0:00Get down! Get down!
0:04This is a tactical maneuver that the US military utilizes
0:08only under the most extreme circumstances,
0:10a ultra low altitude supersonic show of force
0:12because the immense acoustic pressure generated by the fighter jet
0:14causes temporary tinnitus
0:15lasting up to 10 minutes, thereby
0:17buying priceless tactical windows for Navy Seals
0:19cornered in absolute despair.
0:21Yet even with this desperate measure,
0:23they still came terrifyingly close to being completely wiped out.
0:26This movie stands as another pure,
0:27gritty and professionally authentic war masterpiece
0:30following Lone Survivor. And every single event depicted in this film
0:34is a true story that unfolded during the Iraq War.
0:37Why?
0:40In November 2006,
0:42a Navy seal squad infiltrated Ramadi on foot at 3:00am,
0:45a territory heavily controlled by al Qaeda within Iraq.
0:48They chose this hour because it was the exact
0:50time when everyone was in their deepest sleep.
0:52They meticulously selected a three story
0:54residential building to serve as a clandestine observation post,
0:57ensuring that ground forces could safely pass through the sector.
1:00The following day, with the assistance of an Iraqi interpreter,
1:03they successfully requisitioned the building.
1:05However, the access route leading to the roof was completely blocked.
1:08Sir, there's a wall up here.
1:09What they hadn't anticipated
1:10was that this single building was actually packed with multiple
1:13local families.
1:14The squad leader ordered a forced breach through the wall.
1:16Since they had already disturbed the civilians,
1:18there was no turning back.
1:20Yet it was this very action that sowed
1:22The seeds of their compromised position.
1:24Even though the squad leader monitoring the drones live feed
1:27initially confirmed
1:28that the noise had not alerted the surrounding residents,
1:30the operators detained all civilians inside the building as hostages.
1:34Subsequently, they commenced their surveillance mission on the roof.
1:36But the glaring issue was that
1:38when insurgents blended into the dense crowds,
1:40the seals simply could not differentiate friend from foe.
1:43The team members pulled shifts for continuous monitoring,
1:45accurately recording
1:46and reporting every shred of gathered intelligence back to command.
1:50Some operators grew so bored during the downtime
1:52that they even started doing push UPS.
1:54Following 10 grueling hours of surveillance,
1:56signs of fatigue began to surface across the unit.
1:59But right when they lowered their guard,
2:01the sniper spotted a critical anomaly.
2:03Groups of military aged males
2:04were systematically entering the building
2:06across the street in patterns
2:07and individuals on that route
2:08were frequently peering toward the seals position.
2:11Even more alarming,
2:12a man was seen intentionally blocking a weapon from view
2:15as he slipped into the opposite house.
2:17M. Fuck.
2:18The squad leader immediately reported to command
2:21that the opposite structure was an active insurgent stronghold.
2:24Look up. At this juncture,
2:26their mission parameters had technically been met.
2:28However,
2:28what they didn't know was that retreat was already an impossibility
2:32because the once bustling market below
2:33had suddenly turned into a ghost town.
2:35Not a single soul was left in sight.
2:40Get out.
2:44Fortunately, they reacted instantly and Ducked for cover.
2:46Nobody sustained fatal injuries.
2:48A relentless hail of bullets tore through the windows from the outside,
2:51yet they remained
2:52entirely unable to pinpoint the enemy's firing positions. Move.
2:56The communications officer immediately radioed for close air support,
3:00only to receive grim news.
3:01Every single US outpost in the sector was
3:04simultaneously under coordinated
3:05insurgent assault. The squad leader ordered a casualty assessment.
3:09How bad is it? Upon inspection,
3:10the sniper's arm was compromised,
3:12rendering him combat ineffective.
3:14They had to initiate the medical evacuation protocol.
3:16However, the nearest ground Q R. F,
3:18Quick Reaction Force,
3:19would take at least 10 minutes to reach their location.
3:22All right.
3:22The squad leader decisively gave the order to assemble the team
3:25and execute the extortion plan.
3:28After verifying that not a single piece of gear was left behind,
3:31they detonated their prestage claymores and directional charges.
3:34Fire the whole.
3:37Utilizing the thick plume of smoke as visual concealment,
3:39they began falling back to the first floor.
3:41Once the ground floor was cleared and secured,
3:43the leader locked in the breakout formation,
3:45spear headed by two Iraqi interpreters.
3:50Upon hearing the distinct
3:51metallic clanking of the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles tracks,
3:54the leader deployed a smoke grenade.
3:57Breakout, breakout.
3:59The squad officially commenced their breakout.
4:02The two Iraqi personnel used the smoke cover to push outside.
4:04After confirming the perimeter was clear,
4:07the rest of the unit stepped out of the structure
4:08and advanced toward the armored vehicle.
4:10This was a Deliberate trap laid by the insurgents, an anti tank mine.
4:17One Iraqi interpreter was killed instantly on the spot
4:19while two US operators were knocked unconscious by the sheer
4:22concussive blast. Oh,
4:23my god. Fuck.
4:24Oh, my god.
4:28The enemy in the distance launched an all out assault.
4:31Under the fierce suppressing fire of their teammates,
4:33the wounded were dragged back inside the structure.
4:37Piercing screams of agony echoed through the rooms.
4:39Fear, rage,
4:40guilt and absolute helplessness enveloped everyone's hearts.
4:45The squad leader contacted the nearest outpost once more,
4:48pleading for backup now.
4:50But the other strongholds were utterly pinned down under siege,
4:52unable to break away.
4:53The enemy outside continuously hurled fragmentation grenades,
4:57forcing the squad to repeatedly retreat deeper into the interior rooms.
5:00Their defensive perimeter was constantly compressed
5:03and the condition of the wounded was rapidly deteriorating.
5:05The squad leader plunged into absolute despair.
5:08But right at that moment, salvation arrived over the comms.
5:11Two F18 Hornets were entering the airspace.
5:13However, due to the extreme proximity between friend and foe,
5:16heavy ordinance could not be deployed.
5:18They could only execute an ultra low altitude show of force.
5:24Everyone without hearing Protection was plunged into immediate
5:27temporary deafness.
5:28The squad leader seized this chaotic window to treat the casualties.
5:31Simultaneously, Navy seal Team B positioned 200 meters away
5:34capitalized on the distraction
5:35to engage the insurgents in a fierce fire fight,
5:38slowly cutting their way toward Team a inside the building.
5:40We have eyes on you
5:41Confronting enemies closing in from all four quadrants,
5:44Team B remained ice cool under pressure,
5:46gripping their M4 carbines,
5:47relying on bounding overwatch and precision marksmanship,
5:50they rapidly advanced their formation right up to Team A's doorstep.
5:53Massive waves of hostile fighters were converging on their position.
5:56The two units merge their elements,
5:58establishing a unified wall of suppressing fire
6:00to sweep away obstacles for the arriving M2 Bradleys.
6:05The operators strictly adhered to standard operating procedures,
6:08recovering every single piece of US equipment,
6:10even a hammer drop near the entrance,
6:12because any item left behind
6:13could become a trophy for the enemy to display in propaganda.
6:16However, the enemy's incoming fire was far too overwhelming,
6:19preventing the operators on the second floor
6:21from establishing an elevated shooting advantage.
6:24As the armored vehicles pushed to within 100 meters of the structure,
6:27the squad called in the F 18 s for a second ultra low altitude run.
6:31Taking advantage of the disruption,
6:33a Bradley successfully reached the entrance.
6:35The assailants responsible for fire suppression
6:38rushed out of the building first.
6:39Their massive firepower pinning the militants down so heavily
6:42they couldn't even lift their heads to retaliate.
6:44The team sees the gap, rapidly transferring the casualties
6:47as the Bradley's ramp slowly sealed shut.
6:49The first wave of wounded was successfully evacuated.
6:52The remaining operators utilized alternating cover
6:54to fall back inside the building,
6:56waiting for the other two Bradleys to extract them.
6:58Suddenly, a drone feed relayed critical intelligence.
7:01A massive Concentration of armed militants
7:03had amassed inside two adjacent buildings,
7:05planning a coordinated breach from the second floor.
7:07Go, not suck it.
7:08Fuck. Go, go.
7:09The M2 Bradleys locked onto the targets
7:11and unleashed a devastating grid white barrage,
7:14entirely pulverizing the enemy's offensive ambitions.
7:17The seals fully geared and locked
7:19received the green light and immediately charged out of the building,
7:21maintaining their combat formation as they pushed outward.
7:25Ultimately relying on their technologically superior arsenal,
7:28they pulled off a successful exfiltration.
7:30Yet even more militants began swarming back onto the shattered
7:33war torn streets. Sitting inside the retreating armored vehicle,
7:36the squad leader's mind
7:37continuously flashback to the haunting question
7:39shouted at him by a civilian during the extraction. Why?
7:46This movie features absolutely no emotion inducing background score,
7:49nor does it have an absolute protagonist.
7:51It presents nothing but the rawest,
7:53most unvarnished face of warfare.
7:55Over the course of 90 minutes,
7:57the director pushes the audio visual experience to its absolute limit,
8:00delivering a pure, authentic battlefield environment.
8:02I highly recommend everyone check out the original film.