that these claims of Russian advances are likely accurate comes from The Ukraine’s general of staff who said quote"At present, the enemy has tactical success" then we can take a look at a video that has gone viral of what appears to be two Russian platoons marching within 3 meters of each other. Normally if you expected to receive fire you would be space out much further instead they appear to be walking into Kharkiv oblast which seems to possibly support the reports that initial defensive lines did not work as anticipated. Before we continue I have a small disclaimer for you, keep in mind that the situation on the ground is developing rapidly and the information is subject to change. This report I’ve put together for you here, is a curation of various different sources all of which have their own biases, I made sure some of them are from the Russian perspective and some are from the Ukranian one. I too admittedly have my own personal biases. But I think that’s part of being human, especially if you’re talking about something you care about. However, It’s important for you to be aware of those biases. I’m here to share with you my imperfect view of the battlefield so I can hear your feedback and constructive criticisms, both of which I appreciate as it helps me improve. We’ve seen reports of major shake ups in both the Ukrainian leadership. On May 11th just one day after the invasion of Kharkiv, the Ukrainian Commander responsible for the defense of North Eastern frontlines General Yuriy (Ha-lush-kin) Halushkin was relieved of his command and replaced by General (Mick-high-low Drah-pah-tee) Mykhaylo Drapatiy. Dprapatiy was responsible for leading the combat operations in recapturing the city of Kherson in 2022. The fact that the former commander in Kharkiv was replaced could be seen as another indication that the initial defensive operations did not go as planned. Newsweek reportedly spoke to Ukrainian military and local officials in vovchansk who said that Russian artillery shelling on the border made it difficult for them to build proper fortifications. It’s tough to bring in civilian construction equipment and lay down dragons teeth and drudge up trenches when you’re under explosive artillery fire. What remains to be seen is if defensive lines were created further back from the border in safer places, this is something we will find out in the coming weeks. #UKRAINE #WAR #KHARKIV

Join the discord Server: https://discord.gg/M56sE5xjFa On the morning of May 10th, Russian forces launched a ground assault against Ukraine in the northern Kharkiv region. I want to examine if this is a diversion tactic or are they planning to assault the city center? How will Ukraine respond? And What strategic reasons are driving the battle here for both sides? Im your average infantryman chris cappy Lets find out. Behind me is a live conflict map that constantly updates the location of front line positions across the country. This icon indicates Russian troops are assaulting across roughly two dozen different towns on the border. So far Russia claims to have captured 5 villages within an area known as the contested grey zone although Ukraine contests that. This might seem like a surprise, but For the past 2 weeks we’ve actually seen reports that Russia was creating an operational significant northern grouping by moving between 35,000 and 50,000 of their troops to this region. On May 5th this report stated several units had been taken off the front lines in Zaporizhia and moved to form a new grouping near Kharkiv. The Ukrainian general staff had warned that Russia was massing troops along the northern border in recent weeks and could push for Kharkiv as an opener to a big summer offensive. Originally they anticipated the attack might even include an 2nd attempt at invading the city of Sumy as well. Much like during the first invasion attempt when we saw the Z symbol on many Russian vehicles we’re now seeing a new more complicated looking symbol associated specifically with the operational north grouping attacking near Kharkiv. Don’t ask me if it’s a celtic symbol, a letter of some unknown alphabet or a graphic design, I have no idea. Many of these signs were first identified by a Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets who on May 5th reported that Russian forces were pretending to unload troops and equipment at railway stations in Kursk Oblast to come off the frontline for rest. They were trying to hide their troop movements because they then marched on foot to deployment points in Belgorod Oblast near the border. Russian troops moved to a staging area preparing for the assault while trying to avoid detection. The city of Kharkiv itself is Ukraine’s second largest city, home to over 1.3 million people, and they have steadfastly resisted capture since the start of the invasion despite being located just 25 miles from the Russian border. Kharkiv has been rationing their electricity in the face of attacks on their energy infrastructure and they’ve reportedly been hit by glide bombs on a daily basis. There are some potential reasons for the strategic importance of this region to both sides. Pro-Ukranian all Russian forces launched several retaliatory cross border raids from the Kharkiv region into the Russian city of Belgorod in March 2024. That basically means Russian forces who are loyal to Ukraine launched actual ground assaults inside Russian territory near here. Then Russia claims Ukraine has been hitting Belgorod with artillery and drone strikes for months. Directly following this in March the Kremlin stated they would create what they called a quote unquote “sanitary zone” or a buffer zone inside Ukraine that was big enough to prevent these kind of strikes on Russian cities in the future. These lines of reasoning from Moscow might not be their true intentions, it could be disinformation designed to keep Russia’s true intentions hidden… but it’s important to note them. For example, Ukraine has already demonstrated its ability to hit deep inside Russian territory with domestically produced drones striking oil refineries all the way in Bashkortostan 1,300 miles from the front lines. And the United States just sent Ukraine a longer range ATACM missile with a range of 300 km. A ten kilometer buffer zone might not make a major difference as widespread tube artillery shelling of Belgorod was not occuring. The Ukrainian military leadership now has a decision to make. How much reinforcements do they want to divert to Kharkiv. Ukraine has already devoted reserve forces to be engaged in the Donbass to stop Russia’s grinding advance after taking the city of Avdiivka in February. According to this ISW assessment This might be Russian planners' goal to force Ukraine to move manpower and materials off their lines in the Donbas to protect Kharkiv. The reason they make this assessment is because they believe 35,000 to 50,000 Russian troops would not be enough to take the city of Kharkiv which would require drives across open terrain on a scale Russia has not conducted since the start of the full scale invasion. Although if Russia chooses to reinforce this direction of attack further in the future that assessment could change. #UKRAINE #WAR #NEWS

It’s Navy Federal Credit Union’s mission to help members reach their financial goals. Visit https://nfcu.me/3y3GGvz to learn more. They were founded over 90 years ago with the mission of helping military members and their families. That’s why they have products and services tailored to our community at any stage of your financial journey. As of 2024 there are 28,500 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea and every single March like clock work they conduct an annual training exercise. You need only enter a few quick searches to see the kind of response North Korea has to these drills. They respond with diplomatic warnings, denouncings, and even nuclear threats. It’s one of North Korea’s main gripes. So why does something that appears to be such a routine defensive action from the point of view of the U.S elicit such a strong response from North Korea? It's like the popular saying “one man's boring training exercise is another man's geopolitical crisis” MERCH Drop: https://taskandpurpose.myspreadshop.com/ Written by: Chris Cappy and Patrick Griffin Edited by: Michael Michaelides What if I told you that despite the official cease fire agreements, a low-level conflict has been brewing in the background this entire time? Intense skirmishes along the border in the air, on land, and sea have continued at a steady pace - but we rarely hear about it. That’s why I think it’s important that we talk about Korea, the history of why these joint exercises exist and the future of one of the world's longest standing wars. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Follow me on socials: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch. To start your claim, visit: https://www.forthepeople.com/TaskandPurpose?s=86%3A2313 This is the legendary XM8 rifle. It fires 556 at a rate of 750 rounds per minute. In the early 2000’s the XM8 was actually on the verge of replacing the aging M4 series as the US army’s primary infantry rifle. What followed was a story filled with drama, intrigue and accusations that it wasted $33 million dollars worth of taxpayers dollars. I think the XM8 is a great example of what happens when science, bureaucracy and soldiers' needs all collide in the worst possible way. But if it was never adopted why is it still an iconic weapon why is it still a household name? You’re about to hear the story of one of the most ambitious firearms programs and how its failure helped pave the way for the next generation weapons of today. Written by: Chris Cappy and Diego Aceituno Video Edited by: Chris Cappy subscribe to: @spartan117gw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gt5hr3hBRMGmkfYJT56Lw Thanks for making this video possible ! The saga of the XM8 started in 2002 just one year after the war in Afghanistan had kicked off. Lower enlisted grunts were complaining about their M4’s jamming and malfunctioning constantly. The Army vice chief of staff General Jack Keane was outraged when he heard this. The man went on a warpath to solve the problem. He turned to a brand new organization called PEO soldier lead by Colonel Moran to finally replace the M4. PEO-Soldier the agency responsible for prototyping everything a soldier wears or carries to this day. The agency had a special power they had the authority to ignore much of the government red tape and go around slow moving bureaucracy. The goal was to replace the M4 within 3 years instead of the normal 10 it would take. These guys wanted to speed run weapons development. Colonel Moran immediately set out to find a loophole. Something that would ultimately doom the XM8 rifle. The first thing you normally need when trying to create a new firearm in the military is something called an “Operational requirement” document. These are written up by the Infantry Center. This would define the XM8 rifles necessary firepower, magazine size, rate of fire, weight, all of its capabilities. But there was a problem. It normally took years and a multi-step approval process to get a new one authorized. If you think that sounds boring and bureaucratic, so too did Colonel Moran. So Instead he dug up an old previously approved “operational requirement” from almost ten years earlier from the 1994 Objective Individual Combat Weapon Program. What was that? The OICW program was essentially an XM8 rifle with a 20mm programmable airburst grenade slapped onto the top of it. Sounds like something that could be useful right so why did it end up stalling? The weapons' grenades weren’t powerful enough, it weighed a ton at 17.6 lbs which is more than an M249, and future versions of it malfunctioned during training injuring a soldier. All that is to say, the OICW program was a dead end. But Colonel Moran believed he could split it into two separate projects with Increment I being the XM8 and Increment II being the airburst grenade launcher. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Follow me on socials: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy Email [email protected] for inquires. #ARMY #MILITARY #WEAPON

Save 20% on your system and your first month is free when you sign up for Fast Protect Monitoring at https://simplisafe.com/task Pak Da is a Russian acronym for “'Prospective aviation complex for long-range aviation” which is far less catchy. The strategic stealth bomber aircraft claims it will have a range of 7,500 miles (12,000 kilometers), and the ability to remain in the air for 30 hours, Hypothetically speaking , if that accurate, in theory, the the Pak Da could hypothetically almost carry a nuclear warhead from Moscow to New York City without the need to refuel until they were back over the Atlantic ocean. Do you like how many qualifying statements I packed into der? Compare that to the estimated 2,500 mile range of the new American B-21 or possible 5,200 mile range of China’s H-20 and you can understand why some experts are very skeptical while others are claiming it will be the most lethal stealth bomber ever produced. In this video I want to examine what makes this aircraft unique compared to Russia’s existing strategic bomber fleet, if it would be useful to them in Ukraine, and I want to analyze how the Pak Da might fit into Russia’s larger air and nuclear strategy. This is the (too-POH-lev) Tupolev Design Bureau, just east of downtown Moscow along the banks of the (YAW-zah) Yauza River. (zoom into the company using google earth or maps, then show the photos of the company using this link). Tupolev is Russia’s state-owned aerospace defense design company. It specializes in long-range aviation. Founded in 1922 Tupolev has designed over 100 models for both civilian and military aircraft. This includes all of Russia’s bomber aircraft from the Tu-160 to the Tu-2 of World War II. Source here. Russia’s attempts to match the stealth bomber capability for the first time hit the ground started as early as 2007. But it was in 2008 when Tupolev received the financing to design the Pak Da. Then by April of 2014 Mikhail Pogosyan, head of Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation, announced that Tupolev had finalized the initial designs and were moving on to the construction of a prototype. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Follow me on socials: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy Email [email protected] for inquires.

Get Entered to WIN these awesome $7,000 Trybe NVGs! https://go.getenteredtowin.com/taskandpurpose DEADLINE to ENTER is 04/26/24 @ 11:59pm (PST). During a recent campaign event named “Everything for victory!”, Putin said “success is achieved by the side that can react quickly... the side that does it quicker wins the battle”. It took place in the military-industrial city of Tula, arguably the center of Russian arms manufacturing, with more than 10 companies producing weapons non-stop. This includes NPO Splav, the only manufacturer of multiple rocket launcher systems in Russia. Tula is the perfect example of how, at the heart of Russia's military production capability are its state-owned manufacturing facilities. 6 large plants encompass a wide range of capabilities, from the production of traditional artillery shells to the assembly of advanced munitions systems. These facilities are strategically dispersed across the country, and most of them were inherited relics from the Soviet Union. Today they account for 70% of all Russia’s arms production. MERCH Drop: https://taskandpurpose.myspreadshop.com/ Written by: Chris Cappy & Armando Duarte Galán Edited by: Savvy Studios During the Cold War era, the Soviet Union established a robust industrial infrastructure to support its military ambitions. Factories churned out vast quantities of munitions, positioning the Soviet military as the formidable force. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia faced economic turmoil and a decline in military spending. In 1995, just 4 years after Russia’s first democratic presidential election, Russia’s arms manufacturers produced barely one-ninth the military output they had in 1990, and by the spring of 1995, Russian authorities had declared more than 200 defense enterprises or institutes financially insolvent, and many more were on the verge of bankruptcy. Weapons were already Russia’s largest manufactured export, and their efforts to switch companies from producing military goods to creating civilian goods had largely been unsuccessful. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Follow me on socials: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy Email [email protected] for inquires. #WAR #NEWS #UPDATE

Go to http://ground.news/task to stay fully informed on what's happening at the border and around the world. Subscribe through my link for 40% off unlimited access this month only! The situation at the southern border of the United States has recently escalated. In March 2024, National Guard troops stationed in El Paso, Texas faced a challenging scenario when hundreds of migrants breached a checkpoint, despite efforts to secure the area with razor wire. The incident resulted in the arrest of nine individuals for assaulting the soldiers. MERCH Drop: https://taskandpurpose.myspreadshop.com/ Written by: Chris Cappy & Justin Taylor & Patrick Griffin Video Edited by: Michael Michaelidies Now imagine adding onto that, the fact that these national guardsmen in Texas are at the center of a major Legal battle and we can see how this situation gets even more challenging. Because officials between the State of Texas and the Federal Government have come to head over disagreements on who has ultimate authority. A recent ruling by the Supreme Court regarding how Texas can conduct border policing has divided the American population. At the center of this disagreement has been Texas’s Operation Lone Star. What is Operation Lone Star? It’s a mobilization of thousands of national guard troops to the border. It’s a joint effort between the Texas Department of Public Safety which controls a large portion of the state law enforcement, and the Texas Military Department, which handles the Army and Air National Guard. Essentially the military’s reserve force. Part of the reason we’re seeing this happening in Texas is because they are naturally taking on the majority of these attempted crossings, with its part of the border stretching 1200 miles, the longest of any state Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #BORDER #NEWS

Israel and Iran directly struck each other on their own territory for the first time in history this week. I think the weapons, tactics and targets each side chose just revealed a lot to us about their respective capabilities and the message each side intended to send to the other. Follow me on socials: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy written and edited by: Chris Cappy MERCH Drop: https://taskandpurpose.myspreadshop.com/ So the big question everyone wants to know is what extent of Iran’s offensive capabilities did they use? How much damage did they actually intend to deliver, was this all essentially the equivalent of a warning shot, a limited strike or was it meant to inflict massive damage? I think There is some evidence to support both theories so I’ll present each side to you now with some of my own insights so that you can make up your own dang mind. First the facts, Iran’s April 13th attack on Israel included 130 ballistic missiles, 30 cruise missiles and 170 smaller kamikaze drones or a total of 330 munitions. In military parlance we call that a “strike package” which refers to a coordinated grouping of different military assets deployed to execute a specific strike mission against an enemy target. The Evidence to support the first theory that this was not Iran's full capabilities, comes from the Iranian officials claims that they gave the United States, Turkey, Jordan and Iraq 72 hours of warning that they would launch this attack. They claim they added a diplomatic tag onto that strike package by essentially telegraphing in advance that they would launch an air attack on Israel. Turkey, Jordan, and Iraq all confirmed that Iran gave them 3 days warning. If we take them at their word and believe that then it’s also likely that one of them passed on that information to the United States under the table. The reason to believe this is because of the US military’s close relationship with all of those countries. However the United States claimed they were given no such warning. New merch: https://taskandpurpose.myspreadshop.com/all Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join sources: https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran%E2%80%99s-attempt-hit-israel-russian-style-strike-package-failedfor-now https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/13/lebanons-hezbollah-fires-dozens-of-rockets-at-israeli-positions https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-message-idf-said-to-fire-3-missiles-at-radar-defense-for-secret-iran-nuclear-site/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68866548 https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-mideast-tensions-4-19-2024-a7ccbae2e2844bab089e8e4377a24ddb Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

PDS Debt is offering a free debt analysis. It only takes thirty seconds. Get yours at https://PDSDebt.com/task23 What if an intercontinental ballistic nuclear missile was launched at the continental United States homeland? Would the US defense system be about to shoot it down? How much warning would we have to choose how to respond? The US homeland ballistic missile defense architecture centers on the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system, or GMD for short. It is designed to protect all 50 states from a limited long-range ballistic missile attack. Remember when I was talking about how, broadly speaking, these defense systems work by tracking, then destroying before impact? Well, broadly speaking, the GMD works like that: after detecting a missile launch, GMD’s sensors feed the data into a central control system, which then launches one or more interceptor missiles, which in turn, fly into the path of the incoming missile, release a kill vehicle and destroy the attacker’s missile on impact. But as I said, this is broadly speaking, very broadly. In truth, the GMD is a global system with 11 elements that span 15 time zones, and each element has to be precisely coordinated. And if something fails, everything can go wrong. Mock up of missile defense annual performance review 'Shows great potential, but tends to space out at critical moments.” According to Annie Jacobsen’s book Nuclear War a scenario in which she interviewed the actual military and civilian experts who built these weapons; and developed all the response plans; she outlined how modern day satellite missile tracking can detect a ICBM launch in just seconds. Technology for detecting threats has vastly improved. But that doesn’t necessarily mean the technology has solved the age old problem of hitting a bullet with another bullet so to speak. Detecting and tracking is very different from shooting down. A new developments in submarine and air launched missiles means instead of 30 minute window it could be as little as 15 minutes to reach their targets. But first, Let’s talk about the elements that make the GMD what it is, starting with how it tracks missiles, and then we’ll dive into how it destroys them. The GMD tracking depends on seven types of sensors: land, sea, and space. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #TECHNOLOGY #WAR #usa

Get Entered to WIN these awesome $7,000 Trybe NVGs! https://go.getenteredtowin.com/taskandpurpose DEADLINE to ENTER is 04/26/24 @ 11:59pm (PST) Developed by Microsoft it’s Based around their HoloLens 2 smart glasses headset technology. It’s now part of a roughly $400 million dollar defense contract with an upper limit of $22 billion dollars, so a lot is at stake with this device. What exactly is IVAS? According to the army it’s “a mixed reality heads-up display that integrates next generation situational awareness tools and high resolution simulations to provide soldiers with improved mobility and lethality during the day or at night.” So essentially It aims to replace your night vision goggles, communications, GPS and take over how you target enemy positions and run training simulations with your squad. MERCH Drop: https://taskandpurpose.myspreadshop.com/ Written by: Chris Cappy Edited by: Michael Michaelides Follow me on socials: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy How much does it weigh exactly? Todd South of the army times wrote an article stating the IVAS 1.0 version weighed a total of 3.4 pounds with 2.4 of those lbs being the most important part which is placed on the soldiers noggin. For context, I was surprised to learn that the ENVG-B also weighs about 2.5 lbs. But unlike that, this is something you’re wearing all day long. This suggests to me that it's possible the slimmed down 1.2 version of the goggles weigh even less so thats encouraging news. And in fact, Right off the bat the first thing that jumps out to me about the initial images of the version 1.2 compared to the older variants, is the much improved lower profile smaller glasses. The first version in 2018 looked like cumbersome skii goggles and now they look like lighter weight hater blockers. I mean look at the original version, they look a little goofy. Looks like robocop 2014 when I want to look like robocop 1987. In all seriousness this new version is a big step up in addressing one of the biggest points of criticism that troops had who tested the first version, which was that it was uncomfortable and annoying to wear. Sources: DOT&E report on IVAS: https://www.dote.osd.mil/Portals/97/pub/reports/FY2022/other/2022annual_report.pdf?ver=71JCDFcAlC9z_UnuI9BOUQ%3d%3d Inspector General Audit of IVAS: https://media.defense.gov/2022/Apr/22/2002981953/-1/-1/1/DODIG-2022-085.PDF Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #TECHNOLOGY #VIRTUALREALITY #NEWS

If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch. To start your claim, visit: https://www.forthepeople.com/TaskandPurpose?s=86%3A2313 The M2020 was first unveiled in October of 2020, during a military parade celebrating the 75th anniversary of the North Korean Communist Workers’ Party. A total of nine drove down the main avenue during the parade, sporting what looked like modern optics, armor plating, and even active protection systems. The prototype tanks were shown off along with their new rocket systems, and a mobile gun system that’s definitely not a stryker at all. MERCH Drop: https://taskandpurpose.myspreadshop.com/ By all accounts, the M2020 is still in its prototyping and testing phase, and each time this tank has popped up, it’s been a bit more developed. But based on current information and looking at the rest of the DPRK’s tank fleet, we have a good idea of where the tank is at in production, and what its rough capabilities are. One of the first things you’ll notice about the M2020 is just how visually distinct it is compared to what North Korea has shown off in the past. Historically the country has used a derivative of Russian T-62 tank designs. Trade embargos on the country, especially in the realm of military equipment have largely prevented North Korea from obtaining modern tank technology. The tanks we do see are generally frankensteined designs incorporating a base model T-62 design, with various overlapping additions from other tanks like T-72s and Type 88s as they’ve managed to get pieces of them. Currently North Korea fields three designs, the Chonma-ho, the Pokpung-ho, and Songun-915, the latter of which was equipped with a standard 125mm smoothbore cannon. Typically with each newer iteration of North Korean tank, a few incremental upgrades are all that are done with each, but the M2020 quickly broke this trend. On the surface the new tank looks like a rough combination of an M1 Abrams, the T-14 Armata, and Chinese VT-4 in some areas. This has led to some speculation that China or Russia provided some level of assistance in designing the tank, which would fall in line with trends of greater cooperation between North Korea and the other two countries. This comparison to Western tanks was highlighted with its choice of desert camo, which by all accounts is useless in the Korean peninsula, but similar to a majority of modern tanks it would be based on. The latest images of the M2020 post 2023 and into 2024 now show them sporting a darker greener look, which is more suited to North Korea’s geography. Additionally with the new paint came the addition of explosive reactive armor bricks on the turret, and what appears to be T-14-like ERA plating on the side, which was absent in the initial introduction in 2020. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #TANK #WAR #northkorea

Go to https://tryfum.com/TASKPURPOSE and use code TASKPURPOSE to save an additional 10% off your order today. Turkey’s military reach is quietly expanding. Since 2011, the Turkish armed forces have shifted their strategy from a domestic defensive military, into an expeditionary one, with troops now permanently stationed in six different countries. They’ve been engaged in combat on their borders in Syria and Iraq as well as thousands of kilometers away in Africa. And that number only has signs of increasing. With 1 million active and combined paramilitary personnel The Turkish Armed Forces is actually the second largest standing military force in all of NATO, right after the U.S. military. NEW MERCH: https://taskandpurpose.myspreadshop.com/ It’s not just boots on the ground they also conduct maritime security operations in the Mediterranean, Aegean Sea, and off the Coast of Somalia in anti-piracy operations. Some publications and international relations experts have even claimed Turkey is seeking to recreate the old Ottoman Empire borders once again. I didn’t say it they did, that’s why we’re going to interrogate that claim today. Why is Turkey expanding their military footprint now and how far do these actions extend? In what way do they support or conflict with some of NATO’s stated goals? Written by: Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor Edited by: Michael Michaelides A good way to understand Turkey’s actions is to look at their geography. They are located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Their nation serves as a bridge between the East and the West, connecting Islamic and Christian regions but on the other hand it also puts them in a potentially vulnerable security situation. Because Turkey is situated right in the middle of many of the wars raging today including, Syria, Armenia Azerbaijan, the war in Ukraine rages just across the black sea, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are all just a few hundred kilometers from their border. How they choose to react to this reality is going to come under close scrutiny. Turkey is built on a military legacy stretching back over 600 hundreds of years through the Ottoman empire. In 1680 AD it spanned three continents, ruled the Islamic world and large sections of Europe. Their borders extended all the way from Kyiv in the north down to Yemen in the south. The council on foreign relations put it this way “Turkey was Founded in 1923 from the remains of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey pursued a secular, Western-aligned foreign policy by joining NATO and seeking closer ties with the EU.” Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Follow me on socials: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy Email [email protected] for inquires. #GEOPOLITICS #NEWS #FORYOU

ProtonVPN is offering a LIMITED offer just for us, click here to check it out! https://protonvpn.com/taskpurpose Take a look at this domestically produced Turkish delight the new 5th generation Tal Kaan MMU fighter jet. . It’s maiden flight on February 21st 2024 felt like a bold statement from the Eurasian country stating they didn’t need any of your foreign technology. What we’re observing right now is an increasing wave of domestically designed advanced fighter jets appearing around the world. This is because Countries are pursuing a concept known as military self-sufficiency where you are beholden to no foreign power for your defense. We’ll also learn how Advanced fighter programs are more than just weapons; they are a sign of national pride within your country and a strong symbol of deterrence against your would-be enemies. So What does the Kaan fighter jet’s mission and weapon systems tell us about their greater military strategy? What geopolitical and diplomatic factors lead to its development? I’m your average infantryman chris cappy fire off a foxtrot 2 at the like and subscribe button and lets find out. MERCH Drop: https://taskandpurpose.myspreadshop.com/ Written by: Chris Cappy & Armando Duarte Galán Edited by: Max Turkey’s search for independence First of all let me explain what is at stake here for the Turkish air force and why they desire a 5th gen fighter. You might not know it but since 2015 The Turkish air force has been very busy. They’ve pulled off hundreds of air strikes into Syria and Iraq many of them unilateral and some of them in partnership with the US led coalition against ISIS. This map from airwars.org shows us a view of where the casualties are from these strikes. These attacks have a dual mission, the first was to destroy ISIS and the second was to target Kurdish forces. With this comes the risk of return fire because one of their 3rd generation F-4 phantom jets was shot down by the Syrian air force. 3 years later a 4th generation Turkish F-16 shot down a Russian Su-24M near their border with Syria that they claimed had violated their air space. In 2023 alone the Turkish air force executed 128 air strikes inside northern Syria. So Considering how active their air force is in the feild it’s clear why from a combat tactical point of view it’s important. We’ll also dive into why it’s important on a political and operational level too later. Safe to say there is a lot riding on the program. To safely deliver ordnance in the modern world that’s lousy with anit-air defense, you need a 5th generation aircraft. In the realm of military aviation, Turkey’s emergence as a player in indigenous fighter jet development has garnered significant international attention. Headlines covering the Kaan’s maiden flight included words and expressions like “impressive,” “history-shattering”, “a pivotal point”, and “a new titan takes into the skies”. Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) designed the Kaan to reach all modern fighter performance benchmarks which includes: a maximum speed of Mach 1.8 to 2.2, a service ceiling of 55,000 ft, a range of 700 miles on internal fuel, and a tolerance for maneuvers exerting up to 9 Gs. What makes a fighter 5th gen as opposed to 4th gen? Low radar visibility, high agility and the ability to conduct network centric warfare. So far, only three countries have successfully developed a fifth-generation fighter: Russia, China and the US. Among them, only China and the US have managed to manufacture the fighters in significant numbers. So if Turkey becomes the fourth nation to develop a fifth-generation fighter, that’s no small feat. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. Follow me on socials: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy #AIRFORCE #TURKEY #MILITARY

ProtonVPN is offering a LIMITED offer just for us, click here to check it out! https://protonvpn.com/taskpurpose Indonesia has grown larger and more powerful since the end of the cold war, quietly becoming the biggest Economy in Southeast Asia and the fourth most populous country in the world. They have a massive military of 400,000 personnel as of 2023, the same year that they approved a 20% increase to their defense spending. Physically connecting the Indian and Pacific Ocean is the nation of Indonesia where 60% of the worlds maritime trade passes through this region. Indonesia is a major part of the 10 member Association of SouthEast Asian Nations or (AH-see-ahn) ASEAN. When combined as a whole, they rank as the fifth-largest economy with a combined population of 662 million people and a GDP of 10 trillion or 6.5% of the global GDP. They’re kind of a big deal. For context NATO has about 900 million people under their security umbrella. So now it’s becoming more clear why both the United States and China are investing Billions of dollars competing for Indonesia's affection trying to win them over as an ally and a bestie. But We’ll see how Indonesia’s foreign policy of aggressive neutrality might be one of the biggest factors preventing war between the US and China right now. The non aligned policy of a country halfway around the world from you might prevent armageddon. How does Indonesia’s unique history explain this stance? What are the reasons Indonesia is suspicious of any potential U.S or Chinese alliance? And why are they paradoxically speeding up their military’s modernization efforts? Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #MILITARY #ECONOMY #HISTORY

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Use my link https://ridge.com/taskandpurpose to get up to 30% off through April 1st. Sponsored by Ridge This is the US Coast Guard daring interception of a narco submarine in the middle of the open ocean a few hundred miles off the coasts of Colombia. In the year 2019 The sub was transporting 17,000 pounds of illegal narcotics through the eastern Pacific on its way north to Mexico and the US. counterterrorism experts have been sounding the alarm for years that these subs could be used to transport more than just party drugs, they could just as easily smuggle firearms, explosives, or weapons of mass destruction. Written by: Chris Cappy & Diego Aceituno Edited by: Savvy Studios You might be surprised to learn maritime smuggling accounts for roughly 80% of the total illicit flow from South America into Mexico prior to entry into the US. The DEA estimates 30% of that is transported by narco submarines. And considering only around 10% are caught, that means over $9 billion dollars worth of illegal narcotics reach US shores from just this method alone. That’s why It’s important we understand the full extent of their capabilities and intent. A lot of people who first saw this viral video mistakenly thought these troops were NAVY SEALS. In reality this the Coast Guards elite unit called PACTACLET which stands for Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team. Based out of San Diego, they specializes in high risk, non-compliant boardings and deploy worldwide as elite 8 to 10 man Law Enforcement Detachments or LEDETs. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #CARTEL #COASTGUARD #NEWS

The Russian forces' winter offensive is pushing forward and gaining momentum as the war enters its third year. How far have they advanced and at what cost to both sides? How have Ukrainian forces and their allies responded to this development on the ground? First we’ll start with a consolidation of the information you need to know about the situation across the front line. Then we’ll dive into how both sides are attempting to rebuild and restaff their armies. Kit: https://www.youtube.com/@Taskandpurpose/store Written by: Chris Cappy and Patrick Griffin Video Edited by: Michael Michaelides Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #UKRAINE #UPDATE #NEWS

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Go to https://bit.ly/3TmDX8G to learn more about Raytheon. Raytheon has developed, and continues to advance, a portfolio of sensors, command and control systems, and effectors designed to detect and defeat complex threats across the battlespace – from “mud to space.” This is Tower 22 a US military base located in the far north eastern corner of the country Jordan where In the early morning hours On January 28th 2024 an enemy drone attack killed 3 American soldiers and injured approximately 40 others. Hezbollah in Iraq carried at the strikes on behalf of Iran. Iran's proxies are known for this kind of attack. Could events escalate in the middle east now into a wider regional war? djibouti Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaAHOVXJ-64 MERCH: https://task-purpose-shop.fourthwall.com/ But Why is the US military in Jordan in the first place? What went wrong that this attack was able to be pulled off? Was the US military’s retaliation effective at stopping the enemy? This episode has everything you need to know about the unfolding crisis in the middle east. The United States and Jordan actually have a pretty tight bilateral relationship for over 70 years now. Their warm and fuzzy allows for 3,000 total US troops stationed to be here. From Jordans perspective the benefit is that the U.S. has provided them with more than $20 billion in assistance Since 1951. That money has been used to fully renovate 25 hospitals and most recently 12 black hawk helicopters which are very useful in counter terror missions. Written by: Chris Cappy Edited by: Savvy Studios Now, If we put on our strategic thinking hat these troops are important partly because of a single base called the Al-Tanf base largely made up of 200 high speed special operators. It isn’t even located in Jordan but instead just across the fence over in Syria. Al-Tanf garrison is pretty much the only thing standing in the way of Iran having a straight shot, clear supply route to funnel weapons through Iraq through Syria and then into Hezbollah in Lebanon. It’s located right on the Baghdad-Damascus highway and according to the Brookings Institution it “denies Iran one of the three potential land-bridge routes between Iran and the Mediterranean.” And so from the perspective of Iran and its proxies they very much do not want Al-tanf base or Tower 22 standing in their way. Written by: Chris Cappy Edited by: Savvy Studios Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. Follow me on socials: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy #NEWS #WAR #USARMY

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Head to http://hensonshaving.com/taskandpurpose and enter code "TASK" at checkout to get 100 free blades with your purchase. Both products need to be in the cart together for the code to take effect. Starting in July of 2023 a sweeping campaign targeted Chinese generals, particularly within the PLA Rocket Force in what amounted to a purge. This probably wouldnt have been such a big deal if it a couple of infantry generals but we’re talking about one of the most important parts of the PLA that oversees their tactical and nuclear missiles. This branch has seen some of the biggest increases in funding and modernization in recent years. Written by: Chris Cappy and Tony Edited by: Savvy Studios Merch: https://taskandpurpose.myspreadshop.com/ Perun China Corruption video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhI_tTEE2ZQ Sandboxx China Corruption: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYyBqnV2h9s&t=307s It’s job is considered one of the most important to Chinese military strategy from their perspective it helps to deter US warships in the south china sea. It’s hard for me to impress upon you how key they really are to China’s future plans, the Rocket Force and its silos are located throughout the entire country, not just one theater command. And we’ll see with great purge come great consequences because the firings have temporarily weakened the PLA. But Unlike the purge in 2015, which was believed to have aimed at eliminating political opponents, the current purge in 2023 is thought to be primarily focused on combating corruption. Where are we inferring this from? Partly because On January 6th, Bloomberg published a report stating that anonymous US assessments claimed the missiles of the Rocket Force were filled with water instead of fuel. Additionally, the report mentioned the presence of malfunctioning missile silo lids in western China, which could potentially hinder effective missile launches. However, from a technical standpoint, it is highly improbable for a missile to be filled with water. It is important to note that only one type of missile in the PLARF inventory, the DF-5, is liquid-fueled. Normally, liquid fuel is loaded into the missile shortly before launch, making it unlikely that water would be present inside the missile itself. It is plausible that water was found in the fuel tank designated for the DF-5 missile, as some officers might have stolen the fuel for illicit purposes. Furthermore experts on China have since called into question whether this might come down to a mistranslation between English and Chinese. There are phrases or idioms in China whose meaning can easily be mistranslated. In this case there is a theory that the term for “water down” or it might have been an idiom for “inflating or padding” which was misinterpreted to mean the missiles were literally filled with water. It's tough to get confirmation since the source of this intelligence was anonymous. If you want to dive deeper into this I strongly recommend Perun’s outstanding video on Chinese corruption and the channel Sandbox also did great coverage of the topic. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #MILITARY #CORRUPTION #WAR

If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch. To start your claim, visit: https://www.forthepeople.com/TaskandPurpose?s=86%3A2313 This feeds into North Korea’s nuclear goals by enabling technological developments and gathering funds for ICBM programs. The recent bolstering in legitimate military capabilities has emboldened the Kim regime to take on a more aggressive military stance. North Korean leadership on January 15th 2024 called for an amendment to their constitution that would change the country’s priority from reunifying the two Koreas, to simply saying South Korea is their number one enemy. That seems a bit unfair because the United States worked really hard to hold that number one spot for as long as we did. In all seriousness though this is a pretty major move when it comes to international diplomacy. In 2019 Korea's president, Moon Jae-in proposed to Kim that they should try to reunify their countries by 2045. Those peace talks didn’t end up going anywhere. So if peaceful reunification is off the table that means forced military action is now their other option. But if we think about this realistically, Kim wouldn’t even want to capture south korea even if his wildest dreams came true. He would then have to somehow control a population of 50 million south koreans to his 25 million. It’s not even in the cards. Written by: Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor Edited by: Savvy Studios Merch: https://taskandpurpose.myspreadshop.com/ Here’s what Kim had to say “The reunification of Korea can never be achieved with the Republic of Korea” He then simultaneously shut down three government agencies that oversaw reunification efforts, namely the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification. On the off chance we still didn’t not quite get the message, just days after the call for constitutional change, North Korea’s famous Arch of Reunification was torn down. The monument was considered an “eye-sore” by the Korean dictator. Proof that Kim is worse than your HOA. This abandonment of the idea for reunification is actually a significant break in the traditional talks from North Korean leadership. Both Kim’s father Kim Jong Il and grandfather Kim Il Sung always viewed the South as an “object for peaceful reconciliation, but now the tables are turned, with South Korea itself being the target for military action. Many experts tie part of the current rise in tensions to the breakdowns of negotiations in 2019 at the Hanoi summit, when President Trump and Kim Jong Un held extensive talks. The February talks were unexpectedly cut short, due to disagreements on lifting sanctions on the DPRK. The United States claims the North demanded the lift of all sanctions, while Korean diplomats claimed they only wanted five removed, but the end result was a cascading effect leading Kim to assert that their international goals in the region could only be met with warfare. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. Follow me on socials: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy #KOREA #GEOPOLITICS #WAR

Check out Alaska Energy Metals to learn more about their nickel development-stage project. The company’s geologists are currently preparing the summer drilling program in Alaska, where they just announced a resource of multi-billion pounds of nickel. https://alaskaenergymetals.com/wp-content/uploads/AEMC-Presentations-20240124-V1.pdf This video was conducted on behalf of Alaska Energy Metals, and was funded by Gold Standard Media LLC and/or affiliates. For our full disclaimer, please visit: https://portal.goldstandardir.com/disclaimer/AKEMF-318 https://alaskaenergymetals.com/ TSX-V: AEMC I OTCQB: AKEMF What happened to electromagnetic tank armor? Imagine if an incoming RPG could be vaporized right when it touched your armor? This type of space-age star wars like force field has actually been in the works for over 20 years at various defense companies. In the early 2000’s the US military spent nearly $200 million dollars across several years on the technology. Conventional armor offers only limited protection against RPGs and shape chargers that shoot out a jet of hot copper at 5,000 mph. It can penetrate around 600 mm of your tank armor which means you need heavy thick armor everywhere . Meanwhile Electromagnetic armor would reduce your tanks total weight and give you the ability to stop multiple hits. So how far away is this technology from being adopted? Is electromagnetic armor practical and what are it’s limitations? Written by: Chris Cappy Edited by: Maksym Here’s how electric armor works according to the research paper “DEFEATING THE RPG7 THREAT BY USING ELECTRIC POWER IN REACTIVE ARMOR APPLICATIONS” trigger warning some science talk is incoming time now: quote “ELRA consists of two parallel conducting plates connected to opposite poles of a charged high energy capacitor. They have a high voltage difference and are connected to an energy source between them. These plates are mounted on the basic armor. When the tip of the shaped charge jet hits the second plate (the inner plate) after having penetrated the first plate (the outer plate), it triggers an electric current that starts to flow through it.” If you think I can’t dumb it down then you sir have underestimated how dumb I can get. So the incoming munition acts as the electric switch to trigger the armor causing large electric currents to flow into it. Basically the whole concept is when you’re out there driving around in your tank During normal operation, your high voltage power supply is charging your armor plates. This generates an extremely high voltage between the outer and inner armor plates. When someone fires off an RPG at you the munition hits your electric armor and completes the circuit which discharges the incredible amount of stored energy which is dumped into the munition and essentially vaporizes or liquifies it by causing it to expand 5 to 10 times its normal size. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #TECHNOLOGY #SCIENCE #MILITARY

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NU, a 2023-24 Military Friendly® School, offers 4- and 8-week courses, year-round enrollment, and dedicated support for military service members, Veterans, and their spouses and dependents. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3OSzpnJ One day after Hamas’ October 7th attacks, the islamic terrorist organization Hezbollah opened fire on Israel’s northern border. Israeli forces retaliated with artillery fire, airstrikes and machine gun fire. Since then attacks along the northern border between Israel and Lebanon are now a daily occurrence Except… despite all this something surprising has happened. The fighting hasn’t bled into a larger regional war. But there’s a ticking clock on this limited warfare because NGO’s estimate 100,000 Israeli civilians and 76,000 Lebanese civilians have been displaced by the fighting and are still living in limbo. The situation is unsustainable raising questions about what will happen a first, will a peace agreement be reached or all out warfare will be launched. Written by: Chris Cappy & Patrick Griffin Edited by: Michael Michaelides Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #ISRAEL #WAR #UPDATE

The United States and China are in the middle of one of history's largest naval arms races right now. In 2020 the Chinese Navy surpassed the US in the overall number of warships for the first time…on the other hand the US fleet is more advanced and has far more tonnage. But US Naval leadership has seen the writing on the wall and attempted to kick the Military industrial complex back into high gear. What new warships, weapons and tactics will they acquire over the next decade and will it be the correct ones needed to keep China in check? Merch; https://taskandpurpose.myspreadshop.com/ Written by: Chris Cappy and Diego Aceituno Edited by: Maksym Follow: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy If we want to understand the US Navy’s plan to modernize, it is worth looking at its two greatest influences. Alfred Mahan was a United States naval officer, and strategist who wrote the 1890 book "The Influence of Sea Power upon History," it’s basically the navy bible now. In it Mahan argued that control of maritime trade routes were crucial for the success of a global power. He recommended maintaining naval bases and refueling logistics stations around the world. He pointed out that Control of strategic maritime choke points have had a decisive impact on the outcome of wars throughout history all the way back to 400 BC. We can easily see today how his theories were extremely influential on the Navy. Then there was Sir Julian Corbett who was a British Naval historian and strategist who published “some principles of maritime strategy” in 1911 its like the Torah of the Navy no that analogy doesn’t make any sense. Corbett was in some ways the counterpoint to Mahan; he argued for avoiding decisive battles engaging in raids on the enemy instead. Critics of Mahan believed he had an Overemphasis on large heavily armed Battleships. They believed a smaller more agile Navy could be more effective at sea denial and disrupting larger fleets through asymmetrical means. Sir Corbett placed more emphasis on limited warfare and coordinating with the other military branches, even making use of diplomacy more. The Naval problems facing Mahan and Corbat over a hundred years ago are many of the same faced today. Their works have influenced national Naval policies around the world for over a hundred years. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join sources: Nebulous: fleet command video game https://warontherocks.com/2020/11/putting-combatant-commanders-on-a-demand-signal-diet/ https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2023-10/59508-shipbuilding.pdf https://news.usni.org/2016/12/16/navy-wants-grow-fleet-355-ships-47-hull-increase-previous-goal https://cimsec.org/fighting-dmo-pt-1-defining-distributed-maritime-operations-and-the-future-of-naval-warfare/#comments https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/publikationer/hvor-hoejt-fremtiden-for-europaeisk-maritim-militaermagt-og-udfordringen-fra-stigende-kapacitetstaerskler/CMS_Report__2021_1_-_How_High_-_The_Future_of_European_Naval_Power__updated_15_FEB_2021_.pdf https://twitter.com/DeptofDefense/status/1433852377870839808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1433852377870839808%7Ctwgr%5E4e3e542b56c5bd8c93ea00f7cc71e7f65f795a76%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.usni.org%2F2023%2F09%2F13%2Farmy-long-range-missile-launcher-spotted-on-navy-littoral-combat-ship https://www.kongsberg.com/globalassets/kongsberg-defence--aerospace/2.1.-products/defence-and-security/missile-systems/2023-05-04_brosjyre_missiles_digital_mod.pdf https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2022/09/20/ship-repair-delays-increased-in-2022-due-to-labor-material-challenges/ Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #NAVY #USA #WAR

Gambit is the new unmanned combat aircraft from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. With advanced autonomy and low-cost mass, Gambit lets the U.S. military move fast … and move first. Learn more at https://www.uav.com This footage you’re about to witness is absolutely insane and unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. On January 11, 2024 near the Ukrainian city of AHV-dee-iv-ka (Avdiivka), videos surfaced of a pair of M2 Bradley IFVs battling it out with Russia’s most advanced T90M main battle tank. What really happened in this viral battle and Why is this location strategically important for Ukraine to defend? A quick disclaimer, miraculously no one was killed in this footage still viewer discretion is advised. Merch: https://taskandpurpose.myspreadshop.com/ Written by: Chris Cappy & Justin Taylor Edited by: Michael Michaelides It’s unclear if the Ukranian Bradleys were hunting the Russian tank or if they accidently ran into each other. But in The interview with the Ukrainian bradley commander Sehr-HEE (Serihey) he indicated 3 Bradleys made the conscious decision to seek out the Russian tank. However one of their vehicles “had issues”, and was not able to effectively engage the tank so it had to retreat. So they were down to 2 Brads. The close quarters engagement begins with the Russian 48 ton T90M inside of a small village, with the first smaller bradley initially engaging it perpendicularly, then both vehicles retreat away from each other. The T90 fires a cannon 125mm shot that misses hitting the ground just a few meters in front of itself. Aiming at a target close to you in a tank becomes more difficult because you have to traverse the turret faster and objects will move across your line of sight faster due to its close proximity. https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Donald Hill Analysis and newsletter: https://xxtomcooperxx.substack.com/p/dons-weekly-28-december-2023-part-cd6?utm_source=substack&publication_id=1535927&post_id=140145567&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=7jgcu Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #WAR #ARMY #TANK

If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch. To start your claim, visit: https://www.forthepeople.com/TaskandPurpose?s=86%3A2313 In recent years, Beijing has undertaken serious military downsizing measures by cutting nearly 300,000 soldiers from its land-based forces in 2019. The PLA is still massive at 2 million personnel however when we consider the fact that their population is 1.4 billion…the percentage who serve is only .15% which is lower than that of the US and the majority of countries worldwide. At the same time China has invested billions of dollars in defense modernization initiatives. Written by: Chris Cappy and Tony Edited by: Michael Michaelides So wait a second, if they are cutting forces why are they having recruitment problems? Partly Because having more modern weaponry means you need to be able to attract technologically skilled recruits. This is because your recruits need to be smarter and better trained in order to operate this equipment instead of just raw manpower. Higher standards means a smaller pool of recruits to draw from. This is especially true for advanced warships and fighter jets. A national census in 2020 showed the proportion of pla personnel with higher education had increased to 57% from just over half in 2010. Still, that number was well short of the PLA’s target of around 70%. And to make matters worse the proportion of recruits with postgraduate degrees had declined. In fact, if the PLA just wants to recruit more infantrymen for the army, there will be no difficulties at all. As a former infantryman myself I can tell you when I joined they were accepting anyone with a warm pulse. How do you think I got in? Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #RECRUITMENT #GEOPOLITICS #MILITARY

If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch. To start your claim, visit: https://www.forthepeople.com/TaskandPurpose?s=86%3A2313 Developed by the Hunan Institute of Technology, the QLU-11 is manufactured by Norinco, China’s state owned weapons manufacturer, and one of the largest defense contractors in the world. While the QLU-11 is used exclusively by the Chinese military, an export model is available for international buyers, designated the LG5. Written by: Chris Cappy & Justin Taylor Edited by: Savvy Studios The primary difference between the two is that the LG5 uses NATO Standard 40x53mm grenade rounds, meaning it can fire any number of ammunition fielded by foreign militaries already using that round, including their own programmable airburst munitions. Now why would China fully commit to an idea that other militaries passed over? The answer comes down to the two areas the PLA expect their next conflict to arise. The mountainous border with India, and on the Island of Taiwan. Looking first at the border with India, in the event that China and India upgraded their border conflict from spiked maces and homemade spears to full scale kinetic conflict, they would be doing so primarily in unforgiving high altitude mountain terrain. By extension this means dismounted infantry with softskin or lightly armored vehicles in support would be the name of the game. Adding to this mountainous terrain lends itself to incredibly long clear sightlines, so long that it’s not uncommon to view an enemy target for extended periods of time but be well outside of the maximum range of your squad or platoon’s small arms. You’re basically stuck throwing up rude hand gestures until you get into firing range. While systems like man portable ATGMs and RPGs might be able to reach out that far, they’re best saved for when you actually encounter vehicles. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. #WAR #EDUCATION #TECHNOLOGY Email [email protected] for inquires.

Customize your engagement ring or jewelry piece today with James Allen and get 25% off at https://bit.ly/49ZfzAf Allow me to introduce you to American Army's new Ripsaw M5 Robotic Combat Vehicle it’s absolutely terrifying and awe inspiring. It’s the world's first fully electric engine and fully autonomous super tank. It only weighs 10 and a half tons or 3 times less than a Bradley while still delivering the same firepower. You might have already seen them in giant blockbusters like Fast and Furious 8, Mad Max fury Road and GI Joe. Written by: Chris Cappy & Armando Duarte Galán Edited by: Maksym This youtube video description from the developers howe and howe state that its deadly yet silent while housing a 173mmx30mm cannon. That's because its electric motor produces almost no noise and reduces its thermal signature. It has been reported that you can’t hear the vehicle until it's 100 m away while you can hear an abrams on pavement from over 1,000 meters away. Imagine a ripsaw sneaking up on you in the field and the last thing you see is its cold robotic voice as it says “you have 20 seconds to comply” edit audio onto image of ripsaw. Howe and Howe technologies is run by identical twin brothers. They originally designed the robot tank as a project in their backyard garage way back in the early 2000s. They’d been investors since they were seven years old building log cabins with each other in Maine. It wasn’t until they entered it into a DARPA challenge in 2005 that it got the attention of the US military. It’s cool DARPA I guess my robot tank design got lost in the mail I’ll just keep waiting to hear back from you. Their sweet promo video shows the ripsaw ripping some sweet snow donuts. This thing flies at a top speed of 60 miles per hour other variants can reach that in just 3 seconds. Apparently it could have hit 100 mphs but remotely operating it at that speed was a receipt for disaster. The M5 robotic combat vehicle has all your favorite buzzwords including modular design so you can swap out autocannons for missiles or anti-air weapons that can be launched from out of the line of fire. But Will this system be a major part of US army future doctrine or is it not really all its hyped up to be? It was Brig. Gen. Geoffrey Norman. Director of the Next Generation Combat Vehicles Cross Functional Team Said quote “Human-machine integrated teams are the future of successful ground combat in the land domain” this gives us a hint as the armys future plans here. They want these M5 robot tanks to wingmen to the new M10 booker, the abrams and the bradleys. The strategy calls for these to be sent out first ahead of human troops to do all the recon and scouting. This is how the us military plans to offset the fact that they might be outnumbered in future wars. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #ROBOT #TECHNOLOGY #ARMY

Go to https://tryfum.com/TASKPURPOSE and use code TASKPURPOSE to save an additional 10% off your order today. You might be surprised to learn the US Marines believe their M1A1 main battle tanks would only hold them back. They’ve officially decided to ditch their tanks, dissolving all 7 of their long storied tank companies as part of their bold but risky new Force Design 2030 plan. This controversial decision will call for the corps to get rid of most of their gun based artillery and a whole host of other vehicles and aircraft in exchange for new capabilities. On face value this might sound crazy but if you dig deeper it's crazy like a fox. What are the pros and cons of this new plan? Written by: Chris Cappy & Diego Aceituno Edited by: Savvy Studios In theory the Force Design 2030 transformation would allow a small company of about 100 Marines to be positioned on islands in order to pose an outsized threat to nearby enemy naval forces. The plan seeks to force the enemy to divert their troops and resources to counter this small element of US Marines. For an attacking military like China they would want to create an economy of effort. What that means is they would aim to avoid dispersing their forces and resources across a wide area. In military theory there is a concept called “massing forces” to bring overwhelming force to bear on a specific target and that's what China would seek to do. But Force Design 2030 aims to make the PLA spread out and unfocused. The Marines want to become experts at sea denial. Instead of being a multitool jack of all trades they want to be the go to Anti-access/area denial forces in the south china sea. Every marine would still be a rifleman as we all know, but under this new plan they would also be a kind of island survivalist. US Leadership believes having a credible fast reaction amphibious force is a top priority. According to this new school of thought, main battle tanks just don’t fit into this picture at least not like how you might expect. The Marines had about 451 tanks in their inventory which were the old M1A1 variant that lacked a lot of the more modern survivability capabilities that tanks require against a near peer today. They would have been pretty much forced into an expensive and time consuming upgrade process. To get a picture of just how expensive this process would be, when the Army upgraded 174 M1A1s to the M1A2 SEPv3 it cost them $714 million dollars, and another upgrade program for 786 tanks cost a whopping $2.6 billion dollars. Projecting those numbers out, it would have cost the Corps between $1.5 and $1.85 billion dollars to upgrade their entire inventory just to the M1A2 SEPv3 standard, while future versions would be even more expensive. That’s just some average infantryman back of the napkin math though. So lets see what the Marines will get in return. Good luck getting this DoD contract spare parts army! https://sam.gov/opp/b223117108a641f39104969489ff7741/view sources: https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2021/05/25/marine-corps-deactivates-its-final-active-duty-tank-battalion/ https://news.usni.org/2021/02/10/early-experiments-are-proving-out-tank-free-marine-corps-concept&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1706658308792305&usg=AOvVaw236s7Hi5TWvO-FyRGQhsL5 https://www.hqmc.marines.mil/Portals/142/Docs/CMC38%20Force%20Design%202030%20Report%20Phase%20I%20and%20II.pdf Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #NAVY #MARINES #WAR

The border with Mexico has recently become a hot spot for cartel activity. This has further fueled the fire of the humanitarian crisis. Many areas will have large population centers on the Mexican side of the border, and little to no infrastructure on the American side, making them ideal places for launching points into the U.S. Some recent efforts have been made to fix this situation. US Authorities have built autonomous border patrol watch towers, Autonomous watch towers scan the environment with radar to detect movement then it orients the camera to that location. I’ve used something similar to this when I was in Iraq and its detection capabilities are incredible. You can easily spot targets over 2 kilometers away. Computer AI algorithms analyzes the imagery to automatically identify if its worth notifying and sending agents out to the scene. but these are expensive and typically dozens of miles apart. They are only posted where terrain permits at the most easily accessible crossing points. Written by: Chris Cappy & Justin Taylor Edited by: Michael Michaelides The US Police successfully seized Fronton island by force without incident during what the Texas government is calling Operation Lone Star. Officers even planted a Texas flag on the island. I'm half surprised they didn’t also plant a buc ee's flag along with it. But the occupation by the police force was only the first stage of a much larger plan. The fight may have only just begun because Drone footage captured at least 10 cartel members patrolling through this same stretch of border only a month after the raid. Then Ground level cameras captured even more armed foot soldiers here. The end goal of the island was to completely clear it of all vegetation, and cut off all potential access from Mexico. The Texas Department of Public Safety, who headed the operation made the all clear, which greenlighted national guard horizontal construction troops from the 176th Engineer Brigade to bring in their heavy equipment. They laid down over a mile and a half of razor wire to stop cartel freedom of movement. They immediately started stripping Fronton island of foliage, ripping up trees and removing brush. Additional wire obstacles were emplaced on the far side of the island, and regular patrols by National Guard units under Operation Lone star began. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVoSZYdq5sQ https://cis.org/Bensman/Texas-Seizes-Large-Sanctuary-Island-Campaign-Against-Cartels https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/border-patrol-marine-unit-under-fire-rio-grande-valley https://travelmaps.state.gov/TSGMap/?extent=-124.207939566,14.44327709,-84.313397286,33.446969624 https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/gun-attack-mexicans-americans-traveling-northern-mexico-leaves-three-injured-2023-09-10/ https://twitter.com/LtChrisOlivarez/status/1712924525774467194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1712924525774467194%7Ctwgr%5Eadf132567ef23488f2b6526f1b089d5d8e2ffb0b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecentersquare.com%2Ftexas%2Farticle_963cd364-71e8-11ee-81b3-473a7c2beb33.html Email [email protected] for inquires. #USA #NEWS #CRIME

What went wrong with the Littoral Combat Ship and did we learn any lessons? Despite the very different appearances and machinery of the two LCS variants, the Freedom and Independence classes were built to have the same overall capabilities. First among these were speed and maneuverability in shallow seas. Both variants have drafts of less than 15 feet, which is the amount of the ship beneath the surface. To pursue and catch small boats at high speeds, the LCS’ can dash at over 40 knots, potentially even 50 knots if some rumors are to be believed, making them the fastest non-nuclear surface ships in the Navy. Edited by: Maksym Written by: Chris Cappy & Diego Aceituno Follow for Updates: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy The LCS achieves this by doing away with conventional propellers to move the ship, using high powered waterjets instead to make the vessels really scoot when they need to. Both ships weigh around 3,500 tons though with significantly different dimensions. The Freedom class has a length of 378 feet while the Independence is 418 feet in length as well as 46 feet wider than the Freedom class. This places the ships right in between the corvette and frigate sizes on the ship type spectrum we mentioned earlier, reflecting their focus on multi-mission coastal operations. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #NAVY #WAR #SECURITY

That time when US Forces destroyed half Irans Navy in one day. High intensity battles like this play out with incredible speed. With tensions heating up between Iran and the US it’s worth looking at what happened the last time these fought. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Follow for Updates: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy Edited by: Savvy Studios Written by: Chris Cappy & Diego Aceituno Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #war #battle #navy

The United States and British military struck back against the Houthis with over 150 strikes from F18 fighter jets and tomahawk cruise missiles. We’ll also learn more about the Houthis' actual motivations behind the attacks in the red sea that have stopped 20% of the total trade so far. I also want to try to examine the evidence to see if types of strikes will be enough to stop the Houthis. Written by: Chris Cappy Edited by: Michael Michaelides Additional Animations by: Syed Follow for Updates: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy The Maersk Hangzhou container ship was sailing in the Gulf of Aden when it was attacked by Houthi missile strikes launched from the coast On December 30th 2023. One missile slammed into the ship at around 8:30 that night. The Hangzhou instantly put out a distress call to nearby naval assets to assist them. But they weren’t sailing through dangerous waters completely unprepared. They were not out to water with the pants down around their ankles, that would be just plain silly. They had the foresight to hire a private security team with small arms aboard their ship who would soon be put to the test. Because a few hours later at 3:30 in the morning on new years eve December 31st. The Houthis sent 4 small boats with mounted machine guns to close in on the ship and attempt to hijack it. They got within 20 meters of the ship and fired small arms rounds at Hangzhou. They even tried to climb on board! US helecopters destroyed them. #WAR #NEWS #USA

How did El Salvador destroy their gangs? The story of Gang violence in El Salvador isn’t safely tucked far away in Central America like you might think. It’s effects have spread to the United States where the Salvadoran gang M13 has grown exponentially. Prisons have become overcrowded and filled. 70,000 people were arrested. How did the Cold War and influx of arms into the country change the dynamic? We look at the situation from multiple points of view and perspectives to dive deep into the historical and modern day aspects. Written by: Chris Cappy & Diego Aceituno Edited by: Savvy Studios https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy The story of gang violence in El Salvador is a warning to everyone about the steps a country will go to if a domestic security problem is not addressed and allowed to fester for too long. Nearly 20,000 people were killed in El Salvador by gang violence from 2014 to 2017 and the country was known as one of the most dangerous places in the entire world. Meanwhile the solution to destroying these gangs has forced us to ask ourselves uncomfortable questions about choosing between freedom and security. El Salvador itself is not a large country at only 21,000 square kilometers, making it roughly the size of my state of New Jersey. With 6.5 million people living in El Salvador the nation is the smallest yet most densely packed country in all of Central America. Looking at the natural beauty of the nation you would be surprised to learn it has dealt with decades of ugly civil war, gang violence, and poverty. Due to this around 20% of the country’s citizenry now live abroad in other Latin American countries and the US. Part of El Salvador's geopolitical importance comes from the fact that they are located on the coast of the Pacific near important shipping lanes and they neighbor countries that are close to the Panama canal. Instability could and has in the past quickly overflowed into neighboring countries. El Salvador is way more closely intertwined with the United States than you might think. Total trade between the two was $6.7 billion in 2021 and 2.5 million Salvadorans call the US home. Remittances from Salvadorans who live and work in the United States totaled a whopping $7.1 billion in 2021 which makes up literally 25% of El Salvador's entire GDP. What are Remittances? Remittances are when migrants send part of their money they earn back home to support their families. Due in part to this the USA and El Salvador tied by the hip in an economic common law union. The relationship between them is so tight that El Salvador was actually one of the only Latin American nations to join the U.S. military coalition in the 2003 war in Iraq. If that’s not in sickness and in health I don’t know what is. Stability in El Salvador is pretty important to the US for a few reasons. One of them being that El Salvador's international airport is one of only two in all of Latin America that the U.S. military is authorized to conduct anti-narcotics missions from. That’s pretty important if you ask me. The US also has an interest in keeping immigration levels at a certain rate and violence and instability in the country can send those rates up. By the end of 2022, the global number of asylum-seekers and refugees from El Salvador had reached over 200,000 people. US military assistance to El Salvador was about $15 million between 2016 and 2020 to help address the gang violence. But In 2020 that aid stopped partly because of criticisms about a perception that the country was sliding into authoritarianism. The reason for that slide has to do with their fight against Gang Violence. #WAR #POLICE #SECURITY

Follow the true story of the “Bloody 100th” of the 8th Air Force as they battle it out in the skies over Europe in #MastersOfTheAir only on Apple TV+ January 26th https://apple.co/41X5fVF This is China’s Z-10 the People’s Liberation Army's signature attack helicopter, also known as Fierce Thunderbolt. Some experts call it the Chinese Apache. Meanwhile the PLA even claim it’s better than their western counterparts. It does bear a striking resemblance to the American Apache but are they close siblings or distant kissin’ cousins? China claims this is their first domestically produced attack helicopter but we’ll see that’s not exactly true. Does the Z-10 really have the latest S-tier improvements in weaponry and avionics? I’m your average infantryman Chris Cappy hit that like and subscribe button and let's find out. Written by: Chris Cappy & Armando Duarte Galan Video Edited.by: Michael Michaelides But China had a major problem because After that whole incident with Pratt and Whittney, they could no longer obtain the PWC engines, so they started using their own version, the WZ-9 Turboshaft engines. These were developed with Ukrainian and Russian assistance. According to an article from aviation week.com In 1994 A secret contract was signed with the Kamov Design Bureau of Russia in order to design the helicopter airframe. Each engine has a power of 1,000 kW and although it’s not as powerful as the first engine, it allowed for lower operational costs and freedom from all those pesky international political issues. Because of the lower power, the variant Z-10A has a reduced weight that includes a redesigned nose, twin 90-degree upward engine exhaust ports, less armor protection and a smaller weapon load. They had to cut the advanced sensor suite too and choose a moderate suite. Not perfect, but good enough for their purposes. By 2016, the PLA announced that they had equipped all of its ground force aviation units with the Z-10. Chinese culture is known for their emphasis on symbolism and their attack helicopters are no different. Because their 2016 delivery marked the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the PLA’s aviation force. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #WAR #AIRCRAFT #NEW

THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO WIN! https://go.getenteredtowin.com/taskandpurpose DEADLINE to ENTER is TONIGHT 01/02/24 @ 11:59pm (PST) Thank you for watching spare parts army! This is an informative video about the history of these events. This episode pretains to the geopolitics and foreign affairs involved in this time period. Written by: Chris Cappy & Justin Taylor Edited by: Maksym additional animations by: Syed https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join

A review of all the armed conflicts around the world in 2023. We anaylze how the wars are connected from Russia's War in Ukraine to Israel's battle against their enemies. I want to take a look at how the weapon systems were deployed in different wars. We examine the geopolitics of each conflict and see where it might be headed in the new year of 2024. I’ve consolidated all the information you need to know about the conflicts and wars happening around the world in 2023. For the first time in 6 years the world has more armed conflict than the year prior and we’ll see many of them are interconnected in ways you might not expect. Written by: Chris Cappy & Patrick Griffin Edited by: Michael Michaelides In 2011 What started as protests against President Assad’s regime quickly exploded into a full on war between the Syrian government forces and rebel groups. The Syrian government was backed by Russia and Iran with military support. While the rebels were backed by the United States and their allies. The reason for these people fleeing Haiti is because of recent developments here. In 2021 a group of armed men from a gang took out the president. Following that the country collapsed into chaos. Basic government functions shut down and widespread gang violence rose. Over this past year in 2023 gang violence sored by 80% in their capital city where gangs control 60% of the territory. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join 00:00 - 00:20 intro 00:20 - 3:50 Syria 3:50 - 6:37 Mexico 6:37 - 9:58 Haiti 9:58 13:23 - Somolia 13:23 - 14:52 Sahel 14:52 - 16:50 India 16:50 - 18:06 Afghanistan 18:06 - 21:22 Myanmar 21:22 - 26:35 Azerbaijan 26:35 - 28:44 Indonesia 28:44 - 29:37 Russia's War in Ukraine 29:37 - 30:50 Israel Email [email protected] for inquires. #WAR #NEW #GEOPOLITICS

Get Entered to WIN this awesome Boeing Flight Simulator US Air Force Official Replica! https://go.getenteredtowin.com/taskandpurpose DEADLINE to ENTER is 01/02/24 @ 11:59pm (PST) This episode is about an American military fighter jet story. A US Navy pilot shoot down of a Syrian Su-22. As the Su-22 pulled out of its dive, Tremel made his decision. “It was really crazy, swinging that Master Arm for the first time in combat with an air-to-air missile selected,” Tremel recalled. At a range of about 1.5 miles well within AIM9X missile range and in perfect position behind the Su-22, Tremel locked and launched an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile at the climbing Syrian jet. JDAM Close Air Support Episode: https://youtu.be/ApdP_-NOvfc?si=m5tGNEhTrfSRo2hM The pilot gave the familiar standard radio communications when firing that might sound familiar to you. Typically the authorization launch code lets everyone on the radio net know what type of munition you fired. The AIM9X is typically designated “Fox Two” this is then followed by the Target Information: bandit at 12 o'clock, 20 miles, high. Then that’s followed by a confirmation call: “missile away”. This standard operating procedure ensures clarity in an extremely high stress environment. Written by: Chris Cappy & Diego Aceituno Edited by: Savvy Studios The Su-22 popped flares, the standard issue countermeasure for infrared missiles but the AIM-9X is the latest version of America’s go-to heatseeking missile and had been specially engineered to see through simple decoys. But something unexpected happened: the AIM-9X, the most advanced infrared guided missile in the US arsenal, went for the flares. The Sidewinder had been spoofed and failed to shoot down an aging Cold War era bomber from perfect range and position. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. sources: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/14344/heres-the-definitive-account-of-the-syrian-su-22-shoot-down-from-the-pilots-themselves https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27Din_shootdown_incident#:~:text=On%2018%20June%202017%2C%20a,the%20town%20of%20Ja'Din https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2018/09/10/the-inside-story-of-how-a-us-navy-pilot-shot-down-a-syrian-jet/ Email [email protected] for inquires. #NAVY #FIGHTERJET #AIRFORCE

Follow me here for updates: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Increasing number of attacks in the Red Sea region at a global shipping check point by Houthis has pushed the US Navy to respond with a Task Force. To counter houthi attacks on cargo ships in the red sea the United States announced they’ve put together an international coalition of 10 official nations. What’s at stake here? Preventing these houthi attacks from blockading one of the worlds transited and most important shiping lanes for the global economy. The task force includes the united kingdom canada france and italy who will send guided missile drestroyers and air craft carriers to secure the water off yemens coast. This Task Force has been dubbed Operation Prosperity guardian. But What prosperity is being guarded ? Take a look at the Red Sea behind me, 10% of all oil traded at sea passes through this route and about 1 trillion dollars in goods annually. 15% of global trade passes through here. That’s a lot of prosperity if you ask me. Since November 19th 2023 Houthi factions in Yemen have launched 100 attacks with anti-ship missiles and attack drones at civilian cargo ships. Houthis hijacked the Galaxy Leader, an Israeli-linked cargo ship in a helicopter borne raid. They still hold the ship and its 25 crew members hostage. Today we’re going to explore why all this blatant tom foolery is happening , what the US naval response is going to be based on expert opinions and we’ll talk about some of the geopolitical issues at play . So the first thing you need to know is The main assets the united states navy deploys in the region is the Arleigh Burke class destroyer. It's about 155 meters long and displaces 9,700 tons with heckin’ 90 missiles onboard. The guided missile crusier can perform tactical land strikes with Tomahawk cruise missiles so if they detect Houthi positions on land they have the power to take them out. USS Carney, Thomas Hudner and Mason arleigh burke destroyers have already been deployed in the region. They have intercepted and shot down over 38 munitions fired by Houthi’s since november. According to former Admiral (Sta-vree-dees) Stavirdis The US Navy will command the new task force through the existing Task Force 153, which is a counter piracy flotilla based in Bahrain. This is one of 5 task forces and its dedicated to the red sea in part. I just like to say task force honestly. Written & Edited by: Chris Cappy Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join sources: Admirals Article here https://gcaptain.com/navy-operation-prosperity-guardian/ https://x.com/Schizointel/status/1736059457287659633?s=20 https://twitter.com/stavridisj?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/06/08/letter-to-the-speaker-of-the-house-and-president-pro-tempore-of-the-senate-on-war-powers-report/ https://www.thenationalnews.com/topics/Author/robert-tollast/ https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-africa-egypt-suez-canal-5ba733fcdfddc023e4fff07be5e9517e https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-20/a-hundred-container-ships-reroute-as-us-weighs-red-sea-response https://www.newsweek.com/china-iran-houthis-anti-ship-ballistic-missile-attacks-red-sea-middle-east-1854008#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20on%20Monday,in%20the%20last%20month%20alone. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #NAVY #WAR #GEOPOLITICS

PDS Debt is offering a free debt analysis. It only takes thirty seconds. Get yours at https://PDSDebt.com/task23 There are a lot of reasons why you would want the EMALS. It produces less stress on expensive aircraft frames, as well as better energy efficiency. According to a senior Chinese researcher, they have run hundreds of tests using their EMALS with their J-15 multirole fighter jets. There are no reports of it being tested with F-20’s. The General R Ford has proven their EMALS work in over 200 public test launches. EMALS is a new system, so it needs to be tested that much. In fact, the US EMALS initially had problems with its power system, its efficiency and reliability during Post Delivery Tests and Trials. The 200+ test launches have allowed the US carrier to solve the issues, one by one. The Chinese EMALS, on the other hand, is far from this stage of development. In fact, there is no definitive data on whether the Chinese EMAL system really works because it has never been seen publicly working. What we know is this capability requirement came all the way from the top. Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post reported that the Central Military Commission, which is run by President Xi Jinping, requested electromagnetic launch. That would kind of be like if President Biden had a pet project at the department of defense. But there have been persistent questions about whether a non nuclear powered ship could achieve that result. Sources in the PLA claimed a team led by China’s top naval engineer Rear Admiral Ma Weiming had figured out a solution. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. #NAVY #WAR #MILITARY Email [email protected] for inquires.

Customize your engagement ring or jewelry piece today with James Allen and get 25% off at https://bit.ly/49ZfzAf What really happened during the Ukrainian 2023 counteroffensive? 30 senior Ukranian and US military officials in addition to 24 officiers and regular grunts explained their expierence during combat and the planning phase. The first thing you need to know is that Ukrainian soldiers who are veterans of the battle were shocked by the density of Russian minefields. To give you an idea of the scale here. One Ukranian soldier recovered a Russian map used to mark their minefields. For just that small area near Robotyeen 20,000 land mines were listed. They were placed four miles long and four miles deep. Ukraine T64 tanks with anti mine rollers were used to clear a path. but the rollers were destroyed after only one mine when they are supposed to withstand 4 hits. This is because Russian forces triple stacked the mines. This supports the Post’s claim that 60 percent of Ukraine’s de-mining equipment was destroyed in the first days of the offensive. According to Melnik the air support that was supposed to come never made it. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Written by: Chris Cappy Edited by: Maksym When Ukraines troops trained on the M2 Bradley in Germany they drove in optimal conditions on smooth terrain. A far cry from the muddy earth they encountered on the front. Add to that the stress of driving under fire and it’s a bad mix. Some of the transport drivers accidentally steered out of the safe lane that had been cleared and hit stacks of Russian mines. This map shows a clear picture of why it was so difficult to advance south in Ukraine. There are only several main highways in the region that go south one of which passes straight through the town of Robotyne on its way to Tokmak. These two roads heading south are narrow choke points through which you have to pass. Russian forces have encountered the same problem with their past failed attempts to advance in Vuheldar and elsewhere. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #UKRAINE #WAR #ARMY

Go to https://bit.ly/3QEaF42 and use the exclusive code “Task&Purpose” at checkout to receive 25% off your Parcil Safety purchase! Where did the terror organization called Hamas first come from? What is the true origins of Hamas? They are an off shoot break off faction from the Muslim brotherhood who also broke off from a charity organization created in the 1960s. Then in 1973 a Palestinian Cleric named Sheikh Ahmed Yassin helped establish an islamic charity organization called Mujama al-Islamiya ​​ also known as the Islamic Center. This group is the precursor to Hamas. Yassin was a refugee of the Arab-Israeli War. A childhood sports accident left him wheelchair bound. Yassin’s charity group registered with Israel in 1978 as a non profit Non Government Organization. Although the name wouldn’t officially be used until January 1988 when they published their charter outlining their reason for existing, calling for armed resistance to establish a Palestinian state and the destruction of Israel. Hamas envisioned a Palestinian state that would cover all of the territory that had previously belonged to the British Mandate for Palestine from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea. In 1989, the Israeli government arrested Sheikh Yassin was arrested and sentenced him to life in prison for ordering the killing of Palestinians who had allegedly collaborated to help the Israeli army. In the summer of 1991 they organized into newly formed armed militia units called the Al-Qassam brigades. At the same time, an engineering graduate named Yahya Ayyash joined Hamas and put his engineering skills to work for the group building bombs. Nicknamed “the Engineer” , Hamas first used Kamikaze bombings in April 1993. They condemned the 1993 Oslo Accords and rejected the deal. This agreement created the Palestinian Authority that was intended to be an interim self-governing body with the responsibility of managing certain aspects of civil governance in parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The expectation was that the Palestinian Authority would eventually be replaced by a democratically elected government. The idea was to help Palestinians reach self determination for their government. The expectation was that final negotiations would eventually address core issues like where the exact borders would be drawn, the status of Jerusalem, and the establishment of a sovereign and independent Palestinian state. The terror organzation got the vast majority of its funding from Iran. Israel has had success in fighting the group over the years militarily but it's been a difficult group to destroy entirely. Written by: Chris Cappy & Diego Aceituno Edited by: Michael Michaelides Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster positive discussion about the defense industry. sources: https://irp.fas.org/crs/931014-hamas.htm https://man.fas.org/eprint/zuhur.pdf https://www.google.com/books/edition/Teaching_Terror/1R79AAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA199&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.cbsnews.com/news/arafats-billions/ https://iranprimer.usip.org/resource/iran-and-palestinians https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/06/20020624-3.html https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/23/world/middleeast/us-spent-19-million-to-aid-fatah-in-palestinian-elections.html https://books.google.com/books?id=Yfl0DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT22#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.usip.org/palestinian-politics-timeline-2006-election https://news.un.org/en/story/2005/05/139152#:~:text=Despite%20the%20growth%20in%20Palestinian,United%20Nations%20labour%20agency%20says. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2019-10-01/ty-article/israel-quietly-lets-in-gaza-workers-in-bid-to-ease-tensions/0000017f-e548-dc7e-adff-f5edf54e0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-years-netanyahu-propped-up-hamas-now-its-blown-up-in-our-faces/ Email [email protected] for inquires. #ISRAEL #HAMAS #HISTORY

THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO WIN! https://go.getenteredtowin.com/taskandpurpose DEADLINE to ENTER is TONIGHT12/10/23 @ 11:59pm (PST) This is Russia’s brand new 5th generation submarine the Belgorod it’s the world’s largest sub in active use today. But is more bigger, really more better? You might have heard it referred to by its menacing nickname, “Moscow's Doomsday sub” because of its main weapon, the Poseidon intercontinental nuclear torpedo that Russia claims can trigger a tsunami to destroy entire coastal cities. Sounds like a Tom Clancy novel I would read. This new weapon comes at a time when Russia has withdrawn from a global treaty that banned nuclear weapon testing, and made numerous threats of nuclear retaliation. So Is the Belgorod really some new kind of superweapon? Or is it all just russian propaganda to scare you into locking your door and never going outside again. Jokes on them I do that anyway. Written by: Chris Cappy & Justin Taylor Edited by: Savvy Studios Let's put our existential dread about nuclear armageddon aside for just a second so we can look at its unique strategy. I like to think of the Belgorod sub as an underwater mothership. Because While most submarines serve as a launching platform for direct attacks, the Belgorod launches other independent crafts as well. These include their Artificial Intelligence assisted nuclear torpedos, underwater recon drones, and even other smaller submarines. It’s the world's most dangerous underwater Russian nesting doll. All of these systems are launched from the Belgorod, and either return to it once their mission is complete, or are recovered later by separate vessels operated by the 110 crew onboard the sub. If you’re looking for underwater cryptids like the Megladon this would be a very useful tool. But While all of these are significant capabilities, there’s one problem for Russia. For context the United States Navy has 18 of their Ohio Class submarines. Meanwhile Russia only has one of these Belgorod bad boys. Russia historically is very conservative with its deployment of their latest generation tech like the SU57 jet or T14 tank, and the utilization of them is generally a big deal. That said, because there is only one Belgorod, anytime we observe it making any movement whatsoever this could be an indication of a massive military move on Russia’s part. That’s why when the submarine simply leaves its normal port, we see it making news headlines around the world. It’s the taylor swift of military world unable to get any moment of privacy. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

COMMAND VICTORY. Head over to https://www.gamecom.com for premium gaming gear offered at online-only prices. Make sure to use the discount code TASKFREE for free standard shipping on all orders By the late 1990's the first JDAM weapons kits for the United States Air Force were rolling out. Testing showed a whopping 95% system reliability and an accuracy of under 33-foot CEP or Circular Error Probable. Precision guided long range munitions on target. The JDAM and the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber made their combat debut in Operation Southern Watch over Yugoslavia, with B-2s delivering over 650 JDAMs. Each kit had an original cost estimated at $40,000 per tail kit, however, competitive bidding saw them being produced for as low as $18,000. Even with inflation, they were a bargain compared to alternatives like the Tactical Tomahawk cruise missile, which came with a hefty price tag of nearly $730,000. Video Edited by: Ian Fitzgerald Produced by: Chris Cappy & August Dannehl Production Assistant: Caitlin Moreover, the nature of war significantly changed from the saturation bombing days of Vietnam, the 1990s arrived with greater coverage of foreign conflicts and a more interconnected world that would collectively gasp and actively reject any war where civilians are accidentally struck, because of this, due in part to their ability to minimize collateral damage, precision guided munitions have become critical components in U.S. operations, particularly in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria Their early deployment over Yugoslavia contributed to the growth of the JDAM family of weapons, perfecting the performance of the guidance kit on the same Mark 82 low-drag general-purpose bomb that was extensively used in Vietnam, particularly the 500lb (230 kg) variant of the Mark 80 series, which was a streamlined steel casing containing 192 lb (87 kg) of a high explosive filling known as Tritonal which is a mixture of 80% TNT and 20% aluminum powder giving the DOD a literal 18% more bang for their buck. Moreover, enhancements such as improved GPS accuracy, resulted in a system reliability of 95% with a 9.6m accuracy rate, which in the case of a bomb with a lethal radious of approximately 80 meters or 262.467 across, is more than enough, so much so that this small distance variation is considered a direct hit giving this system a lethal area of approximately 2,400 square meters or 25833 square feet. The improved version would later see extensive use during Operation Iraqi Freedom, with expenditures of more than 6,000 JDAMs against enemy targets. Additionally, tests included a spectacular display of B-2/JDAM conventional firepower in the release of 80 JDAMs from a B-2 on a single pass against multiple targets, something unheard of at the time, remember that it used to be the other way around, requiring multiple bombing runs to hit just a single target. The Mark 82 performance would motivate Boeing to pursue further upgrades like a precision seeker for the terminal guidance fase in an experimental extended range version, in-flight target updating and additional warheads configuration being tested for future consideration. Their use in current conflicts The JDAM has been one of the most successful weapon programs in the DOD who has procured more than 371,000 kits since 1998 According to IHS Janes, the Air Force originally projected procuring 270,000 JDAM kits. Production peaked at 30,000 kits prior to 2007 before declining until 2015. Increased operational use in Iraq and Syria, in particular, resulted in a reduction in JDAM stockpiles, leading to increased procurement from 2016 through 2020. You might be wondering why a military would want to use the JDAM instead of artillery shells and this is because Air strikes offer several advantages over artillery in some cases. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #AIRFORCE #TECHNOLOGY #WAR

Get your own GoatGun Model Today! Shop here: https://bit.ly/3sjhn6i Dive deep into the heart of modern military innovation with our latest educational video! Join us as we unravel the remarkable features and capabilities of Israel's Eitan Armored Fighting Vehicle, a true marvel in the world of defense technology. In this comprehensive breakdown, we explore every facet of the Eitan AFV, providing you with a thorough understanding of its design, firepower, mobility, and advanced technological features. Whether you're a military enthusiast, a technology buff, or just curious about cutting-edge defense systems, this video has something for everyone! Written by : Chris Cappy & Justin Taylor Edited by: Ian Fitzgerald Produced by: August Dannehl Explore the reasons behind the widespread adoption of the Eitan AFV by the Israel Defense Forces. From its versatility to its battlefield effectiveness, discover why this armored fighting vehicle has become a key player in modern military operations. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #EXPLORE #ISRAEL #VEHICLE

Use my link https://ridge.com/taskandpurpose to get up to 30% off through December 20th and enter free to win a Ridge bundle worth $4,000. Video Sponsored by Ridge. Initial tests of prototypes and test aircraft revealed that despite the Nighthawk’s ability to stay off of a radar, the delta wing design and harsh geometry made it aerodynamically poor, and unstable in flight. This spurred the air force to secretly establish a dedicated Nighthawk squadron before the first planes were even off of the production line, under then Colonel Sandy Sharpe who would lead the formation. After the first test flights of the F117s were conducted, Colonel Sharpe demanded two changes to the airframe, enlarge the tail fins to decrease wobbling, and to paint it black, as he believed it would allow for better visual concealment at night. That, and in the words of Alan Brown, the skunkworks project manager for the Nighthawk, “Real men don’t fly funny pastel airplanes.” that’s probably not at all like how he sounded and I’m certain he could have kicked my ass. Written by: Chris Cappy & Justin Taylor Edited by: Ian Fitzgerald Produced by: August Dannehl The final design that resulted after initial testing was increased to a wingspan of 43 feet, with the entire fuselage being 65 feet long, weighing roughly 52,500lbs dry. As both speed and agility were low on the priority list of requirements, twin GE F404 Turbofan engines were used. These delivered a combined thrust of 21,200 lbs. This non-afterburning engine could only bring the Nighthawk up to a max speed of Mach 0.9, or just below the speed of sound. This of course was not an issue seeing as afterburners create massive heat signatures, and the sonic boom from supersonic flight would probably be a good indication there is a military jet in the area. The engines were encased within the fuselage, and dispersed the heat of the exhaust over a wider area using distinct slit exhaust ports while enabling it to mix with cooler air before leaving the aircraft. These twin slit exhausts were virtually invisible to most infrared trackers at the time. The nighthawk could carry a payload of two air to ground munitions which might seem like a limited payload but that’s up to 5,000 lbs of boom boom in a stealth aircraft which is insane that means 2 munitions each weighing 2,000 lbs could fit in there. Those laser guided bombs could hit targets within a combat radius of about 590 miles. Tyler Rogoway who runs the warzone explains the purpose for the black jet best. It was created carry and employ nuclear gravity bombs—namely the B57 and B61 that are shown front and center in this image. The aircraft's cockpit included an Aircraft Monitoring And Control panel that interfaced with the Permissive Action Link on the nuclear weapons that allowed them to be armed and programmed prior to delivery. Because I know I can only speak for myself personally but I hate having to program my nuclear weapons at the last minute. It's like can’t we just program this on the ride over there? So remember this thing comes out in the early 1980s and if you’re the soviet union seeing it then it would have been a scary thing to see because it was designed to silently sneak in and drop a big one. Giving new meaning to the term silent but deadly. Sorry that was dumb I’m dumb. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. sources: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/26728/lets-talk-about-the-rumor-that-f-117s-have-flown-missions-in-the-middle-east-recently Email [email protected] for inquires.

Get entered to win this brand new Kawasaki KLR 650s! https://go.getenteredtowin.com/taskandpurpose DEADLINE to ENTER is 12/10/23 @ 11:59pm (PST) The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit has already adopted this asset and is adjusting their mobility teams around them. The zero MMX motorcycle is a revolution in recon technology. It has a 100% electric powertrain that emits zero exhaust and is completely silent when in neutral. These new capabilities will change the way the US military conducts future reconnaissance missions and direct action raids. But why would your average soldier ever want the added risk of an unarmored motorcycle? Couldn’t a drone do the same job but better? Written by: Chris Cappy & Justin Taylor Edited by: Michael Michaelides Produced by: August Dannehl in 2010 a US Marine named Golembesky said his unit in Afghanistan started to improvise since there was a shortage of bikes outside special forces. The Marines actually purchased cheap chinese knockoff motorbikes directly from the Afghanistan Bazaars or marketplace. The Marines then welded racks on the back of the bikes for added payload capacity and spray painted them with a tan camouflage coating. This allowed them to overcome long distances and harsh terrain. I get it, I mean I’ve seen the kind of slopes that need to be navigated by goats. Picture an elite mobile biker gang of marines speeding across the mountains of Afghanistan. The tires grinding through the sand would be the loudest warning the insurgent would have. Marines launched successful surprise attacks on Taliban positions. Even the big conventional force of the Army took notice and started equipping ATVs to not just their special forces but regular troops. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #WAR #MOTORCYCLE #SOLDIER

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The AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter has been in service since the 1980s. Since then the enemy has developed new high tech air defense networks with a range of over 300 kilometers. Some even go as far as to say the entire concept of attack helicopters is obsolete. But new doctrine, tactics and technology could keep the rotary aircraft in style well in the future. Get Access to Exclusive Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Written by: Chris Cappy & Diego Aceituno Edited by: Savvy Studios Produced by: August Dannehl Most other attack helicopters around the world can’t carry anywhere near that much weight, usually having only 2 or 4 anti-tank missiles. The four hardpoints on the Apache’s stub wings can also be configured with different types of ordnance for different missions including Hydra rocket pods or AIM-92 Stinger air to air missiles. You might be wondering why you would want a smaller 2.7 inch diameter unguided hydra rocket but it's because they are used for saturation attacks to engage multiple targets hiding in a forest for instance. This allows you to suppress enemy air defense systems in a wide area. We talked a fair bit about doctrine but what is one of the main tactics the Apache uses? It’s called the pop up attack where you hide behind a mountain or terrain feature then pop up just long enough to get a target lock and launch a fire and forget missile before ducking down below cover again. The Longbow millimeter-wave Fire Control Radar is what allows the helicopter to peak above ridgetops and acquire a detailed picture of the battlefield that pierces rain and dense fog. The radar can track 128 separate targets, lock onto 16 at a time for engagements, and an integrated Aided Target Identification & Classification System can automatically prioritize contacts based on threat levels. Targeting data is shared among allied Apaches, allowing one to spot targets while others remain hidden. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #HELICOPTER #WAR #MILITARY

Use my link https://ridge.com/taskandpurpose to get up to 30% off through December 20th and enter free to win a Ridge bundle worth $4,000. Video Sponsored by Ridge. Iran has the largest and most capable ballistic missile arsenal in the middle east. The Islamic Republic is the first country to develop a 2,000 km range missile before developing a nuclear weapon, giving them the ability to accurately strike anywhere in the middle east including Israel and eastern europe. According to their own Ministry of Defense, Iran ranks 6th in the world for missile production. To give you an idea of how the missile program is viewed in Iran take a look at this public billboard on display in the country written in Persian, Arabic, and Hebrew. It shows their new hypersonic missile and it says “400 seconds to Tel-aviv” Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. the former head of U.S. Central Command said this to the Senate Armed Services Committee last year. “Iran has over 3,000 ballistic missiles of various types, some of which can reach Tel Aviv, Over the last five to seven years, they have invested heavily in the ballistic missile program. Their missiles have significantly greater range and significantly enhanced accuracy.” Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Written by: Chris Capelluto & Diego Aceituno Edited by: Michael Michaelides Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #WAR #MILITARY #GEPOLITICS

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Get your own GoatGun Model Today! Shop here: https://bit.ly/3sjhn6i The Israel Weapon Industries Negev Light Machine gun, it’s a 5.56 gas operated open bolt weapon, that was domestic designed and produced inside Israel since 1997. Negev machine guns serve as the IDF’s squad automatic weapon. The Negev is perfect for covering these because its high volume of fire gives it the capability to destroy an incoming vehicles engine and stop it in its tracks. The Negev light machine gun is used to create what’s called “suppressing fire”. The Negev has a rate of fire at 1050 rounds per minute at its highest rate of fire that’s 17 bullets per second flying at 3,000 feet per second. Written by: Chris Cappy Edited by: Michael Michaelides Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

Go to https://buyraycon.com/taskandpurpose to get 20 to 50% off sitewide! Brought to you by Raycon. The M1117 started life way back in the 1960s as the Commando series of vehicles built by Cadillac Gage. Military police forces in Vietnam needed a vehicle for base and convoy security that was more nimble than the tracked M113 APC but better armored than a jeep or truck. The first version, known as the V-100, entered service in 1963 and was shipped to South Vietnam to support the US Military Police, Air Force, Marine Corps and allied Army of the Republic of Vietnam. As a security vehicle armed only with machine guns or a grenade launcher, the V-100 wasn’t intended for front line combat, instead patrolling air bases and supply depots along with escorting convoys behind the lines, but the nature of the conflict in Vietnam meant that the Commando frequently found itself pressed into cavalry and mechanized units of the ARVN. The vehicle’s steel armor was only sufficient to stop light machine gun fire and smaller explosive fragments, but the Commando was still well liked by its crews as its height and amphibious capability made it useful for seeing over and traversing the marshy vegetation of South Vietnam. Written by: Chris Cappy & Diego Aceituno Edited by: Michael Michaelides Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

Follow for Updates: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Members of the US congress are calling the influx of chinese fentanyl an act of asymmetric war against the United States. The Drug Enforcement Agency estimates 90% of fentanyl comes from Chinese companies that not only operate legally inside China but are also subsidized and paid for by the Chinese communist Party. In 2022 over 107,000 Americans died from overdoses in the United States, and fentanyl poisoning became the leading cause of death of Americans 18-45 years of age. Written by: Chris Cappy & Patrick Griffin Edited by: Savvy Studios On the other hand China frames the fentanyl crisis as a domestic American issue, blaming the United States big-pharma’s opioid corruption, weak U.S. laws, and a culture of American overindulgence and drug-glorification. In asymmetric warfare one nation seeks to exploit the other's relative weakness. In this case China is accused of exploiting America’s appetite for illicit drugs and weaponizing fentanyl. Educational informative video about history, news, and geopolitics. This is about international relations and is valuable educational informative content for viewers. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #GEOPOLITICS #WAR #USA

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Get Entered to WIN this awesome Skywalker Fixed Wing Drone! https://go.getenteredtowin.com/taskandpurpose DEADLINE to ENTER is 10/29/23 @ 11:59pm (PST) There is no debate that weaponized drones have forever changed the tactical-level conduct of war. Even nations without access to larger drones are showing just how dangerous cheap commercial quadcopters are on the battlefield. Just look at this video of a weaponized civilian drone HAMAS used to take out an Israeli remote control machine gun during their October attack. Or their use against comtmunications towers. Here is another video of a commercial drone being prepped for use in the ongoing Sudan civil war. You now have the power of surveillance and close air support organic at the squad level for a few thousand dollars instead of a few million. But nowhere is the combat use of drones (small and large) more prevalent than in the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia. Small quadcopters and fixed wing drones with increasingly heavy payloads are able to hit soft targets. Written by Chris Cappy & Patrick Griffin Edited by: Michael Michaelides Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. #ARMY #MILITARY #WAR Email [email protected] for inquires.

A big thanks to Ridge Wallet for sponsoring today’s video. Check them out here: https://ridge.com/taskandpurpose and use code "TASKANDPURPOSE" to get 10% off Over a decade after the war in Libya and nation is still ruled by warlord factions unable to build state institutions or hold free elections. The vacuum of power in Libya directly led to weapons and terror funneled into the Sahel region which contributed to a string of recent military coups. The instability also caused a migrant crisis that reached all the way to Europe. The collapse of the Libyan government led to a rise in extreme groups inside Egypt that then spilled over into Israel. Written by: Chris Cappy and Brian Sproule Edited by: Michael Micahelides Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #GEOPOLITICS #HISTORY #WAR

Follow for Updates: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Follow for intell updates: https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Written by Chris Cappy Edited by Michael Michaelides & Savvy Studios Discord Channel Invite: https://discord.gg/YUgWEBNAfS Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Sources: https://mwi.westpoint.edu/these-are-the-challenges-awaiting-israeli-ground-forces-in-gaza/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/10/how-hamas-entered-israel/ https://israelpalestine.liveuamap.com/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/10/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-security-failure.html https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-october-9-2023 https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/threat-to-israel-from-hezbollah-and-iran-raises-risk-of-wider-conflict-c8a293 https://x.com/SpencerGuard/status/1711444434301444533?s=20 https://x.com/TreyYingst/status/1711014014958878830?s=20https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dado_Center_for_Interdisciplinary_Military_Studies https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4246322-biden-says-at-least-11-americans-among-those-killed-in-israel-warns-of-hostages/ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-armed-wing-threatens-kill-captives-if-israel-continues-its-pre-warning-2023-10-09/#:~:text=GAZA%2C%20Oct%209%20(Reuters),civilian%20houses%20without%20pre%2Dwarning. https://x.com/greg_price11/status/1711431304393163117?s=20 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-official-says-group-is-open-discussions-over-truce-with-israel-2023-10-09/ Email [email protected] for inquires.

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THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO WIN! https://go.getenteredtowin.com/taskandpurpose DEADLINE to ENTER is TONIGHT 10/08/23 @ 11:59pm (PST) Written by: Chris Cappy & Justin Taylor Edited by: Savvy Studios Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #TANK #WAR #ARMY

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Go to https://bit.ly/3PRUxvp to check out Armasights outstanding selection of devices. The United States of America recently confirmed it will deliver F-16 fighter jets to the Ukrainian air force, ending months of will-they or won’t-they speculation and just down right teasing. The F-16 is a multirole 4th generation fighter jet that has formed the backbone of Western air forces since the 1980s, with 4,600 aircraft produced and 2,100 in-use by 20 different countries, the F-16 is the most widely operated fighter in the world. Written by: Chris Cappy & Diego Aceituno Edited by: Savvy Studios Along with donations of jets from other NATO allies, Ukraine will start to receive dozens of F-16s by the end of 2023, with many more to come in 2024. The West has held off on delivering Western aircraft to Ukraine until now for 2 reasons. First there were potential fears that Russia would view the transfer as a serious escalation leading to retaliation and second U.S. officials believed that learning to fly and logistically support the technologically advanced F-16 might be more difficult and time consuming than it was actually worth. Exact numbers are difficult to come by. It appears Denmark will send 6 this year and from what I could dig up it looks like they’ll eventually send a total of 19. The Netherlands has a total of 42 in their inventory but it’s unclear yet how many of them will be sent. News agencies are naturally going bonkers with predictions about how these F-16 will either turn the tide of the war in Ukraine, or won’t make a difference at all. So in this video hopefully we can try to untangle some of that confusion. So why is the F-16 such a big deal for the air war over ukraine? I’m your average infantryman chris cappy let's find out. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #UKRAINE #AIRCRAFT #WAR

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Get Entered to WIN this awesome Armasight Contractor Thermal Sight! https://go.getenteredtowin.com/taskandpurpose DEADLINE to ENTER is 10/08/23 @ 11:59pm (PST) Take a look at this heat signature. You don’t have to be a cav scout to identify that this looks like an innocent car right? Except it’s actually a tank using BAE systems ADAPTIV thermal plates to give off a deceptive heat signature to mimic a car. Imagine if your command center or even regular soldiers could hide their heat signature like this? It would give you a huge advantage on the modern battlefield. Written & Video Edited by: Chris Cappy Over a decade ago when I deployed to Iraq , Thermals optics were still so expensive and difficult to produce that my platoon of 40 soldiers had to share just 2 devices between all of us. Infantrymen are known for sharing drink, ladies, diseases but not thermal optics that’d be gross. However, in the past two decades since then there’s been this explosion in the availability of thermal vision technology. It’s even easier to acquire than night vision goggles in many cases. Today, the highest casualty producing weapon on the battlefield is artillery strikes coordinated by cheap quadcopters and drones using thermal imagers. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #WAR #ARMY #EXPLORE

Can Ukraine make it to the sea of Azov ? Will Russian forces be able to readjust to the gains recently made? Since then the picture on the battlefield has become more clear and on September 23rd Ukrainian forces have since broken through the 2nd line of defenses in Verbove which means they’ve cleared a path through the anti-tank obstacles allowing armor to pour through. They are still 20 km from Tokmak which if they are able to capture that city it will represent a real breakthrough in all the layers of defensive lines and it's the stated minimum goal of Ukraines offensive at this point. Written by: Chris Cappy & Justin Taylor Edited by: Maksym The redeployment of the Russian 76th Guards Air Assault Division is Russia’s hope that this force will stop the Ukrainian advance attempt in their tracks. This unit is said to be one of the most combat effective and best Russian units there are. Who exactly is Ukraine up against? In command of this elite unit is 43 year old Dennis Shishov he likely has the rank of Major General he has received a Hero of the Russian Federation medal for his prior actions at the Dnieper River in 2022. Reports indicate “Denis' unit was responsible for seizing and holding the bridge near Kakhovka and reportedly repelled 7 attacks. He received shrapnel wounds to the head, but apparently survived.” To give you an idea of his qualifications he completed Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School in (2003), and training at the Combined Arms Academy of Russian Armed Forces in (2014). So in theory he has experience in planning combined arms maneuvers. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #UKRAINE #WAR #ARMY

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The son of a Vietnam veteran wants to help vets get their PACT Act benefits. Learn more at bit.ly/45ZX0JY Is Taiwan’s domestically produced CM-32 the right vehicle for the island's defense? It has a main gun bigger than the US Bradley and it can carry 2 extra soldiers, a full squad of 8 dismounted infantry all while weighing only half as much. That said, the procurement process has been dragging on for 20 years, and production has run into all kinds of setbacks including shocking legal accusations of Chinese espionage. What does the CM-32 tell us about Taiwan's unique military industrial complex? Will those speedbumps slow the clouded leopard down? What kind of specific weapons systems and capabilities make this vehicle a great choice for Taiwan? Written by: Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor Edited by: Savvy Studios The CM-32 cost only about $21.9 million USD to develop, which is an absolute bargain in military R&D. Each unit runs you about $2 million bucks half that of the similar American Stryker. The CM32 base design is 24 tons. Though unlike most western crews of three, the CM32 is only crewed by 2, a driver located in a front left hatch, and a commander/gunner who has high intensity thermal sights to allow for long range spotting and lasing targets. This increases the effective range of each weapon system beyond what would be capable of manned operation, and gives the crew the ability to visually engage targets up to 8 kilometers away. So you could use the thermal optic to pretty much look across the Taiwan strait and see Xi Jinping waving back at you. Not really but that might be a good thing. Gangs all over the world love this next feature. The Turret is fully stabilized which allows you to do what I call combat drive by shootings with an armored vehicle. It can hit targets while traveling at speeds of over 74 miles per hour over hard top paved roads. I would feel bad for the dismounts in the back if they were going that fast though, because anything over 30mph in a military vehicle feels like riding a spaceship reentering the atmosphere. The turret comes standard with twin T-85 smoke grenade launchers, both as good obscuration for the vehicle itself, and for concealment of infantry if they dismount under fire. 00:00 - 00:31 terrible accent 00:31 - 2:48 CM-31 history 2:48 - 3:52 top class 3:52 - 7:14 China Spying on CM32 7:14 - 9:58 Taiwan CM32 defense strategy 9:58 - 13:29 CM-32 IFV Weapons 13:29 - 19:09 Specifications and Capabilities Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #MILITARY #ARMOR #VEHICLES

Go to https://bit.ly/3PFvLyi to check out Armasights outstanding selection of devices. How did Ukrainian forces manage to pull off a complex and dangerous amphibious raid into the western part of the Crimean Peninsula? And how might it have paved the way for Ukraine’s major strike on the headquarters of Russia’s Black sea fleet in s evastopol? On August 24th a few hundred elite commandos arrived on shore via speed boats. They targeted the Russian Nebo-M and Kasta 2E2 Radar stations that monitor from Crimea to Kherson, detecting aircraft, drones and incoming missiles. Destruction of these radar assets are key to opening up a gap for future missile strikes here. I guess that’s one way to avoid all the Russian landmines, just motorboat your way around it. Written by: Chris Cappy & George Burden Edited by: Michael Michaelides Attacks inside Crimea have become a world wide debate recently. There were Recent reports that Elon Musk told his engineers to not turn on the Starlink satellite network over Crimea in order to prevent a Ukrainian planned attack on the Black Sea fleet stationed in Sevastopol in 2022. A solid GPS connection is often required by the guidance systems in precision missile systems. Complicating matters, US sanctions against Russia may have prevented Musk from turning the satellites on and he was never ordered by the US Government to do so. Musk said he feared a major attack here would make him complicit in a major act of war. Defenders of this action claim it avoided world war III meanwhile Ukraine on the other hand claims this allowed the Russian navy to continue to fire cruise missiles on their cities which killed innocent people. The recent amphibious assault and missile attacks on the black sea fleet on Crimean soil was previously unimaginable so what new conditions allowed for this strike? The action actually started the day prior on August 23rd when Ukraine destroyed a Russian S-400 air defense system in Crimea at the same exact area where special forces would land the very next day. Drone footage was released as evidence of the S-400 blown to pieces. To give you an idea of how valuable these are one battery of the export version costs around $500 million dollars. The attached Podlet K1 Radar allows it to detect and strike aircraft up to 400km at an altitude of around 30km. This weapon is seen as one of Moscow's most prized assets so its destruction leaves the Crimean air defense network weakened. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #UKRAINE #WAR #CRIMEA

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Get your own Goat Model Today! Shop here: https://bit.ly/3Eh1z6d While the SCAR-Light and -Heavy were designed and built in tandem, their performance and service histories diverged in 2010. The weapons were mostly living up to the hype but there were some early teething issues holding them back. Every weapon runs into this teething problems but what makes the difference between success and failure is how easy it is to correct these early problems. In the case of the SCAR, the Light version named the MK 16 had the misfortune of having more issues and less capability advances than its heavier MK17 version. Written by: Chris Cappy & Diego Aceituno Edited by: Michael Michaelides The MK 16 had the distinction of creating a brand new class of malfunction never seen before. It was particularly vulnerable to double and triple feed malfunctions from bad magazines. Bad or worn magazines were pretty common to most weapons around the 2000-2010 timeframe.All that extra space above the bolt and carrier assembly ironically could make the weapon less reliable as extra rounds from a multi feed malfunction went straight up into the enlarged recesses built for the operating rod. In barney style layman’s terms this means the weapon had just enough space for thin 5.56 rounds to get stuck in the attic, but not enough extra space for them to fall back out. US Army special forces veteran Jeff Gurwitch said he saw a squadmate with 4 empty casings stuck in his FN Scars chamber. What’s next an octopulet feed error? Reportedly the only way to clear the jam was a time consuming field strip of the weapon. Another problem was actually caused by SOCOM itself and quickly turned into the SCAR’s most controversial “feature.” In the requirements drawn up, someone involved in the drafting was convinced a reciprocating charging handle was key to a weapon’s reliability. That means that as each round is fired the charging handle moves forward and back with the bolt instead of staying fixed in place like on the M4. The thought process behind this was a soldier could use the charging handle like a forward assist, pushing a gummed-up bolt into battery with a quick slap. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #ARMY #MILITARY #WEAPONS

Go to https://buyraycon.com/taskandpurpose for 20% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon. This ballistic missile submarine is slated to replace the aging Ohio Class subs currently in use. Second only to aircraft carriers, nuclear powered submarines are the most complex craft of the American arsenal. They are a major player in American global military strategy, and how the United States plans to keep its edge against other major world players such as China. When we think of the United States military being used in an international political capacity, we typically think air craft carrier groups sent to another nation’s coastline, or troops deployed to potential conflict zones, but rarely are submarines mentioned in this, despite the fact that they are a critical lynch pin in what is known as America’s nuclear triad. Written by: Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor Edited by: Savvy Studios In short, the nuclear triad is a nation's way of guaranteeing that it never loses the ability to use its nuclear arsenal. This include first ground launched land based nuclear silos, second long range stealth bombers like the B2 or new B21, and third submarine launched nuclear ballistic missiles. When these capabilities are arranged like this it gives you a triangle which is my favorite shape of deterrence. Without any one of these options you would not have a credible hypothetical retaliation. Submarines would survive an enemies first strike of nuclear weapons against the mainland of the United States and be able to retaliate. In game theory this hypothetically prevents an enemy from ever using its weapons in the first place. Although, Even though I have a bit of the ‘tism even I know people do not operate logically and rationally like game theory robots. Basically The theory is that the enemy could knock out one of your delivery options with a first strike against you but likely never all three at the same time. The US navy puts it this way. The Submarines are operated in a manner that makes their locations unpredictable, while still ensuring that our adversaries know that we have the ability to hold them at risk. This enduring, certain deterrent force acts as an important stabilizer; it is always there and always at the ready. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #SUBMARINE #NAVY #WAR

Go to https://tryfum.com/TASKPURPOSE and use code TASKPURPOSE to save an additional 10% off your order today. The conflict in Sudan is part of a larger pattern of civil wars, coups and general instability inside the African continent. On April 15th 2023 the Rapid Support Forces launched a campaign against the Sudanese Armed Forces. The ripple effect of this will be felt by all of us. This war will effect not only the people of Sudan but also the wider world. This is in part because Sudan has two key geographic features that put them in a strategically important role. The first is they’re located right on the Red Sea which is where about 10% of global trade passes through thanks to the Suez Canal. The second is Sudan is home to where the white and blue Nile rivers merge into the main Nile river. Sudan has 60% of the Nile Basin in their territory. The big takeaway here is they are upstream from Egypt who depend on the security and safe management of this water resource. Written by: Chris Cappy & Patrick Griffin Edited by: Savvy Studios On Top of that, Africa in general is becoming increasingly important on the world stage because It’s estimated that by 2050, 1 in every 4 people in the world will live in Africa. This is because more than half of Africa’s 54 different nations are estimated to double by 2050 thanks in part to fast improving mortality rates. I think this combined with the fact that 60% of the world's arable land is located here means Africa is poised to become an important geopolitical player in the future. It appears like this pattern of conflict that we’re witnessing might be growing pains. The people of these nations are fighting to determine the direction of their future, fighting to have a say in who they partner with and which faction controls their valuable natural resources. https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/ https://help.rescue.org/donate https://www.unicefusa.org/ Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #EXPLORE #GEOPOLITICS #AFRICA

Video Sponsored by Ridge. Check them out here: https://ridge.com/TASKANDPURPOSE. Use my code “TASKANDPURPOSE” for 10% off your order and for an entry to win a Hennessey Ford Bronco or $75K through September 30th! US Only Russia claims their Sukhoi Su-57 multirole fighter jet is a state of the art fifth generation stealth aircraft. But have we ever seen the Russian plane out in public in actual combat before? Or is this like the Russian T-14 tank with wings? What is the story behind Sukhoi SU fighters vs. Mikoyan MIG fighters? Written by: Chris Cappy and Josh Simpson Edited by: Maksym The work for what would eventually become the Su-57 began in 1979 when the Soviet Union outlined a need for a next-generation fighter aircraft to enter service in the 1990s. They launched the I-90 program in the eighties with the aim of developing a multi-role fighter with substantial ground attack capabilities to replace the MiG-29 and Su-27 in frontline tactical aviation service. Two projects were designed to fulfill this need: The MFI or Multifunctional Frontlight Fighter program and the LFI, a program designed to make a lighter fighter jet with respectable air-to-ground capabilities. But wait slow down for the slow learning soldiers like myself in the back of the class. What the heck is a multirole fighter. BAE systems labels it as “Swing role aircraft” quote: “An aircraft that can accomplish both air-to-air and air-to-surface roles on the same mission and swing between these roles instantly offers true flexibility. This reduces cost, increases effectiveness and enhances interoperability with allied air forces' ' So pilots can take on all enemies, generals can send one aircraft for all jobs and the military industrial complex gets to save money… Everyone wins! XM30 Bradley Replacement video: https://youtu.be/h8xy6l6RXII Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

Go to https://www.aafmaa.com for your life insurance, wealth management and VA mortgage needs. Whether you just enlisted or retired long ago, your financial security is the goal of AAFMAA. The US Air Force is charging ahead with plans to retire the A-10 Warthog attack jet within the next five years, but with no dedicated close air support platform to replace it with, pilots are worried that troops on the ground won’t get the air support they need in the next conflict. In the 2023 version of the National Defense Authorization Act, Congress approved the Air Force’s request to begin divestment of the current A-10 fleet, citing the aircraft as too old, too slow, and too expensive to maintain. Written by: Chris Cappy & Diego Aceituno Video Edited by: Maksym This isn’t the first time the USAF has tried to retire the platform, but previous attempts have been delayed after pilots and troops protested the idea. But according to a June 26th Air Force memo, the service seems to be getting its way this time with a set timetable to replace the 54 A-10s from Moody Air Force Base with F-35As by 2028, and plans to retire the rest of the fleet soon to come. The A-10 is a much beloved airplane and pilots say that, while old, no other US aircraft can match its close air support capabilities or survivability. So why is the Air Force so keen to replace such a unique platform? Can other aircraft truly replace it or will US troops be left high and dry when the shooting starts? And is the famous 30mm cannon on the nose of the A-10 truly effective or just a lot of smoke and thunder? Get ready to strap in and fly low as we make a strafing run on all the facts of the A-10 Warthog and how the US will be fundamentally changing how it approaches close air support missions. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

Video Sponsored by Ridge. Check them out here: https://ridge.com/TASKANDPURPOSE. Use my code “TASKANDPURPOSE” for 10% off your order and for an entry to win a Hennessey Ford Bronco or $75K through September 30th! US Only The systems engineer who made this complaint believes that the XM30 capabilities will be limited by this strict requirement. Optionally manned fighting vehicle . OMFV program. I know my first thought was how could 55 tons not be enough? However, it is possible because the XM30 is going to field a brand new 30mm or 50 mm autocannon. That alone will eat up a lot a lot of tonnage. This turret will be remotely controlled and unmanned. Why does the vehicle need a giant cannon? We’ll the XM913 chain gun produced at Picatinny Arsenal is going to shoot a brand new ‘Supershot’ warhead that will replace the old school traditional High Explosive round that we’re all familiar with. Written by: Chris Cappy Video Editing: Michael Michaelides Because the military has had larger caliber autocannons for decades. In fact the prototype 35 and 40mm caliber cannons were developed by Rheinmetall all the way back in 1987 for the German Marder. I think the reason the US Army is only now starting to adopt it is a similar reason as to why they are going back to the battle rifle. There is a whole lot of new sensor technology and optics that are allow gunners to find and accurately hit targets farther away. Drone identify targets miles away allowing you to leverage the abilities of larger cannons. When I spoke to general dynamics at the AUSA convection they gave me a hint about how the armor industry sees the future doctrine going. Because the XM30 will likely fire off small drones from tubes on the back of the vehicle that search for the enemy an identify targets are greater distance. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. #ARMY #TANK #WAR Email [email protected] for inquires.

Several coup de ta’s around the African continent threaten to spiral out of control into a much wider conflict. France and the US seem to be getting sidelined in favor of Russia. French military forces have been located in the region for the past ten years. European countries, the EU and the United Nations have intersts here. Niger’s elite presidential guard, trained in part by the United States, had the sole purpose of protecting the Presidency and yet on July 26th 2023 they overthrew the democratically elected government. Guy come on, you had one job! But all hope isn’t lost because In response, a bloc of West African nations told the coup leaders that they have to reinstate the ousted president or face military intervention. Written by: Chris Cappy & Patrick Griffin Edited by: Savvy Studios Early Wednesday morning July 26th, 2023, at 4:33 AM, the Niger Presidential Office began making unusual posts on the social media platform formally known as Twitter. This tweet read: “The President of the Republic and his family are doing well. The Army and the National Guard are ready to attack the elements of the GP involved in this mood swing if they do not return to better feelings.” that sounds pretty sus to me whats going on over there? Behind the screens, a group of high-ranking military officers arrested the President at his palace, essentially holding him hostage. The Junta called themselves “The National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland” For all the average infantrymen out there, Junta means a military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force. Then a spokesperson for the junta got on TV wearing the most strikingly blue blazer and said quote; “The defence and security forces … have decided to put an end to the regime you are familiar with.” Instantly nations around the world condemned these actions as “illegal,” Later that morning, as Niger’s citizens in the capital of Neeamay woke up to the news and responded with pro-democracy protests outside the Presidential Palace. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #AFRICA #FRANCE #GEOPOLITICS

Did Cluster bombs work in Ukraines military counter offensive? What are Russian army mercenary Wagner group doing on the Polish Border? How is the geopolitics of the grain deal related to the instability in Africa? I'm your average infantryman Chris Cappy you're watching Task & Purpose, lets analyze that. Written by: Chris Cappy & George Burden Video Edited by: Maksym Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #GEOPOLITICS #UKRAINE #WAR

Video Sponsored by Ridge. Check them out here: https://ridge.com/taskandpurpose What are the goals and history of US military intervention in Niger? The first time most Americans heard of US operations in the west african country was when a group of US Army Special Forces were ambushed during a patrol on October 5th, 2017. The ambush near the village of Tongo Tongo was the deadliest incident for US forces in Africa since the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu. As a result the American public was both confused and outraged at the lack of information about US military missions on the African continent. Written by: Chris Cappy & Diego Aceituno Video Edited by: Michael Michaelides This prompted a series of congressional inquiries and a Department of Defense investigation. These have had lasting consequences that reach all the way to the events unfolding in Niger today. The reports ended up blaming the individual soldiers and lower levels of command instead of higher ups taking responsibility. So what really happened in Niger? Why was the Pentagon accused of lying about the incident? Was there a CIA cover up? And why were over 800 US troops even in Niger in the first place? What were American interests were they really protecting? I’m your average infantryman Chris Cappy you're watching Task & Purpose let's analyze that. Niger is a large landlocked country in West Africa that is home to over 25 million people. 80% of the country is covered by the Sahara desert which means most of the population live in the Sahel. The Sahel This is a narrow band of transitional desert-savanna climate along the south that crosses through Niger and its neighboring countries. The dry landscape and frequent droughts make for a harsh environment. This has led to the country having the unfortunate distinction of ranking highest in the world on the UN Poverty Index. Niger is a former French colony that gained independence in 1960, but government instability, corruption, and ethnic divisions made for a rocky 50 year period. This all culminated in a military coup in 2010 that returned the country to some semblance of parliamentary democracy for a period. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #AFRICA #WAR #BATTLE

Get Your Own Mini GOAT Replica Today! Shop here: https://bit.ly/44DHgLs Why has Taiwan’s defense spending hovered at an itty bitty 2% of GDP just $16.9 billion dollars while they face an existential threat 100 miles away? Is that even legal? This is why Defense analysts and US generals are raising the alarmist alarm that Taiwan isn’t spending nearly enough and they’re spending the wrong way top deter China. Some analysts claim Taiwan's military leadership has abandoned their asymmetric warfare plan for an unrealistic strategy that pits them in a head to head with their enemy. Written by: Chris Cappy and Diego Aceituno Edited by: Savvy Studios We’ll soon learn that looking at Taiwan's defense strategy simply through the lens of comparing numbers of tanks and fighter jets is an overly simplistic approach. Because from Taiwan's perspective, diminishing returns and investing money in creative outside the box ideas might just be their best bet for survival. It’s time to don your tropical camo and take a closer look at the Fortress Island of Taiwan’s strategy to keep their people free. “A person is blessed once but troubles come many at once.” -Taiwan Proverb The most obvious strategy for you to pick if you were in charge of Taiwan at this point would be to invest everything you have into a conventional defense to deter China right? But instead Taiwan’s leadership long ago decided there was no realistic way they could compete in this realm and they would need to find a different creative solution. So in a weird counter intuitive way, we can see that Taipei's defense spending has steadily decreased from its highest point of 7.6 percent of GDP in 1979 down to its lowest point at 1.6 percent of GDP in 2016. What are some of the reasons for this? Well, In a paper written by Steven Li for the University of Washington he points out that part of the limitations on defense spending can be attributed to physical geographic considerations. So, Taiwan has an incredibly small land mass of about 36,000 kilometers squared or the same size as the US state of Maryland. What this means is that the island nation will quickly reach a point of saturation when it comes to available space for staging, testing, operating, storing, maintaining and placing military hardware very quickly. Basically at a certain point you can’t practically or physically expect to cram anymore missile defense systems or tanks into one small location. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. sources: https://digital.lib.washington.edu/researchworks/handle/1773/46343 https://warontherocks.com/2021/11/taiwans-defense-plans-are-going-off-the-rails/ https://www.ustaiwandefense.com/tdnswp/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2021-Taiwan-Quadrennial-Defense-Review-QDR.pdf https://warontherocks.com/2018/10/hope-on-the-horizon-taiwans-radical-new-defense-concept/ Email [email protected] for inquires. #TAIWAN #EXPLORE #MILITARY

Complex integrated attacks require the ability to stop airborne threats at range, defeat swarms, and also deal with close-in pop ups. There’s a need for a layered, tiered mix of high-performing sensors and cost-effective effectors, integrated into a command and control system that can handle a highly saturated air picture — to allow commanders and operators to easily react to complex scenarios. https://bit.ly/44T7I4p Laser weapons are about to change war forever and I want to show you how. The French government is investing approximately 5 billion dollars into acquiring the technology as part of their modernization efforts. The US military is investing 1 billion dollars a year into directed energy weapons development to slap onto their new XM30 infantry fighting vehicle and 6th generation NGAD fighter. There are 3 reasons the world is in a laser weapons arms race right now. First to combat the immediate problem of the rise of small inexpensive drone warfare. Second, to destroy incoming cruise and hypersonic missiles. And third to blind the enemy’s satellites that control their navigation and command abilities. Written by: Chris Cappy and Patrick Griffin Edited by: Michael Michaelides Nowhere is the first example of drone warfare better characterized than by Ukranian fight against Russia. Early in the war when Kyiv was under attack. A crowd-funded group of 30 Ukranian IT warriors used motorcycles, commercial off-the-shelf drones, and hand grenades to halt Russian infamous “40-mile convoy.” (link to story here). Since then, hundreds of videos on Twitter and Telegram brought the devastation of these small drones to the forefront of conversation among those tracking the conflict over social media. Footage posted on Twitter in July shows a $4 million Russian T-90 tank destroyed by a Ukrainian FPV drone that retails for under $2,000. And one of the most shocking parts of all this is there really was no good countermeasure to cheap drones. But in response the Kremlin announced the deployment of special laser weapons in May 2023 over state run television. The secretive “Zadira” project was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov who boasted that the laser “was capable of destroying drones in five seconds at a distance of five kilometers [or three miles]” by burning them. It’s called the Peresvet which is a ground-based anti-satellite laser. While not much is known about the Zadira laser, there are six known Peresvet lasers in Russia’s inventory. First showcased in 2018, the Peresvet is designed to interrupt or destroy reconnaissance satellites from the ground with an alleged range of 1,500 km (932 miles). It accomplishes this by “dazzling” the sensitive lenses and electronic equipment with a high-powered beam. This is different from the thermal-combustion method that anti-drone and missile lasers use, requiring a less energy-dense beam and thus allowing for a much longer effective range. To put this into context the first laser pointer I ever got was for a birthday gift from my parents when I was in highschool. Those laser pointers have a power of less than 5 milliwatts. Then I was issued a military grade laser in Iraq that we used to warn vehicles to stop before checkpoints that was about 125 milliWatts. These 50 kilowatt anti-drone lasers are about 50 million times more powerful. So if Russia is telling the truth about their capabilities, which is a big if, it would put the range of satellites in low-earth orbit within the kill-zone of the Peresvet. This includes Starlink, a constellation of satellites essential for Ukrainian command and control that operate at an altitude of only 550 km according to their website. Ukrainian and U.S. officials are skeptical of Russia’s announcements that the Zadira and Peresvet deployed to Ukraine. U.S. officials say they have seen “no evidence” that these weapons have been deployed to Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed these mysterious weapons as “wonder weapons”. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. #WAR #UKRAINE #LASER Email [email protected] for inquires.

Go to https://buyraycon.com/taskandpurpose for 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon. China’s military has a brand new toy, and it’s literally straight out of a James Bond movie. It’s called the Hunting Eagle Strike Gyrocopter. Gyrocopters have been used by military and police forces in the past mostly in reconnaissance and surveillance missions, but in 2022, China released footage on a state run CCTV channel showing the Hunting Eagle equipped with 4 anti-tank guided missiles and a sensor system to guide these missiles. This is brand new, and it has a lot of military experts scratching their heads. Why is China seemingly using these gyrocopters in their otherwise modern People’s Liberation Army? What are the pros and cons of using gyrocopters on the battlefield? And finally, what is a gyrocopter and where did it come from? Written by: Chris Cappy and Josh Simpson Edited by: Savvy Studios The Hunting Eagle Strike Gyrocopter is made by the Shaanxi BaoJi Special Vehicle Manufacturing Company. The company began work on the vehicle in 2014 and some photos of the aircraft came out as early as 2016, but the public didn’t get a look at the Hunting Eagle until 2019 when they were showcased in a military parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. What makes the Hunting Eagle a gyrocopter as opposed to a helicopter is that the rotor blades on top of the aircraft are not actually powered by an engine. The unpowered rotor uses air flowing upward across it to make it rotate. The Hunting Eagle’s forward thrust comes from a propeller powered by a Rotax 914 four-cylinder, 115 horsepower engine fixed to the back of the aircraft in a “pusher configuration”. The Hunting Eagle’s max speed is around 99 miles per hour, and its average cruising speed is between 62-75 miles per hour. The aircraft comes in different configurations that can carry 1,2 or 3 passengers. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #military #war #education

Is the American Military REALLY low on artillery ammunition? 155mm artillery has been sent to the war in Ukraine to the tune of 1 million rounds. The military industrial complex is working at surge production capacity to innovate and keep up. Will the US Army actually run out of ammo? President Joe Biden said the US military is low on 155mm artillery shells In July 2023 . The white house attempted to walk the statement back but Estimates do show it will take 5 years to restock the arsenal of 155mm artillery shells, 6 years for stinger missiles, and 5 years for javelin missiles. It’s like Sun Tzu Famously said, don’t get high on your own supply. Why will it take so long, can't you just throw oodles of money at the problem and fix it tomorrow? Not necessarily. However, there are conflicting reports from other military experts that say the claims of NATO ammo shortages are vastly overblown so what’s really going on here? Either way,This has actually revealed wider issues within the modern day military industrial complex. The U.S military now faces three challenges to their supply chain including; lean manufacturing techniques, access to supplies of rare earths, and advanced semiconductor chips. Lets investigate. Written by: Chris Cappy and George Burden Edited by: Savvy Studios The U.S. Army discovered they need to boost production of their 155 artillery shells from the Current rate of 14,000 per month up to 85,000 shells per month by 2028. Because Estimates from earlier this year state that in 5 days the Ukrainian military likely burns through more artillery shells than the US produces in an entire month. So the DoD is increasing production 6 fold. There are 2 reasons for this. To sustain deliveries to Ukraine, while also accounting for what's called the DoD’s operational plans. OPLANs are basically contingency plans created for potential wars with countries like Russia or China. So OPLANs are a document that the US Chairman of the Joint chiefs of staff is required to create by law. It states the US needs X amount of 155mm artillery shells on the shelf just in case a war with China or North Korea breaks out. Why will it take so long to ramp up production? Since 1953 the US Army has forged artillery shells at Scranton Army ammunition plant in Pennsylvania which has been run by General Dynamics since 2006. Then in Tennessee BAE systems employees mix together 24 lbs of explosives for the shells. That’s then poured into a shell at a factory in rural Iowa. So its not the lack of materials. The U.S. actually has enough raw materials stock piled to create the munitions, but what they lack is the heavy equipment used to make the shells. These specialized machines for artillery production are giants, the size of entire buildings. You can’t just go and buy one at your local thrift store. #WAR #MILITARY #ARMY Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Sources: https://www.csis.org/analysis/rebuilding-us-inventories-six-critical-systems https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/arms-manufacturers-struggle-to-supply-ukraine-with-enough-ammunition https://www.jmc.army.mil/Installations.aspx?id=IowaOverview https://ig.ft.com/us-defence-industry/ https://www.airandspaceforces.com/laplante-congress-will-support-multiyear-weapons-munitions-procurements/ https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/commentary/2023/02/03/the-armys-multiyear-contracts-are-a-model-for-other-services/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/12/09/military-aid-ukraine-russia-munition-stockpile-shortages/ https://www.reuters.com/world/south-korea-lend-500000-rounds-artillery-shells-us-report-2023-04-12/ https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-china-taiwan/china-to-impose-sanctions-on-u-s-firms-over-taiwan-arms-sales-idUSKBN27B0P0 Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

What happened when a force of Wagner mercenaries faced off against elite US special forces operators in a proxy war in Syria in February 2018? What geopolitical concerns brought each side there in the first place? This event called the battle of conoco fields marks the first time Americans and Russians met in ground combat since an American Expeditionary Force was sent to Siberia during the 1917 Russian Civil War. We finally were able to observe how old Soviet horde tactics fared against modern U.S. tactics and weapon systems - and the results were surprising. Written by: Chris Cappy and Patrick Griffin Edited by: Michael Michaelides To set the stage, In November 2015, the Obama administration first authorized the deployment of U.S. special forces inside Syria where a civil war had been raging since 2011. The goal was twofold to the publicly stated task of assisting local rebels in their battle against the terrorist organization ISIL and the less official goal of preventing Iran from having a clear route to smuggle weapons into Iraq while also protecting the oil field development. If the Iranian forces inside Syria were allowed to successfully take the town of al-Tanf, there would be a direct supply route link between Iran's capital of Tehran, Iraq’s capital of Baghdad and Syria’s capital of Damascus. US soldiers had a side quest mission to prevent this. Only two months prior in September 2015 the Russian military intervened in Syria on the opposite side supporting the Assad Regime. Russia couldn’t afford to lose another ally in the middle east and preventing collapse would increase their influence in the region. Wagner had just been established one year prior in 2014 and an estimated 5,000 Wagner soldiers were sent to train, advise and coordinate Syrian forces. This is a job similar to what the US special forces are tasked with. At this point the Syrian government was widely perceived to be on a collision course for imminent collapse and unacceptable outcome for Russia. In 2018, U.S. supported Kurdish and Arab fighters operating under the “Syrian Democratic Forces” (SDF) in the north eastern Syrian province of Deir el-Zour. The US controlled the territory east along the Euphrates river. Meanwhile, Russian Wagner Mercenaries, and Bashar al Asad’s Syrian forces supplemented with Iranian-armed militia groups, patrolled the west banks of the river. Life in this area is heavily concentrated along the river. Travel just a couple hundred meters away from either side of its banks and the terrain becomes an endless wasteland of sand. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. Their fee is free unless they win. For more information go to https://www.forthepeople.com/TaskandPurpose Why is Pakistan always seemingly on the brink of collapse and why does it even matter if it did? In 2023 Pakistan faced inflation rates of 22% devaluing their money while having to fight off more than 3 times the amount of terrorist attacks than they faced in 2018. Creating a risk where if the country did collapse analysts warned terrorist groups could seize control of their 200 nuclear weapons like some kind of Tom Clancy novel. Destabilization here could have awful consequences not just for the Pakistani people but the entire world. I want to look at the role the Pakistani military has played in both trying to hold their country together and fueling its instability. Written by: Chris Cappy & Josh Simpson Edited by: Michael Michaelides Between 1950 and 1965 both the US and Chinese military were largely responsible for building and training the Pakistan army. By 1954, the U.S Army helped them raise six armored regiments some of which exist to this day. US military Aid to Pakistan would peak in 1962 with 2.3 billion dollars worth of assistance. This is also when Pakistan first stepped up their cooperation with their neighbors in China. Since the 1963 Sino-Pakistan Agreement, the Pakistani military has had close relations with China. This unclassified CIA intelligence memorandum for the Nixon library says (pg7) Since large-scale Chinese military aid began in 1965, Pakistan has received 78 MIG-19 fighters and 12 IL-28 light bombers. Its armored forces have received 160 T--59 medium tanks and a srnall number of T--34s. China has reportedly delivered enough mortars and recoilless rifles to equip two infantry divisions and a number of l22-rnm. howitzers, anti aircraft guns, and trucks. #GEOPOLITICS #EXPLORE #worldnews Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. sources: https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/sites/default/files/virtuallibrary/documents/jul11/declass20.pdf https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/why-pakistan-always-seems-on-the-brink-of-collapse/ https://theintercept.com/2023/02/12/pakistan-economy-crisis-imf/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/pakistan-afghanistan-taliban-militants-attacks-isis-tehreek-e-jihad-rcna94327 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/imran-khans-fall-mirrors-collapse-of-pakistan-state/articleshow/98496000.cms?from=mdr Email [email protected] for inquires.

Get your own Mini GoatGun Today! Shop here: https://bit.ly/43Rj9ZX Why did the Russian military switch from the AK-74M to the new AK-12 as their primary rifle for their rank and file soldiers? How has the new rifle performed in combat so far based on early reports from the front lines in Ukraine? It might seem strange to switch platforms especially since the new one fires the same exact 5.45mm ammunition from the same exact magazine with similar rates of fire. Written by: Chris Cappy & Diego Aceituno Edited by: Savvy Studios But it's more complicated than simply comparing weapon stats one to one, because once you pop open the hood you realize the AK-12 was originally meant to be delivered as one single part of a much larger whole. It was a component of the major overhaul of the Russian infantry modernization program, called “Ratnik,” It’s like Aristotle famously said, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts and that’s the case here the AK-12 is one single part that when combined with all the Ratnik pieces , promised to create an infantryman 10 times more capable. But was the Russian ministry of defense able to successfully roll out those upgrades? And are the rumors true about the AK-12 needing to get a complete redesign after poor soldier feedback from their experiences fighting in Ukraine? Join me as I take a deep dive into the updates on how Russia’s infantry modernization program is playing out in real time with their new rifle, the AK-12. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. #LEARNING #NEWS #WAR Email [email protected] for inquires.

If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. Their fee is free unless they win. For more information go to https://www.forthepeople.com/free-case-evaluation/get-a-lawyer/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=TaskPurpose&s=86%3A2313 On May 27th of 2023, Taliban soldiers attacked an Iranian military border checkpoint using their captured U.S. military weapons and vehicles that were left behind during the Afghanistan withdrawal. Some internet meme lords claimed the CIA was playing tactical 4D chess purposely leaving behind $7 billion dollars worth of military equipment to arm the Taliban against their larger adversary Iran. But the attack is actually part of a much larger pattern of escalation between the two countries over an ongoing major water dispute. Written by: Chris Cappy & Patrick Griffin Edited by: Michael Michaelides Since the Afghanistan portion of the river is on the upstream side, the Taliban now control the flow of the river into Iran. Over 90 percent of Iran’s 87 million people faced drought conditions in 2023 which is why this conflict is so important to their survival. At this point a lot of people watching this who aren’t fans of the Taliban or Iran might be relating to the words of Henry Kissinger who once said “It's a pity they both can't lose." The fact is there has been a long history of conflict between the Taliban and Iran. So Could this new battle lead to an Iranian invasion of Afghanistan? It’s not that hard to imagine because we’ll see this isn’t even the first time these two have been on the brink of all out war. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join #EXPLORE #GEOPOLITICS #MILITARY Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

Go to https://sponsr.is/cs_taskpurpose_0723 and use code TASKPURPOSE to save 25% off today. Thanks to Curiosity Stream for sponsoring today’s video. Because From China’s perspective controlling the Xinjiang region is absolutely necessary to guarantee their position as a global superpower. Without an iron clad control over Xinjiang it would mean China’s multi billion dollar belt and road investment projects that connect to the rest of the world and their national security would fail. They would lose control of oil pipelines and natural resources that would jeopardize their security. The Xinjiang region is too strategically important for them to allow an independence movement there to get off the ground which is what they claim they are facing from the Ugyhur population. Written by: Chris Cappy & Thomas Priddle Edited by: Michael Michaelides Xinjiang is a buffer zone to eight countries on China’s border some of which have stability issues. And many people don’t know but the region is home to China’s sensitive nuclear weapons testing sites. Which there has been satellite evidence that they are getting ready to resume testing soon new Lop Nur. This is a dried up salt lake in Xinjiang where China has conducted 40 nuclear tests since they first started in 1964. They’ve built five underground nuclear tests at Lop Nur. From China’s point of view expanding their borders to the west to its natural geographic boundaries of the mountain range is vital to their security no matter who lives there, extremists or not. From their perspective it’s like a version of the United States Manifest destiny when the US expanded to California in the mid 1800s. This is likely why China thought the west would be sympathetic to their operations in Xijang because according to them it resembled the US war on terror and US expansion west. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. how to take action: https://uhrp.org/take-action/ sources: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2021/06/china-un-human-rights-experts-alarmed-organ-harvesting-allegations https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-04-10/ty-article-magazine/.premium/research-china-harvested-organs-from-living-people-doctors-helped-with-executions/00000180-5bb8-df19-a7f3-dbfc53720000 https://www.google.com/url?q=https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-age-of-Great-China/Satellite-photos-show-China-s-new-nuclear-test-site-in-Xinjiang&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1688587925341831&usg=AOvVaw1vjkBEvJWEhHgjPnlNvJ2- https://digitalcommons.du.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1365&context=djilp #CHINA #EXPLORE #geopolitics Email [email protected] for inquires.

On the night of June 23rd at 21:00 Prigozhin posted video footage of a Wagner camp that he claimed was deliberately struck by Russian forces killing dozens of his men. This might have been a false flag operation. A fake attack designed to justify the armed rebellion that would follow. Then Prigozhin released a series of statements on telegram that were aimed at every regular Russian soldier, he requested they join him in what he called his “ march of justice” against the incompetent Russian military leadership in the ministry of defense that had misled President Putin and lied to him to get him into the Ukraine war. Written by: Chris Cappy Edited by: Savvy Studios On June 24th at 4:44 in the morning he took between 8,500 and 4,000 of his most loyal mercenaries and up to 350 pieces of heavy equipment to take over the South Military district command in Rostov. Prigozhin claimed he had 25,000 mercenaries with him but that was likely an eggeration based on visual estimates of his forces. He had with him nine main battle tanks, some T-90, four Tigr vehicles, a Grad MLRS system, and a howitzer, a Pantsir S-1 air defense systems, and infantry fighting vehicles. If his plan was going to work Prigozhin needed to leverage his social media influence to convince regular Russian troops to revolt and join his small group of soldiers. He didn’t have enough manpower on his own. The reason he didn't call this action a coup is two fold. First because it would be harder for Russian soldiers to swallow. They would be less sympathetic to join a coup which is seen as treason. But to revolt against the terrible Russian military leadership…. that they might stomach. Second, Not calling it a coup also gave him wiggle room to cut a deal if his plan failed he could say it was just simply a protest. Let's look at what signals did Prigozhin have in front of him at the moment that might indicate he could convince regular Russian soldiers to join him? We know many Russian soldiers haven't been paid and haven’t gotten leave to go home in months. Instead of the $2,560 they are owed each month Russian soldiers say they have been paid several times less than that each paycheck. Some regular soldiers and conscripts have complained about not being paid in two months straight. There are two things you cannot mess with when it comes to soldiers, you cannot screw with their paycheck and you can’t screw with their chow. Prigozhin also claimed Russian casualties are many times higher than reported by their ministry of Defense. If soldiers feel their lives are being wasted away they might be at a tipping point to revolt. #PUTIN #RUSSIA #prigozhin One of the main sources used in research for this video: https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-25-2023 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

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Thank you Ridge Wallet for sponsoring today’s video. Check them out here: https://ridge.com/taskandpurpose and use code ""TASKANDPURPOSE"" to get 10% off China’s mighty dragon J-20 stealth fighter jet aims to outmatch the American F-35 and F-22 fighters, it wants to dominate the skies over the South China Sea and ensure air superiority in the event of a war with the United States. but is it really all that great or is it just a cheap Aliexpress knock off version? To be fair, Xi Jinping's air force is getting a large part of the beefed up modernization budget and it appears to be paying off in some ways. Experts estimate China to have at least 200 J-20s in service today. So this isn’t one of those adversarial weapons that we hear will exist one day in the far distance like Russia’s T-14 armata tank, nope this thing is actually here already. And these are exactly the kind of interceptor jets that are deployed in incidents like In August 2022, when their air forces responded to Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan by breaking records with 446 aircraft incursion into Taiwan airspace in a single month. But are any of the J-20’s capabilities unique or did China tactically acquire all of them? Tactically acquire is a lower enlisted way of saying steal it. Although this time its not just the United States claiming the jet was stolen Russia is also crying foul. We’ll also speculate on whether or not American radar systems detect this new Chinese stealth fighter, And how is the J-20 optimized for anti-access area denial - which is China’s main strategy and tactic for dominating in the South China Sea. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

Once more unto the breach, dear friends. The Ukraine offensive was launched on Sunday June 4th 2023 on at least four sectors at the same time. This is a massive effort to breach Russian defenses along the over 1,000 km long front line. Ukraine aims to retake their territory and drive a wedge between Russia’s Land bridge in the south. But was this an overly ambitious and unrealistic goal? Well If you’re rooting for Russia, your view of the offensive so far is likely that Ukrainian forces' assault has slammed into an impenetrable Russian wall. You’ll point to Russian figures that Ukraine has lost 7,000 soldiers and 160 tanks and 360 armored vehicles destroyed including viral videos of destroyed fancy western vehicles. 2 Bros 1 Bunker Podcast: https://youtu.be/3EnG7ouc5gY Written by: Chris Cappy Edited by: Maksym If you’re rooting for Ukraine you likely believe the full counter offensive has yet to begin and only 1/4th of the 9 to 12 assault brigades have even been committed to the fight. You Probably think this movement will take time and look less like a sweeping victory and more like a creeping one. I’m going to parse through the front line reports and try to look past the fog of war and look past the propaganda on both sides to see if we can get a better sense of what is really happening. We’ll look at NATO documents that I found that detail western breaching theory tactics and citrine. I want to see if it can give us some hints it might give us about how the offensive is progressing so far. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #UKRAINE #WAR #ARMY

Get Entered to WIN this top of the line Armasight GEN3 Pinnacle Elite! https://go.getenteredtowin.com/taskandpurpose DEADLINE to ENTER is 07/05/23 @ 11:59pm (PST) Today every average American infantryman is equipped with a pair of Night vision goggles and PEQ15 IR laser on their rifle allowing them to easily acquire and engage targets at night at distances of over 300 meters. This equipment is largely responsible for western militaries owning the night unopposed for the past few decades allowing them to destroy numerically superior forces. But would the US still have that advantage against an adversary like China or Russia? Written by: Chris Cappy Edited by: Savvy Studios In 2020 we started to see China’s People’s Liberation army issuing their soldiers with Night Vision devices. But exactly how many PLA troops have them and how advanced are they? When researching the question I quickly realized this is a very heavily guarded secret within the CCP. It’s one of the most overlooked and least understood aspects of the PLA. And all of this is increasingly important on a tactical level because I think we’re going to start to see these sensors used by ground troops even during daylight hours. First we’ll cover the history of how the US came to own the night and the next generation systems America is deploying now to maintain night superiority, then we’ll dive into Russia an Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. 00:00 - 1:00 Intro 1:00 - 9:13 How NATO owned the night 9:13 - 12:15 Russia Night Warfare Abilities 12:15 - 21:36 Can China Own the Night? Email [email protected] for inquires. #ARMY #MILITARY #TACTICS

Get Your Own Mini Model GOAT Replica Today! https://bit.ly/43fk7yv Where did Mexican cartels come from in the first place? And can their origins give us any insight into how to destroy them? American officials estimate that 94 percent of illicit substances consumed in the United States today comes from Mexico. The roots of Mexican cartels have a very unlikely origin and can be traced back to the early 1880s. At this time Chinese migrants were hoping to come to the United States. The influx caused a reaction from the US government which resulted in the 1882 Chinese exclusion act. This law prevented any Chinese migrants from entering into the US. This led to those migrants choosing to settle in Sinaloa Mexico instead. Here at the border these Chinese migrants introduced these substances to the region for the first time. These substances would then be grown in Mexico and exported into the US ever since then. Written by: Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor Edited by: Savvy Studios Then the United States Prohibition Act of 1919 was a major attempt by the government to control people and prevent them from having this. Mexican bootleggers in the 1920s and early 30s were a major supplier of alcohol to the illegal speakeasies, and gang sponsored distribution networks. The bootleggers would brew gallons of alcohol and smuggle it across the fairly open and unpatrolled border. 00:00 - 00:58 Early Origins 1800s 00:58 - 01:57 Prohibition Era 01:57 - 03:06 Tit for Tat Laws 03:06 - 4:14 Rise of Organized Crime 4:14 - 5:17 Goats 5:17 - 8:30 1960's 8:30 - 9:50 Intervention in Latin America 9:50 - 11:48 Nixon 11:48 - 14:35 Modern Cartels 15:57 - 19:00 Political Party in Mexico Allow Cartels 19:00 - 20:03 Modern Era Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #EXPLORE #MEXICO #CARTEL

Get Your Own Mini GOAT Replica Today! https://bit.ly/43fk7yv The American F-15 EX is a new super interceptor fighter jet that is designed to patrol some of the world's most disputed air space in the south China Sea and Eastern Europe. In fact NATO scrambled jets 570 times more than once per day in 2022 to respond to Russian aircraft. And Japan is forced to scramble F-15’s every time China violates their airspace. The number of Chinese airspace incursions has jumped up from 96 in 2010 to 675 in 2019. But critics have been quick to point out the F-15 is ancient. It was originally manufactured in 1976 and is headed into retirement. Many are questioning the logic of investing millions of dollars into upgrading the F-15 into the EX. Because it seems like a step backwards in this modern fancy era of stealth technology. But the truth is it’s not that simple. The new F-15 will have some weapons and flight capabilities that modern stealth aircraft lack. Fire an aim 9 sidewider at the like button and lets get started. Written by: Chris Cappy & Justin Taylor Edited by: Michael Michaelides In producing the F-15EX we admittedly took the long scenic route. So the way it happened was during the early 2000s the F22 was supposed to replace the aging F15 but it’s program’s budget was slashed by 75%. This led to only 195 aircraft purchased which is a third of what the US air force originally wanted. In 2009 The F-22 production lines were completely shut down and are impossible to restart. This forced the air force to keep the old F15 past its expiration date in order to maintain a fleet size large enough to respond to air space violations in Europe and the pacific at the same time. So in order to solve for the lack of F-22s the United States Air Force decided to order 104 of the new upgraded F-15EX multirole fighter, marking the first order of F-15s in over 20 years. Earlier this year, the United States Air Force announced that after two years of extensive testing and study, their latest upgrades to the F-15 platform dubbed the EX had actually ‘smashed a new record’ in terms of capabilities and expectations. What this means is that it is able to perform as both a fighter and bomber except at a much lower cost than the F35. Now according to Boeing the new plans will extend the service life of the aircraft well into the 2030s, which would make it the longest serving fighter aircraft in American history. Unsurprisingly like all decisions involving the military industrial complex it was met with a bunch of support and criticism from political leaders and internet forums trolls. But To be fair you can understand where they are coming from. The sticker price on a new F-15EX will run you about $80 million, while the most recent batches of F-35As cost only slightly less at $78 million, leading many to rightfully question why the government has decided to spend more money on an old aircraft originally built in 1976 with zero stealth capabilities. I think a lot of it comes down to its interceptor and escort abilities. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #FIGHTERJET #AIRFORCE #AMERICA

Get Your Own Mini GOAT Replica Today https://bit.ly/3OMHxan To counter entrenched positions, militaries in the 1970s and 80s increasingly relied on air power and artillery that was getting more accurate with each passing year. This approach had limitations though as regular artillery could be slow to respond and still had trouble defeating the heaviest types of fortification, while airstrikes required air superiority and were still vulnerable to air defenses like SAM’s and infantry teams with short range missiles. To fill this capability gap left behind after the retirement of flame tanks, the Soviet military began designing what would become the TOS-1 in the early 1980s. Written by: Chris Cappy & Diego Aceituno Edited by: Savvy Studios Development was carried out in secret at the KTBM design bureau in Omsk, entering service in 1988 during the final years of the Soviet-Afghan War. Despite being used in combat trials in the Panjshir Valley of Afghanistan, the TOS-1 wasn’t unveiled to the public for another 10 years. Because of this secrecy not much is known about its early development history, but the nickname “Buratino” comes from the Russian translation for Pinocchio, as Russian designers thought the TOS-1 had a “big nose.” We don’t personally see the resemblance but if any of you viewers out there can crack Soviet engineers’ sense of humor then I’m sure there’s a position for you at the CIA. Key to the TOS-1’s performance and the reason for all the secrecy around the weapons project is the Buratino’s focus on using incendiary and thermobaric warheads at close range. The Russian military still has problems building precision guided weapons in 2023 and this was even more of a problem in the late 80s so bringing a rocket launcher closer to the target has the benefit of improving both accuracy and response time. The first versions of the TOS-1 had a maximum range of about 3.5 kilometers, far shorter than similar 220mm rocket systems like the BM-27 Uragan which fires out to 34 kilometers. This reflects the more direct support role of the TOS-1, bringing the firepower right up to the target for maximum effect, but being closer also makes the launcher much more vulnerable to enemy fire and artillery. To offset this vulnerability, both the TOS-1 and its reloading vehicle were built using a fully armored T-72 tank hull for mobility and protection. All aiming and firing functions can be performed from inside the vehicles so crew aren’t exposed to the battlefield, and the TOS-1 can go from on-the-move to firing on a target within 90 seconds, ensuring a quick response to requests for fire missions. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires #UKRAINE #HISTORY #ARMY

Get Your Own Mini GOAT Replica Today! https://bit.ly/3N3GYHT What’s the truth about the world’s most expensive main battle tank, France’s Leclerc? For starters the only way it was able to be produced in the first place was thanks to an international web of bribery and intrigue. Which ultimately led to the Leclerc ending up in combat in Yemen against Houthi rebels. But we’ll get into that can of worms later. The Leclerc's new XLR upgrade program will be a part of the massive 400 billion dollar defense modernization budget that will transform France’s army by the year 2030. Wow Leclerc, you’ve really changed and matured over the summer. PODCAST 2 bros 1 bunker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aZ2gIhgRiU The story of this vehicle's development encapsulates the entire French defense industry philosophy. And keep in mind this analysis will be more accurate than usual thanks to the Leclerc having its classified manual leaked on the Warthunder by a crew member. He did this because the turret rotation speed in game wasn’t accurate enough. Fair enough that would bother me enough to risk going to prison too. Fire off a french tank round at the like and subscribe button and lets get started. Written by: Chris Cappy and David Caplan Edited by: Maksym The origins of the Leclerc can be traced back to 1789 with the invention of the guillotine wait no wrong French weapon. The tank traces its roots to the 1970’s when France decided to replace their old AMX-30 which was seen as inferior to the soviet’s brand new T-72 tank. In the 1986 France’s Directorate of Land Armaments ordered work on the Leclerc tank project immediately. The DGA is the French Government Defense procurement and technology agency responsible for the program management, development and purchase of weapon systems for the French military. French Generals envisioned the leclerc as an upgrade to the existing AMX-30 tank philosophy which prioritized speed instead of armor weighing only 40 tons. It had only 80 mm of armor opposed to the contemporary American M47 Patton that had 243mm of armor. The French reasoning was that anti-tank weapons technology was advancing at such a fast rate that slower heavily armored tanks would be more vulnerable than lighter and faster ones. Fast forward to today and modern warfare may be proving this theory correct. The way military design works in France is interesting because the Directorate of Land Armaments also supervises engineering schools that operate under the scrutiny of the Ministry of Defense. (Editor note: École polytechnique , ENSTA) So this means The high-level military staff of the DGA are themselves Armament Engineers. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #TECHNOLOGY #TANK #WAR

If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. Their fee is free unless they win. For more information go to https://www.wordontheblock.biz/r/2313/86/?s=FOR_THE_PEOPLE Australia is preparing for war in order to avoid it. Their historic new increase in defense spending and China’s dependence on them for iron ore make them an important ally. Australia’s defense funding for 2024 will be $35 billion USD, just over 2% of their GDP, and up from $20 billion in 2021. They’ve signed a new trilateral security agreement with the United States and United Kingdom that will give the Australian Navy a new weapon that only 6 other nations in the entire world have. Major upgrades are being made to their northern army, air and naval bases. But all of this was done at a major cost. China has boycotted $4 billions of dollars worth of Australian products in an attempt to coerce them into bending to their will. Written by: Chris Cappy & Thomas Priddle Edited by: Savvy Studios located in the Indo-Pacific region they have become more strategically important in light of the US China security competition. Both great powers require resources from Australia. This means the democratic nation of Australia will play a crucial role if we’re headed into some kind of second cold war here. The Australian defense forces down under will grow by 30 percent once the new plan is implemented, the country’s permanent military ranks will increase from 59,000 to nearly 80,000. But will it be too little too late? Let's look at the revolutionary new weapon systems that Australia is choosing to invest in, why the nation is so geopolitical important and whether or not China’s attempts to coerce Australia have been successful. Australia, a nation of relatively small population of 25 million people while being the world's 6th largest country by size. Australia has an abundance of natural resources most important of which is their crude iron ore mines. One of the reasons for their geopolitical importance is they have the world's largest iron ore reserves estimated to be 51 billion metric tons or 30 percent of the world's entire supply. This should give us a hint as to why China needed Australia so badly for the past two decades. Iron ore is essential to make steel which is necessary to build a strong industrial base. China needed this iron ore to build infrastructure projects, roads, highways, defense products and their entire belt and road project. Beijing imports 60% of their iron ore from Australia, and is heavily dependent on the commodity. Why can’t China mine their own iron ore supply domestically? China would need to develop hundreds of new mines, which would require an enormous amount of water and energy and expertise that their mining industry just doesn't have right now. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #EXPLORE #AUSTRALIA #GEOPOLITICS

Thank you Ridge Wallet for sponsoring today’s video. Check out https://ridge.com/taskandpurpose for up to 40% off through June 15th. India and China have clashed in deadly brawls on their disputed border multiple times recently. An estimated 60,000 Chinese soldiers are positioned on India’s border, with main battle tanks, fighter jets and artillery facing off against 200,000 Indian forces on the other side. This is the border between the world’s two most populous nations both armed with plenty of nuclear weapons, so the consequences of this conflict extend far beyond Southeast Asia. It might as well be happening on the border with my neighbor Carl. editor note show population numbers over map animation. But what exactly are these two giants fighting over in this inhospitable 4,000 meter high altitude freezing region that is so strategically important? Written by: Chris Cappy & Brian Sproule Edited by: Michael Michaelides Why are they fighting with sticks and stones when they have perfectly good rifles right next to them? and how can we hope to avoid all-out conflict between India and China? Hit the like button and let's get started. (Jayadeva Ranade) A former Indian National Security Advisory, believes he knows the truth about why China has recently become more aggressive in the region. It’s because Xi Jingping needs to protect his new China Pakistan economic corridor. This is Xi Jinping's most expensive belt and road project over the past decade at $65 billion dollars. When you hear about “belt and road” all the other projects are a total sideshow compared to this. Because the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor. CPEC will add a new 10,000 km shorter route for oil transport from the middle east to enter western China. This will eliminate China’s single greatest strategic vulnerability to the US navy blockading and cutting off their energy supply. There’s only one problem: it's located just a few kilometers from India’s disputed border with Pakistan. And to make matters worse, it’s located inside Pakistan Occupied Kashmir so the roads and railways pass directly through territory that has been claimed by India as their own. It would be like if my neighbor Carl started expanding his driveway into the weird place between our yards where we’re not sure who owns it but we agreed neither of us would start construction there. Cut that out Carl. According to India this project is being built in illegally occupied territory. So India has tens of thousands of soldiers located a few kilometers away from this strategically important trade route for China. In September 2020, India’s Chief of Defence Staff (General Bipin Rawat) acknowledged this very problem stating “Chinese economic cooperation with Pakistan, in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, along with continued military, economic and diplomatic support mandate high levels of preparation by us.” One of my favorite proverbs from India is “where the needle goes the thread follows” I think CPEC has accelerated tensions on the border. Because in response to Chinese build up in 2021 India shifted 50,000 additional troops to their border with China to reinforce the region. They did this by taking 20,000 troops and 6 army divisions off their western border with rival Pakistan to prioritize defense against China instead. This represents a 40% increase in force strength from 2020. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #EXPLORE #INDIA #GEOPOLITICS

Get Your Own Model Mini GOAT Replica Today! https://bit.ly/3OkZ3C7 Is the US government really calling for legislation to invade Mexico and destroy the cartels? On March 7, 2023, 2 American tourists were by the cartel while visiting Mexico. In response Senator Lindsay Graham announced his plan to introduce a bill that would lay the groundwork for authorizing the use of U.S. Military Force against Mexican cartels. A major step as the pentagon typically just advises and assists with anti-narcotics operations. But this new bill would bestow upon the Mexican cartels the unique honor of becoming one of only 65 foreign terror organizations in the world. Written by: Chris Cappy & Brian Sproule Video Edited by: Michael Michaelides This FTO designation would have many consequences, among them it would authorize the use of US military Targeted drone strikes with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, nighttime American special forces surgical raids on cartel leaders as they sleep, satellite intelligence assets refocused on the southern border. Supporters say this will give the US government more powerful lethal tools to destroy the cartel. Critics claim it could ruin a relationship with an important strategic ally. Declarations like this are controversial and have understandably alarmed the Mexican government. It’s called into question the correct role of the US military in counter narcotics. From Mexico’s perspective it’s easy to see how they might not see much of a distinction between a targeted missile strike on a drug lab and a full blown invasion. In 2019 an attack by cartel members had 9 US citizens lives ended and 5 others injured in Mexico inside an area just south of Arizona where rival cartels are still at war. These cartel groups are fighting to secure smuggling routes close to the U.S. border and this activity leads to mistaken identity, cross fire, and sometimes targeted attacks against innocent Americans. US Texas Army National Guard soldiers on the border with Mexico have been shot by machine guns and taunted by heavily armed cartel members across the Rio Grande. This has promoted the US embassy to issue safety warnings advising Americans against traveling to certain dangerous regions in Mexico. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

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Thank you Ridge Wallet for sponsoring today’s video. Check out https://ridge.com/taskandpurpose for up to 40% off through June 15th. The Arctic region is quietly becoming the location of intense new competition between the great powers of US, China and Russia that could lead to direct conflict. This is because declining sea ice each year is opening up two new shorter shipping routes and revealing trillions of dollars worth of resources from oil to rare earth metals necessary for high tech weapon production. These new maritime trade routes will cut roughly 9,000 kilometers off a one-way trip between Europe and Asia instead of having to go through the Suez Canal. That’s 40% shorter. “Are we there yet?” “Yes Xi Jingping we already got there yesterday” Written by: Chris Cappy & Diego Aceituno Edited by: Michael Michaelides On Top of that, According to a U.S Geological Survey, there are 90 billion barrels of untapped oil and 44 billion barrels of liquid natural gas in the Arctic. That accounts for 22% a fourth of the total undiscovered fossil fuel resources in the entire world. Looks like the arctic region is begging for a little freedom. Now here’s the situation. Every single major military is competing for this big fat juicy opportunity wanting to just sink their teeth into the far north like some kinda ravenous polar bear. The US Department of Defense has been accused of sleeping on this issue and been slow to react since they haven’t invested in arctic warfare capabilities since the Soviet Union dissolved and they thought that was at least one thing they didn’t have to worry about anymore. Now NATO is now in a position where they are playing catch up against Russia and China in the arctic. The First move the DoD made to remedy this was to establish the Arctic Strategy and Global Resilience Office in 2022 to command this new initiative. Then they based the US Air Force’s most advanced aircraft wings in Alaska which increased forces at Air Force Base by 50%. This means there are now two full squadrons of 54 F-35s and 48 F-22′s, making Alaska the only place in the world now with over 100 fifth-generation aircraft on location making Santa Claus look like he’s flying slow. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join #EXPLORE #NATO #GEOPOLITICS Email [email protected] for inquires.

Get Your Own Mini Toy GOAT Replica Today! https://bit.ly/40eyDEE In 2019 China’s People’s Liberation Army introduced their brand new primary rifle the QBZ-191. The reason they switched away from the Type-95 takes us through Xi Jinping's larger goal of modernization and completely overhauling their entire infantry philosophy. For instance The QBZ-191 appeared just 4 months before China announced they would also start manufacturing 1.4 million body armor plates. That probably doesn’t sound like a big deal until you realize in the past PLA soldiers were never issued ballistic plates. Xi Jinping's sword just got a little sharper and his shield a little thicker. Written & Edited by: Chris Cappy The lightweight 6.6 lb qbz-191 fires a new version of their 5 8 by 42 mm intermediate cartridge at a rate of fire of 750 rounds per minute using a more reliable gas operated short stroke piston. Don’t get too distracted by the beautiful hardware that isn’t the real revolution here, we’ll see this is really all about the 4 new high tech attachments and changes to their fighting doctrine. But are the internet rumors that the QBZ-191 has poor performance actually true and Will Xi Jinping's overhaul of the average Chinese infantryman work? Fire a surplus round at the like and subscribe button and lets get started. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #CHINA #MILITARY #ARMY

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In 2023 Ukraine might launch a major counter attack to cut off Russia's landbridge. They plan to retake thousands of kilometers of land in the Kharkiv and Kherson region. Thousands of new Ukrainian army recruits are training in newly created units that are specifically tailored for offensive operations; their forces have grown from 260,000 at the start of the war to a million today. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join FUBAR & Grill T shirt: https://youtube.com/product/O4764218299910461667 Written by: Chris Cappy & George Burden Edited by: Maksym Dimarov According to the new york times, Ukraines military command has been holding back their most elite soldiers and saving them from the worst of the fighting in Bakhmut so they could throw them into this offensive campaign instead as a kind of ace in the hole. Ukraine is now combat tested and battle hardened after a year of sharpening their skills. But recently leaked us intelligence reports paint a difficult picture of the challenges ahead. One of the ways Russia is trying to mitigate these 101 newbie problems is by releasing official cartoon training videos that show troops the correct way to build trenches and defensive positions. It’s an odd cartoon style that reminds me of the old WW2 training videos mixed with the fallout 3 video game aesthetic. On the other side, Reuters reported how 40,000 new Ukrainian soldiers were specially trained as part of a storm assault unit with each new trooper taking four months to train from civilian to grunt. This is because offensive operations are exponentially more difficult than defensive warfare. It’s easier to teach a cat to go on a walk than it is to teach thousands of soldiers how to coordinate, communicate and maneuver under fire. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. #UKRAINE #NATO #NEWS Email [email protected] for inquires.

India historical geopolitical partnership with Russia is now being tested. Today India is the world’s largest buyer of Russian military hardware accounting for 20% of Moscow’s orders. India has become the 3rd largest buyer of Russian oil at $24 billion dollars annually. But the reality of why India feels they need to work with Russia is far more complicated than you might imagine and it all has to do with their attempts to build an economy and military powerful enough to counter what they believe is their biggest threat. Their neighbor China. Video Edited by: Michael Michaelides Written by: Chris Cappy & Thomas Priddle Buy our new merch, FUBAR & Grill T shirt: https://youtube.com/product/O4764218299910461667 In order to understand India’s complicated relationship with Russia we need to recognize that this is nothing new. India has maintained political, economic and strategic ties with Moscow ever since the Cold War, something that Washington has been upset about. In fact the US is preparing a military aid package for India worth $500 million dollars. If this deal went through it would make India one of the largest recipients of US military aid, behind only Israel and Egypt. This is designed of course to curb India’s long historical reliance on Russian and soviet military equipment. Because even though India has close ties with Russia they are also considered a strong ally of the United States. And this is key to understanding India’s strategy. Of course Moscow is obviously upset about India’s close relationship with the United States. Apparently It’s considered controlling to tell your friends who they can and cannot be friends with. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

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Go to https://buyraycon.com/taskandpurpose for 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon. Leaked Russian documents called the Moldova strategy confirm Putin's plans to destabilize Moldova and bring them back into their sphere of influence by 2030. Moldova is a small land locked nation between Romania and Ukraine that is seen as being torn between Russian and Western influence. The U.S. Government has generally considered Moldova together with Georgia and Ukraine as three countries that are seeking greater integration with the West while at the same time coping with separatist territories and separatist conflicts that have been fostered by Russia. Written by: Chris Cappy & Justin Taylor Edited by: Savvy Studios So what do these documents reveal about Russia’s overall strategy and their own perspective on how events are unfolding in the region? On March 14th Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean took one look at the Moldova Strategy leaked documents and said “The Russians have tried for a very long time to make sure Moldova does not have sovereignty over its foreign policy,” Meanwhile Putin accused Ukraine of staging a false flag Russian invasion of Moldova in order to give Ukraine the green light to invade. Last time I checked Ukraine is not the one invading a neighboring country. This is where Transnistria comes into the picture. It’s a small pro-russian territory in Eastern Moldova located along the Black Sea bordering Ukraine, that also happens to identify as an independent country, but one else recognizes this. I’d like to identify as an independent Nation of Cappynistira, there now I dont have to pay taxes. Just last week Moscow-backed Transnistrian authorities claimed they arrested two terrorists who had planned to assassinate Vadim Krasnoselsky the president of Transnistria, blaming Ukraine for the plot. But it gets more complicated than that. In early February of this year, Russia rescinded an official decree from 2012 that guaranteed Moldova’s sovereignty, essentially saying that they no longer respect the Moldovan government’s right to independence or territorial integrity, and this comes shortly after Ukrainian president Zelensky’s warning that Russia was seeking to force out Moldova’s pro-Western leadership. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #EXPLORE #EUROPE #GEOPOLITICS

If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. Their fee is free unless they win. For more information go to https://www.wordontheblock.biz/r/2313/86/?s=FOR_THE_PEOPLE Poland is making huge strides towards accomplishing their goal of becoming the largest land force in Europe by signing a framework agreement to produce nearly 1,400 Borsuk Infantry Fight Vehicles. The development of this new armored vehicle tracks a unique time in Poland's history where they have rapidly upscaled their defense manufacturing capability and shows how their nation is capable of creating their own homegrown advanced defense equipment. Poland’s President recently signed into law a bill that increases defense spending to 3% or possibly even up to 4% of GDP going forward. It will more than double the number of troops serving in the Polish Armed Forces, up to 300,000 and those new soldiers will need wheels to ride in. That's where the Borsuk comes into play. Edited By: Michael Michaelides Written by Chris Cappy & Josh Simpson Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. #POLAND #WAR #EXPLORE Email [email protected] for inquires.

The AGS-17 auto grenade launcher combined with drones are now mini artillery by the Russian Armed Forces and Ukrainian military. It's also known as Playma; Russian for flame, is a 30mm automatic grenade launcher which is often seen in the thick of the fighting in Ukraine. Buy our new merch, FUBAR & Grill T shirt: https://youtube.com/product/O4764218299910461667 Despite being over 50 years old, this weapon remains a force to be reckoned with and is still used extensively by militaries around the world. In this video, we will explore the history, development, and specifications of the AGS-17 before turning our attention to the innovative tactics employed by Ukrainian and Russian forces using this weapon. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

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Is Bakhmut surrounded or is it the location of a Ukrainian Army Counter Attack? But a Russian assault in this direction would be just as costly and would require assaulting through wide open terrain once again. And how exactly did they successfully assault past wide open fields with no cover up to the urban center of Bakhmut in the first place? Russian forces made Bakhmut the location of their main offensive efforts starting in August 2022 when they began heavy artillery shelling. A Russian missile strike on September 22nd blew up the main bridge that crosses the Bakhmutka river which disrupted Ukrainian military logistics and made the eastern half of the city more difficult to defend. By early November 2022 much of the combat around Bakhmut had turned into trench warfare. Ukrainian soldiers had built a network of trenches in front of the city. Trenches might seem antiquated but in reality even with all of the modern advances in technology breaking through a fortified defensive position is incredibly difficult. Your enemy you’re aiming at in a trench presents a very small target and it’s impossible to fire a small arm round through 6 feet of dirt. The biggest problem facing soldiers who are using trenches is its difficult to get your resupply to the trench line, you can’t just drive up an armored vehicle and drop off supplies they need to be carried by hand. Written by Chris Cappy Edited by: Maksym Dimarov sources and full script available here: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy #UKRAINE #BAKHMUT #WAR Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

Thank you Ridge Wallet for sponsoring today’s video. Check out https://ridge.com/taskandpurpose for up to 40% off through March 26th China would need to invade Taiwan within the next 3 years if they want to take advantage of 4 key factors that are in their favor right now. These factors may not be what you think. They include China's aging demographics, current problems within the US military industrial base, the people's liberation army’s modernization timeline, and issues with the US navy’s sea lift capabilities. Written by: Chris Cappy & Patrick Griffin Video Edited by: Michael Michaelides #CHINA #TAIWAN #WAR Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

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Russian Armed Forces lost 130 armored vehicles and tanks in Ukraine while the focus was on Bakhmut in this Ukraine War Update we explain what happened. Lethal Minds live die I live! I Fight! I win! Article: https://open.substack.com/pub/lethalmindsjournal/p/i-live-i-fight-i-win-rules-of-life?r=1iugcm&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post Why is Putin's army making the same mistakes they made a year ago? Wagner Mercenaries combined with the Donetsk Peoples Republic army are not sharing standard operating procedures. President Zellensky is determined to hold onto this fortress city while new western tanks arrive. Written by: Chris Cappy Video Editing: Maksym Dimarov https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. #UKRAINE #WAR #UPDATE Email [email protected] for inquires.

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Is Japans new TYPE-10 Main Battle tank really under armored or is it actually amazing? As Japan moves to meet their massive military rearmament goal to double their defense budget, all eyes are turning to their own homemade Mitsubishi Type 10 main battle tank with its bling bling nano crystal Japanese steel armor. That might actually explain why it’s the world’s second most expensive tank ever produced at $9.8 million dollars per unit. The first prototype for the new Japanese tank rolled off the Mitsubishi production line in 2006. The Type 10 has three separate weight loadouts to give the Japanese military more flexibility in how the tank is transported and deployed. The minimum loadout comes in at just 40 tons, which is much easier on Japan’s infrastructure and allows the tank to use 84% of their 17,920 total bridges in the country while most other Western designs could barely use 40% Written by: Chris Cappy & Diego Aceituno Edited by: Savvy Studios Type 10 tank anime illustration by Mike: https://twitter.com/Mikelan125R/status/1389170569124343811 Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #JAPAN #TANK #MILITARY

If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can submit a claim in 8 clicks or less without having to leave your couch. For more information go to https://ForThePeople.com/TASK Myanmar civil war has major ramifications for China and the world at large. China wants access to Myanmar ports due to their proximity to the strait, as it gives them an easier way of moving Chinese goods in parts of the country that aren’t anywhere near their own domestic ports, as well as a secondary stop for their African bound shipments. Militarily with close access to the strait, it allows naval forces access to the entire Indian and Atlantic Ocean, and with growing tensions between India and China, it’s a strategically vital coastline for both nations to project power. Video Edited by: Michael Michaelides Written by: Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor Arguably more important however, are Myanmar’s large deposits of rare earth metals, critical for the manufacturing of complex electrical components from smart phones to guidance systems for hypersonic missiles. China needs these resources in order to keep its technology production afloat as they currently stand as the world’s largest producer and refiner of rare earth minerals. This, to China, is not an economic edge that they can afford to lose. To take advantage of both mining, and coastal access, Myanmar was an early target for China’s Belt and Road initiative. China began the construction of desperately needed infrastructure, new cities, as well as a deep water port in Kyaukphyu, which would allow them to bypass the strait of Malacca for oil importation. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #EXPLORE #CHINA #WAR

Why is Israel in a position where they are kind of forced to play nice with Russia, and how is Putin’s new relationship with Tehran driving Israel away? The war in Ukraine has clearly put new stress on this strange relationship. Written by: Chris Cappy & Patrick Griffin Edited by: Savvy Studios But something major has changed the relationship with Russia and Israel in an unexpected way. The Abraham accords announced in August 2020 completely rewrote the security relationships in the middle east. It was passed under US President Trump the Abraham accords was an effort to “encourage efforts to promote interfaith and intercultural dialogue to advance a culture of peace among the three Abrahamic religions and all humanity.” The deal received bipartisan support in America and led to new forms of cooperation between two of the states that signed on Israel and the United Araba Emirates. but other muslim countries also improved relations with Israel like Azerbaijan and Sudan. Why is that? According to Israel's Ministry of Defense, the value of Israeli defense exports to countries with which it normalized relations in 2020 reached $791 million. Nothing gets rid of thousands of years of fighting like getting together and trading weapons. In fact between 2016–2020, Israel arms imports to Azerbaijan made up about 70 percent of their major weapon imports — and about 17 percent of Israel's arms exports. Add on Bahrain, Morocco, and Eygpt all normalizing relations with Israel and you’ve got a real coombya moment worthy of your aunts coexist bumper sticker. There’s a new Israeli-Arab-US security order in the middle east aimed against Iran. Common enemy, check, weapons deals check, common favorite spread check. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. #EXPLORE #ISRAEL #UKRAINE Email [email protected] for inquires.

Get Your Own Mini GOAT Replica Today! http://bit.ly/2OlOkHu Of course it wouldn’t be a British tank without the ability to brew tea, and the Challenger II comes with not one, but two boiling vessels, or kettles. While the strategic logic for these is that it allows the crew to boil any water for consumption they find if they are unable to be resupplied with traditional logistics, we all know it’s so they don’t run the risk of not being able to have their afternoon cup of Earl Grey. The Challenger II first saw operational use at the turn of the millenia in 2000 where it was deployed for peacekeeping missions in Bosnia and Kosovo. Nothing says peace quite like a 120mm explosive tank round fired at 2200 feet per second. Written by: Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor Edited by: Savvy Studios It’s first combat experience wasn’t until a few years later in 2003 during the invasion of Iraq, where 120 of the vehicles under the 7th Armoured Brigade saw action around the port city of Basra, where it destroyed a number of Iraqi T54 and 55 tanks. It was here that it earned its reputation for being an unstoppable behemoth. During urban operations, aka, the worst place for a tank to have to perform, one challenger II came under fire by RPG-7s. The first hit damaged the driver’s sights, as the commander ordered for the tank to back out of the area, it became stuck in a ditch after throwing track, meaning the tracked portion became unattached from the actual road wheels, effectively immobilizing it. While stuck, it would be hit by another fourteen RPGs, and a MILAN ATGM. The crew were able to hold their position in the tank completely uninjured, and it was later towed away for repairs, and most impressively, was back in operation just six hours later. Another Challenger II tank in the same battle would be struck by a reported 70 RPG rounds, and was still able to continue fighting, albeit the crew probably had a headache by the end of it. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. #BRITISH #WAR #TANK Email [email protected] for inquires.

Thank you to Wondrium for sponsoring today's video. Signup for your FREE trial to Wondrium here: http://ow.ly/u72K50MESnK There is one aspect to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that has gone overlooked and that is the impact that Ukrainian partisans have had. These guerilla warriors or insurgents depending on how you view them have been actively harassing and hampering Russian forces since the start of the invasion. So let's look inside how these networks function, how effective their operations have been since the start of the war a year ago up to today, and how the Russian Armed Forces have chosen to retaliate against the Partisans. Video Edited by: Michael Michaelides Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Written by: Chris Cappy and David Caplan Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #UKRAINE #UPDATE #NEWS

Get 70% OFF of your next Huusk Product! https://huusk.club/taskpurpose The Philippines agreed to allow the US military and army to create 4 new military bases on their islands. These strategic locations will give the US the best seats in the house to recon that South China Sea. The Philippines is made up of over 7,000 different islands just 420 miles south of China making it a strategically important archipelago. They’ve been on the frontlines in WW2, the old war on terror and now the West’s new competition with China. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #EXPLORE #PHILIPPINES #GEOPOLITICS

National University is perfect for anyone interested in learning again! Find a new exciting career today: Veterans - http://bit.ly/3SoO6iX Active Duty Military - https://bit.ly/3lRnVW1 This new aircraft could change the balance of power in the world. Currently the United States is the only nation to operate a strategic stealth bomber fleet like the B-2. This new Chinese stealth bomber is the type of aircraft that is sent to destroy an entire enemy airfield or soften up defenses for an invasion. The H-20 would have major ramifications for a possible invasion of Taiwan if it is able to evade their air defense systems. Written by: Chris Cappy & Justin Taylor Video Edited by: Maksym Dimarov But what kind of weapons and munitions would this stealth bomber drop if its stealthiness is truly able to match the American aircraft? It would drop a copy of the same bomb that the American stealth bombers use of course a JDAM copycat. China created the FT PGB in 2006 which is a family of chinese built precision guided munitions created at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle technology. They range from 100kg to 500 kg or 1,000 pounds. The F-12 variant has a rocket booster that can be attached to extend its range to 150 km, providing a release velocity of 600–1000 km/h. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

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Go to https://curiositystream.com/TASKPURPOSE and use code TASKPURPOSE to save 25% off today. Thanks to Curiosity Stream for sponsoring today’s video! Japan’s new defense strategy and their already existing massive economic influence in Southeast Asia will make them the west's secret weapon against communist authoritarian China. Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recently unveiled on December 16th 2022 his country's new 5 year $320 billion dollar defense plan that will acquire 500 US made tomahawk cruise missiles that can strike Chinese territory for the first time. It will effectively double the size of Japan's military budget and make them the world’s third-largest military spender right after the United States and China. It’s not just an increase in weapons, their publicly released historic 2022 National Defense outlines sound justifications and legal arguments for this rearmanet as well as a change in their defense posture to deter aggression. Oh no! Sound the alarms! The Japanese empire has woken up from its slumber and they’re getting ready to take over the world again! ” Obviously that’s absolutely ridiculous but tell that to North Korea, Russia and China who all took turns coming out to publicly denounce Japan’s new military plan as “dangerous” and alluding to Japan's history as an expansionist empire. Chinese Communist Party tabloid Global Times said “Japan has a history of straying into militarism and committing aggression and crimes against humanity, which has brought disaster to the region and the world and is now deviating from the track of post-war peaceful development. Apparently it’s only okay for China to increase defense spending and no one else. Yes Even 80 years after the last world war it’s hard for some people to forget. *people don’t forget meme* In most modern discussions about great power politics we completely overlook Japan but I think a closer analysis will show you that this great nation holds the keys to keeping China in check. Many people do not understand just how much economic influence and soft power Japan projects despite having a somewhat self imposed limited military. Even though China’s GDP surpassed Japan’s in 2010. Japan is still the largest sponsor of infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia. Yes, that's even bigger than China’s massive efforts to expand with their Belt and Road Initiative throughout the region. As of 2021 Japan's investments in projects in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam is $259 billion compared to China’s $157 billion. This means Japanese banks lend more to Southeast Asia's five largest economies than the United States, UK and France combined. Doesn’t explain why my loan requests to Japanese banks are always denied but fair enough. Japan's massive construction projects across Asia give them tremendous credibility, respect, and influence in foreign policy decisions in the region. This makes Japan a closer rival to China than the US in this regard. Tokyo is the undisputed heavyweight champ of infrastructure investments in South East Asia even though China gets all the news reports about their belt and road initiative. These projects include a subway system for Manila and a new East-west southern economic corridor that will link up Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar to promote free trade. These are some of the projects Japan is changing the world with. So how does Japan compete against China in this field? They offer low interest rates of around .25% for 30 year loans which is way better than the 4% interest rates on China’s projects which have been criticized for debt trapping developing countries. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #JAPAN #WAR #EXPLORE

The Chinese Communist Party has quietly moved into Latin America since 2000 while the US was distracted by the Middle East and now Eastern Europe. Xi Jingpings growing influence in South America and the Caribbean continues. From Mexican Cartels to political unrest around the country. Even though Mexican Cartels are worse than you think, China in. Latin America is more dangerous than you think. China is now their largest trading partner in many instances. Starting in the 2000 allowing them to corner strategically important lithium mines, further isolate Taiwan diplomatically, and pressure nations into following their authoritarian vision of the future. Based on World Economic Forum's data you can see trade between China and Latin America from $12 billion in 2000 to 315 billion in 2020. An economic and security review commission reported Chinese military leaders visited with their counterparts in Latin America 215 times between 2002 and 2019. https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. #GEOPOLITICS #WAR #EXPLORE Email [email protected] for inquires.

The Mexico-United States geopolitical relationship is strategically important but the armed cartel gangs are holding us back. Mexico shares a 2,000 mile long border. The DEA and Mexican army are trying to stop the cartels. Mexico and America have have close trade, cultural, and demographic ties. The United States military and army works with Mexican armed forces and police to prevent cartel attacks. Written by: Chris Cappy & Byron Tialios Byron Tialios graduated with an MA in international security with a concentration on intel analysis. He served as a Green Beret in 3rd Special Forces Group. Video Edited by: Michael Michaelides Follow the host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ But there is one big threat to this important partnership: the powerful Mexican Transnational criminal organizations, the Cartels. According to this US department of homeland security study on Bi-national criminal proceeds, Mexican cartels earn between $19 and 29 billion dollars each year. I think we are finally at a point where these Cartels should be defined as a commercial insurgency and major threat to US National security interests but maybe not in the ways you might think. In this video we’ll also analyze the reasons why bilateral cooperation between these two great nations has recently started falling apart and the steps we might be able to take to improve relations. On January 6th 2023 the Mexican military sent 3,000 soldiers to capture El Chapo’s son Ovidio Guzman in the city of Culiacán. Gang members set fire to vehicles and used them as roadblocks while shooting 50 caliber sniper rifles at military and civilian aircraft, shutting down the local airport for the entire day. Mexican military helicopters rained down heavy machine gun fire onto the Sinaloa Cartel gang members. Ovidio Guzman was captured and sent to face justice in Mexico city, but it came at the cost of 10 brave Mexican soldiers who were KIA and an additional 35 injured. 19 enemy cartel members were taken out and 21 more were arrested according to Mexico’s defense minister Sandoval. Mexican cartels have expanded into a strategic regional security threat for the United States of America. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #MEXICO #GEOPOLITICS #EXPLORE

Go to https://curiositystream.com/TASKPURPOSE and use code TASKPURPOSE to save 25% off today. Thanks to Curiosity Stream for sponsoring today’s video. The French Army's AMX-10 RC infantry support vehicle by most Western standards falls into the modern categories of an Armored Reconnaissance or Infantry Support vehicle. According to its initial NATO classification in the 1980s, it is officially a “Heavy Armament Combat Vehicle” rather than a light tank, primarily due to its lack of tracks, which would make it a literal tank, and the fact that it doesn’t carry additional infantry, which would make it an infantry fighting vehicle. It can keep up with the light infantry’s MRAP or humvee. Using its 250 HorsePower Hispano-Suiza 115-2 supercharged engine gives it an insanely high max speed of 85kph, or almost 53 miles per hour on road and an on paper operational range of 1000km or 621 miles, blowing any vehicle out of the water in terms of distance this thing can cover on a single tank of gas. Written by: Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor Edited by: Savvy Studios It might seem like weird keyboard warrior semantics to worry about how to classify a vehicle, but it’s actually kind of important because the classification helps us make some predictions on how it will perform on the battlefield in Ukraine. You don’t want your soldiers using it to do tank things if it’s not a tank. Maybe we can get that guy to make a documentary called what is a tank? Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. #UKRAINE #TANK #WAR Email [email protected] for inquires.

Germany recently announced they are going to supply Ukraine with around 40 Marder Infantry Fighting Vehicles hopefully by March of 2023. This 50 year old vehicle is better than you might think. Germany issued development contracts to multiple companies, and 15 different prototypes for the Marder Infantry fighting vehicle were produced by 1963. In 1967, the Rheinstahl group created a third and final group of 10 prototypes that eventually led to the production of the Marder in 1969. Rheinstahl became the prime contractor, and the first Marder was delivered to the West German army in May 1971 By 1975 they’d produced over 2,100 Marders, which West Germany kept and stockpiled in the midst of the Cold War. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Written by: chris cappy and Josh Simpson Edited by: Savvy Studios The Marder’s main armament is the 20mm Rheinmetall MK 20 Rh 202 autocannon that fires AP rounds at 1,100 m/s . It is mounted in the small two-man turret and is able to fire armor-piercing and high explosive rounds. The 7.62 mm MG3 machine gun attached coaxially to the left of the cannon allows the gunner to save main gun rounds if a soft target is in the open not behind cover. The MILAN anti-tank guided missile launcher can be attached to this turret, with up to 4 missiles carried inside the hull. I’ve seen conflicting reports on whether or not adding the MILAN missile launcher and its storage reduces the infantry capacity down to 5 dismounts. Email [email protected] for inquiries #ARMOR #INFANTRY #WAR

The only investment platform dedicated to art investing: https://www.masterworks.art/taskandpurpose “Net returns” refers to the annualized internal rate of return net of all fees and costs, calculated from the offering closing date to the sale date. IRR may not be indicative of Masterworks paintings not yet sold and past performance is not indicative of future results. See important Reg A disclosures: https://www.masterworks.com/about/disclaimer?utm_source=taskandpurpose&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=1-24-23&utm_term=Task+%26+Purpose+subscriber The United States new M10 Booker Mobile Protected Firepower platform light tank....thing is outstanding. This video talks about the American Light Tank M10 and how it might be used. Written By: Chris Cappy Video Editing by: Michael Michaelides Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. #TANK #WAR #USARMY Email [email protected] for inquires.

American Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle M2A2 Bradley's are deploying to Ukraine. Will they be able to push Russian Armed Forces back across the border? Putin is making some limited advances in one town in Eastern Ukraine and the war is entering a pivotal moment. Could the M1 Abrams be next? Lets analyze the M2 Bradleys weapons and armor capabilities and it's logistics limitations. The 25mm autocannon has armor piercing munitions that can rip through the Russian BMP. It's armor can stop incoming auto cannon rounds. Edited by Michael Michaelides Written by Chris Cappy https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Featuring Justin Taylor https://www.instagram.com/formerlytalyor Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #UKRAINE #UPDATE #NEWS

Download Warpath now, simulate the real military, and experience the real brotherhood of comrades in arms http://bit.ly/3ANB6fq It has a unique combination of speed, agility and lethal long range weaponry. Aviation experts claim it is the best air dominance fighter in the world. The f-22 in air to -ground configuration can carry two 1,000 pound GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munitions or JDAMS internally. Its primary role of air to air configuration its fitted with two infrared heat seeking AIM-9 air to air missiles and 6 AIM-120s radar guided air to air missiles. It’s enough firepower to make a former ground pounder blush. https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy The decision to axe the aircrafts production has resulted in the creation of just 187 operational F-22 fighter jets, which is less than half of the 381 the Air Force claimed they needed and far less than the 750 they originally wanted in the 1980s. This choice is now being called short sighted as we’re starting to see it result in serious force structure problems within the already stretched thin Air Force. Here’s the problem: the need for stealth fighters to deter both Russia in Europe and China in the Pacific was never accounted for and since the F-22’s highly secretive stealth technology was never approved for export NATO is now severely short handed. Let’s find out why canceling the F-22 is worse than you think. But first. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #AIRCRAFT #AIRFORCE #F22

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Get Your Own Mini Replica Today! https://bit.ly/2OlOkHu The Patriot Missile system created by Raytheon is being sent to Ukrainian army so Zellensky can use it to defend Kyiv. Why did the Biden Administration agree to send the new air-defense missile system to Ukraine? Can the Patriot really intercept SCUD and Iskander missiles. Can it stop cruise and ballistic missiles? https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Join our Membership Tier For Exclusive Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #UKRAINE #WAR #SOLDIER

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Russia, China, North Korea and Iran are using Crypto Currency to circumvent sanctions but at the same time many of NATO's allies are benefiting from Crypto. It's trick to pin down what the correct response is some feel like there should be more government regulation while others believe the freedom of crypto is vital. Bitcoin, Binance and FTX were all a part of these crypto controversies. TRM Labs uncovered several Russian para military groups funding their organization through Telegram and twitter. Russia's war in Ukraine is now pressuring the international financial system. The US Treasury Department is a major power in war that we don't normally consider. Instagram with Research and source links: https://instagram.com/cappyarmy twitter: https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Written by: Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor Join our Membership Tier For Exclusive Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Discord: https://discord.gg/sN2m9BJcTN Email [email protected] for inquires. #CRYPTO #UKRAINE #WAR

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Video Sponsored by Ridge Wallet: Get up to 40% off with my link https://ridge.com/taskandpurpose What if you could pull the trigger once and land two bullets almost instantaneously while only feeling the recoil for one bullet? Join our Membership Tier For Exclusive Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join In the 1980s the Soviet Union started experimenting on a next generation assault rifle design so advanced that to this day the US doesn’t have anything that comes anywhere close to its complexity. But maybe that’s a good thing? Maybe your rifle shouldn’t have more moving parts than a rube goldberg machine and come with a twenty page user manual in order to operate. Today it’s still considered a rare find popping up in strange places every so often even in the trucks of Ukranian’s cars. I like it , that’s casual. The AN94 was originally meant to be the primary weapon for the Soviet Union which would have required a major change in infantry doctrine but there are a number of reasons why it failed. The Rifles development story leads us to answers about the pro’s and cons of how the Russian military industrial complex works. In this episode we’re going to cover the AN-94 rifle that is used by both Russian Spetsnaz Operators and Ukrainian troops to this day. Let’s analyze how it operates, the right and wrong ways to deploy with it in combat and whether or not its unique fighting doctrine makes any sense. Fire off a quick burst at the like and subscribe button and lets get to it. DEVELOPMENT The Story of the AN-94 rifle begins with the famous Russian Gun engineer Gennadiy Nikonov. The fact that he was born in 1950 in the city of Izhevsk makes it seem like he was destined to work in the defense industry because Izhevsk is known as a major hub for Russia’s defense industry, engineering and metallurgy. The city has the title of the armory capital of Russia. Nikonov’s father and mother both worked at Izhmashh, the massive soviet arms factory there talk about being born into something. The city’s armory itself is legendary. It was first established on June 10th 1807 by Emperor of all Russia Alexander the Ist in response to Napoleon's invasion of Russia. The placement of this small arms plant at Izhevsk was by no means random. Alexander the 1st strategically planned its location at the bank of the Izh River due to its close proximity to the iron works which would solve all of their raw material supply issues. The factory would go on to supply the Imperial Russian army with more than 6,000 of the No.15 17.7mm muskets and Napoleon would end up going back to France freezing cold and totally empty handed. #RUSSIA #WAR #MILITARY Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Discord: https://discord.gg/sN2m9BJcTN Email [email protected] for inquires.

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Saudi Arabia is getting closer to China and Russia and it's not good for US National Security. unironically hooah photos: https://instagram.com/cappyarmy unironically hooah tweets https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy Join our Membership Tier For Exclusive Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg/join Written by: Chris Cappy & Justin Taylor Edited by: Savvy Studios Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. #SAUDIARABIA #GEOPOLITICS #NATO Email [email protected] for inquires.

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National University is perfect for anyone interested in learning again! Find a new exciting career today: Veterans: https://info.nu.edu/military-veteran Active duty: https://info.nu.edu/military In fact The chairman of the Ukrainian Center of Defense Strategies Andriy Zagorodnyuk, claims Putin likely only allowed Russian commander Surovikin to retreat from Kherson on the condition that he intensifies efforts to capture the rest of Donetsk Oblast. The first step for them now is to grab Bakhmut seemingly at the cost of everything else. Putins got tunnel vision for the city of Bakhmut. Could it actually be more valuable than the Ukrainian Armed force is letting on? One thing is for sure, this bet on Bakhmut has a bad side effect for Putin. He is now dependent on these Wagner mercenaries and their shadowy leader Yevgeny Prigohizin. Prigozhin has become untouchable as long as Putin remains reliant on him for his only chance of a battlefield advance. Prigozhin is now able to go around town openly saying negative comments to the Russian press about how regular Russian army units are performing terribly, how Russian politicians are cowards and he disapproves of field commanders. His criticisms of Russian general Lapin may have led to him being fired. Prigohzin is allowed to do all of this with impunity afforded to no one else in Russia. He could be a major threat to Putin’s power. Intelligence estimates place approximately 30,000 Russian forces deployed in the offensive against Bakhmut making it their largest concentration of forces in the country. Let’s analyse, What’s so important to Vladmir Putin in Bakhmut? Why is Russia betting the entire farm on capturing this seemingly unimportant city of Bakhmut at the cost of everything else. In order to understand why Russia seems to have tunnel vision on Bakhmut we need to analyze its strategic value. Bakhmut is Located in the eastern Ukraine Donetsk region. At this point 20,000 civilians remain of Bakhumuts original population of 80,000 citizens many have already been evacuated. The surrounding farm lands have been flattened and turned into world war I style trenches. Russia recently annexed Donetsk as part of their recent referendum vote. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres called the referendums a "violation of the UN Charter and international law". So is Bakhmut really as strategically unimportant as Ukraine claims? In 1701 Russian Tsar Peter the Great first ordered Bakhmut be settled and the salt there to be mined. At the time salt was an extremely valuable commodity and important for food preservation. The strategic importance of the city was once very high. Today 300 years later The city of Bakhmut is still mainly known for its salt mines that account for 90% of Ukraines salt. However there are conflicting reports of just how much strategic military value Bakhmut actually holds today and I believe there are 4 possible explanations for this. The 1st theory is that Bakhmut truly holds little strategic value for Russia at all. Evidence of this comes from the fact that there are no major transportation railroad hubs to be found here, no manufacturing industry key to a war effort, and clearly the landlocked city has no major naval ports last time I checked. #WAR #UKRAINE #MILITARY Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

Get 20% OFF + Free Shipping with code TASK at https://mnscpd.com/task #teammanscaped The L97A1 British army sniper rifle came into service in 1982. Nicknamed the green meanie it has an old school ancient method of chambering each round with a bolt action. The full powered 7.61x51mm NATO cartridge gives it accuracy past 1,000 meters. It's also called the L115A3 and arctic warfare sniper rifle. So why do modern day snipers use bolt action rifles like the L96A1 when it has a rate of fire of 20 rounds per minute and the M14 sniper rifle can fire 700 rounds per minute. There are a few interesting reasons. Written by: Chris Cappy and Elliot Hearne Edited by: Ian Fitzgerald Bolt actions are a fancy eclectic acquired taste its a special tool for a special job. It’s the fedora wearing culturally educated sniper who uses the precision bolt action rifle. The weapon is a trade off because it takes far longer to chamber the next shot with this cycling system but in return it gives the shooter superior accuracy, better reliability, and lighter overall weight. These are considerations that are only going to matter to the highest skilled shooters who are engaging at the longest distances possible around 1000 meters or above. The bolt action trigger reported requires less pounds of pressure needed to engage the shot. This can mean slightly smoother trigger pulls which translates to greater accuracy. #SNIPER #ARMY #BRITISH Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

The start of the MRAPS story begins in a very unlikely place. We can trace its roots back 40 years before their eventual integration in the US Military during the South African Border War between 1966 and 1990. South Africa was fighting against an insurgency that made use of hit and run ambush style attacks using triple stacked old soviet TM-57 mines. Edited by: Michael M. Join Our Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/mjuzxn2W Chris Cappy unironically hooah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Intell Drops On the Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy On October 4th 2022 The US government announced 200 MaxxPro MRAP vehicles were being sent to Ukraine as a part of a new $625 million dollar aid package. This armored truck's unique development story takes us through the biggest change in American defense equipment strategy since World War 2. The MRAP has even recently changed the appearance of the civilian police force in the United States. The US Army estimates it will need to spend millions of dollars to destroy and get rid of 7,400 MRAPs it no longer needs. The services are getting rid of as many MRAPs as possible — even going so far as to shred thousands in Afghanistan instead of sending them home. The military is selling the shredded metal parts to local Afghans for scrap. The International Journal of Protective Structures studied the effect of the bend radius against shaped V-hulls. They stated that previous versions of the mine resistant vehicles had too steep of an angle which raised the center of gravity and increased the chances of tipping over. So it’s always been a trade off here between drivers stability vs. protection. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #ARMOR #WAR #TRUCK

Thanks to our sponsor Drone-Clone Xperts! You can find LIMITLESS 4 on Amazon or if you purchase directly from https://bit.ly/droneclonexperts, you'll get 20% OFF with promo code: MYDRONE Written by: Chris Cappy and Josh Simpson Video Editing: Savvy Studios Animations: Ralph Ramos Iran has a population of 83 million citizens making them the 18th most populated nation. They have a lot of neighbors on their borders that very much do not get along with each other including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey and Iraq. Iran is located at the crossroads of Central Asia, South Asia and the middle east making it a strategically important location for trade routes throughout all of history. Their GDP has recently plummeted from 580 billion in 2010 down to 191 billion in 2022 in part due to United States economic sanctions. Iran's defense spending on the other hand has increased by 11 percent in 2021 making them the world’s 14th largest military spender. So what has prevented Iran from getting conquered by all of these pesky neighbors that essentially have them surrounded? Iran has a secret weapon. Their geography is made up of tall impregnable mountain ranges that encircle their entire country and act kind of like castle walls. The Zagros and Elburz Mountains naturally have their back. The Caspian and Arabian sea all protect against would be invaders. These geographic features are the reason why the highest population density is in the west of the country. The nation is 636,000 square miles in total so it’s bigger than all of western Europe put together. To understand why Iran is so geopolitically important and why it's such a big interest to NATO today you need only look at its natural resources. Iran holds approximately 10% of the world's proven oil reserves and about 15% of its gas. They are OPEC's second largest exporter and the world's fourth largest oil producer. Iran is one of the world's most geo-strategic locations because of the Strait of Hormuz. According to the US Energy Information administration there are six straits and canals in the world that act as oil transit chokepoints. These are vulnerable narrow maritime sea routes that could and have been easily blockaded and attacked in the past causing chaos in the world's energy stability. The Iranian Strait of Hormuz is considered to be the GOAT of strategically important oil choke points in the world. 21% of the entire worldwide demand for oil flows through it. These oil reserves are Iran's greatest strength. An estimated 18.5 million barrels of oil move through the strait of Hormuz per day. At its most narrow point its only 30 miles wide which would make it easy for the Iranian Navy to completely blockade. #IRAN #MILITARY #NEWS Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

They are now running an early Black Friday Sale. Go to https://establishedtitles.com/TASKPURPOSE and get an additional 10% off on any purchase with code TASKPURPOSE. Thanks to Established Titles for sponsoring this video! Earlier this month General Dynamics released footage of their brand new US Army Abrams X prototype that promises to completely change armored fighting doctrine. We’re now seeing many of the seemingly failed ideas from the scrapped Future Combat Systems program are actually getting resurrected. For instance the General Dynamics Abrams X prototype footage reveals that it’s using the XM360 lightweight 120mm cannon with a ported muzzle break that was originally designed for the FCS program in 2005. It only weighs 4,100 lbs, nearly half the weight of the old 6800 lbs M256 cannon. Benet Labs developed the cannon at their location in Watervliet Arsenal in upstate New York. See I don’t just mispronounce foreign towns. Benet Labs is the US Army's primary design, development, engineering and production facility for large caliber armament systems since 1887 when the arsenal was founded. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #TANK #ARMOR #VEHICLE

Play Enlisted for FREE on PC, Xbox Series X|S and PS5: https://playen.link/taskandpurpose Follow the link to download the game and get your exclusive bonus now. See you in battle! Written by Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor Edited by: Michael Michaelides The BMPT Terminator isn’t a tank, and it’s not an armored personnel carrier, nyiet it’s the world’s first Tank Support vehicle! The terminator is specifically designed to increase survivability in the only location tanks are notoriously vulnerable: urban cities. On May 18th 2022 Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency confirmed the deployment of a company of Terminators alongside a few T-72 Tanks in the Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Videos of the scary looking vehicles quickly circulated around Russian military blogger telegram channels and a lot of hullabaloo was made over how these BMP Terminators would protect Russian tanks in the key battle for the city of Severodonetsk. This would be their first major combat test. So what happened to it since then, did it really work as promised? And does its tactics and doctrine really live up to all the hype? Is it going to travel from the future to take out Sarah Connor? Let's answer these questions and more! Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #WAR #TANK #MILITARY

National University is perfect for anyone interested in learning again! Find a new exciting career today: Veterans: https://info.nu.edu/military-veteran Active duty: https://info.nu.edu/military From military-trained enrollment advisors and dedicated veteran support centers, to military discounts and credit for military experience, National University is here for veterans, spouses, and servicemembers. We offer VA-approved, on-base and online programs to help veterans and dependents reach their career goals. Written by : Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor Edited by : Savvy Studios Development of the Ukrainian BTR-4 started in the early 2000s after the full completion of BTR-94 fielding in 1999. The first prototype was displayed in 2006, and accepted for military service by Ukraines Ministry of Defense in 2008. One such factory that produced vehicles for the Soviet Union during WW2 but now creates unique Ukrainian tanks is the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau in service since 1927 and Kiev Armored Plant that has been around since 1935. Fellow history nerds will immediately recognize the KMDB as the company that designed the T-34 which was the backbone of the Soviet tank force in WWII. Is it ironic or coincidence that they are now creating weapons to fight against the Russian army? The Kharkiv Morozov manufactures the BTR4 but from what I could gather on open source intelligence about modern Ukraines armored vehicle production it seems like maybe only the Malyshev Factory in Kharkiv is still operating. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #VEHICLE #MILITARY #WAR

Imagine if you could make your weapon half the size while doubling its max effective range. This is the promise of a bullpup rifle design. The Malyuk’s development story perfectly tracks the history of Ukraines small arms industry and how it turned itself around from a state of disrepair after the fall of the soviet union. The creators even say that its recoil is reduced by 50% compared to the AK. This rifle is used by Ukraines most elite special forces as well as its most controversial Azov Battalion. In fact it’s so synonymous with being idenginous to Ukraine that early in the war we saw Russian double agents were captured carrying the Malyuk rifles. They were trying to be disguised to look like Ukrainian Special operators. Source Article: https://megaprojects.net/weapons/malyuk-ukraines-mystery-rifle/#_ftn10 unironically hooah photos: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ uniornically hooah tweets https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy So are the claims about this mysterious weapon accurate? What’s the best way to use the Malyuk bullpup in combat? And why did the Ukrainian military industrial complex originally create it? The origin of the system comes from a Ukrainian program in the mid 1990s. Mega Projects . net George Colclough wrote a great article outlining the lackluster condition that Ukraines small arms manufacturing was in following the collapse of the soviet union. You see Ukraine was responsible for 30% of all defense production and 40% of all research and development for the Soviet Union but it was mostly focused on building intercontinental ballistic missiles , tanks and aircraft carriers not small arms. Russia had the large Tula arms plant famous for creating millions of rifles and ammo each year. The newly independent Ukraine in the early 1990’s had inherited bits and pieces of a small arms industry. They only had small fragments of a complete manufacturing apparatus. Ukraine would now have to successfully coordinate between the 15 different federalized republics where the now privatized small arms plants were located. George Colcough outlines how in 1996 many of these privatized weapons companies were brought under state control when they formed the Ukrspetsexport which was a major part of Ukraines military industrial complex. In the early 2000’s Ukraine turned to this conglomerate for an answer to modernizing their old soviet AK stockpile. The Malyuk is one of those attempts. The first major Ukranian small arms program was called “vepr. A few prototypes were built from existing soviet era rifles like the RPK, the AKM, AK-74, and even the SKS. The Ukrainian government wanted to refresh their line of left-over soviet AK rifles that were in their inventory using old parts combined with new popular looks like polymer cased rifles. This obscure 2015 article of Ukrainian defense review has an interview with the vice CEO Serhiy Luhovskoy, who is responsible for creating the rifle. In it he claims the Malyuk has its recoil reduced by 50% compared to the AK, a claim we will further investigate in just a minute. Serhiy goes on to explain that the Malyuk was originally created as a private venture when the Ukrainian Secret Service SBU requested it. Malyuk is a Russian & Ukrainian word which directly translates to “ baby boy” which was coincidentally also my squad's nickname for me in Iraq. It was only meant to be a temporary name for the prototype but the name ended up sticking. But You’ll often see the weapon called the Vulcan. It’s designed and marketed by a private Ukrainian company called IPI. (InterProInvest) located in Kyiv. They’ve been around since 1998 and they’ve grown into somewhat of a big player in the Ukrainian military industrial complex. Interprovest creates not just small arms but fire control systems for tanks and radar systems detect the location of enemy drones. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. #MILITARY #ARMY #SOLDIER Email [email protected] for inquires.

How did we go from yeeting hand grenades to launching laser guided missiles from rifles? Written by: Chris Cappy and Andrew Tucker Associate Producer: Andrew Tucker Follow Chris Cappy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Discord invite: https://discord.gg/y8Xh8Zcy Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #ARMY #GRENADE #MILITARY

Turkey is the best frenemy we have and here's why. President Erdogan has been accused of being a dictator within the NATO alliance. A 2016 coup attempt against his government tried. Russia and the Soviet Union have had a touchy relationship with Turkey for generations. Erdogan is trying to play both sides in this tricky tight rope walking act. Turkey wants to balance Russia and NATO requests. They want to be an impartial mediator but can they pull this off? Unironically hooah photos: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Uniornically hooah tweets https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy Written by: Chris Cappy and Josh Simpson Associate Produced by: Andrew Tucker Edited by: Savvy Studios Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. #TURKEY #NATO #military Email [email protected] for inquires.

If a Korean dictator gets delusions about their military strength who is there to stop them? The answer in this case might surprise you. China would likely be the ones to hold North Korean ambitions back and keep them in check. The United States military plays their role in the balance of power as well. NATO and the United Nations have been trying to find a long term solution to this problem for ages. Deep dive we made on China's Ballistic Missiles strategy: https://youtu.be/0b2qsQ3c6WM Written by: Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor Edited by: Michael M Associate Producer: Andrew Tucker Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #KOREA #MILITARY #WAR

Conflict of Nations is an awesome free to play war game: https://con.onelink.me/kZW6/Mossberg Israeli's armed forces have required an armored personnel carrier that is unconventional. It's a weird solution , being half tank half APC. Palestine has trouble dealing with this vehicle. Hamas tried to capture it. The Namer Infantry fighting vehicle is the newest change to this line up by slapping a 30mm turret to the thing. The IDF use this specially designed purpose built tracked armored vehicle to protect their dismounted soldiers. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #TANK #ARMOR #ISRAEL

Go to https://buyraycon.com/taskandpurpose for 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon. Would the American Military's new 6.8 x 51mm next generation squad weapon perform well in a near peer battle like the one in Ukraine? NGSW MOD ARMA 3: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2770322183 Recent evidence from the front lines suggests some answers about whether or not the Ukraine armed forces would be helped against the Russian military with this weapon system. The Vortex XM154 1-8x optic would give troops 800 meters of max range 3000 feet per second muzzle velocity but 70 less rounds. This video is a thought experiment on the Ukraine war as the kind of near peer battle that the XM5 SPEAR rifle was designed specifically for. We've learned a lot of interesting information on where battles take place in this kind of warfare and it might challenge our notions before hand. Discord Channel : https://discord.gg/DxJGAM6w unironically hooah photos: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ uniornically hooah tweets https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #UKRAINE #NGSW #WAR

Shop now for exclusive savings at https://www.dell.com/mpp/refuelmilitary Are you a veteran and no longer have access to a .mil email address? Please email [email protected] for your coupon. Written by: Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor Associate Producer: Andrew Tucker Edited by: Savvy Studios Email [email protected] for inquires. Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! #UKRAINE #NEWS #MILITARY

Play War Thunder now with my link, and get a massive, free bonus pack including vehicles, boosters, and more: https://wtplay.link/taskandpurposewarthunder War Thunder is a highly detailed vehicle combat game containing over 2000 playable tanks, aircrafts, and ships spanning over 100 years of development. Immerse yourself completely in dynamic battles with an unparalleled combination of realism and approachability. The FV103 Armored Personnel Carrier also known as the Spartan CVRT is the British Army's light tank / reconnaissance vehicle. Created during the Cold War so Britain could downsize their force it is now being sent to Ukraine where 35-40 CVR(T)s are being transported. It has a crew of 3 soldiers and 4 dismounts. It was used in the counter offensive in Kharkiv. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #UKRAINE #ARMOR #TANK

Surprise attack in Ukraine Kharkiv oblast over the weekend has changed everything in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian army is retreating away from the counter offensive. Soldiers are in a full rout running way. This is similar to the battle retreat from Kyiv. Supply lines have been destroyed. Train rail roads have changed hands. Discord Channel : https://discord.gg/DxJGAM6w unironically hooah photos: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ uniornically hooah tweets https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster positive discussion about the defense industry. Russian Way of War Document: https://www.armyupress.army.mil/portals/7/hot%20spots/documents/russia/2017-07-the-russian-way-of-war-grau-bartles.pdf MAP animation by Martinn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8sbrpX19CU Email [email protected] for inquires. #UKRAINE #WAR #NATO

C-RAM is the US Military's air defense Counter-Rocket, Artillery, Mortar initiative. The U.S. Army announced its counter mortar weapon systems successfully intercepted 100 enemy fired mortar bombs protecting multi-national Corps Iraq assets. The Centurion systems, a ground based version of the 20mm Naval Phalanx point defense weapon was declared initial operational capable in July 2005. It scored its first intercept in March 2006. Since then, C-RAM system deployed in theater provided over 1,500 localized warnings, allowing troops time to take protective cover. unironically hooah photos: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ uniornically hooah tweets https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy Written and Produced by: Chris Cappy and Andrew Tucker Edited by: Savvy Studios Email [email protected] for inquires. #MILITARY #WAR #NAVY

Ukraine's counter offensive is underway and already both sides are claiming victory. The fog of war has returned and in this episode we try to figure out the tactics used by the Russian army and Ukranian armed forces. Each military is attempting to throw everything they have at southern front now after fighting the Donbass for the last month. Setting the conditions and shaping the battlefield for victory. Written by: Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor Associate Producer: Andrew Tucker Email [email protected] for inquires.

The M113 has been around for 60 years and its starting to show its age. It's America's go to for sending foreign vehicles aid overseas. Can it be modified to work in the future or is far worse than we think? The US Army and ground forces have used it since the Cold War. An entire infantry squad can fit in this armored personnel carrier. Written and Produced by: Chris Cappy and Andrew Tucker Edited by: Michael M Some version have been turned into an infantry fighting vehicle. Soldiers use this for offensive and defense roles even when its best suited for defense. It has seen combat across the globe in Iraq, Afghanistan and Ukraine. Email [email protected] for inquires. #ARMOR #VEHICLE #MILITARY Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry.

The only investment platform dedicated to art investing: masterworks.art/taskandpurpose China has grown their private military industry to become a backdoor armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party. They've gone from relatively nothing the 1990's to over 4.3 million trained private contractors today. They operate in Africa, Iraq and many other countries. These mercenaries answer only to the Chinese government. The Belt and Road iniative is a huge part of this plan. Find out why. Associate Producer: Andrew Tucker email for inquiries: [email protected] See important Regulation A Disclosures at masterworks.io/cd **Since inception, Masterworks has sold five paintings from the collection. All sales are net of all fees and expenses. In certain cases, Masterworks may concede its fees and/or profit sharing in connection with the sale of a painting for the benefit of the shareholders. Net IRR was calculated assuming all fees and profit sharing to which Masterworks was entitled were charged to the issuer. #CHINA #MILITARY #SECURITY

Get a FREE MYSTERY Item valued at $50 when you subscribe with code ‘TASKANDPURPOSE’ at → https://bit.ly/TPAUGTANDP Written & Produced by: Andrew Tucker & Chris Cappy Edited by: Savvy Studios Why did the Soviet Union design the AEK-971 in the 1980s to be this low recoil weapon for their troops only to abandon it during Project Abakan? How did the US military Advanced Combat Rifle program influence them? It was 20% more accurate and had a high rate of fire all while being lower weight. Kalashnikov's son competed in the trial. Now after many decades the AEK-971 has returned as part of the ratnik trials and won alongside the AK-12 to be used NOT by regular troops but by special forces only. #RUSSIA #MILITARY #INVASION

Why do troops in combat use burn pits? Is there even a better alternative? The military admitted to exposing 3.5 million veterans to toxic waste by burning it with jet fuel right next to where troops lived. Now the health problems and issues associated with breathing those toxic fumes from the open air burn pits is becoming clear to everyone. Why did the army decide to do such a destructive thing? Was there a better option and if there wasn't can a solution something be developed in the future? Several acts of congress have been passed to help the veteran affairs hospital identify register and care for injured veterans but with 78% of claims being denined who knows if that will work. Email [email protected] for inquires. #INFANTRY #MILITARY #WAR

The Type-15 light weight tank could be used to quell growing internal domestic problems in China as well. In July 2022 there were reports that China had deployed PLA army tanks including the Type-15 against their own people to prevent their citizens from withdrawing their life savings from their banks. unironically hooah photos: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ uniornically hooah tweets https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy Written by: Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor Edited by: Michael M Associate Producer: Andrew Tucker The reason it seemed plausible was because since April this year there have been four major banks in China’s Henan Province that have frozen 1.5 billion dollars and lost hundreds of thousands of people's life savings. Now people are beginning to defy their government and are refusing to repay loans on apartments that they purchased that were never completed. Social credit score be damned! One reason this might be happening is fraud or because of bad real estate investments made by the banks. If China’s real estate bubble pops it could hurt the world economy. This video of PLA tanks on the streets looking like they were deployed against their own people was shared over 50 thousand times on twitter and appeared to show the Type-15 tank intimidating people and stopping them from reaching their bank. And it’s true the Type-15 light tank would be perfect for this kind of riot control mission as a quick reaction force for emergency situations. Email [email protected] for inquires. #CHINA #WAR #TANK

A new report outlined $7 billion dollars worth of US Military equipment was abandoned in Afghanistan but where is it going? Apparently it's flowing into India and Pakistan. Email [email protected] for inquires. unironically hooah photos: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ uniornically hooah tweets https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy #AFGHANISTAN #WAR #MILITARY

Taiwan recently came under fire after US House Speaker Pelosi visited. The Chinese military and the US forces in the region had a brief showdown that ended up lasting over a week. President Xi and the Peoples Liberation Army is furious. Email [email protected] for inquires. For unironically hooah photos https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ For unironically hooah tweets: https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy Thanks for catching my mistake in the last video about it not being Senator Pelosi I've corrected it to Speaker Pelosi! #TAIWAN #CHINA #military

$54 Billion Dollars in American Military Power Projection gets Ukraine no tanks, Infantry Fighting Vehicles or Fighter Jet Aircraft like the M1 Abrams, M2 Bradley, or F-35. What is the strategy here with this money? What is the United States goal with sending aid to Ukraine. Will it help with the counter offensive? Can the US Army intelligence services hope to help out in this war for that amount of funds? The Russian Invasion of Ukraine has entered a new stage in the south in Kherson and east in the Donbass. Who will win, remains to be seen. Follow for hooah pictures: www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ interactive graphs: https://medium.com/@zs.lazar1/125-days-of-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-on-ten-charts-5f5f12607730 Email [email protected] for inquires. #UKRAINE #WAR #RUSSIA

Go to https://bit.ly/3Mc0Ky3 to download Age of Origins American Military's BGM-71 TOW Missile launcher system history and development process explained. This weapon changed infantry doctrine against the Russian Soviet Union in the 1980's. Ukraine was sent all kinds of Javelin Anti-Tank weapons but none of the TOW launchers really. Why is that? Is this obsolete? Email [email protected] for inquires. #MISSILE #MILITARY #USARMY

Go to https://buyraycon.com/taskandpurpose for 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon. Follow Chris Cappy for Hooah photos: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Email [email protected] for inquires. Putin and the Russian military launched a hypersonic missile into Ukraine during the Russian war on Ukraine in the early days. Scram Jet missiles glide down towards the target after traveling through space. A MIG-31 fighter jet fired the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal. China has been working on perfecting the Hypersonic missile even longer and are far ahead of the United States military development. #MISSILE #MILITARY #AIRFORCE

Get a FREE MYSTERY Item valued at $50 when you subscribe with code ‘TASKANDPURPOSE’ at → https://bit.ly/TPTaskandpurpose The United States Department of Defense and Pentagon sent 4 HIMARS rocket artillery pieces to Ukraine. Will it make a difference? Maybe, maybe not. It's longer range munitions deliver more capability than traditional cannon artillery. What exactly is the difference between rocket and regular artillery though? Why use the HIMARS? Where did Rocket artillery originally come from. The soviet union and Russian military used rocket artillery far more than the US has in history. Email [email protected] for inquires. #ARTILLERY #UKRAINE #WAR

Plastic cased ammunition paired with the SCAR would have been awesome for US soldiers or would it? The SCAR was split into the 5.56mm and the 7.62 x 51mm version. It has had a lot of online hate especially from the Navy Seals. Why is that? The US 75th Ranger Regiment in the Army used it briefly before saying bye to it. Could it have something to do with the insane cost of the rifle compared to the M4. Follow Chris on instagram for hooah photos: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Email [email protected] for inquires.

Leaked data on China's Main Battle Tank Munition from a video game forum. How hooah is that? Photo's being hooah: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Tweets about being Hooah: https://twitter.com/Cappyarmy Email [email protected] for inquires. Edited by: Michael M. and Chris Cappy Written by: Chris Cappy and Josh Simpson Associate Producer: Andrew Tucker #TANK #CHINA #MILITARY

From the lowest level officers to the highest levels of government the corruption in the Russian military is a problem. Exactly how big of a problem is up for debate. Unironically Hooah Photos: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Email [email protected] for inquires. FFI Report on Russian Corruption: https://www.ffi.no/en/publications-archive/russian-military-corruption-scale-and-causes Written by: Chris Cappy and Josh Simpson Associate Producer: Andrew Tucker Edited by: Savvy Studios and Chris Cappy #WAR #CORRUPTION #RUSSIA

How much of a threat does China pose to the United States Military? Find out in this THREAT ESTIMATE. Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Email [email protected] for inquires. #CHINA #MILITARY #ARMY

Did the BTR-80 fail in combat or was it poor fighting doctrine? In this episode we explore the Russian Army's history with mechanized wheeled vehicles and their performance on the battlefield. Did the BTR-4 surprise us with how the Ukrainian Armed Forces in combat against Russia? Email [email protected] for inquires. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Associate Producer: Andrew Tucker #military #vehicle #army

Video Sponsored by Ridge Wallet: https://www.ridge.com/TASKANDPURPOSE Use Code “TASK” for 10% off your order Email [email protected] for inquires. Follow the host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Edited by Chris Cappy and Savvystudios Associate Producer: Andrew Tucker I’m thinking the same thing as you. What about NATO’s Article 5 clause if Latvia is attacked then NATO would defend them. We’ll that’s not necessary true according to Radin’s analysis. This kind of covert action would make it difficult for NATO to point to it and say that it was Russian aggression because these troops would claim to be Latvian. Fortunately analysts believe this tactic is less likely to work against Latvia because their economy is doing well, giving less reason to rebel. The economic situation in eastern Ukraine was very bad which made them more vulnerable to this kind of outside covert subversion. In the think tank research paper titled “Russia’s influence and presence in Latvia” Artus Bikovs points out that A lot has been said about Putin’s statement that the collapse of the Soviet empire “the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.” but not much has been said about the second part of Putin's statement where he goes on to say “Tens of millions of our co-citizens and compatriots found themselves outside Russian territory” This is a hint as to why Russia’s foreign policy has been to undermine democracy in Latvia. I think the Kremlin genuinely believes that many of Russia’s people have found themselves essentially trapped outside the country due to no fault of their own and that they rightfully belong under the Russian Federation's protection.

It’s Navy Federal Credit Union’s mission to help members reach their financial goals. They were founded over 85 years go with the mission of helping military members and their families. That’s why they have products and services tailored to our community at any stage of your financial journey. Visit https://nfcu.me/3xyl5az to learn more. The future vertical lift program is a DOD program lead by the U.S. Army, and could be the future of military aviation. Originally there were 5 companies all creating new technology for the FVL helicopter competition, but in March of 2020, the Army narrowed the competition down to only two companies. So what are the requirements for the FVL? What are these two companies offering? How do they compare to the Blackhawk, (aka the crash-hawk?) And how will this new technology help the U.S. Military outwit China? Join us as we dive into the pros and cons of these models, and the future of military aviation. Edited by: Ian Fitzgerald #military #army #futureweapon #technology inquiries: [email protected] Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Go to https://bit.ly/3Mc0Ky3 to download Age of Origins and redeem code uUaREJ to redeem an exclusive $60 gift. This code can only be redeemed once, is only applicable for new accounts created after 6/6/22, cannot be combined with other codes and is only valid until 6/20/22. Check out BFBS creative and their outstanding military content: https://www.youtube.com/BFBSCreative The country of Estonia is on NATO's far east flank. Some say they've come under cyber attacks from Russia. In this video we will run an analysis of Estonia's Military capabilities. Follow Chris Cappy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Email [email protected] for inquires.

Video Sponsored by Ridge Wallet: https://www.ridge.com/TASKANDPURPOSE Use Code “TASK” for 10% off your order Russia claims their most advanced anti tank missile system, the 9M133 Kornet is capable of taking out any main battle tank with a single shot. It’s a man portable Anti Tank Guided Missile which was designed specifically to take out NATO’s Main Battle Tanks and for a period of time it made Russia the most technologically advanced anti tank forces in the world. In the 2014 invasion of Crimea the Kornets destroyed hundreds of Ukrainian tanks in its first wide spread use so you can understand why Russia thought they were headed in the right direction with this weapon. But we’ll see things change quickly on the battlefield. On paper the Kornets looks like the weapon you would want to take into combat but as we’ll see those numbers don’t always match up with the practical realities of using it in the heat of combat. Recently the Kornet has seen extensive use by Russian forces in the Ukraine Invasion where they say it out matches both the US Javelin and the British NLAW missile. In this video we’re going to examine whether or not that’s true. Can you blame me for being just a little bit skeptical here? Some sources refer to it as a 2nd generation while others will say it's the third generation. I feel like its more accurate to call it generation 2.5 honestly. I think the reason for this discrepancy is it’s kind of half way between the two since it's not wire guided, it has a newer laser guided ability but it still lacks an automatic lock on homing feature. The Kornet is also known as the AT-14 Springgar according to its NATO designation. Springgar is of course as we all know a reference to a legendary creature from Cornish Fairy lore. I assume the NATO officer who came up with that name wanted to show off their obscure pretentious European fairy knowledge. Someone promote that guy. Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ email for inquiries: [email protected]

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Go to https://buyraycon.com/taskandpurpose for 15% off your order with a special sale of $20 off for Fitness Earbuds! Brought to you by Raycon The VSS Vintorez and AS VAL are strange sniper rifles created by the Russian Military back in their soviet union era days of the 1980s. It has a number of unique features that set it apart from any other army sniper rifle. Truly there is nothing quiet like it in the United States military's arsenal. So why do Russian special forces spetnaz and other elite operators prefer to use this rifle? Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Email [email protected] for inquires Business inquiries: Lee Verdecchia [email protected]

Video Sponsored by Ridge Wallet. Check them out here: https://ridge.com/taskandpurpose Use Code "TASK" for 15% off your order The Stinger Anti-Air Missile system created by the USA gives you a thermal heat seeking ability. The Soviet Union was destroyed in Afghanistan by these missiles in the 1980's. But how does the Stinger missile work? What is a MANPAD really do on the battlefield? How did the CIA get soldiers trained up in Afghanistan? How far can a Stinger shoot? We answer all of this in the video. Email [email protected] for inquires.

After a month of regrouping for Ukraine and Russia, both sides shoot their shot. The war has turned into an artillery duel in eastern Ukraine. In this video we examine the firepower on both sides as well as the geopolitical implications of the battles. Ukraine risks becoming encircled but Russia has left their Kherson flank wide open. https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/

Poland has dealt with the threat of invasion for most of their history, this is nothing new. They've been the single most important support for Ukraine and NATO since the start of the war. Is it true, he who controls eastern Europe controls the world? How can Poland after years of defunding their military's hope to stop and invasion what is their plan? Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Business inquiries: Lee Verdecchia [email protected] Inquires: [email protected]

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Everyone forgets about the US Army's M1919 Browning Machine gun the weapon that helped win world war II. follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ business inquiries: [email protected] inquiries: [email protected]

Stay prepared and armed for all the deals using DealDash! Use the promo code TASK for a bonus worth $10 when making your first bid pack purchase and start bidding at https://www.dealdash.com/TASK I've been following the NGSW rifle program for 3 years ever since it started. Thanks to all of you subscribing I've gotten the chance to try out the new XM5 and XM250. The 6.8 x 51mm new ammo type will replace the old M4 and 5.56mm in the US Army. This change will mainly be for the close combat ground forces like your infantry, combat medics, engineers, forward observers and possibly special forces. I've seen criticism floating around the internet about how the weapon might not be a good fit for the US Army and that its a return to an old outdated battle rifle philosophy that was proven to be obsolete in the 1950s. I want to investigate that idea in this video. Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ business inquiries: [email protected] inquiries: [email protected] #NGSW #MILITARY #USARMY

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Video killed the radio star. Have Drones killed the Tank? In this military analysis we learn about how the Bayraktar TB2 Drone was created and its implementation on the battlefield. Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Please consider donating to the Ukraine Charity: https://donation.babynyar.org/en/ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Raycon Earbuds are super hooah go to http://buyraycon.com/taskandpurpose or 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon. Starting in 2002 the NATO Response Force began to be organized. It's gone through several different phases in its lifetime since then. It's fluctuated in size by a lot over the years. It's even changed its purpose frequently from a security force to a ground warfare asset. In this video we analyze the history and purpose of NATO's quick reaction force and look at whether or not it should be disbanded. #NATO #HISTORY #WAR

The small country of Lithuania near Belarus and Ukraine is incredibly important to NATO and Europe. It's key to global security. How can Lithuania hope to defend themselves against a possible invasion? Business inquiries: [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ #WAR #LITHUANIA #INVASION

This is an informative video about the NLAW next generation anti tank system. It uses a predictive guidance system to track enemy tanks and lock onto them. I'm your average infantryman Chris Cappy here to examine my top favorite relatively new anti-tank weapon system. Historically since WW2 soldiers have preferred to travel the battlefield within the safety of an armored vehicle but all that is changing now as tanks are becoming giant sitting ducks. How does it feel now that the tables have turned! The hunter becomes the hunted! #NLAW #MISSILE #WAR

Are the Russian's retreating from Kyiv or was this the plan all along? https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ #UKRAINE #WW3 #WAR

It might look heavy on paper but I think NATO's FN MAG is better than Russia's PKM. It's used by many different NATO Countries in a similar way. The strategy and tactics used on the battlefield make this weapon better than many of its counter parts. Sustained high rates of fire achieve a fire superiority over enemy forces. #M240 #NATO #TACTICS

A month after the Russian invasion of Ukraine started and the war has entered a stalemate or is it a chance for one side to make a checkmate move? Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ business inquires: [email protected] inquiries: [email protected] #UKRAINE #UPDATE #WAR

The BMP armored infantry fighting vehicle seems to have some performance issues on the battlefield that we need to talk about. Written by Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor Follow Chris Cappy on Instagram for live updates: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Business Inquires: [email protected] inquiries: [email protected] #BMP #TANK #MILITARY

This is one of the newest and most revolutionary weapon and ammo configuration adopted by the US military. 300 blackout and the MCX weapon is a specialized tool for the elite high speed types. Find out why every Tier one unit around the world is trying to get their hands on 300 blackout subsonic. Follow Chris Cappy on Instagram for live updates: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Business Inquires: [email protected] inquiries: [email protected] #ARMY #WEAPON #MILITARY

The third week of the Russian invasion of Ukraine is covered in the fog of war and that can be confusing. In this episode we investigate some of the Russian claims of victories and advances around the country to avoid falling into a cognitive bias trap. I suggest that we're living in a bubble thanks to the social media platforms that are pushing us more of what we want to see and not what we need to see. Follow Chris Cappy on Instagram for live updates: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ business inquires: [email protected] inquiries: [email protected] #UKRAINE #WAR #RUSSIA

Follow me for live updates: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Day 13 of the Russian invasion and Kyiv hasn't fallen yet. Russian forces begin to set in for a longer battle. What will happen? Using a live update open source intelligence tool we can track the Russian military in real time. https://liveuamap.com is the website used for open source intel. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329934215_The_Russian_Way_of_War_Force_Structure_Tactics_and_Modernization_of_the_Russian_Ground_Forces https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-equipment.html Discord invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA #WAR #UKRAINE #UPDATE inquiries: [email protected]

Code is TASK https://www.magicspoon.com/task for $5 off FAQ top questions answered in this update! The US Army is working to develop a prototype bullpup and 6.8mm NGSW rifle. True Velocity and General Dynamics are working together to create this revolutionary new weapon. True Velocity Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYZVE7ww8T_ROLYG34qDMWQ Discord invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Follow me here: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Email [email protected] for inquires. #RIFLE #USARMY #MILITARY

What western military analysts miss and we track the Russian invasion minute by minute. Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Day 7 of the Russian invasion and Kyiv hasn't fallen yet but the Russian regular forces are changing their strategy. Using a live update open source intelligence tool we can track the Russian military in real time. https://liveuamap.com is the website used for open source intel. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329934215_The_Russian_Way_of_War_Force_Structure_Tactics_and_Modernization_of_the_Russian_Ground_Forces Discord invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA inquiries: [email protected] #WAR #UKRAINE #UPDATE

Russian Military ability is called into question. Can the Ukraine armed forces hold out long enoug to repel the Russian invasion? Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Day 4 of the Russian invasion and Kyiv has yet to fall. Major Ukrainian cities are being encircled. Using a live update open source intelligence tool we can track the Russian military in real time. https://liveuamap.com is the website used for open source intel. Discord invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA inquiries: [email protected] #WAR #UKRAINE #UPDATE

What is your average Ukrainian and Russian Infantryman thinking? Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy What are the different perspectives on these two different sides of this war? Russian troops are deploying to various parts of Ukraine. A full scale invasion is underway. This is combat on a level not seen in Europe since World War II. This world crisis is an emergency that needs to be addressed. This video is my attempt to articulate my thoughts and beliefs about what the average soldier on the ground is thinking. This is the regular infantryman's perspective. Using a live update open source intelligence tool we can track the Russian military in real time. Discord invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA inquiries: [email protected] #WAR #UKRAINE #UPDATE

Is US Army's M110 big & beautiful weapon outstanding or so-so? Why did the the M110 7.62 x 51mm rifle come as fast and it went? The US Army developed the gun mainly for use by Special Forces Operators and it has now trickled down to your every day infantryman. Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ inquiries: [email protected] Written by: Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor Discord invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA

Install Backgammon - Lord of the Board for Free ANDROID/IOS: https://bit.ly/3pd2NIP and get 500 free coins! Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Was the Ukrainian military’s last minute efforts to modernize enough to deter a Russian invasion? Will I ever learn to stop saying ‘the Ukraine’ and just say Ukraine? When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 the 2nd largest former territory they lost with 44 million people was the country of Ukraine. They voted overwhelmingly for independence. This was a major blow to the Soviet Union’s chances of consolidating power. What’s crazy though is that all of those former Soviet military forces that were still left on Ukrainian soil were instantly inherited by Ukraine #UKRAINE #MILITARY #ARMY

The True Story of how US Army Sgt. Giunta of the 173rd Airborne Infantry fought to survive one of the worst close ambushes in the Afghanistan War. He was the first living Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War. His act of Bravery and Valor helped save many of his buddies lives that day during Rock Avalanche in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan. These are the soldiers you might remember from Restrepo. He did a text book react to near ambush battle drill against the enemy. #WAR #AFGHANISTAN #TRUESTORY

First 1,000 People Get a Free Month to Skillshare: https://skl.sh/taskpurpose02221 The US Army is working to upgrade their M4 instead of replacing it with the 6.8mm NGSW possibly. Should we stick with the M4A1 with its full send features and new reliability instead of switching? Follow Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Discord invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA #M4 #USARMY #MILITARY

How did we go from bright red coats to digital patterned uniforms? Camouflaged uniforms are basically patterns scientifically and artistically designed to deceive your eye. It’s a jedi mind trick on your eyeballs to make them think there really is no danger in right front of you. When military camouflage is done correctly it's capable of making even the least stealthy of soldiers practically invisible to our perceptions. But today we take this “craft” naye!...this artform for granted, we act like camo has been around forever when the fact is it’s still a relatively new battlefield development….for humans anyway. For centuries troops wore bright red colors into the fight, British Troops fought in bright red coats as recently as 1885. Follow Cappy https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Written by: Chris Cappy Discord invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA #camouflage #uniform #military

The K-2 ended up in the hands of a lot of bad guys, how did that happen?! In this video we dive into the South Korean Armies primary weapon the K-2 rifle. Lets find out what are the origins of this weapon why was it made? At the end of world war 2 Korea ended up being divided along the 38th parallel into two countries one being north Korea backed by the soviet union and the other is south Korea backed by Nato. Follow Cappy https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Written by: Chris Cappy & Elliot Hearne Discord invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA The cold war had begun and communist east squared off against the capitalist west. Choose your side wisely! In June of 1950 the North Koreans attacked South Korea beginning the Korean war. Which would drag the major superpowers in. Eventually the war ended not far from where it started with both north and south in ruins. Sometime after the war South Korea began to look for a new rifle for their military. At the time the South Koreans had a large supply of American made weapons like the M1 Garand and M2 Carbine. These weapons however were starting to fall behind the times. However some Korean units had received the M16 after assisting America in the Vietnam war. In 1974 they got a license from Colt to produce the M16A1 but they found that the license was too much money and as industry grew throughout South Korea the military higher ups wanted to make weapons in house and be able to mass produce and store enough rifles in case of another large scale war. In Particular President Park Chung-Hee pushed hard for self-reliance and was one of the major voices behind the creation of a South Korean rifle. He is quoted by saying “If an independent country cannot protect itself with its military, it is not an independent country.” Can you blame them though? #SOUTHKOREA #MILITARY #INFANTRY

Smell Outstandingly Hooah with Dr. Squatch Soap: https://bit.ly/3FSurjD Use Our Code: DSQTASK Thompson SMG is weirdly a beloved iconic firearm and yet at the same time It's one of the only guns created in that time period to be completely discontinued by the US army. Think about it, the M1911 pistol is still in use, M2 browning still going strong, heck even the M1 Garand lives on in the form of the high tech polymer M14 - why didn’t the Thompson get a glow up makeover too? Follow Cappy https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Discord invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA #THOMPSON #MILITARY #WW2 The origins of the Thompson Submachine gun traces its roots back to Brigader General John T Thompson who was born in 1860 and graduated from West Point. The point is, it’s likely too late for the Thompson to enter back into service in the US military at this point. But a guy can always hope

The People's Liberation Army has gone through a number of VERY different pistols over the years in their quest for the perfect one. Some hot, some not so hot. In this episode we’re going to examine the evolution of each generation of Chinese military sidearm, the wars they were used in, and the reason why they were ultimately replaced. Follow Cappy https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Discord invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA #CHINA #PISTOL #MILITARY

This is an informative video about the FMG-148 Javelin top attack missile system. I'm your average infantryman Chris Cappy here to examine my top favorite Infrared Guided Anti-Tank Missile and 11th favorite Olympic sport, the Javelin. The FGM-148 Javelin for those of you who don’t know is America’s predominant man portable guided anti-tank weapon. It uses infrared tracking in order to guide itself to the target, making it not only easy to use, but highly effective and accurate against enemy armored threats. Follow Cappy https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ So what kind of DARPA space magic makes this thing work? How is it used on a Modern Battlefield? What are the pros and cons of using it vs. something like an AT4 or Carl Gustav? And why didn’t my squad leader ever let me play with one? Prototype development began for the Javelin launcher in 1989. But you’re probably thinking, when was the last time the US military faced off against a column of enemy tanks, what have all these soldiers been firing $100K dollar missiles at the sides of mountains? And that's not far from the case. Written by: Chris Cappy & Justin Taylor Edited by: Chris Cappy #JAVELIN #MILITARY #MISSILE

Snipers weren't always the top soldiers they had to earn their respect in the military. Find out how in this episode of Task & Purpose! Today we follow the evolution of military snipers throughout history. They went from simply being viewed as expert marksman to adding more and more skills to their teams. The US Army didn't even open a sniper school until the 1980s. Today they're also famous for their reconnaissance work as well. In this video we're going to track the progression of snipers from crossbows to the future infantry computer assisted rifles. Follow Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy #SNIPER #MARKSMAN #MILITARY

M109 is the American military's king of battle; it's a highly protected fast moving mobile 155mm yeet machine. But it’s been around since 1963 at this point and some military analysts believe it’s fast becoming obsolete So where did the self propelled M109 artillery vehicle come from and what are some of the tactics and procedures they’ve used over the years? Better yet can it lower its cannon down 45 degrees so it can be used like a tank with a massive cannon? Follow Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Written by: Chris Cappy and Andrew Tucker Edited by: Kyle In World War I we first saw the rise of tank warfare. I can picture the military designer Walter Gordon Wilson sitting there in 1917 looking at the new armored tanks then looking at static cannon artillery pieces, then looking back at the tank. The gears in his head are slowly turning as he has an epiphany and puts two and two together. The howitzer uses a main gun that fires a 155mm shell with a separate bagged charge. It is powered by a diesel engine and has a secondary M2 50 Cal machine gun. The M109 weighs 27 tons which is actually relatively light weight for an armored tank. They sacrifice some armor to keep it mobile since its not meant as a direct combat vehicle. It has a max rate of fire at 6 rounds per minute if you’re really gunning and a sustained realistic rate of fire of 3 rounds per minute. This is a terrain denial weapon. It can be used to create dead zones in a battlespace. For instance instead of having to place a whole infantry company of over 100 soldiers to guard a border you can put a platoon of four M109 artillery pieces there. The self propelled artillery vehicles need even less soldiers than fixed artillery positions which require 9 soldiers. #ARTILLERY #CANNON #MILITARY

One of the most impressive massive weapons every created: the soviet army's DSHK. It's an interesting counter to the US Army's M2 50 cal. The Russian Army's version is definitely not a copy. This DSHK heavy machine gun stands on its own legs, its own tripod legs I guess because you cannot hip fire this massive 12.7 x 108mm thing. Follow Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Written by: Chris Cappy and Andrew Tucker Edited by: Michael M #RUSSIA #FIREARMS #MILITARY

Can the Indian Military Future Infantry Soldier as a System upgrade their weapons and tactics before it's too late to deter a potential conflict with Pakistan and China at their border? Boy I hope so! In this video we examine the open source intelligence information available about the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force and their attempt to start some combined operations synergy. Follow Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy #INDIA #MILITARY #ARMY

M249 SAW was the ugly ducking evolving from a problem to the beast it is today! Find out how in this video! Meet the highest casualty producing weapon in the entire US Army’s regular infantry arsenal. The M249 belt fed Squad Automatic 5.56 x 45 mm Machine gun. In this video we’re going to take a look at its evolution as a weapon and its use in various combat situations then finally what the future next gen 249 could look like. Follow Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Merchandise T shirts: https://cappysoutpost.myspreadshop.com/ Discord channel invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Email [email protected] for inquires. Where did the need for this weapon originally come from? Well we can trace its roots all the way back to the year 1965 and the US Military was unhappy with the belt fed machines they were using at the time, the M60 and the M2 Browning. Both of these solutions technically required a crew of two in order to properly operate. The military was acting like goldilocks here. They wanted a belt fed machine gun that was just right, not too big, not too small. They were looking for a middle child to add to the family and the M249 was just the problem child to fit that role. Just like a failing marriage, bringing in another child always solves the problem.

Its not as famous as the AK-47 but the AK-74 changed Russia's tactics and have a profound impact on firearms. When Russian soldiers stormed Crimea in 2014 everyone in the media said they were carrying AK47s which I’m sure probably triggered a lot of you out there because those were actually the much underappreciated AK74! Way to go media get it together out there. But make no mistake the rifle definitely continued the mythic-like status and tradition of its predecessor. Follow Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Video Editing by: Andrew Tucker Written by: Chris Cappy & Elliot Hearn Email [email protected] for inquires. In this video I want to examine what made the AK74 rifle so unique, whether or not it was a successful military firearm solution for the Russian Army and we’ll try to answer whether its performance in battle over the past few decades was a go or no go. Hopefully, even if you’re familiar with the rifle you’ll learn something new here! If you like getting your defense information from a washed up former average infantryman, fire an Ak74 round at the like and subscribe button. Since its creation in 1974 the Russian military has manufactured an outstanding 5 million AK74. Yes, its safe to say they love this weapon system. It was actually mandatory in the 1980s for young Russian in school to know how to fieldstrip and assemble one of these within a standard amount of time. #RUSSIA #MILITARY #AK74

Can the new Polymer Helmets actually stop rifle rounds? I want to know if the next generation combat helmets are a giant step forward or a big ol’ hype train to absolutely nowhere. For the first time ever my brain bucket claims to be able to protect me from incoming rifle rounds which is crazy if that’s true. So apparently there’s a giant misconception floating around out there that soldiers wear helmets to mainly protect against bullets when that has never been the case before. Follow me for live updates: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Gentex Ops core DID NOT sponsor me but here's a link to their YT channel if you're interested in them: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXpfOpIjGm0ocVfPclEfOag The fact is helmets are mostly worn to prevent non combat related injuries that us lower enlisted are famous for. Since the inception of the ballistic helmet in the year 2000 they’ve only really been rated to stop small pistol calibers and tiny pieces of metal shrapnel from explosives, which statistically is actually the biggest threat to your head on the battlefield. And yes, It's true there are some isolated stories where the old ACH did successfully deflect a rifle round if the stars aligned just right and the angle of impact was perfect - but to be clear - stopping a direct hit was never in the cards, that is until now with the Integrated Head Protection System or IHPS for everyone who can’t resist a good military acronym. So what changed in the past ten years that allowed for this major advancement where head gear can finally stop rifle calibers? Are the biggest advancements with this headgear possibly not even related to ballistic protection? And is this new tech still unrealistically expensive to be used in any meaningful way? #HELMET #TECHNOLOGY #MILITARY The development of the Future Assault Shell Technology or FAST helmet began In the year 2007 when the US Army’s Natick Soldier Center started researching ways to improve the old last generation ACH. This was born partly out of the fact that when the Army tracked all the casualty data from 2005 to 2009 in Iraq and Afghanistan and they discovered that 28% of injuries were to the head and neck. The army gave 8 million bucks to five different defense companies to try to create a new helmet all of which failed their initial prototype tests. According to the Navy, those initial tests were actually flawed though. If the military actually wanted to get those tests correct they should have just consulted Matt from Demolition ranch. Email [email protected] for inquires. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry.

The IDF crossed the AK-47 / M-16 and a bottle opener to make the IMI Galil. But Why doesn't the Israeli Military use the 5.56mm Galil rifle anymore? The Israeli Defense Forces used the Galil as their primary combat rifle from 1972 - 2000. But can the new Galil ACE that was recently resurrected give this legendary weapon the comeback its always deserved? Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ The one I’m holding here is an older model Galil. It had a long 18 inch barrel. One thing that hasn’t changed since its creation is that it's always featured a full send mode with a high rate of fire at 650 rounds per minute. I was able to dump the entire clip before I could say shalom! That means hello. One of the distinguishing features that you’ll notice right away is its long curved magazines that its often seen with. I think this comes from the IDF’s dislike for their old FN FAL which could only carry 20 rounds. You’ll see a lot of design choices in the Galil are a direct consequence of the bad taste left in their mouth from the FAL. This was one of the first military weapons adopted to fire the accurate small NATO 5.56mm from the reliable AK47 style action. The AR Galil has an impressive muzzle velocity of 950 meters per second and an extended max effective range of 500 meters. The IDF made this as a purpose built solution for close range desert fighting that didn’t require a whole lot of love and care in regards to maintenance. You have to remember at the time of its development in the late 1960’s the Galil was a very novel idea. If you think about it, two years after it went into service the Soviet Army made a version of the AK that fired a smaller round that was very similar to the Galil. It also had a foldable stock just like the Galil. Coincidence, maybe! But I still think the Israelis were inspired by the Soviets AK who were then inspired by the Israelis Galil. Isn’t the circle of firearms life fascinating? Merchandise T shirts: https://cappysoutpost.myspreadshop.com/ Email [email protected] for inquires. Discord channel invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster positive discussion about the defense industry. #ISRAEL #MILITARY #IDF

Holiday Season Deal! Go to https://nordvpn.com/task or use "task" to get a 2-year plan plus 1 additional month with a huge discount. Special Operations in the US Military has become a bigger part of warfare since World War II. Each branch has a specialized highly trained group. What are some of the differences between the US Navy SEALs and Army Green Berets? What are the differences in their origins, training and how they approach combat? Do they specialize in different missions and terrain? This video seeks to answer the questions about how Special Forces are different in the two branches of the US Navy and US Army. There is some overlap between the two but there are also a lot of differences. Merchandise T shirts: https://cappysoutpost.myspreadshop.com/ Follow the host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Email [email protected] for inquires. Discord channel invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster positive discussion about the defense industry. #NAVY #ARMY #MILITARY

This is a very unusual full powered battle rifle with an impossibly short barrel. Find out how this US Army prototype M4 replacement is able to achieve a high muzzle velocity in this video. It fires the very high powered 68 x 51 mm cartridge from the shortest barrel configuration that I’ve ever seen for this kind of weapon. Normally this kind of large caliber is reserved for barrels longer than at least 13 inches so that it can have enough muzzle velocity to hit targets at 800 meters. Follow Instagram for live updates: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Merchandise T shirts: https://cappysoutpost.myspreadshop.com/ Email for inquires: [email protected] Discord channel invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA So what’s different here, why does the NGSW Raptor work where others have failed? If you tried making a high powered gun with a short barrel in the past it was impossible to reach the necessary muzzle velocity from an impossibly short 8 inch barrel. But Thanks to advances in modern ammo technology that’s no longer the case! Firing the gun felt great because of its compact size this meant that the center of gravity was is in closer to my body so I was able to easily control it. The trigger pull felt very similar to the trigger on the M4 in a good way, it’s very responsive and doesn’t require too much pressure to engage. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. #NGSW #USARMY #MILITARY

The Regular Russian Infantry are getting issued a brand new primary weapon for the first time since 1974. The new features on the Next Generation AK-12 tells us a ton about how the Russian military is planning to adjust their fighting doctrine for their next potential conflict. Vladimir Zlobin became the chief designer. Zlobin’s visionary prototype was a revolutionary departure from the AK series. On 6 September 2016 Sergey unveiled his version of the Ak-12 and what we ended up getting after all that media hype was actually just a pretty modest small improvement over the AK74. It weighed 7.7 lbs unloaded which is very slightly less than the AK-74 it had a slightly increased effective range to 440 meters and its felt recoil is slightly lower thanks to buttstock being inline with the new free floated barrel. This version had the really unusual strange 2 round burst mode so I guess we’re just arbitrarily picking our burst numbers now? What’s next, a 12 round burst? I give up. Follow my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Merchandise T shirts: https://cappysoutpost.myspreadshop.com/ Email for inquires: [email protected] Discord channel invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA I would argue the most important part of the AK-12 system is the 1P87 red dot holographic sight and the 1PN38 thermal sight that they are going to issue to all front line soldiers. This is a major departure in Russian doctrine and will provide the biggest performance boost to Russian infantry since the Ak74. Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! #SOVIET #MILITARY #ARMY

The Bell 360 Invictus is part of the US Army Aviation's Future Vertical Lift program. They've been trying to replace the OH-58 Kiowa helicopter for years. The Commanche RAH-66 failed to deliver in 2004 due to its 20mm autocannon being inaccurate and its engine not having enough power. But the lessons learned there are being applied to the 360 Invictus. Will its new fly by wire low maintenance be enough to make it the infantry's go to "over the shoulder" close air support system? Or will it go by the wayside as another failed 7 billion dollar defense program? Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Merchandise T shirts: https://cappysoutpost.myspreadshop.com/ The army needs this upgrade now that they are focusing on the near peer military competition with other world super powers. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster positive discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #HELICOPTER #AIRCRAFT #MILITARY

The RPG 7 is quiet possibly the most infamous and iconic anti tank weapon ever invented. The soviet army knows how to put together a solid reliable launcher I'll say that much. The Russian army still uses this launcher to this day after it being in use from the 1960s. Follow Justin Taylor: https://www.youtube.com/c/JustinTaylor144 https://www.instagram.com/formerlytalyor/ Merchandise T shirts: https://cappysoutpost.myspreadshop.com/ Find out the history of the Soviet era rocket launcher. How has the RPG-7 evolved over time, what upgrades and changes have been made and where does it fit within the pantheon of military primary weapons? #RPG7 #RUSSIA #ARMY Email [email protected] for inquires.

Download Hunting Clash: https://huntingclash.onelink.me/LNzZ/TaskandPurpose The Russian Army Ratnik Program is an overhaul of the Infantry and their digital equipment. Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Merchandise T shirts: https://cappysoutpost.myspreadshop.com/ Sources: https://www.csis.org/analysis/russian-military-reforms-georgia-syria https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/130048/pub1069.pdf https://taskandpurpose.com/military-tech/russia-sotnik-combat-armor-development/ The newest Generation 3 version of Ratnik looks like a power ranger and claims to be able to stop a 50 BMG but before we unpack whether thats true or not we need to look at where this whole idea came from. Ratnik is important to study because this is one of the United States biggest potential threats and there might be something valuable we can learn and use ourselves from Russia's state of the art infantry modernization program. #SOLDIER #ARMY #MILITARY I don’t know about you but I’m noticing a pattern here. Every single major world power for the past decade has been working on a program similar to Ratnik. The US Forces have their Nett Warrior the French call it the Feline system and the British are working on the FIST program but no matter what odd name choice you go with they all have the same exact goal in common: connect the regular infantryman to all of the enhancements that the digital world has brought to other jobs. We’ve seen how recent technological advancements have completely changed the way pilots, artillery and tankers operate but at the same time all of those digital benefits seem to have eluded the infantry until now. Why is that? Is it because us ground pounders are complete idiots who can barely figure out how to send an email? Wait, don’t answer that. The goal for Ratnik and indeed for all the worlds military forces right now is to figure out a way to get every soldier a GPS, a heads up augmented reality system, ballistic computer smart optics, new uniforms, and even some good old fashioned new hardware in the form of an upgraded primary weapon. Ratnik appears on the surface to check all the boxes. Another common denominator between the Ratnik program and the other military modernization programs around the world is they require the suite of systems to be easily adjusted based on a wide range of missions. Throughout the modern era, Russia has a reputation for lagging behind its Western competitors in technical prowess, they’ve instead been relying on rugged simplicity, sheer numbers and a good old fashioned love for the motherland. Nostrovia. Not to mention they’ve had some help from their brutal Winters. From rifles to tanks, the history record of the Russia Military has proven time and time again that they know what they’re doing when it comes to designing effective military equipment based around the keep it simple stupid premise. But no one has ever accused them of being cutting edge. Ratnik may just prove the exception. Email [email protected] for inquires.

The way this Iron Man ammo backpack works is the feed chute attaches to your extra rounds. This military technology has the purpose is to remove the need for an assistant gunner on the battlefield. AG’s traditionally have to deal with carrying some of the ammunition and helping their designated gunner with reloading while on patrol. So this could be used with either the M249 or M240 potentially freeing up as many as 8 separate soldiers per platoon from having to assist gunners. Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Merchandise T shirts: https://cappysoutpost.myspreadshop.com/ The system was invented in 2011 when three soldiers from the Iowa Army National Guard submitted their idea for an ammo backpack concept. These soldiers were dealing with a problem where they didn’t have enough soldiers in their small team to carry the ammo. That’s when they thought of Jesse Ventura's ammo backpack in the movie predator. I hope those soldiers got a nice payout for helping to develop this idea and not just another AAM pinned on their chest and a handshake from some representatives in Washington DC. That original soldier rigged up ammo can version of a prototype has since been retooled by the US army's Natick soldier research center. If you want to go digging you can find a whole bunch of arguments on the internet about whether they stole the idea from another company that was already doing something similar at the time. I’m not going into that. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster valuable discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. #IRONMAN #MILITARY #TECHNOLOGY Discord channel invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA

In 2019 the Peoples Liberation Army switched to a Next Generation QBZ 191 weapon system. This is a departure from the bullpup design that they had been using for the past twenty years. The old QBZ 95 was lacking in some major ways. Follow me on insta: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ In this video we'll learn about China's new military tactics and strategy surrounding this new system. Norinco developed and manufactures this 5.8 x 42mm primary rifle. It looks a little like an AR series clone. Cabbage QBZ191 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fIkShbx3W4 Sources: https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/ https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/tag/qbz-191/ https://taskandpurpose.com/gear-tech/china-now-making-powerful-guns-planet/ Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster positive discussion about the defense industry. #QBZ191 #MILITARY #CHINA Discord channel invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA

From Bosnia to Iraq the Warrior IFV has served with distinction for many decades so its no surprise the British Army is having such a hard time finding a replacement. In this video find out why this historic troop carrier is such an outstanding vehicle. It has a 30mm autocannon on top and can drive 10 miles per hour faster than the American Military's M2 Bradley. It can also fit one extra dismounted soldier. Mechanized infantry love this armored military vehicle. Follow Chris Cappy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Follow Elliot Hearne: https://www.instagram.com/hearnelliot/ Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. #WARRIOR #MILITARY #BRITISHARMY Email [email protected] for inquires Discord channel invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA

In 2008 Sadr City, the fate of Iraq hung in the balance of this final battle. If the insurgents won it would wipe out all the gains from the US Forces Surge. This was the final major combat operations in the Iraq War. The Siege of Sadr City in 2008 was two months of fierce close quarters combat. Baghdad was under attack from constant rocket and mortar fire. Something had to be done. The past few years of war were at stake here. Commander Hort of the 3rd Infantry Division came up with an clever plan to defeat the insurgency. He erected a 3 mile long span of 3 meter high t-walls to shut off the city. The enemy had their AK47's Rocket Propelled Grenades and Improvised Devices. The United States had their M2 Bradley Infantry fighting Vehicle and M1 Abrahams Main Battle Tank. Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ This concrete T-wall prevented the insurgents from operating with any level of freedom. This final Iraqi War battle meant that the Iraqi Prime Minister was able to keep control of the country. It resulted in a drastically lower level of violence throughout Iraq and Baghdad. The "Green Zone" was safe from rocket attacks following this battle. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster positive discussion about the defense industry. #USARMY #MILITARYHISTORY #WAR Email [email protected] for inquires. Discord channel invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA

The new computer ballistic scope will replace the ACOG and CCO entirely. It calculates where to display the reticle after you press the button. This works for machine guns, rifles, sniper rifles. L3 Harris created the 1-6x magnification optic. It includes Target Reference Point features as well as the ability to laser range find. Its like having a range card in front of you so you can re find old targets. Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. Discord channel invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA #SCOPE #L3HARRIS #SNIPER

Textron's rifle to replace the M4 is by far the most unique firearm of the past 100 years. In this video we examine if the plastic ammo and complicated looking weapon is the best gun for todays infantry. Follow me for live updates: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ NGSW mechanical aim article by Jared Keller: https://taskandpurpose.com/military-tech/army-next-generation-squad-weapon-iron-man-suit/ Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. Discord channel invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA #NGSW #TEXTRON #MILITARY

Follow me on Instagram for live updates: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy The QBZ 95 is part of military history. It's the smallest and most lightweight Bullpup out there. The QBZ 95 has distinct curved magazine and top carrying handle. This was a point of pride for the Peoples Liberation Army when they first showed it off in Hong Kong in 1997. The PLA has been using this as their primary weapon every since. But is it all it's cracked up to be? Why are they moving away from this bullpup in favor of a traditional firearm? Lets find out in this episode of Task & Purpose. Discord channel invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Email [email protected] for inquires. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. #QBZ95 #BULLPUP #RIFLE

Install Raid for Free ✅ Mobile and PC: https://clik.cc/d8YAr and get a special starter pack 💥 Available only for the next 30 days 💥 When Poland joined NATO they weren't ready to say good bye to their PKM. Instead of switching to the M240 they made their own version of the PKM that could fire the NATO 7.62 x 51mm belt fed ammo. That sounds easy but it actually took a ton of engineering and re tooling. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Discord: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Email [email protected] for inquires. #PKM #MILITARY #NATO

The primary weapon in BF2042 the M5A3, is the real life NGSW Spear that is still a prototype for the US army. Follow me for tomorrow's live stream: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy I'll be at the defense exhibit showing all the future military technology. Does EA Games know something about the outcome of this military weapons test program that we don't?!?! They even animated the #BATTLEFIELD2042 #MILITARY #NGSW

We tested out the army's new JLTV at Fort Dix New Jersey. This vehicle will replace the Humvee as the light infantry's primary tactical vehicle. Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Discord: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Email [email protected] for inquires. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster positive fun discussion about the defense industry. #ARMOR #MILITARY #TRUCK

The Global Wars have forced the military to make major changes and overhaul the way they operate. Did they succeed? Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Discord: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Email [email protected] for inquires. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster positive fun discussion about the defense industry.

Get your Mini Replica here: https://bit.ly/3nVPNak Mechanized infantry will be replacing their old M2 Bradley with a new remote controlled Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle. The US Army will be spending a projected $4.5 billion in total on the program. 5 companies are in the competition including the usual suspects and a scrappy new face. 2028 is the project first year that units will get the new vehicle. Infantry will be transported to the battlefield either the Lynx KF 41, Griffin III, Redback IFV, or the CV 90. With companies like Raytheon, Rheinmetall, Textron, General Dynamics and Oshkosh it's exciting to see what they'll cook up in the defense industry. Each of these infantry fighting vehicles will have better armor, higher firepower and more mobility than its predecessor. Find out why the army is replacing the Bradley and what new vehicles are in the running. This will be a companion armored personnel carrier to the M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank. Modular Musket T shirt: https://cappysoutpost.myspreadshop.com/ Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Discord: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Email [email protected] for inquires. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster positive fun discussion about the defense industry. Sources: https://mwi.usma.edu/the-armys-next-generation-combat-vehicle/ https://sgp.fas.org/crs/weapons/R45519.pdf https://www.defensenews.com/land/2021/07/23/us-army-chooses-competitors-to-design-infantry-fighting-vehicle-replacement/ #ARMOR #VEHICLE #MILITARY

The most iconic military vehicle that all light infantry and suburban dads recognize. It was originally meant as a behind the front lines transportation vehicle but the wars in middle east brought it out to the front lines of asymmetrical combat. We quickly realized it wasn't armored for the job and began upgrading its protection and engine to carry the added weight. Technology was taking off and engineers designed remote controlled weapon systems to keep the crew safe inside. One V shaped hull later and the Humvee was starting to become usable right before the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle finally replaced it. #HUMVEE #VEHICLE #INFANTRY Follow Justin Taylor's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JustinTaylor144 https://www.instagram.com/formerlytalyor

Grab your mini metal replica: https://bit.ly/3EfxToW The German Army's Puma is known as the best Infantry Fighting Vehicle in the world while at the same time being plagued with development problems. Its an armored personnel carrier armed with a 30mm autocannon unmanned turret. The troop transport is a relic from the Cold War era and the war in Afghanistan. The German Military is working hard to get it ready by 2029 and hopes to export it to as many NATO countries as possible. It failed its combat test in 2020 so what's really gone on here? Can it be fixed? Find out in this video. Modular Musket T shirt: https://cappysoutpost.myspreadshop.com/ Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Discord: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Email [email protected] for inquires. #ARMOR #TANK #INFANTRY Sources: https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/113th-congress-2013-2014/reports/44044-GCV.pdf https://www.defensenews.com/land/2018/06/06/germanys-impending-puma-panzer-problem https://germanarmor.blogspot.com/2020/04/puma-ifv.html https://www.czdjournal.com/defence/czech-ifv-tender-puma-withdrawn-from-the-competition-another-blow-for-the-criticized-tender-226.html Arma 3 video game footage with mods Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster positive discussion about the defense industry.

Use code: PURPOSE for 10% off your order -- https://bit.ly/3DpPOsH I tested out a real life BFG. What would you do if the the enemy is in a fortified position? A concrete house where your bullets are bouncing right off. Meet SIG's MG338. Designed specifically to eliminate any of those pesky hiding places. Follow the Host: @cappyarmy https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Andrew Tucker: @tucker_visuals https://www.instagram.com/tucker_visuals Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA We found that in Afghanistan the enemy liked to entrench in buildings and fire harassing shots. They liked to find elevated fighting positions that were out of US Forces firing range. This weapon would address any capability gap within the US Forces. It can chew through a building’s walls thanks to its higher kinetic energy. The MG338 is one step down from the 50 caliber machine gun while being the same weight and length as the M240. Around 27 lbs and 47 inches with a 24 inch barrel. If you’re on a patrol in some open mountain terrain your maximum effective range is 800 meters with the M240 and the accuracy starts to drift at that range. You don’t want to have the same range as the enemy you want twice the range. The MG338 has been proven to engage targets at 2,000 meters. But is this machine gun necessary and what new features would it give the next generation of infantry? It’s a real life BFG from doom. The gun that lays waste to every enemy in your path. The MG338 is a big fucking gun and I could feel the power of the round while going full auto on it. The engineers at SIG gave the machine gun a recoil mitigation system so the free floating barrel moves backwards with each shot. The consequence is a smoother ride, lower rate of fire, higher accuracy especially at long range. Reloading belt feds was once a chore but thanks to quality of life improvements it’s much easier with the next generation of machine guns. The feed tray breaks away in the smallest way possible which makes reloading from the prone a snap. Its fascinating when real life future weapons technology appears in culture. We see it in the form of video games and movies. Call of Duty included the MG338 briefly then removed it. The video game version is a lot like its real life counterpart with a high damage profile and low rate of fire. The only difference is in the game our operator has no problem shoulder and hip firing from the standing position. I can confirm that would be impossible in real life. If you were one of the soldiers who was able to fire the M240 standing I would love to see you try that with the MG338. Shooting from the prone dust was kicked up everywhere and the rounds slamming into the berm 50 meters away were like mini explosions. The hybrid steel brass ammo allows this machine gun to fire at higher velocities and with greater kinetic energy. You’re looking at around 6,300 Joules of muzzle energy which is twice the legacy weapons. #NGSW #USARMY #MILITARY

Use code: PURPOSE for 10% off your order -- https://bit.ly/3j0DcQv I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to test fire the SIG Sauer prototype machine gun at SIG Sauer's headquarters in New Hampshire. It shoots a new type of unique ammunition unlike anything anyone has seen before. When I got behind the trigger and fired the new hybrid ammo I could tell what a game changer the MG68 would be for the world of belt fed machine guns. This machine gun will close the capability gap that soldiers witnessed during long range mountain combat in Afghanistan. Follow the host: @cappyarmy https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Email [email protected] for inquires. Sources: http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/the-future-of-the-military-assault-rifle/ https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/10147/the-army-is-once-again-looking-to-replace-the-5-56mm-cartridge https://www.gunsandammo.com/editorial/ngsw-update-push-68mm-continues/372371 #NGSW #AFGHANISTAN #MACHINEGUN Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster productive discussion about the defense industry.

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Check out the GunMag Warehouse Youtube Channel and subscribe: https://bit.ly/3spZuy3 How did we get to computer powered scopes that calculate bullet drop instantaneously? The ACOG and CCO gave infantry a massive performance boost. It's the first step to soldier augmentation. This is where the real future of firearms will be. We see gun manufactures getting into the development of optics for this reason. Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Discord Channel Invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA L3 Harris sent us exclusive footage of the Next Generation Squad Weapon Fire Control System. We interviewed there design team to get all the answers about how this scope will improve the infantry's hit probability at 900 meters and beyond. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

From balloons over ancient cities in 1850 to the USAF MQ-9 Reaper UAV: humans have always been fascinated with autonomous war machines. The US is developing a five kilowatt laser Mobile High Energy Laser gun which can shoot down UAVs from miles away. It also has electronic warfare equipment that can jam a UAVs signal and crash it. They took out dozens of drones in their tests. Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Follow Justin Taylor: https://www.youtube.com/user/mrJust2468 https://www.instagram.com/formerlytalyor/ Discord Channel Invite: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA The first examples of what could be considered modern use of drone technology occurred all the way back in the 1950s. In the 60s there was a large gap between the capabilities of spy planes, satellites, and low echelon ground reconnaissance. The answer to this dilemma was the Ryan 147b drone. The pentagon expressed a need for Unmanned aerial vehicles after a series of fatalities involving U.S spy planes, and wanted a way to collect ground data without risking the lives of U2 pilots, which were hard to train, and incredibly expensive to replace. It was the first unmanned aerial vehicle capable of flying over a disputed or dangerous area, gathering information with it’s built in cameras, and safely making its way back to friendly territory to be collected. While collecting information, it could also serve as a decoy against enemy AA, drop munitions on fixed targets, or drop leaflets on enemies for psychological warfare Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires.

Browse the internet securely for only $2.08 for 3 years - https://bit.ly/3fqrVXB Do we still own the night? Our near peers now have night vision goggles and the US Military is now forced to share the night. There is a problem with using Infrared laser beams and strobes during night time operations on a modern battlefield. Today's combat zones require ground forces to use a new Enhanced Night Vision Goggles system. The old PVS-14 NVG's and nods gave away their position every time they turn their PEQ15 on. Using the new ENVG-B's troops might still be able to reclaim the night and own it once more. Follow the host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Email [email protected] for inquires. Discord: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA When the US army recently issued the first Enhanced thermal Night Vision Goggles we found out they give off a wireless signal sent to your weapons point of view superimposed onto your goggles point of view. It looks like they basically added some snapchat filters to night vision devices. This is a revolutionary new way to fight. In this video we cover the military news of strategy tactics and warfare at night. Only time will tell how useful it will be on the ground. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster positive discussion about the defense industry. Sources: https://mwi.usma.edu/we-dont-own-the-night-anymore/ https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-night-vision-goggles-halo-odst/ https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/06/03/new-networked-night-vision-for-soldiers-marines-youll-have-to-wait/

In a big tactics change the US army will now be dual arming way more regular infantry than ever before. This departure from tradition has to do with the evolving modern battlefield. New problems face todays infantry. Team Leaders and Squad Leaders are asked to operate drones, mobile devices, surveillance technologies one handed while coordinating their soldiers. Pistols will make it easier to keep command and control while still having mini toy replica -- https://bit.ly/3fwPz4x Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Discord: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Email [email protected] for inquires. #MILITARY #ARMY #TACTICS Sources: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/16623/the-us-army-is-issuing-its-new-m17-pistols-to-many-more-troops-than-its-predecessor https://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/12/01/army-explains-new-dual-arming-policy-modular-handgun-system.html https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/01/23/not-just-a-sidearm-armys-new-handgun-marks-first-step-to-changing-how-soldiers-fight/ https://taskandpurpose.com/

Future of Claymore style Landmines is a remote controlled grenade launcher with 6 individual shots. This XM-7 Spider won't replace the M18 Claymore but it does show some unique potential and incredible new abilities. I'm most interested in this sensor technology they've started developing even though its lame rope sensors, one day it'll be cool laser detection sensors which I think basically every hunter already has? Talk about the show and send me ideas! https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Email [email protected] for inquires.

Can this rifle replace the us army's M4 5.56mm ? True Velocity came out with a revolutionary NGSW 6.8mm 30% lighter weight cartridge. The Next Generation Squad Weapon program has three firearms manufactures competing to replace the legacy small arms. Word on the street is the army will select a winner by sometime around December of 2021 at the earliest. General Dynamics created this gun to replace the M16 which has been around now for over five decades. Follow Cappy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Discord: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Email [email protected] for inquires. #NGSW #BULLPUP #AMMO Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Check out the GunMag Warehouse YouTube channel- https://bit.ly/2SW4o8K The H&K Mp5 9mm submachine gun is one of the most requested weapons we get on here. I want to know how this became one of the world's most famous submachine guns? To me, this gun is a rise and fall story like ‘scarface’ or ‘wolf of wallstreet’. For instance, in the 80’s it was still at the height of its popularity with you know, every special forces unit and SWAT team using it but by the late 90’s the mp5 had hit rock bottom with those same units moving away from using it. So you’re probably wondering what happened, how did it all go wrong? - We’ll answer all of that but first - Que the MP5 80’s montage! #MP5 #SUBMACHINEGUN #9MM Follow the host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Task & Purpose is a military news and culture-oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Did they tip the scales in favor of the Steyr AUG instead of the M16A2 because Colt wouldn't get Australia the license to manufacture? Was the test biased? The fact that none of the Australia Special Forces community use the Steyr makes me suspicious. I'm always cynical about tests but maybe its telling the truth lets look at the data in this video! In this video we investigate the pros and cons of this weapon. It was the first Bullpup rifle to ever be adopted into main stream service as a major country's primary rifle. It was revolutionary for its time with a modular barrel system unlike pretty much anything seen prior in firearms. #BULLPUP #NATO #GUNS Discord: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Follow the host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Sources: declassified documents: https://cove.army.gov.au/sites/default/files/sarp_vol_1.pdf https://cove.army.gov.au/sites/default/files/sarp_vol_2.pdf https://cove.army.gov.au/sites/default/files/sarp_vol_3.pdf The gun was light weight, a foot shorter than the M16A2 and still accurate. There are some internet theories that it won thanks to Colt not letting Australia have the license but I don't think I put much weight on that belief. What are your thoughts I'm curious to know! Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

The Next Generation Squad Weapon program is a US military program that will replace the M4 and 556mm. The 6.8 x 51mm promises to bring higher fire power and new features to every rank and file US Military grunt out there. Variable 1 to 6 x options will give soldiers the ability to hit targets out to 800 meters with higher energy on target. I look forward to testing the other guns in this weapons program and bringing you any insights I have. Follow hosts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ T&P Discord server: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA New Channel T&P: 1st Squad: https://youtu.be/LX0fk4Z2jZA #USARMY #MILITARY #NGSW Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! https://taskandpurpose.com/

Erik Bartell left the military with no idea what he was going to do next. After serving for six years as an Army infantry officer, an injury forced him to make a decision. Erik had always wanted to lead, but with this injury, he would not be able to lead Soldiers directly in the field. He made the difficult decision to leave the Army and soon found inspiration from an unlikely source, fitness. Erik found his drive and was soon teaching other veterans the tools they needed to move forward. Learn about Erik’s journey with The FitOps Foundation and how supportive organizations can make all the difference for the veteran community. Task & Purpose began with a mission to engage, inform, and stand up for our community. That means listening to the servicemembers, veterans, and others who make up our readership and tackling the issues they’re facing head-on. Make the Call was created in partnership with Verizon to address the isolation and mental health crisis that plagues servicemembers and veterans and promote the people and programs that are helping to build stronger connections and community. Take the pledge to call someone here -- https://bit.ly/3iJaq73 Our task is to tell stories of real veterans overcoming incredible challenges and the amazing supportive communities that have helped them do it. Our purpose is to inspire the community to stay connected and to reach out to those in need. Email [email protected] for inquires. Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

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Kirstie Ennis was just starting her service in the Marines Corps when a helicopter crash in Afghanistan took her leg. Growing up in a military family, Kirstie always knew she was going to serve, and she planned to spend her career in the military. The crash disrupted her plans, but instead of slowing her down, the accident fueled her to do more on one leg than she ever dreamed of doing on two. Kirstie went on to become a Paralympic snowboarder, a Hollywood stuntwoman, and even climbed the south summit of Mt. Everest. Find out about her plans to climb the Seven Summits in 2021 and her efforts to encourage everyone to climb the mountain in front of them. Task & Purpose began with a mission to engage, inform, and stand up for our community. That means listening to the servicemembers, veterans, and others who make up our readership and tackling the issues they’re facing head-on. Make the Call was created in partnership with Verizon to address the isolation and mental health crisis that plagues servicemembers and veterans and promote the people and programs that are helping to build stronger connections and community. Take the pledge to call someone here -- https://bit.ly/3iJaq73 Our task is to tell stories of real veterans overcoming incredible challenges and the amazing supportive communities that have helped them do it. Our purpose is to inspire the community to stay connected and to reach out to those in need. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture-oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Website: https://taskandpurpose.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose

Goat Guns: https://bit.ly/3yIRyuL Use CODE: PURPOSE for 10% off The MG3 and its latest version the H&K MG5 come from the MG42, which is the infamous portable machine gun that started it all. This weapon was so well made that to this very day, the modern German Armed forces are still using the basically SAME flippin’ machine gun they used all the way back in World War II. Its mechanics remain largely unchanged over the past 70 years, which shows how well engineered this weapon system was in the first place; if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. The major military powers that aren’t using the MG3 are using weapons that borrow heavily from its design - that's how influential this gun has been. Task & Purpose is a military news and culture oriented channel. We want to foster discussion about the defense industry. Email [email protected] for inquires. https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Written by Chris Cappy Edited by Rebecca Rosen Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

The M60 MG is nicknamed the “Pig” or the “hog” for its hefty size and infinite hunger for chewing through belts of ammo. If you ask me the US Army never should have dumped the M60 back in 1977. It fires the high powered 7.62 by 51 mm round. It’s gas-operated, air cooled, belt fed with a muzzle velocity of 853 meters per second. The new version is now three pounds lighter and 5 inches shorter. It has a much lower rate of fire down to 550 rounds per minute as opposed to old version which was 1,200. sometimes less is more! or at least that's what people say to me all the time. Check out our partner and their new video : https://bit.ly/3tCSU6x Inquires: [email protected] Join our Discord Channel! https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA The original version of the weapon would go into ‘run away gun’ mode where it continues to fire even after you take your finger off the trigger, it misfired all the time, the feed tray cracked after putting only 100K rounds through it and that was by design. The trigger group was known to fall off, and the Gas system would unthread itself. It was notoriously awkward to change out barrels since it was attached to the bipod. This forced the operator to awkwardly dismount from a firing position to swap barrels. Come on M60 you’re better than that!

"Guns of Glory" mobile game: https://bit.ly/3eUwN69 Chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card Amazon giftcard event details: https://bit.ly/3nAYAwn The battle of Wanat was one of the bloodiest in all of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. During the early morning hours of July 13th over 200 enemy insurgents moved into place to assault the newly half built combat outpost. 49 American soldiers held off the enemy and prevented their base from being over run. 9 soldiers from the 173rd Airborne were KIA: -Jonathan P. Brostrom, 24, of Aiea, Hawaii - Israel Garcia, 24, of Long Beach, California - Jonathan R. Ayers, 24, of Snellville, Georgia - Jason M. Bogar, 25, of Seattle, Washington - Jason D. Hovater, 24, of Clinton, Tennessee - Matthew B. Phillips, 27, of Jasper, Georgia - Pruitt A. Rainey, 22, of Haw River, North Carolina - Gunnar W. Zwilling, 20, of Florissant, Missouri - Sergio S. Abad, 21, of Morganfield, Kentucky Follow the Host: linktr.ee/cappyarmy Inquires: [email protected] Sources: Soviet Storm: World War II in the East (documentary) The Staff of the US Army Combat Studies Institutehttps://history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/GWOT/Wanat.pdf #WAR #USARMY #MEDALOFHONOR Join our Discord Channel! https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA

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Use code TASK25 for 25% off your first order - https://bit.ly/2R32y4v BEA System's M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle has a lot of detractors that like to knock on the vehicle and claim it’s a complete piece of garbage. If you look closely a lot of that criticism is completely fabricated facts that come from a 1998 Hollywood movie called the “Pentagon Wars” which was hilarious but largely false. Illustrations courtesy of the Tank Encyclopedia, made by David Bocquelet. https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ Join our Discord Channel! https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA The first version of the Bradley came out in 1981 in direct response to the soviet creation of the BMP. They thought about copying the soviet idea but instead chose to create a new doctrine. They imagined a vehicle that could fight alongside the M1 Abrahams. It would help locate enemy targets and then it would drop ramp, infantry would run out and help pin the enemy in that location. The highly maneuverable fast Bradley is an integral part of heavy armored brigades because without them the M1 Abrahams would have less situational awareness and be far more vulnerable to being flanked. #MILITARY #ARMOR #VEHICLE The American forces had the next generation Bradley's with thermal sights and a better communications network. This allowed them to coordinate between each other and focus fire on one enemy vehicle at a time. Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Inquires: [email protected] New Channel: T&P: 1st Squad https://www.youtube.com/c/TaskPurpose1stSquad

Thanks to Bespoke Post for sponsoring this video. Get 20% off your first monthly box when you sign up at http://bspk.me/TasknPurpose and use promo code TASK&PURPOSE20 at checkout! Follow the Host: linktr.ee/cappyarmy Inquires: [email protected] Watch me try to talk about the Israel Defense Forces without getting canceled. One of the reasons they’ve switched to the TAR-21 is this rifle has addressed some of the main complaints against the bullpup like the difficulty with awkward reloading. It’s specifically tailored for the kind of close quarters urban narrow street engagements the IDF often find themselves in. New Channel: T&P: 1st Squad https://www.youtube.com/c/TaskPurpose1stSquad In the Six-Day-War they were way outgunned by five different countries but they still came out victorious. Would another country’s military be able to do the same? Many military historians point to the IDF’s obvious incentive to win these battles has to do with their families living only a few miles away from where they are fighting. With the IDF switching to a Bullpup it means we’re likely to continue seeing these guns for years to come. #IDF #GUNS #TAR21 Sources: IDF youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCawNWlihdgaycQpO3zi-jYg IWI youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0rKzOiCppHEOouQoPkxoRg "The IDF and the Lessons of the Second Lebanon War" by Amir Rapaport https://besacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/MSPS85En.pdf https://modernfirearms.net/en/assault-rifles/israel-assault-rifles/tavor-tar-21-eng/ https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/38779/israeli-corvette-emerges-with-double-load-of-iron-dome-missiles-as-potential-threats-grow

Imagine yourself stuck behind enemy lines. You hear voices shouting as they get closer to your position. You hear the crack of gunshots all around you. You try to hide frantically covering yourself in a pile of leaves. You hear the pounding of boots coming closer and closer. Then the unthinkable happens and you're captured. Taken to prison where you’re forced into an isolated cell with a bag over your head while loud terrifying psychological warfare music is played at full volume. This is a taste of what the US Military’s Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape Course is like. SERE prepares soldiers for several realities. How to avoid capture. How to navigate and live off the land. How to build makeshift shelters. What to do if you’re captured. In this video I want to find out everything we need to know about SERE. In order to get to the bottom of this I’ve read through a recently declassified 35 page document written by a former SERE instructor that outlines how they operate. As always none of the information I present is sensitive it is all publicly available I’m not breaking OPSEC here don’t worry. The outline makes it clear the instructors are to be harsh and realistic with the training. Their goal is to put students through sleep deprivation, hunger, boredom, exhaustion, isolation, its one of the only schools where they use physical abuse but throughout the document they provide safety regulations to prevent students from being seriously injured. The goal isn’t to fail students but to give them the tools needed to succeed in a POW situation. So while they will put black bags over peoples heads and handcuff them the instructors are told not to march them in circles or have them walk over dangerous obstacles with a hood over their head. Even if you’ve been to SERE school there’s a good chance you haven’t been through the top tier levels. Even this declassified document does not go into the top secret portions of the class that is reserved for high level SF operators and CIA types. There is mention in the document to instructors avoiding discussing Shadow Level techniques. Savvy Shadow is the codename that appears to denote students who are given just enough information to accomplish their job. Basically there are all kinds of clearance levels for information in this course. Inquiries: [email protected] Join our Discord Channel! https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Written by: Chris Cappy Edited Co Produced by: Rebecca Rosen Sources: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/338917-pre-academic-laboratory-preal-operating.html https://fas.org/irp/doddir/army/ar350-30.pdf https://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_a3/publication/afh10-644/afh10-644.pdf https://www.army.mil/article/138765/sere_training_develops_leaders_for_complex_environment

“Front toward enemy” is written on every single US Army M18 Claymore. I just want to say whoever thought to do that is a doggone genius. Follow the Host: linktr.ee/cappyarmy Why can’t we have that kind of simple straightforward direction written on every piece of military equipment. Every rifle, grenade, helicopter and military issued sock should have this kind of clear cut instructions to make everything as idiot proof as the Claymore. The claymore system itself is made up of three separate pieces: the mine, the clacker and the blasting cap wire. The mine is basically packed with a layer of 1 and a half pounds of the military's favorite c4 then 700 tiny 1/8th of an inch steel balls that fire out at a 60 degree arc in front of the device. This arch is achieved by the slight curvature of the claymore plastic case. These steel balls fire out at a velocity of about 4,000 feet per second so that’s traveling 1,000 feet per second faster than a bullet from your standard M4. The operator has to make sure they’re still at least 100 meters to the rear of this device because when it explodes it’s a whole lot more of an explosion than a hand grenade The main tactic used with the claymore nowadays is ‘terrain denial’ which means you have an area near your unit that you want to prevent the enemy from approaching. Usually this is used as a defensive device when you’ve set up a base somewhere and you want to sure up any weak spots in your defensive line. It can also be used to cover your flanks. Let’s do a quick breakdown of how a perimeter defence for a squad armed with some calymores might look like. Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Look behind the scenes at the pentagon pitch meeting for the M26 shotgun. Follow the Host: linktr.ee/cappyarmy Inquiries: [email protected] Join the Task & Purpose Discord Channel: https://discord.com/invite/vW4KMgA Thanks Ryan George from Screen Rant for the inspiration! His videos are hilarious check them out I'm sure you've already seen them: https://youtu.be/FOkQS77XRnA

The US Army's M16 wasn’t made to simply hold its own against the enemy’s AK47. The purpose of the M16 and the M4 was to absolutely crush the Ak47’s performance in every category from ease of use to accuracy. I think the data shows the gun accomplished that goal. In this video we'll learn the educational history of the M16 machine gun from Vietnam to modern day combat. I'll explain how the M16 main US Army gas operated rifle works. Use code: PURPOSE for 10% off your order -- https://bit.ly/3s65Lhr This rifle and the smaller intermediate caliber 5.56 mm is more accurate and lethal. During a marksmanship test conducted in 1961 by the US Army they discovered 43% of M16 shooters would qualify as experts while only 22% of 762 M-14 shooters could do the same. The basic evolution of the M16 and M4 from the A1 to the A4 is that Eugene Stoner added a heavier barrel and a three round burst setting instead of full auto. Written & Edited by: Chris Cappy Follow the Host: linktr.ee/cappyarmy Inquiries: [email protected] Join our Discord Channel! https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Research link: O'Connell, J., 2020. The M16 in Vietnam: A History of the Weapon’s Effectiveness in the Vietnam War and the Necessity of its Creation. Philologia, 12(1), pp.14–19. DOI: http://doi.org/10.21061/ph.228 #MILITARY #M16 #GUNS

Use code TP15 for 15% off your replica -- https://bit.ly/2OfaQWg At one point during the Cold War, it was just about every single military’s main battle rifle in NATO. Everybody that is, except for the United States! Look, It seemed like a complete no-brainer to adopt this rifle back in 1958 when everyone else was doing it. Written & Produced by: Chris Cappy Edited & Co Produced by: Rebecca Rosen Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Inquiries: [email protected] Join our Discord Channel! https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA In fact, our government made a backroom handshake deal with the Belgians and FN Herstal promising we’d use their rifle. They were even offering to throw in free Belgian chocolate bars if we accepted! We blew it ! It fires the powerful 7.62 mm by 51mm round at 650 rounds per minute with a range of 600 meters. The accuracy on it is reported to be outstanding Welcome to our military channel, in this episode we're going to find out about the future next-generation variant of the FN FAL and I’m going to give you both sides of the controversial argument about why the US military came close but never ended up using it. the US Forces wanted nothing to do with the original version. The rifle was so widely used by the NATO allies during the cold war days that it became known as “the right arm of the free world” I wonder what the “left arm of the free world” was holding then? #Military #Army #Guns Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

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Its hard to believe what US Army SSG Bellavia did to try to save his squad in Fallujah Iraq. It's unbelievable how much he turned his life around from feeling like a weak man to leading the most intense battle in Fallujah. He's been called the Audie Murphy of our generation. In February 2004, SGT David Bellavia deployed with the 2nd Battalion 2nd infantry regiment, 1st ID. They were stationed outside Fallujah. He was a squad leader responsible for the lives of his soldiers. Follow the Host: linktr.ee/cappyarmy Written & Edited by: Chris Cappy His platoon was tasked with searching and clearing houses in Fallujah. They were already engaged in months of fierce close quarters fighting. Bellavia was no longer bothered by fear at this point. He was fueled by it. By this time he had transformed from what he felt like was a weak man into a reliable leader who was ready for whatever this war could throw at him. On the tenth house they were clearing he would be pushed beyond the limits of fear and hostility that soldiers normally have to endure. When they approached the infamous house Sgt Bellavia stayed outside and looked through the windows so he could see if any enemies were going to try to shoot at his platoon when they entered. Inquiries: [email protected] Join our Discord Channel! https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA His platoon began clearing the house but they took intense enemy fire. Bellavia can’t see where the enemy position is from outside the house so he sprints inside and quickly realizes just how bad the situation is. The two enemy insurgents are entrenched behind a staircase. They’re hiding behind half ton concrete jersey barriers. One has an Ak47 and the other has a belt fed PKM machine gun. Sergeant Bellavia is impressed with how prepared the enemy kill zone is. In this video find out about US army SSG Bellavia's incredible act of valor during OIF in Fallujah 2004. #MEDALOFHONOR #TRUESTORY #WAR

AT4 84mm rocket launcher is the key anti-armor weapon for any modern on the go infantry squad. I think the biggest question about this piece of equipment today is probably simply why are we even using it anymore? It's been around since the late 1980s and since then we’ve developed weapons like the Javelin and upgraded Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle which have way better anti-armor capabilities. Truth be told the AT4 isn’t really even rated to go head to head with a main battle tank. Written by: Chris Cappy Edited Co Produced by: Rebecca Rosen Follow the Host: linktr.ee/cappyarmy Inquiries: [email protected] Join our Discord Channel! https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA To get stuck on all of that would be to forget all of the positives about the AT4. For one, the back blast with the AT4-Confined Space version, isn’t nearly as serious. No I’m not saying don’t make sure no one is behind you but there is definitely less of a chance of turning the whole squad into a piece of toast. The AT4 can be fired from the prone which might not sound like a big deal until your squad leader pulls you to the side and says “hey can you go crouch over there and shoot a rocket at that tank” the MAAWS on the other hand can injure out to 75 meters behind you when fired. That’s basically firing a weapon in both directions and hoping the other side takes more of the explosion than your own team. The new version AT4-CS uses a saltwater countermass packed into the launcher tube that’s meant to eat up and absorb the back blast while also slowing down the dangerous pressure wave. It's 3 feet long and weighs 15 lbs. Max range 300 meters. Wow. Amazing. What a coincidence? That is EXACTLY 20 miles and 300 meters closer to enemy armor than I would ever want to be. It has a 500 meter range if you’re aiming at an area target but that sounds terrifying because it means you would be aiming at it like a platoon of tanks 500 meters away. Which brings us to the next point: yes the AT4 is not meant to go head to head with a main battle tank like the T-90 because its armor is too thick. It can, however, knock the tracks off a tank and is very effective against other lesser armored vehicles like the BMP. The launcher can also be used against fortified enemy forces that are in a building or hiding behind cover on a mountain. #AT4 #MILITARY #ROCKETLAUNCHER Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Take one look at the Army’s new whip called the Ground Mobility Vehicle and your first thought is probably "no way am I getting in that thing." Recently the entire US Military has been adding unarmored fast lightweight off road vehicles like the GMV and the Infantry Squad Vehicle. The marines have their desert patrol vehicle that is so lightweight there are reports of it flipping over when they tried firing a recoilless rifle from it. Join our Discord Channel! https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA So what’s going on here with all these barebones infantry troop transports? I thought we just spent the last two decades up armoring every vehicle to the teeth till they could barely qualify to go over a bridge. Listen, if my squad leader gave me a briefing saying “Alright everyone we’re moving out to the enemy compound in our new unarmored buggy” They’d have to make me go kicking and screaming. Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Inquiries: [email protected] #USARMY #MILITARY #VEHICLES Written by: Chris Cappy Edited Co Produced by: Rebecca Rosen Sure, you might get a great scenic ride on the way over and that's all well and good until you’re within about 300 meters of the enemy. Look, everyone is wondering the same exact thing here “Where and when would these unarmored buggy vehicles be used because they look like a dang death trap” fair enough question. Lets answer it with this video! Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

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Was the bulky upgrade worth it for the FAMAS FELIN system? Ooh La' La' either way it's a beautiful gun! The French Army has a hardcore military history even in modern times! Follow the Host: linktr.ee/cappyarmy The main rifle they wield in battle is a unique looking bullpup called the FAMAS. That is one beautiful piece of weapons firearms machinery! It might come as a surprise but this rifle has seen heavy combat all around the world. See, I grew up in the United States hearing jokes about how the French military always gives up, they surrender right away, I’m sure you’ve heard the stereotypes. In reality this couldn’t be further from the truth. The French Foreign Legion is as tough as any other military unit out there worth their salt and they’ve been stomping around taking names and dropping bod’s with their bullpup 5.56mm FAMAS. In this video I want to know everything about the history and tactics of the FAMAS rifle. Inquiries: [email protected] Join our Discord Channel! https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA #FAMAS #FRENCHARMY #FUTUREWEAPON Written & Edited by: Chris Cappy https://taskandpurpose.com/

Army combat medics are effective on the battlefield thanks to their intense training and excellent equipment. Treating casualties under fire is about as difficult of a job as anyone in the military could ask for. Thanks to combat quick clot gauze, improved bandages and tourniquets medics save more lives than ever before. First aid training has also been greatly improved. Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Inquiries: [email protected] #ARMY #MARINECORPS Written by: Chris Cappy Edited & Co Produced by: Rebecca Rosen https://taskandpurpose.com/

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It's not about who would win in a fight. It's about why they win when they fight together. Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Inquiries: [email protected] #ARMY #MARINECORPS Written by: Chris Cappy Edited by: Rebecca Rosen https://taskandpurpose.com/

Everyone in the comments section noticed the same thing. The weapons recoil looks heavy. In this video you'll find out all the details we know about the US Army's 6.8mm Next Generation Squad Weapon's recoil. Inquiries: [email protected] Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA #NGSW #Futureweapons #guns Written & Edited by: Chris Cappy Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Sorry to cut in with my tactical combat knife but I'll get straight to the point. Inquiries: [email protected] Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA #Knife #Comedy #Military Written & Edited by: Chris Cappy Shot by: Caitlin

Start a new career in cyber or physical security - https://bit.ly/2JXFCki It's insane how advanced this new US army 6.8mm Next Generation Squad Weapon Fire Control System is. We've been waiting for a massive leap forward in firearms technology without realizing we're right about to get it! These new firearms optics are going to make weapons exponentially more effective on the battlefield. I’d rather have a musket from 1850 with the next gen fire control system than a modern weapon without one. The Infantry will be able to hit targets farther out and without greater speed thanks to this augmented ability. The technology with this scope is next level because its temperature, humidity, elevation, distance, and takes all the data straight to a computer ballistic chip to determine where the reticle goes. Inquiries: [email protected] Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Written & Edited by: Chris Cappy #NGSW #68MM #FUTUREWEAPONS Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

The US Army tried to replace the M16 in the 1980s with the Advanced Combat Rifle Program. 4 major weapons companies competed to replace the M16 and they had all kind of strange weird ideas like the flachette dart needle type ammo. They ran top mounted magazines on the G11. H^K, AAI, Colt and Steyr were all uniquely weird in their own way. Follow the host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Written & Edited by: Chris Cappy Join our Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA They needed to improve hit probability by 100% over the M16. So we saw duplex ammo tossed in there. The program cost 300$ million bucks for the Depart of Defense and the pentagon. It wasn't a complete failure though. Some of these ideas live on in the 6.8mm Next Generation Squad Weapon program today. The reason the AAI was developed to only feel recoil after the third shot explains the entire original plan behind the ACR. Their original plan was based on data that said a soldier under stress will hit a 300 meter target only 10% of the time. The solution to that plan was salvo fire. The idea was a burst of rounds would make up for pin point accuracy. This turned out to be false and it only cost us 300 million dollars to confirm it and that’s 1980’s dollars. You know how many pogs you could by with that? #ADVANCEDCOMBATRIFLE #USARMY #MILITARY Inquires: [email protected] sources: https://taskandpurpose.com/mandatory-fun/army-hk-g11-demolition-man/ http://futurewarstories.blogspot.com/2019/12/guns-from-future-us-army-advanced.html Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

The 6.8mm NGSW US Army Project Officer gave an update last month. The Next Generation Squad Weapon will replace the M16 and M4 5.56mm weapons. There is a ton of never before seen interviews and footage that we’re going to share with you. It looks like they’re putting this infantry rifle through the ringer with everything from obstacle courses to close combat and medical evacuation training scenarios. Each weapon is proprietary. You can’t take the steel, brass hybrid ammo from the SIG Sauer bid and shoot it from the General Dynamics rifle. The General Dynamics bullpup rifle was specially made to fire and eject the Polymer round. Inquiries: [email protected] Written & Edited by: Chris Cappy #NGSW #futureweapons #military Historically all firearms including the M16 has used entirely brass cartridges because that's where the technology has been. Advances in firearms manufacturing means the recoil of a 6.8mm can now be the same felt recoil as the 556 M4. If you ask me, these weapons are being designed to take advantage of the optic in ways the M4 could not. Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Sources: Fort Benning YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/jdE-Dm4I02A https://taskandpurpose.com/military-tech/army-next-generation-squad-weapon-training-video/ https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2020/1/13/three-companies-vie-to-make-next-gen-squad-weapon https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/30472/this-exotic-bullpup-rifle-is-competing-to-replace-the-armys-m4-carbines-and-m249-saws Use of DVIDS, DoD Footage does not mean endorsement of the opinions stated in this video. Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Head to http://keeps.com/taskandpurpose to get 50% off your first order of hair loss treatment. Thanks to Keeps for sponsoring this video! IVAS is the US Army's real life heads up display goggles that provide target acquisition, monitor your health, mark friendly and enemy units. The Integrated Visual Augmentation System promises to change the future of warfare as we know it by giving the infantry a real life HUD similar to video games. #futuremilitary #augmentedreality #usarmy Written & Edited by: Chris Cappy Inquires: [email protected] Join our Discord Channel to chat directly with the team: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

https://bit.ly/3fttFhs -- use code TASK to get 15% off your Woobie Hoodie. The M2 flamethrower is a weapon that is awesome and terrifying at the same time. Terrifying to both its user and those who are on the receiving end of its literal face-melting power. For this reason, it’s been deemed ‘too metal for war. #flamethrower #military #war Inquires: [email protected] Join our Discord Channel to chat directly with the team: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

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https://bit.ly/35Y7qxa ---- Use code TASK to get 10% off your entire order of steel core or ceramic plates. What if soldiers in the future could carry 300 lbs of body armor and heavy weapons with ease? With the development of new exoskeleton suits, the burden of heavy body armor may become an issue of the past. #BodyArmor #military #Exoskeleton Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Written & Produced by: Chris Cappy Edited & Co-Produced by: Rebecca Rosen Inquiries: [email protected] Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

The G36 German infantry main battle rifle is one of the most requested weapons we get and I can understand why. In this video I try to explain if the G36 rifle is terrible or awesome. We learn the history of modern German infantry weapon and how it came from the G3. Its used by over 40 countries around the world including many in NATO. A lot of soldiers originally had unreasonably high hopes for the G36 myself included. I loved it when I got to test fire it back in 2010 right before all the controversy started. It was supposed to be the future of combat rifles with its folding stock, lightweight composite plastic housing and it even had translucent magazines. #futureweapon #infantry #military Written & Edited by: Chris Cappy Inquiries: [email protected] Host Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA So we’re going to finally get to the bottom of this debate raging across internet forums and basements across the world about whether or not the rifle is plastic flimsy and inaccurate or if the problems with it were operator error. In 2010 an incident happened in Afghanistan with the G36 that has forever tarnished its reputation. A platoon of German infantry got into a firefight and found the weapons overheated after putting only 60 rounds through it. But we still haven’t solved this case yet. Who was right? Did H&K make a garbage rifle or was it used incorrectly? A German Army official test found that its accuracy would degrade in certain conditions. But then in 2014 the German Federal Ministry of Defense announced the G36 overheating wasn’t the weapons fault but instead was due to the type of ammunition used essentially clearing its name. Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

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The SKS Soviet Union Russian semi-automatic rifle was the main battle rifle from 1945-1947. It is often overlooked because of its short time in that role but its actually a very important rifle. #military #SKS #history written & edited by: Chris Cappy In the 1980’s tons of these surplus SKS’s were sent by the boatload to the US and that's how my family came to own one. My dad grabbed one of these surplus Chinese type 56 versions back then. They were cheap, about 90 bucks. Whereas today they go for closer to 600. This was the first rifle I ever fired back when I was 12 so I’ve always had a special place in my shooters heart for the SKS. We grabbed some coffee and bagels and took our SKS to the Calverton shooting range on Long Island New York. The rifle's lightweight and open style iron sights made acquiring a target even at 200 meters relatively easy. After a few rounds of practicing my old ready up drills I was able to pick up the rifle and fire at the target within 3 to 4 seconds on average. You might be wondering why the Russians didn’t stick with the old SVT 40 which they had before the SKS. This is an interesting story to analyze. So the SVT40 on paper seemed like it might be a better rifle since it had a 10 round detachable magazine. But there were a few issues with the SVT-40 which led to the SKS super seeding it. I think you can actually see some of the very specific design choices in the SKS that relate directly to the Red Army’s perceived failures of the SVT-40. The SKS for instance has a non detachable internal magazine, that's one of its distinguishing features. Many might see that as a disadvantage compared to having detachable magazines because you can load those up and have them ready to rock. Magazines mean a faster reload time. That might be true at the individual level but when you try to make these rifles scale to millions and give them to not so well trained soldiers...then at that point magazines start to become a problem. The SVT40 had problems with the magazines falling out on their own. It had problems with maintaining it in brutal field conditions. Written & Edited by: Chris Cappy Inquiries: [email protected] Host Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Use code TASK for 10% off your watch. https://bit.ly/31Jpbh5 For each watch purchased, $10 will be donated to the Headstrong Project, providing free mental health care for post-911 veterans. The trench warfare of World War I marked the end of an era and the birth of modern infantry tactics. Credit: Special Thanks to Chris the Red Coat YouTube channel for giving us permission us use their great war re-enactment footage! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVr4SNv5ryLC2I8IymcIEPQ Edited by: Rebecca Rosen Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

The F35 Lightning II jet is currently in use by Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. This is a close air support and destroyer of enemy anti-air systems. The Navy's Top Gun program is working to integrate this fifth generation fighter jet into the existing arsenal of A-10's Warthogs and F22 Raptors. A lot of people seem to think the F35 Lighting II will replace the A-10 Warthog but their mission sets will be different. The new jet will focus on anti air systems like the Russian SA-400. The new F35 jet is able to see threats from any direction way in advance in order to avoid it or destroy it. The computer sensor will even recommend what the pilot should do. The only downside to this is that pilots say there is way more that you have to keep track of inside the cockpit. Inquiries: [email protected] Host Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Written and Produced by: Chris Capelluto Edited and Co-produced by: Rebecca Rosen Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

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Is the US Military method for urban room clearing the best one? It's a relatively new procedure in the past few decades. The MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) room clearing tactics used by the army and marine corps infantry are also the same ones adopted by most western & NATO countries. Many military experts say the alternative British FIBUA (Fighting in Built Up Areas) methodical room clearing approach is better. In this video we'll cover the military history of urban operations and room clearing. The US Army calls this battle drill 6 alpha AKA Platoon enter and clear a building. We will go over the raid procedures from kicking in a door to capturing the high valued target. Inquiries: [email protected] Host instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Research: article by Brian Mac http://defensepoliticsasia.com/urban-warfare-a-critique-of-us-style-room-clearing/ http://www.bits.de/NRANEU/others/amd-us-archive/FM90-10-1C1%2895%29.pdf Written and Edited by: Chris Cappy #MILITARY #TACTICAL #USARMY Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

I have a ton of respect for our mates across the pond, the British Armed forces who use the SA80 or L85 main battle rifle. For the last four decades the UK infantry used a bullpup design. I know there is a lot of distrust out there within the military weapons community when it comes to the bullpup design compared to conventional firearms. My guess is, a lot of that actually comes directly from British soldiers, not so great experience on the ground with this rifle. I want to get to the bottom of if the incredible amount of hate for this weapon is justified or not. In order to do that we’ll have to get into British Army doctrine with the bullpup rifle. Inquires: [email protected] Follow meh: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Discord us! https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA NATO Channel and DVIDS credit for video sources. Written & Edited by: Chris Cappy #military #army #bullpup "The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement." Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

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The Marine Corps is looking to add stackable modular grenades to their arsenal. You can attach these concussion grenades together in a string. You know the first thing a Marine private is gonna do with these grenades is make a nuke powered javelin and yeet that thing. How many of these grenades do you have to stack together before you can genuinely say you’re going to nuke the enemy? Written & Edited by: Chris Cappy Discord: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ The Mark 21 Mod 0 grenade system was created by the Norwegian Defense contractor named nammo who I can only assume is the military sub division of lego. I’m going to have to give this grenade a rating of 4.5 overly excited hooahs out of 5. So right now the US Marines and the US Military at large do not have an offensive hand grenade at all in their inventory and they haven’t had one for the past 60 years. The new stackable Mark 21 hand grenade is designed specifically for use in bunkers and trenches. It’s meant to be used while advancing on a target. This type of grenade is perfect for the Marine Corps who have something of a reputation for being hard chargers. Their fighting doctrine and style lends itself to this kind of offensive hand grenade. Inquires: [email protected] #grenade #military #marinecorps "The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement." Research sources: https://taskandpurpose.com/military-tech/marine-corps-stackable-grenade-sohg https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/19787/the-army-wants-this-modular-universal-system-to-shield-its-armor-from-rockets-and-missiles Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

The “Ma Deuce” 50 caliber machine gun is getting some upgrades. We cover the 2003 Iraq War true medal of honor story of SFC Paul Ray Smith. He was KIA after defending his position against 200 enemy troops. The Army is changing from the M2 HB to the M2 A1. This will give the weapon a quick change barrel and possibly a suppressor for the first time. It will reduce the amount of hours you have to spend messing around with the annoying task of headspace and timing. We’ll also cover the development history of the powerful weapon. Written & Edited by: Chris Cappy Inquires: [email protected] Join our Discord Channel to chat directly with the team: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Our vehicle crew on the Stryker had the responsibility of looking after and maintaining the 50 cal. It was like taking care of an 84 pound child. They had to constantly be taking the barrel off and setting the headspace and then making sure it cycled right. Add to this making sure it was calibrated on the remote weapons system correctly and it starts to become a nightmare to take care of so these advances will I am sure be very welcome news to those crews. These upgrades will add 2 pounds of weight and 2 inches to the overall length of the system. This brings it to 86 pounds and 67 inches. There are two types of adapters being added to the muzzle. The first option is the new flash suppressor. This claims it can reduce the muzzle flash by 95%. This is a big advantage when fighting at night and staying hidden. The second possible option being floated is the suppressor. Also known as a silencer. But don’t go around any gun community saying the term silencer you’ll look like a complete philistine. It’s called a suppressor because it only suppresses the noise. Although the few suppressed weapons I’ve fired in real life were quiet as heck, about as silent as a fart. The idea of a suppressed “Ma Deuce” was first filtered with when the Marines decided to try out equipping an entire unit from the M4 to the M2 50 Cal with a suppressor. Since then the Navy has issued a request for a weapon engineer to come up with a suppressor for them that won’t inhibit the rate of fire. By the way, for anyone curious where the term Ma Deuce came from, it's a reference to Mother of All Machine Guns which comes from its designating M 2. 2 being the deuce. You get it. Sources: https://taskandpurpose.com/gear-tech/marine-corps-m2a1-ma-deuce-upgrade-50-cal "The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement." https://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/smith/profile/index.html Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

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Joint Light Tactical Vehicle will replace the old Humvee fleet. You might think it's just a souped up version of the Humvee but there is a ton going on here behind the scenes that you can’t see, we’re going to dive into why the Military wanted to replace the Humvee completely here. We also want to find out why they might be steering away from JLTV now. Join our Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Email Inquiries: [email protected] Keep in mind the humvee has been in service since 1985 it’s naturally difficult to get rid of something with a legacy like that. I went ahead and read the entire JLTV congressional report for you and found the most interesting information from it. I’m like that nerd that does all your homework for you on the off chance you’ll hook me up with the cheerleaders. In 2006 they started developing the JLTV because of all the complaints from troops in the field about how unarmored humvees were the biggest problem the had in combat. In 2015 Oshkosh won the $6.5 billion dollar bid to make nearly 17,000 JLTVs. Just last year the Army started receiving those first JLTVs for their units. The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement. #military #modular #offroad Written and Edited by Chris Cappy Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

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Sign up for the Purdue Cyber Apprenticeship Program to kickstart your career https://bit.ly/3k6lBF8. Training is conducted entirely online with varying start dates to work with your schedule. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The next generation infantry fighting vehicle is the replacement for the M2 Bradley and possibly even the 8-wheeled Stryker. This new vehicle will go down in military history as one of the biggest upgrades ever. It is also known as the “Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle” which hints towards drone warfare. In this video, we’ll walk through all the new specifications, armament and the types of tactics employed. The ground combat vehicle prototype weighs in at 53 tons, which is twice the weight of the Bradley, but it's capable of carrying a whole squad of nine dismounted troops. The OMFV will have the added ability to engage targets high in the sky or low down below the ground, and it will pack a way harder punch with a 50mm or possibly 40mm autocannon instead of the Bradley’s 25mm. Yes, you read that correctly, we’re talking about a massive 50mm sized autocannon. One of the coolest features of the OMFV is the Trophy active protection system. It detects incoming RPGs and missiles and dynamically calculates their flight path, then shoots them down in mid air. If you’ve ever been assigned as the Quick Reaction Force element on deployment, you understand how important speed is, especially when there is an IED attack two miles away - You need a vehicle that can get you there and dismounted quickly. Written & Edited by: Chris Cappy The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement. #futureweapons #military #army Join our Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

This video was sponsored by World of Warships! If you’re a new player, register to receive 700 doubloons, 1,000,000 Credits, two premium ships, one port slot, and 7 days of premium time when you use code READY4BATTLE2020 and click here → https://bit.ly/2WkpQD2 Here’s something fascinating that has been going on behind the scenes at the Marine Corps for the past 25 years that probably none of us know about. As of last year, they are finally replacing their old Amphibious Assault Vehicle with a next-generation Amphibious Combat Vehicle with some awesome upgraded capabilities. If you ask me it looks like they basically water proofed the Army’s Stryker and called it a day. If you think beach landings are obsolete, but the Marines certainly don’t. Future amphibious landings remain a strategic possibility in places like the South China Sea where near peers adversaries like China have been flexing their muscles. Sure, we haven’t landed on a contested beach in a half-century, but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t happen again. Three different companies have created a version of the Corps’ next amphibious vehicle, and all of them are competing for the multi-billion dollar contract. And while General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems were originally the running, BAE Systems won the bid just last year to produce 30 of the new ACVs for testing and evaluation. The new ACV will outmatch the old AAV in all the places that matter for a next-generation future conflict. The new vehicle will have a 30mm autocannon mounted on top, which is leagues more powerful than the Mark 19 system. It will carry less troops and move slower in the water which, while ostensibly a disadvantage, is not necessarily a bad thing due to recent changes in Marine Corps doctrine. Former Undersecretary of the Navy Robert Work believed one of the two would happen in any future amphibious conflict: Either Marines would land unopposed like in Grenada, or they would have to bomb the living heck out of the beach first. Basically, the idea of fighting on a contested beach would make no sense in a future conflict, and the Navy’s thinking here is that you don’t need a fast troop transport if you land uncontested — something that F-35s and cruise missiles launched from ships can help achieve with regards to beach defenses. Written & Edited by: Chris Cappy The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement. Join The Discord Channel: https://discord.com/invite/ehRkpSW Inquries: [email protected] Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Goat Guns mini replica Ak47 use code: TP15 for 15% off at Check out! https://rebrand.ly/2by5lht The US military is often inspired by what they see their counterparts develop. They’re like each other’s military muse, their source of inspiration. In this case the Russians saw the AR-15 and were inspired to create a new line of the AK family of weapons. The newest iteration is the AK-12. This is the modern assault rifle used by Russian forces it fires a 5.45mm round and is part of their Ratnik program. Join our Discord chat with us: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Inquires: [email protected] stalk the host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Written & Edited by: Chris Cappy The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement. The creator of the AK-47, Makhail Kalashnakov made the weapon in response to a German engineered firearm called the Sturmgewehr 44 rifle. Lets look at the AK series by the numbers. The muzzle velocity is 715 meters per second. By the book the effective range is 400 meters which the lessons from World War 2 taught us a regular infantryman needed to engage out to 400 meters occasionally while they needed to engage out to 200 meters frequently. The 5.45 that the new AK’s use also produces a wounding effect that only happens when the round tumbles. This increases the likelihood of taking an enemy out of the fight. The effect on a soft target with the 5.45 round is twice as bad than when you use the larger 7.62. The AK series has hundreds of variations including the PKM which is the Russian automatic squad weapon. The fundamental design and firing mechanism of an AK rifle is very different than the AR series which is why people in the gun community are often pitted against each other in debate over which philosophy is better. The AK firing mechanism seems to have a clear advantage in reliability and cost while the AR series seems to have an advantage in accuracy and modular additions to it. #military #futureweapons #ak47 Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

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Lieutenant Colonel Bohannon the Product Manager for the Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon let us ask whatever questions we wanted about the new weapon. Will the M16 finally be replaced by the 6.8mm firearm? What makes this time different than the last 70 years? Stalk Chris Cappy Here: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Discord Channel to tell me how it is: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Inquires: [email protected] I wanted to get a better understanding of where the program currently is and how it's tracking straight from the actual decision makers. These are some of the people who are working to field a better rifle to the next generation of US forces. Stick around to the end of the video to learn about my favorite part of the next generation weapons program, the fire control system which is something we haven’t really done a dive into in any of the previous videos covering this weapons program. In this video we’ll get information on how the Army plans to solve the future logistics concerns of having different ammo standards than NATO and the Marine Crops and we’ll learn why the Army believes this program will succeed where many of the past attempts have failed. So in this testing happening next week the three bids in the running will have 6 months afterwards to make any final adjustments to their platforms. I say final because next summer they will conduct the final phase where the government will choose the winner of the program. "we plan to award to one vendor and then immediately go into production with the plan to start fielding by the end of 2022" The new Fire control is a high speed optic that includes a laser range finder, ballistic solver, variable powered glass so even without a battery you still have reticles. From my conversation I learned that the new fire control system takes environmental factors into considering when firing such as humidity, temperature, pressure. You point at the target press a button and a ballistic computer chip inside the new optic does all of the calculations to adjust the reticle. It’s called a distrubed reticle. From my understanding, it takes your peq 15, storm laser range finder and a high end optic then puts it into one gun. Mathew Cox Article: https://taskandpurpose.com/military-tech/next-generation-sqaud-weapon-fire-control-system-contract #futureweapon #usarmy #military Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

The M224 60mm Mortar is a portable barrel that ground troops carry into battle and fire at a high angle up to 3,000 meters away right into the lap of the enemy. In this video we’ll learn about the tactics and weapons employed by mortar teams, what makes them different from other ground forces and where the future of mortar power is going. Edited by Rebecca Rosen inquiries: [email protected] Stalk the host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Join Our Discord Channel To Yell At Me: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA (we did buy the rights to the stock images in this video we used the version with the stock image water mark on it because that's funnier to us. Because we don't have a great sense of humor okay? Point is we bought the images go ahead and check under my email address) For those who don’t know, the infantry is segmented into two designations, the 11 bravos and 11 charlies. The Charlie types are given additional weeks of training on how to operate the three different mortar systems. This weapon has had more play in the War in Afghanistan than it has in Iraq. Many moons ago the infantry was split into even more sections with 11 Hotel being responsible for heavy anti-tank weapons. Basically the Army decided to patch the game and consolidate a bunch of the classes down to just the two. #military #weapons #mortars Mortar teams traditionally employ 60, 81 and 120mm mortars in teams of three soldiers. They can fire thirty of the 60 mm rounds per minute for 4 minutes and then 20 rounds per minute for a sustained rate of fire due to over heating limitations. The mortar element is usually used at the us army infantry company level, a company has 100 soldiers. Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

For the first time in 40 years The US Army could be getting a brand new hand grenade. This next generation multi purpose grenade would replace the current M67 fragmentation grenade. It would have some really interesting much needed upgraded capabilities. It promises to bring the ancient art of hurling a jar of explosives at your enemy into the modern technologically fancy day and age. Before we start lets watch the results of my field test to see if even after being out of the Army for 10 years I’m still able to throw a grenade 40 meters, that’s the same distance as your average soldier according to the field manual. #handgrenade #futureweapons #military Discord Channel To Talk To Us! : https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Inquiries: [email protected] The Army is opting for a very different type of grenade design here; the prototype renderings show it no longer has the spoon clip that has been a staple of the typical hand grenade for as far back as the M1 of WWI. Improvements since then have included moving to a circular design which is easier to throw than a pineapple shaped grenade, we’ve also been working on decreasing the chances of it making up its own mind on when it wants to detonate. This is thanks to using the more stable explosive called Comp B inside the M67. The Next Generation Hand Grenade doesn't have a catchy name for it right now so they’re calling it the “the enhanced tactical multi-purpose hand grenade” catchy, put that on a bumper sticker. The biggest upgrade here is that it gives the operator the option to switch the grenade between concussion or fragmentation explosion types with the flick of a switch. Concussion grenades only have a blast radius of 2 meters because they don’t send out any shrapnel as opposed to Fragmentation grenades which have a 15 meter blast radius sending pieces of metal flying out everywhere at high velocities. After not going out side for three months if either one went off in my apartment it would be an improvement. Army Times Article: https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2017/08/26/the-army-is-working-on-a-safer-but-more-lethal-hand-grenade/ Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

It was an awesome having the opportunity to partner with Gunmagwarehouse on this video! Check them out here: https://bit.ly/3aBsTg3 Join our Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Is the M27 IAR a Marine Corps Infantry replacement for the M16 or the M249 SAW? Or wait...is it meant for the Designated Marksman role? Apparently It's a bunch of roles rolled into one for the Marine Corps. While the Army is still busy developing a new 6.8mm rifle with the Department of Defense it seems the Marines Corps are off being individuals again. Joking aside this rifle has some incredible capabilities compared to the M16 and M249. Follow the Host Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Inquires: [email protected] The advantages to the M27 (Infantry Automatic Rifle) is that it can fire at a high rate of fire for a longer period of time than the M16. It's the future weapon system we've been waiting for. It has a short stroke piston system different than the gas system that the old M16 uses. The M27 has a short-stroke gas piston system. It has a barrel length of 16.5 inches and it weighs 9.8 pounds when fully loaded. It fires the same 556 rounds that the M-16 shoots. It has a free-floating barrel meaning it only makes contact with the rest of the rifle at the receiver. This gives it improved accuracy and prevents the barrel from overheating quickly. It has a rate of fire of 700 rounds per minute. Its max effective range is 600 meters for a point target and 800 meters for an area target. The rifle is full auto ,Finally we can say bye to the 3 round burst ! Why did they even have 3 round burst on the M4? It feels like a child safety lock on a car window - do you seriously not trust us enough to have full auto and we fire it in bursts? On second thought nevermind I wouldn’t trust any grunts in a room for more than ten minutes if it hasn’t been fully child proof right down to the electrical outlets. Every one of these are outfitted with a bipod and an ACOG 4x scope. As part of the tactical changes within the Marine Corps they experimented with deploying a unit where every single. M27 was fitted with a suppressor. They reported they were able to communicate easier with a trade off of weapons over heating faster. Honestly though, this is an amazing new platform and it has some huge advantages over the M16. H&K Developed this weapon which is also known as the HK416 when it's being used by the SOCOM units. Task & Purpose presents a fun SITREP on military weapons and history. Please remember to it helps promote our content! #futureweapons #guns #ammo https://taskandpurpose.com/

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Alvin York was originally a pacifist who tried to get out of being drafted. He ended up in the 82nd All American Infantry Division where he took out 26 enemy German soldiers and captured 132 more. Find out how he was able to pull this off in this incredible true story. This took place during the allied Meuse Argonne offensive. The fate of World War 1 hung in the balance of this push which happened in the last month of fighting. Time Codes: Weapon Rundown 1:08 Story of Alvin York 4:04 Inquires: [email protected] Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/ehRkpSW Here’s how the crazy but true story went down. It’s October 1918 only one month before the end of World War 1 during the 2nd bloodiest battle in all of human history to this day, called the Meuse Argonne Offensive. This battle was a massive allied assault across the whole trench line, designed to end the stalemate of trench warfare that described much of World War 1. If the Meuse Argonne Offensive was successful they’d win the war, if they failed the end would be uncertain. 29 year old Corporal Alvin York finds himself in France guarding some german prisoners when suddenly they start taking fire, they’ve been ambushed by the German Army. His platoon is ordered to infiltrate the enemy lines and silence the german machine gun positions that are killing everyone around him. 3 of his non commissioned officers in his platoon are killed on that spot, this suddenly made him next in line to lead. This quote is directly from his journal as he recounts the beginning of the battle. “The Germans got us, and they got us right smart. Their machine guns were up there on the heights overlooking us and well hidden, and we couldn't tell for certain where the terrible heavy fire was coming from ... Our boys just went down like the long grass before the mowing machine at home.” At this point Corporal York fires all his ammo from his rifle he’s able to kill 20 germans with his precision fire. From his journal in his own words quote: 1.2 million Americans took part in the battle. It was the 2nd worst battle in human history. There were 350,000 casualties at the end of the fighting in November of 1918. Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ #WWI #militaryhistory #medalofhonor Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

The Army's favorite buzzword "modular" went to town on this new M-26 MASS Shotgun. You can stick it under your M-4 Rifle or you can make it a stand alone shotgun that you whip out of your backpack. The US Military loves their lethal accessories. Breaching and entering during urban operations is difficult. This M-26 shotgun makes it a lot easier. Discord Channel:https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Inquires: [email protected] Follow the host: www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Sure the M-26 isn't exactly brand new. It's been around since 2012. But It's relatively new compared to the Mossberg 500 shotgun which has been around since the 1960's. The Mossberg 500 has been used by military and police forces to great effect since then. It's a legendary piece of equipment. The real question is should you mount this shotgun to the bottom of your M-4 rifle or not? With the M26 underslung the rifle is bulky, impossible to go prone with and way heavier. I can just picture how excited everyone was in that meeting when they unveiled what an absolute force multiplier this shotgun would be. It would add so much lethality to each soldier. The M26 takes the military's favorite buzz words “modular” “lethal” “force multiplier” and slams it into one 12 gauge shell while forgetting my favorite buzz word which “practical” is the M26 practical as an underslung shotgun? The types of ammo provided for the M26 includes breaching shells and non lethals. I’m going to assume everyone here knows how a regular 12 gauge shotgun shell works so instead I’ll explain how a breaching shell works. It’s encased in wax and have a kind of metal dust that blows away the hinges without leaving any risk of penetrating through the door into the room. Anytime you use a shotgun for breaching like this you’re supposed to have the muzzle at a safe distance from the door, often you’ll have a standoff device at the end of the barrel to make sure you’re idiot proof against yourself. So what came before the M26? The Mosberg 500 shotgun is legendary. It was used by the Army and the Marine Corps since 1960. It has the magazine tube located below the barrel and screwed into the receiver. The weapon is designed from head to toe to be treated poorly in rough conditions and still be able to operate. In 2009 the Mossberg was upgraded and given a collapsible stock and rail system. #military #shotgun #weapons Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

The Army is working to switch from the 5.56 mm ammo to the 6.8 mm next generation squad weapon. This is a future weapons program that includes the MG 6.8mm which we've acquired some new animations to. They plan to pick a winner of the bid and finish the switch by 2023. Sig Sauer, Textron and General Dynamics are all still in the running. Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA This weapons program was started to give the US Army increased lethality at greater ranges. The ammo for these future weapons are all incredibly unique since they feature hybrid cases. This includes plastic ammunition, polymer ammo as well as a steel / brass casing. This channel takes military weapons and history and presents it in an easy to understand fun way. Follow the Host Chris Cappy: www.instagram.com/cappyarmy Inquires: [email protected] Sources used: Tom Beckstrand's article: https://www.gunsandammo.com/editorial/ngsw-update-push-68mm-continues/372371 Jared Keller article: https://taskandpurpose.com/military-tech/next-generation-squad-weapon-funding-2021-defense-budget #guns #ammo #futureweapons Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ https://taskandpurpose.com/

Surrounded and outnumbered five to one by the enemy the US Army troops of the 1st infantry division Charlie Company 16th Regiment have to hang on through the night. It looks like no help will arrive for them even after they were sent out as bait for the enemy Viet Cong forces. https://bit.ly/TheLastFullMeasure_YouTube https://www.amazon.com/Last-Full-Measure-Sebastian-Stan/dp/B084378V5Q https://play.google.com/store/movies/details?id=HxGNfqE72-M.P ‘The Last Full Measure’ tells the story of Pararescueman Medic William H. Pitsenbarger, who personally saved more than sixty men during the battle of Xi Cam My in the Vietnam War. Despite being offered a chance to escape on the last helicopter out of combat he stayed behind to help his fellow Americans. This video walks you through the Vietnam War era military history of the battle of Xa Cam My. In the early days of the war in 1966 the US Armed Forces were fighting to keep hold of Saigon. The soldiers of the Army's 1st Infantry Division, Charlie Company 16th regiment walked into a trap and quickly found themselves surrounded by the enemy Viet Cong Forces. The Air Force Para Rescue helicopters flew to their aid without hesitation when no one else would. The soldiers in this unit considered themselves professional so they weren’t made of many draftees at this point. From first hand interviews from survivors of this battle they said they enlisted to do their duty to their country. They wanted to stop the communists from taking over Vietnam, this isn’t about whether the war was right or wrong, this just gives us some insight into what the troops on the ground believed they were fighting for. So how did it get to the point where the battle became that bad? There was a mix of mistakes and bad luck that lead to the situation becoming that dire. Here’s how they got there. Operation Abilene was designed to send this rifle company with the strength of only about 134 soldiers out into the jungle as bait. They were looking for the elusive D800 battalion of the Viet Cong who had the strength of over 500 soldiers. The Vietcong had three machine gun positions with stationary 50 caliber machine guns. This massive caliber weapon can chew through trees. They also had additional 30 caliber machine guns. their main battle rifle was a variant of the soviet ak-47. It was the chinese made type 56 assault rifle firing a 7.62 round. Chris Cappy gives you a behind the scenes look at the story of Staff Sergeant Pitsenbarger and the heroic actions he took that fateful day in Vietnam. Be sure to check out ‘The Last Full Measure,” available for BLU-RAY, DVD and Digital purchase right now! #vietnamwar #militaryhistory #TheLastFullMeasure Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

This is the US military's favorite piece to accessorize with, the MK 19 automatic grenade launcher. Are you the US Army or the Marine Corps? Do you have an armored vehicle laying around? Toss a MK 19 on it! Either remote operated or hand operated either way as long as you're not using one of those old hand cranked 40mm launchers. My arms usually get tired after only a few minutes of hand cranking so that wouldn't work well for me. Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/ehRkpSW Stick around till the end of the video to learn some information on the new MK 47 that Special Forces teams are trying out. Please remember to like and subscribe! Edited by: Rebecca Rosen Written by: Chris Cappy and Jack Page Follow the host: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Inquires: [email protected] Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA The New York City lock-down days are difficult and it's important to try to laugh through it whenever we get a chance! Here's a short comedy sketch about what I'm sure its like for those Army National Guard Soldiers who are activated for this in New York City. Comment below and let me know what you have in your emergency bug out bag / go bag. NY Guard is my old unit I was with them for years. I'm grateful they are the ones out there helping out along with nurses and doctors. I have no doubt they'll beat this thing. Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ inquiries: [email protected] Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/ #military #comedy

Military PTSD has always been a part of war for soldiers. Ancient writings in human history suggest this problem is as old as warfare and combat itself. 3,000 year old texts were recently discovered and they make clear references to the same symptoms troops face today. This evidence goes against those who would claim the disorder is fake. Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD has been known as many different things over the ages including shell shock, battle fatigue and soldiers heart. It's a collection of symptoms that stay with survivors of traumatic events. They experience nightmares, flashbacks, depression, and hyper-vigilance. Some of the worst hit Veterans include those from the Vietnam War who suffered PTSD diagnoses at a higher rate than Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. If you're a US Military Veteran suffering from PTSD and you want fast and free care: https://getheadstrong.org/ 3,000 Year old Texts on PTSD: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/ptsd-may-old-combat/ PTSD and Genetics study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3136568/ Interview with VA Hospital Expert Andrew Pomerantz https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/heart/themes/shellshock.html Edited by: Rebecca Rosen Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/ #PTSD #military #history #mentalhealth

Get your new modern duffel bag today! OLYMPUS II Litefighter: https://bit.ly/3iXYkE2 Fully Retractable 14" Steel Handle with Two Settings Integrated Ruck Suspension System W/ Adjustable Padded Shoulder & Waist Straps 4" Heavy Duty Polyurethane Wheels with Replaceable Steel Housing Three Removable ABS Divider Shelves Turns Bag Into Rolling Footlocker TSA Compliant Lifetime Warranty NSN: 8465-01-679-7717 From Genghis Khan's strategy of massive cavalry attacks to Napoleon Bonaparte's cannons here are the best combat load outs in history. Modern warfare on today's battlefields is informed by what military troops carry. Did you know the rucksack is actually a relatively new invention? Duffel bags were only invented in World War II. The equipment troops carry into battle can mean the difference between devastating defeat or victory. In this video we'll learn about three of the most famous combat load outs in military history. One of the most imaginative combinations of gear and logistics comes from Ghangis Khan and his Mongol Army. Here’s how it worked for them. Their novel strategy was for a typical cavalryman to be in charge of three or four horses. To which you might think, why does one guy need so many horses? Leave a horse for the rest of us right? But you’d be wrong, they needed the extra horses so they could rotate between them. I find the Napoleonic Wars fascinating. The guy was iconic for his stubborn arrogance as illustrated by this quote “I have fought sixty battles, and I have learnt nothing which I did not know at the beginning” - Napoleon Bonaparte. I can’t imagine for the life of me why they would put someone as humble as you on a boat and sail you all the way to an island in the middle of no where. In the Early 1800’s the modern notion of the rucksack was born. Napoleon and his troops had a leather cowhide pack called a haversack. They carried all their equipment in it mostly their rations which during most of their campaigns consisted of wheat or food they imagined. These early rucksacks were hated by troops with some choosing to fold their gear into a blanket and carry that. They had to embrace the suck though with those old packs. A gray coat was rolled up and placed on top of this haversack for warmth. Each soldier carried a musket which was only good up to 80 yards but the fights were devastating once the volleys began. They carried 35 to 60 rounds of ammunition carried by a white buff shoulder belt. The musket was a Charleville with a bayonet and 16 inch blade on it. By the end of the campaign 8 out of 12 soldiers were killed or captured so you were probably in the 1% if you got to fire all your cartridges. Stalk the host here: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Collaboration / Inqures: [email protected] Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/ #gear #infantry #loadout #history #military

Special Forces Operators are testing out the 6.5mm creedmoor ammo type for their M110 sniper rifles in the military. Is this the ultimate one round to rule them all for the army or is it an expensive upgrade that isn't worth much? Find out in our gun analysis here. SOCOM is also trying out the 6.5 CM in a FN SCAR-H main battle rifle and the MK48 Mod 2 "assault machine gun" style. Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA The military has been trying out different intermediate rounds recently and it's interesting to guess what they'll end up doing. What do you think of these upper receiver changes? Should SOCOM stick to the 7.62mm or is the 6.5 creedmoor. We offer light hearted fun takes on weapons and military history. Subscribe for more content like this! inquiries: [email protected] stalk the host here: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/ #guns #ammo #military #weapons

Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA The Advanced Police Carbine 9mm will replace the military's out dated use of the MP-5. This future weapon has an insane rate of fire. I know some of you might be disappointed it's not a 45 cal like the Tommy gun but we'll dive into the details of why the Army made this call. Find out about all the specifications and features of the APC9K in this gun analysis. You'll learn all about the military history of the submachine gun. It's fascinating how they evolved from the Thompson to the Grease Gun. I know I left out the MP18 and the UZI and everyone's favorite SMG but there's only time for so much in one video you know. In our videos we try to give a light hearted fun approach to military history and weapons. inquiries: [email protected] Follow Chris Cappy here: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Read Jared Keller's article: https://taskandpurpose.com/military-tech/army-apc9k-submachine-gun Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/ #guns #ammo #military #weapons

Air superiority is the greatest tool of the American military and the AH-64 Attack Helicopter reigns supreme. The Army canceled a 7 billion dollar contract for a new scout helicopter because nothing can touch the perfection that is the Apache. Fighter Pilots in the Army and the Air Force are some of the most skilled people I've ever seen. From the 30mm autocannon to the hellfire missiles the armament of these aircraft is impressive as heck. Our videos aim to deliver valuable information about military weapons and history in a lighthearted fun way. Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/ehRkpSW Watch this video to learn how we got to this amazing piece of equipment. Fighter pilots in the armed forces are some of the greatest heroes out there to the infantry boots on the ground. Edited by: Rebecca Rosen Stalk the host Chris Cappy here: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Inquiries: [email protected] Pilots Of Stone by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/ #helicopter #military #pilots

Only the Marine Corps gets the M-32 semi-auto 40mm six-shot Grenade Launcher out of all the military branches. let's analyze this weapon system. First of all, the M32 loaded with some less than lethal rounds is great for getting your local riot to finally chill out and settle down. In this episode, we try to uncover the mystery of why Chris Cappy's mustache seems to grow randomly throughout the video. #military #weapons #firearms #marines #grenades #war Please remember to Like and subscribe it does actually help our channel a heck of a lot! Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Inquiries: [email protected] Shocking news, for the first time in military history there's even a taser version of the 40mm now! Infantry has been making use of the South African invented weapon since the 1980's. It's great for increasing the firepower of any platoon. When you read an MRE it says "Force Multiplier" on it. This is ACTUALLY a force multiplier. Force multiplied by 6 times the boom. The M320 and M320 have nothing on this weapon. It's a stand-alone though so if you're hoping to be a rifleman and an M32 gunner on the side you're out of luck. Subscribe to our channel for more fun light-hearted military weapons and history rundown. Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/ #grenade #military #marines

#specialforces #military #weapons #firearms #ammo Army Special Forces in the military are testing out a new Automatic Machine Gun! Learn about it here. The SIG Sauer MG338 Norma Magnum chambered replacement for the M240 Bravo. Will this finally be the episode where Chris Cappy will shave his arms or sell his 2004 Toyota Camry? Are we the only ones who think the .338 Norma Magnum round sounds like a 1950's femme fetal? One thing is for sure, we'll find out some new updates about the Advanced Sniper Rifle from Barrett is chambered in the same .338 Norma Magnum ammo type. In this episode, we'll also look into the 6.5 Creedmoor. The Army and Marine Corps are eyeing the development of some new rifles. In the past year as the channel has grown, I've learned more from you all in the comments than I have reading various articles online. Hopefully, you still find the information interesting and I promise I'll get it right next time. Send inquiries to: [email protected] Helpful Timecode: 0:39 MG 338 Rundown 5:30 Advanced Sniper Rifle Rundown Stalk the host Chris Cappy here: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Sources: Jared Keller Reporter: "Task & Purpose": https://taskandpurpose.com/military-tech/socom-sig-suaer-mg-338-machine-gun Joseph Trevithick Reporter "The Drive": https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/31855/special-operators-are-eying-this-machine-gun-to-solve-a-number-of-problems Task & Purpose Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86QRqNk11-gppBfWqr2Fvw Military Conspiracies Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOQr5yTUmswwrG30Mf4vDQ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Horseback units were made obsolete by the end of World War I but that didn't stop an Italian Cavalry unit from charging a Soviet position in World War II. With swords, pistols and grenades held high they rush at the surprised Soviet army soldiers who had machine guns and mortars. The Italians made an attempt to route the enemy on horseback. Historians have come to call this the last major cavalry charge in history. It always fascinates me when the old world clashes with the new world. This is one of the best examples of that. If you like the video please remember to like, comment and subscribe to our channel we post a new video (pretty much) every week! #militaryhistory #cavalry #worldwar2 #army #sovietunion Edited by: Rebecca Rosen Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

If you're thinking about joining the United States military there are some things you should prepare for beforehand. In this video, we will go over the biggest myths about boot camp. We will help you figure out which type of soldier (sailor, marine, etc) that you are. I created a helpful do's and don'ts section that every prospective recruit should look at. Hopefully, this will serve as a helpful guide to anyone who is thinking about enlisting into any branch of the military. Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/ehRkpSW I was in the Army but I think this should work for you no matter what job or branch you're going to do. Good luck with your enlistment, it's true what they say, it's completely what you make of it! I try to make light-hearted fun videos about the military. Please subscribe and like our videos if you get something out of them! Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ inquiries: [email protected] Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/ #bootcamp #military#howto

We went off the grid on a hike to the top of a mountain with Kit Badger. We purified our own water from the lake and cooked our own food. Watch Kit Badger guide us to through the 3,000 vertical climb in beautiful Idaho. Kit is a former Marine and veteran of the war in Afghanistan. He's been through many adventures in life and never asks for permission in anything he does. RIP-IT energy drink https://www.ripitenergy.com/ Known by everyone in the military as that drink that gets you through the 12-hour guard shift or the night time QRF shifts. Check out the best energy drink on the market to support our channel and the content we regularly put out. Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA In the 1990's H&K developed the XM29 OICW to replace the M-16. What followed was a multiple decades-long adventure through Army weapon tests it ended in one of the offshoots of the weapon actually adopted. The XM-25 Punisher Airburst Grenade Launcher actually made it to line units in the 2010's. The XM-8 had the lowest number of stoppages out of any weapon that was in the running yet it still failed to nab the gold medal. Was it because of political pressure from another contract? How did something so promising get canceled so hard? Join us as we dig through the details in a fun, lighthearted and humorous way. One of the main issues with the rifle was, it tried to be everything at once. Heckler & Koch planned for the XM series to have as many as 4 different variants to fill the role of the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, the M-16, the submachine gun. They even wanted it to be able to be rechambered into new rounds in the field. Sometimes it's better to do one thing amazing and twenty things alright. We have purchased all the images and retain the rights to all images in this video. Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Inquiries: [email protected] Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Why is the US military investing half a billion bucks into fighting underground? Drone swarms and chemical attacks could destroy any troops on the surface in a future war. What will the future of warfare look like for the infantryman on the ground? We gathered some of the opinions from the top think tanks. How Infantry Warfare Changed in Military History (PART 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRjvBhiJwj8 As always our mission statement is to present interesting information in an entertaining and funny way whenever possible. We take complex military history topics and condense it for you. Infantry in the future will have to contend with killer robots and hiding from artificial intelligence-driven sensors. Future weapon systems sound terrifying. Senator John McCain held a congressional meeting on the future of war where several top experts gave speeches on what they believed the biggest problems facing our military would be in the future. We learned some interesting insights about where the Army is betting they should invest their time and energy. Edited by: Rebecca Rosen Business opportunities / Sponsorships: [email protected] Behind the Scenes: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ #futurewar #military #ww3 Helpful Timecodes: 00:28 Subtterainin Warfare 3:27 Hide and Go Seek 5:04 Special Forces Future Mission 8:45 John McCain on Future War 11:21 Command & Control Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

You cringe you lose! This is a funny video that people in the military might appreciate. I agree with you all in the comments section I totally missed an opportunity for a good Jody joke haha. We're not trying to trigger anyone with this, believe me, I have a dumb film studies degree so I'm not making fun of anyone but myself here haha. When my grandpa got home from the Korean War he married my grandma and had a bunch of kids they're still together! When everyone I know got home from deployment like 80% got divorced so that's all I'm trying to joke about because laughing is the best way to make me stop crying. And I cry a lot so laugh with me? Follow at https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Watch our video on the history of the Infantry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRjvBhiJwj8 Want more fun military content and news? Subscribe to Task & Purpose! #militaryhumor #ww3 #darkhumor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Discord Channel join the T&P army: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA We dug up some old reports from 1977 where an Army Major was talking smack against the M-14 to the Department of Defense. We've only switched main battle rifles a few times. The M-14 had a short-lived run when it replaced the M-1 Garand after the Korean War but it's still managed to stick around forever since then. Find out exactly what happened and why! Army and Marines use the rifle today in designated marksman and sniper roles. The military has a hard time parting with ex weapons it seems they might need a restraining order against the M-14 because it keeps coming back. We try to present a light-hearted humorous and entertaining look at history and weapons systems. We have purchased all the images and retain the rights to all images in this video. Stalk me here! https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ inquiries: [email protected] Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! #military #history #weapons #war All footage is public domain DVIDS. The Department of Defense does not endorse the opinions in this video. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Discord Channel join us! : https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA In this video, we discover the cultural changes that played an unseen hand in the development of warfare. Did you know, in the past, unqualified noblemen lead us into battle? Nowadays unqualified peasants like myself are allowed to take a crack at it! 'Close with and destroy the enemy' The infantry has the best job description in military history. They're the oldest job in the military. Find out where their name originally came from. Every couple of hundred years an unbelievable never before imagined strategy hits the scene in infantry tactics thereby changing the world. Throughout time history is marked by this pattern. From the Greek Phalanx and Ancient Roman Legion to the modern-day machine gun these leaps often catch the enemy completely by surprise. We try to present an informative light-hearted and entertaining look at military history and weapons systems. Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/ehRkpSW Instagram Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/   For sponsorship and business inquiries email: [email protected]  Helpful timecodes: What is line infantry? 1:37 Oldest infantry traditions 3:55 The invention of gunpowder 6:42 Invention of the Maxim machine gun 9:07 Guerilla Warfare 12:16 Controversial Marshell Effect 13:12 Why we fight 16:43 #military #history #weapons #war All footage is public domain DVIDS. The Department of Defense does not endorse the opinions in this video. Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Plastic cased telescoped ammo and polymer cased 6.8 mm cartridges might be the way of future military weapon systems. We're talking about a potential 40% reduction in weight which means we can toss an extra hundred rounds on you while keeping the weight the same. Target shooting could be a lot more fun with those bad boys as well. In all seriousness, composite ammo is making a huge leap in advances thanks to new manufacturing techniques. These new 6.8 mm Next Generation Squad Weapons will replace the M-16 and the M249 current 5.56 rounds. Edited by: Rebecca Rosen We have purchased all the images and retain the rights to all images in this video. Inquiries: [email protected] Time Stamps: 0:39 Textron Ammo 2:43 General Dynamics Ammo 4:37 SIG Sauer Ammo 6:02 Why the change? Follow Army Veteran Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ #military #futureweapons #firearms #weapontechnology All video is sourced from DVIDS Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

PFC Francis Currey used his Browning Automatic Rifle, anti tank grenades and a bazooka to make a larger German attacking force retreat. During the Battle of the Bulge PFC Francis S. Currey saved the flank of his entire battalion from advancing German soldiers at Malmedy. That day Francis Currey saved the lives of his five buddies. We pulled from some brand new recreation videos that the military made to help tell this inspirational story. Comment below to let us know what you think of the video if you like it or if it's not for you, we're thinking of doing a series on other unsung heroes. Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ @cappyarmy #war #hero #inspirational #army Footage source credit: DVIDS Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA We went from the legendary .45 M1911 to the loathed M9 Berretta and now we're switching to the new SIG Sauer pistol. Many grunts still talk about how they wish they still had a .45 pistol. Special Forces operators are rumored to frequently choose to carry a .45 instead of the Berretta. SIG Sauer won the multi-million dollar contract to replace the M9 berretta in 2017. The new SIG Sauer M18 strike fire pistol has mixed reviews so far as they iron out all the problems. Let's go over the history of pistol switches in the military. We try to present a light-hearted humorous and entertaining look at history and weapons systems. Edited by: Rebecca Rosen Inquiries: [email protected] #military #pistol #infographic #firearms Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ @cappyarmy Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Discord Channel join us! : https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Iraq War veteran Chris Cappy gives the Next Generation Squad Weapon rundown. These three companies are in competition to replace the M-16, M-249 SAW and the M-240 bravo with the NGSW. Each bid has unique pro's and con's and feature technology we never imagined would already be ready to use. One of these 6.8mm weapons will replace the 5.56 firing M16 after 60 years in service. We're taking you literally inside the Textron bid for the NGSW to show you the incredible new technologies implemented. Find out how polymer cased ammo and caseless telescoped ammo will reduce the overall weight of ammo while increasing the size of the bullet. Our last version of the video got taken down so we fixed everything and added all new information for you. Comment below let us know which bid do you like best of the three? Edited by: Chris Cappy and Rebecca Rosen #military #army #futureweapon #technology inquiries: [email protected] Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Helpful Timecodes: Textron: 1:12 SIG Sauer: 5:41 General Dynamics: 8:11 #militaryhistory #futureweapons #infographic Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Bringing the rain and pain in the military is the forward observer. They are the eyes of death dropping 1000 pound JDAMs on the enemy. They coordinate between the infantry and the artillery guys. The role has evolved over a hundred years to the modern day tactics of drones and GPS laser guided munitions. Learn about how the Forward Observes operated throughout history. Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/ehRkpSW We read through an amazingly detailed dissertation written on the history of FO's to bring you this. The 13 Foxtrot MOS or Forward Observer has been important in military history since World War II. Find out how the role evolved from originally dealing with being scoffed at by Generals to now being in a position turning the tide of entire battles. In Iraq and Afghanistan FO's lead the way with new UAV technology that helps them drop precision munitions on their target. Video Edited by: Rebecca Rosen #militaryjobs #war #patriotic #weapons Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ @cappyarmy Big thank you to John R Walker for his dissertation written on FO's at Kent State University in 2009 which we used for research in this video. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/feec/0e6a33c484d88917145c1d9bb3581d872756.pdf All video clips used are public domain from gov DVIDS resource. Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Body armor has come a long way since firearms were first invented. There have been some incredible life-saving protection and some misguided attempts to protect soldiers. We dug through firsthand reports on how body armor throughout the ages. Then we looked at new data and discovered that twice as many soldiers were taken out of action from back injuries than from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. This was due to heavy body armor and military equipment. The Marines plate carriers were always one step ahead of the Army since the Global War on Terror started. From the ancient Roman hacking at shields with swords to the modern-day armor that will stop a 7.62 AK-47 rifle round. The debate that is as old as time is over how much protection is worth losing mobility. The battle between the sword and the shield has been waging forever. The Improved Outer Tactical Vest was a horrible implementation of body armor. Represented an over-engineering and overprotective sensibility. #military #history #infographic #futureweapons Discord Channel Love / Hate mail me: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Business opportunities / Sponsorships: [email protected] Time Stamps: 1:23 History of Worn Armor 3:31 World War 1 Body Armor 4:25 The Worst Body Armor (In my Opinion) 8:10 Law of Diminishing Returns 6:23 Future of Body Armor The Army's "Iron Man" Suit Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Edited by: Chris Cappy and Rebecca Rosen Check out Dean Bashford Body Armor Report written in 1920's: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88632489.html We also scoured this report on body armor: https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/super-soldiers-1 Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Discord Channel tell us all about it : https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Every patrol in Iraq or Afghanistan has these 4 people on it. Which one was you? This is a funny sketch or at least an attempt at humor covering all the people I knew when I was on patrol. While you're watching the video make sure you have a good 3 to 5 meter spacing from each other! When you're out on patrol there are a few different types of people that everyone knows, here they are in all their glory. Veterans of Iraq / Afghanistan and any war really will relate to this. Personally, I'm a brand new private kind of guy. Put on your PT belt before you click play. I hope you enjoy the crappy airsoft M203 M4 rifle I had laying around to make this skit. We try to present a light-hearted humorous and entertaining look at history and weapons systems. Follow Army Veteran Chris Capelluto on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ @cappyarmy Inquiries: [email protected] #militaryhumor #sketchcomedy #veterans Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

We spent time with the wounded warrior and former Marine Rory Hamill to learn how he honors the fallen heroes. Rory has dedicated his life to speaking out about PTSD in order to help fellow military members in need. Edited by: Rebecca Rosen Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Check out the article written by Matthew Moss where we got some of the great info and video footage for this video! https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2019/09/12/tfb-first-look-sig-sauers-next-generation-squad-weapons/ Former Army Infantryman Iraq War veteran gives the rundown. These three companies are bidding to replace the M-16, M-249 SAW and the M-240 bravo with a Next Generation Squad Weapon. Everyone seems to dislike the bullpup General Dynamics bid. One of these 6.8mm weapons will replace the 5.56mm M-16 and M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon. Comment below let us know which bid do you like best of the three? We have purchased all the stock photo rights. Edited by: Rebecca Rosen #militaryhistory #futureweapons #infographic Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ @cappyarmy Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Learn about the unique role combat engineers have played throughout every major war — and find out exactly where the term 'Sapper' comes from. There are many different MOS' or jobs in the military. 12 Bravo is the military occupational specialty designated to Combat Engineers in the Army. Combat engineers are brave soldiers who have had important roles in various wars. In the most recent Global War on Terror they filled in a lot of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal roles in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is due to the higher volume threat of Improvised Explosive Devices in this most recent conflict. Edited by: Rebecca Rosen Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

The strategy in Tal Afar set the precedent for the troop surge in Iraq and drastically lowered levels of violence by 2010. CORRECTION: It was 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, not 3rd brigade 1st cavalry division. Did you know how the combat outpost strategy was created in the War on Terror? Counter Insurgency or "COIN" operations was a series of tactical moves that the US forces found not only won battles but held onto gains and allowed for progress in the war. After the civil war in Syria started and the US forces withdrew from Iraq we saw ISIS retake all our old Combat Outposts in Iraq including Tal Afar. They killed thousands of civilians in their attempt to create a caliphate in Iraq. The Iraqi Army recaptured Tal Afar in 2017 and have held onto it since then. The strategy was "Clear, Hold, Build" meaning they had to clear the town of enemy forces, then hold it with Combat Outposts instead of returning to major Forward Operating Bases, then rebuild the local infrastructure and build trust with the local population. The idea seems obvious now but at the time it must have seemed insane to send a company of troops out into the middle of a city with no major back up for at least an hour away. General Petreus and the commander of the battle of Tal Afar Lieutenant general McMaster created this strategy. Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

The new .338 Norma Magnum ammunition is the sweet spot between the 7.62mm and .50 caliber. The M-240 bravo will be replaced along with the M-16 by the Next Generation Squad Weapons family in the United States Army and Marine Corps, coming in 2022. With an extra kick and punch up from the 5.56mm to 6.8mm and from the 7.62 NATO to .338 Norma Magnum. SIG Sauer and General Dynamics have released some brand new motivational footage of their prototypes. But there can be only one winner of the multi-million dollar bid! The barrel for this new weapons system is reciprocating, which keeps the positive and negative recoil forces stable. This means the maximum effective range is increased while accuracy remains the same. The bidders weren't able to create polymer cased ammo to replace the brass for the .338 ammo type yet but they are working on it. Iraq and Afghanistan veterans will remember what it's like to lug the M240 around so the extra weight in ammo will definitely suck. The XM8 and OICW were failed Army weapons programs in the past, will the NGSW go the way of the dodo? Business opportunities / Sponsorships: [email protected] What're your thoughts on the two bids from SIG and General Dynamics? Edited by: Chris Capelluto and Rebecca Rosen Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

The military now has the 'Trophy' system that intercepts enemy rockets and a brand-new multi-purpose munition? Tank you very much! The M1 A2 Abrams SEP 4 has some huge upgrades this time around. In a near-peer battle, this tank will give our adversaries a run for their money. The tank has been around for 4 decades now, is it time to upgrade or replace the beast? Armor upgrades with depleted uranium to the turret will help us have the advantage. Turret lizards let us know what you think! Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ We present a funny educational and entertaining look at military history and weapons. Business opportunities / Sponsorships: [email protected] Edited by: Chris Capelluto and Rebecca Rosen Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

GovX.com sent us 3 optics made by Vortex. Two are built for the AR-15 5.56mm weapon and one is for the pistol. Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Welcome to Task & Purpose; subscribe for video content made by Veterans. Chris Capelluto is an infantry Iraq War Veteran bringing you an inside look at the military news and culture. We spoke to the people at General Dynamics to get some details on their bid to replace the Army's M4 carbine and M249 SAW with a 6.8mm rifle that fires polymer-cased ammo. The jump from the 5.56 to the 6.8mm ammo type means more energy at further distances. The bullpup design is a controversial approach. Each rifle will have a suppressor that is 3D printed. Check out our exclusive footage from the showcasing of the carbine at the DC expo. This rifle is able to have a longer barrel while remaining short enough for the CQB requirements. What do you think of this bid? Should the US Army go with a different prototype? Let us know your thoughts. Edited by: Rebecca Rosen Inquiries: [email protected] Check out our new video on the .338 norma magnum https://youtu.be/bVgyOHB5D5M get at me: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Every platoon has a knife guy and they're usually exactly like this dude. He loves the smell of burnt 550 cord in the morning. Do you know a knife guy in your platoon who always has a machete, Gerber or multi-tool handy to cut open an MRE at a moment's notice? This guy always has a Benchmade knife or twelve on hand. We try to present a light-hearted humorous and entertaining look at history and weapons systems. He always has about twelve steel knives that's over 5 inches, heck they're usually over twelve inches long. It's always an automatic knife or an OTF out the front style blade. 154cm preferably. He's cutting 550 cord, bringing a gun to a knife fight. Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ #militaryhumor #comedy #thatguy Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

You're just a filthy dirty leg, aren't you? This is a comedy sketch, it's cringy it's dumb I know that. We had some fun with making this and we hope you like it! Obviously, this video is an exaggeration and a joke and in no way reflects real life. Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/ #MILITARYHUMOR #military #veterans

The .50 caliber Barrett rifle was created by Ronnie Barret while he was originally a professional photographer. He was snapping pictures of the M2 Browning .50 cal when he was struck with the idea for a sniper rifle. He designed and engineered the weapon himself even though he had zero experience. To grab a mini model replica of the .50 cal Barret check out Goat Guns: https://goatguns.com/products/mini-50cal-barrett Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Not many people know the creator of the .50 cal sniper rifle was originally a professional photographer who was inspired while taking photos of Ma Deuce' Inquiries: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

More than a decade after Activision's Infinity Ward launched Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, it still stands up. From the frenetic gunplay to its compelling characters and expansive campaign, the 2007 first-person shooter remains engaging and thoroughly enjoyable — hell, for old time's sake, I took a break from writing this just so I could hop on single-player and insert onto a cargo ship where I laid waste to a bunch of hijackers and arms smugglers. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurp... Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Did you know the creator of the M-16 and the AK-47 met in person in DC in the 90's? Me neither. Did you want to know that? Yeah, me neither. This video is getting a lot of visibility all a sudden, we made it a while ago and admittedly there are some mistakes in it. Our newer videos are far improved, thanks for watching please subscribe if you love us or hate us! There is a lot of talk about the AK-47 creator actually not having much to do with the creation of the weapon and Russia just lied to make a national hero out of it. But who knows? History of the M-16 rifle is overdue now that it will be replaced by the 6.8mm Next Generation Squad Weapon. We present a funny educational and entertaining look at military history and weapons. Edited by: Rebecca Rosen Comment below let us know what you think about the M16 is it here to stay? Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

New night vision technology lets soldiers in the Army see around corners. There is also new virtual reality training that goes along with it. This is a huge step up for our troops in the military. Insurgents are using night vision against us nowadays. Science is working to keep us one step ahead of them. From World War to Iraq and Afghanistan nods have developed quickly. Watch this video to learn about the history of night vision devices in the military. I used the PVS-14's on my kevlar helmet when I was in but I see they have some incredible new enchanced NVG's coming out now. #military #history #technology #futureweapons Edited by: Rebecca Rosen Remember to subscribe!

The SCAR rifle is loved by Special Ops. But it’s still not going to replace the M4 for everyone. Is the FN-SCAR an overly expensive fancy Special Forces Operator's only replacement for the M4? The weapon can be chambered in the 7.62 Scar Heavy version or the SCAR Light 5.56. US Navy SEALs and Army Green Berets are the most likely of forces to be carrying this weapon. The Rangers elements were using them until they decided it wasn't for them. What do you think? Let us know! #FNSCAR #RIFLES #MILITARY Thanks to datzitteezy check out his channel for his awesome clip with the SCAR! Discord Channel Join the Convo! : https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Follow the host @cappyarmy on IG for the behind the scenes content. Inquiries: [email protected] Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Discord Channel show me your mustache: https://discord.gg/vW4KMgA Sir, I mustache you a question haha no but seriously I lost my rifle have you seen it anywhere? Military grooming standards in garrison can be confusing. What can I do with my facial hair in the Army? Am I allowed to have a mustache in the military? How come Special Forces is always allowed to have a beard and all I rate is this nasty c*ck broom? These are all great questions, we all knew the guy in your platoon that had a mustache. He was creepy, he put cans of rip-its in his camel back, he gave you shoulder rubs when you least needed them. Edited by: Rebecca Rosen Remember to subscribe and hit the notification bell for updates on when we premiere our videos. Check out our new video on the .338 norma magnum https://youtu.be/bVgyOHB5D5M Follow the host @cappyarmy on IG for the behind the scenes content. Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

The Navy SEALs and Special Forces teams are under scrutiny for their bad behavior. Good thing they are getting Presidental Pardons left and right for war crimes! I have an idea lets add a 42 Alpha into every Special Forces / SEAL team. This should fix things. Remember to subscribe and hit the notification bell for updates on when we premiere our videos. All our content is geared toward culture, news and humor for the next generation of veterans. #militaryhumor #usarmy #militarymemes

The Army Psychological Warfare team used their skills to help end a fight against an African Warlord. In this video Find out how the Kony 2012 viral video from long ago ended up turning out. The US Army Special Forces sorted his operation out. One note, a correction, it was NOT South Africa this happened in. My bad. I've got a hundred South African's wanting to kill me for that. SECOND note, This was obviously not entirely the work of Army Psychological Operations. The Special Forces soldiers ultimately did a lion share of the work there. This is an interesting story none the less, I think anyway. Remember to subscribe and hit the notification bell for updates on when we premiere our videos. All our content is geared toward culture, news and humor for the next generation of veterans. #war #military #specialforces

I can't park my car like everyone else. I'm a Veteran, I'm special and more equal than everyone else. I need special Veterans only parking spots. We shouldn't stop there, if we care about our veterans we'll make "veterans only airports" and "veterans only subway stations" also. Before anyone gets upset, this is meant obviously as a joke. I know the people who came up with this idea are being kind and generous and their intention is to be good people. I'm just poking fun at the fact that special treatment for people who are not disabled in at all and who do not legitimately need the extra help, is a little bit condescending. There, have I explained the joke so fully enough that its no longer funny? It was never funny in the first place? Okay great, carry on! Veterans only parking spots are being added in Florida, New York and around the country. #militaryhumor #darkhumor #comedy #army

Did you know Mikhail Kalashnikov was an avid writer of poetry and was wounded by the Germans in World War II? The 7.62 not NATO firing AK-47 was created by the famous Russian. Was it really though? There have been many comments made by people claiming Mikhail never actually made the rifle. Remember to subscribe and hit the notification bell for updates on when we premiere our videos. Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Medic and Corpsman is one of the most difficult jobs in the military and here's why. In the Army and Marine Corps, combat medics are some of the most respected people around because they're tough, smart and have to be very knowledgeable at their job. Casualties have gone down over the years partly due to major medical advances as well as new tactics and procedures for how to evaluate and treat a fallen comrade on the battlefield. Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

The 5.56mm SAW is the coolest thing to come out of the 80's except for Top Gun. Chris Capelluto gives the rundown on the weapon. The history of the SAW is incredible as it went from a heavy cumbersome machine gun to something much more manageable over time. If you had the pleasure of carrying this bad boy you probably weren't an officer. Remember to subscribe and hit the notification bell for updates on when we premiere our videos. Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

I was in a Stryker unit in the Army so this video is near and dear to my heart. Adding a 30mm autocannon to the top of the Stryker might stop the "near peer" pressure from the Russian counterpart the BTR-80. Chris Capelluto was formerly in a Stryker Brigade Combat Team and gives his review. Remember to subscribe and hit the notification bell for updates on when we premiere our videos. Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Inquiries: [email protected] Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Chris reviews the Squad video game available on Steam for PC gamers. 40 vs 40 realistic tactical squad-based gameplay created with the help of military veterans. Remember to subscribe and hit the notification bell for updates on when we premiere our videos. @ChrisCappyNY on Instagram All our content is geared toward culture, news and humor for the next generation of veterans.

The A-10 Warthog can fly while missing half a wing and one engine. The F-35 was taken out by a large bird. Apparently, F-35 armor is only rated for small birds. On the real, the stealth technology on the F-35 is incredible and the warplane will be necessary for the future for near-peer battles. Stalk me here! https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Business and sponsorship inquires: [email protected] Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! #military #history #weapons #war All footage is public domain DVIDS. The Department of Defense does not endorse the opinions in this video. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

The military is mulling over the 5.56 mm to 6.8mm switch. Should they do it? Not much info was out on the weapons when we made this video. There is a lot MORE details on the new mids from General Dynamics, SIG and Texetron. Check out our new videos to see the details! Chris Capelluto former Army and 11 Bravo Infantryman reviews the life long tease from the Army about the 5.56mm switch to 6.8mm SPC rounds. A brief history of all the military's successful different main battle rifle and ammo adoptions. Remember to subscribe and hit the notification bell for updates on when we premiere our videos. Follow Chris Cappy: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/

Chris Capelluto reviews the new M240 Lima with its short stock, short barrel and long history of kicking ass. Remember to subscribe and hit the notification bell for updates on when we premiere our videos. All our content is geared toward culture, news and humor for the next generation of veterans.

Marines are getting the M320 grenade launcher to replace their old trusty 203's. Chris reviews the equipment. There are a lot of issues with this 40mm grenade launcher. They should have stuck with the old trusty M203 if you ask me. This video is starting to get a lot of views. Our newer video content is much better! I was just starting out with this one, it was my first Task & Gear rundown ever so I was still developing the concept last year. Our new episodes are a lot more polished, we hope you check them out. Follow Chris Cappy on Instagram for behind the scenes: https://www.instagram.com/cappyarmy/ Want more fun military content and news? Follow Task & Purpose! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose https://taskandpurpose.com/