You mistakenly said Sweden towards the end instead of Switzerland
@ridethecurve55
Жыл бұрын
Umm, and you seem to have had an editing failure, showing content twice. Your AI needs to go back to the garage for some upgrades.
@Kenny-yl9pc
Жыл бұрын
@@ridethecurve55 That is bug related to KZitem and not to any user.
@aymonfoxc1442
Жыл бұрын
Greetings from Austria - the land down under. You're correct but with all the meatballs out there, it can be difficult to correctly remember what country one is talking about. I mean, just the other day, I confused Sudan with Japan. Haha, silly me. Add missile systems to the mix and it can get really confusing because lots of countries also have those. Okay, well, have a nice day now, and try not to run into any further nation naming obstacles. The more times we hear them, the harder it is to say the right name! Hooroo from Algeria 🫡
@Waldohasaskit210
Жыл бұрын
Are those different countries?
@blacklisted4885
Жыл бұрын
Same shit
@seananthonyegan3395
Жыл бұрын
It's a rare thing for Switzerland to have a morale compass the banking system certainly does not follow the same rules
@tomo1168
Жыл бұрын
you can't takl about neutrality if one country invades another the way russia did.
@ToTheNines87368
Жыл бұрын
It’s not banks jobs to be arbiters of morality.
@seananthonyegan3395
Жыл бұрын
@@tomo1168 what are talking about!! I'm saying about the Swiss have double standards they won't give Ukraine 🇺🇦 Raiper system but they will look after Russian dirty money. Do some research into the Swiss banking system over the years. Putins mistress lives in Switzerland with his children. That tells you the country has double standards.
@seananthonyegan3395
Жыл бұрын
@@ToTheNines87368 I agree 👍
@ayubshaikh9156
Жыл бұрын
True……
@gunner678
Жыл бұрын
This was a great system (former UK AD battery commander here). Known as a 'Hitile' because of it's accuracy. Even now this could be a game changer.
@helixvonsmelix
Жыл бұрын
Sounds like the Sea Wolf.
@sichere
Жыл бұрын
Shame they did so badly in the South Atlantic 1982
@ganndeber1621
Жыл бұрын
@@sichere Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh your not supposed to mention that WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AT WAR WITH OCEANIA
@sichere
Жыл бұрын
@@ganndeber1621 Oceania was at war with Eurasia: therefore Oceania had always been at war with Eurasia.
@graeme0
Жыл бұрын
@@helixvonsmelix Rapier and Sea Wolf have a lot of system overlap. I Was a Rapier Tech in the RAF and called upon to help fix RN systems..!
@wayneholliss
Жыл бұрын
Having worked on Rapier for 12 out of 15 yrs in the RAF Regiment, I can tell you its an impressive bit of kit. Whether its B1m or FSC I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of one, as for it being effected by the weather, the 181 blind fire radar sorted that issue out, incidentally the radar tracker use by the sea wolf system was adapted from the 181.The missile is in fact a hittile and extremely fast with a flight time of 15.25 secs to cover 6.8km .
@peterstubbs5934
Жыл бұрын
SO, how many a/c did it down in the Falklands conflict. I mean actually PROVEN not bullshit stats provided by the RA. ...
@reptiloidx8942
Жыл бұрын
But can it handle electronic warfare during flight ?
@wayneholliss
Жыл бұрын
@reptiloidx8942 yes as it doesn't have to rely on radar to engage in optical mode
@reptiloidx8942
Жыл бұрын
So it seems to when theres optics theres a close range interception . So such option is a secondary isnt it ?@@wayneholliss
@wayneholliss
Жыл бұрын
@reptiloidx8942 . You would always go for a radar engagement first but during periods of high ecm ud go for an optical as the system is very accurate
@pistolpete65
Жыл бұрын
I remember that during the original gulf war " desert storm" the rapier was one of the few systems that could pick up the F117 stealth fighter, using its IR command and control system. From this video it would seem that they went down the radar control instead of the IR. Rapier was always a short range weapon, so no surprises that some consider it outdated, similar types of people used to consider that Bloodhound missiles were outdated because high level mass bombing was "now a thing of the past" those same people have never been in any situation, otherwise they would realise that you need to cover every base, intimate, short range, nominal and long range. There is no one system that can currently and other than say Laser, there is unlikely to be anything that will cover all ranges.
@Dubanx
Жыл бұрын
I doubt that. IR systems are too short range to pick up and shoot down high flying aircraft like the F-117. They're only good against low flying aircraft.
@trplankowner3323
Жыл бұрын
There currently are laser air defense systems. Before the end of the decade, there will probably be people say short sighted things like "who needs missiles". They'll be wrong, we will still need missiles, at least for another decade anyway. Also, the US Navy's latest EW system can destroy missiles with microwave radiation. A system like that combined with IRST could be exactly what we need for drone defenses.
@jop4691
Жыл бұрын
short range still has its uses. It looks like a good system, but if we take the Falklands War as an example, this system was pitted against an obsolete Argentine airforce comprised mostly of A4 skyhawks and F86 sabres, sprinkle in about 12 super entendards (the only modern planes). I don't think hanging on by the skin of your teeth against Argentine conscripts and obsolete aircraft is a good showing. The loss of six ships to free fall bombs and a couple of exocets (Argentina only had six of those missiles) shows that the British AD had and still has a lot of work to do to catch up to the Russians AD.
@Dubanx
Жыл бұрын
@@jop4691 I didn't say short range systems were useless. I said that they were not suitable for shooting down high flying stealth aircraft like the F-117. They're made to engage low flying targets, like attack aircraft, cruise missiles, and helicopters. They're cheap enough to give good coverage through numbers (where long range systems would be obstructed by trees/buildings), but lack the power to punch through the thick atmosphere near the surface and hit aircraft flying at high altitudes. Long range and short range AA systems simply occupy different roles. High flying stealth aircraft can't be hit by short range missiles like this simply because they aren't suited for that sort of role.
@uku4171
Жыл бұрын
I doubt lasers will be good at long ranges. I think they will be best at cheap protection against missiles and drones.
@lesliegrayson1722
Жыл бұрын
The US is still selling the Hawk system, I met with the guy who was selling them nice guy. The hawk system is a very good mobile system for and cheap.. He said it was a lot better than the S400 simply because of how cheap it was. I think the Rapier is a similar system but maybe a little more expensive and up to date.
@amariner5
Жыл бұрын
Raytheon is looking to restart Hark production. They need old guys.
@danehampe2972
Жыл бұрын
Other than cost, the S400 is infinitely better than the Hawk in every way
@amariner5
Жыл бұрын
@@danehampe2972 Well, is Russia going to sell S400s to Ukraine? I guess the Ukrainians will have to take the inferior Hawk, that is stll good enough to keep Kiev from getting aerial bombed. And the Hawk is linked to Patriot batteries.
@bluemarlin8138
Жыл бұрын
@@danehampe2972While S-400 isn’t as good as the fanboys like to pretend, and not as good as Patriot or AEGIS, it’s pretty good, especially for Ruzzia. I’d be shocked it it’s not better than a system from the 1960s.
@bluemarlin8138
Жыл бұрын
@@amariner5The Hawk batteries will probably be used closer to the front lines. Most of the Patriot systems will be needed to defend cities and air bases against Ruzzian missile attacks. Kyiv is nearly immune to missiles now, and Ukrainian ports like Odesa need the same protection. Hawk isn’t really up to stopping a Kinzhal or Iskander, but it’s just fine for shooting down Su24/25/34s and helicopters, and even cruise missiles. And it’s a lot less of a big deal if you lose one to a drone or something.
@SenorTucano
Жыл бұрын
Why on earth would they destroy a defensive military system?
@glamdring0007
Жыл бұрын
The same reason people buy new cars...things wear out and also get surpassed by technical innovation. An 8km range on a defensive system is not good enough against modern threats.
@multimandan
Жыл бұрын
Because they are pretentious cucks?
@paktahn
Жыл бұрын
better to destroy it than to give it away with not knowing that it will be definitely used by the group your giving it to and that it instead wont find its way onto the black market only to be bought by a terrorist group to be used against civilian aircraft and just because it is intended as a defensive weapon does not mean it cant be used offensively
@MomMom4Cubs
Жыл бұрын
That's because "destroy" should've had quotation marks. Switzerland is no slacker in regards to dishonest enrichment, using the same prestidigitation they've become known for amongst terrorists and tax evaders.
@antoniograncino3506
7 ай бұрын
I betcha Ukraine's clever engineers could increase their range, as they have done with S-200's@@glamdring0007
@bobthebomb1596
Жыл бұрын
It's time NATO looked for other suppliers and ended it's use of Swiss manufactured ammunition.
@jado3069
Жыл бұрын
Additionally they should stop selling arms to Switzerland. Good luck with neutrality!
@williamlyons3261
Жыл бұрын
They are arseholes they still hold billions of nazi loot in their banks and the deals they done during WW2 why do we bother with them give them to Ukraine so they can stop the missiles the most 2 faced country in Europe
@unlink1649
Жыл бұрын
Swiss equipment is worthless in a conflict. They probably wouldn't sell you new ammunition in a conflict when you're attacked. The Swiss are bunch of cowards and can't be trusted.
@RKSLRock
Жыл бұрын
So much wrong with the content of this video. I explained in an earlier comment but it was deleted. The Swiss systems were NOT upgraded. They got the Mk2 missile in 2007 but the Field Standard B (FSB) Launcher and Blindfire units were pretty much mid-1980's spec. There is plenty of documented evidence and statements about why the Swiss did not want to give them to Ukraine. They would have been a liability. Better that the UK donated the Field Standard C (FSC) but sadly there are not enough usuable missiles left in stock to make any difference and they are no longer in manufacture.
@RKSLRock
Жыл бұрын
@@JimCarner There was a discussion in Parliament about the decision to retire Rapier and replace it with Sky Sabre. From memory it mentioned "Low hundreds" of functional missiles. From a recent discussion with a friend in the Royal Artillery, he thought there were likely less than 2-300 functional missiles in UK stocks. As a large number of the missiles he had seen were past their dates or had serious moisture contamination in their containers. As for the Swiss numbers, I have no clue as the Swiss Rapier battery Commander talking about their kit did not mention their stock levels. But given the likely manufacture date their missiles would also be past their "best before dates" too. And refurbing the Missiles is not cheap or easy anymore as most of the kit and jigs to do it were scrapped a long time ago.
@RKSLRock
Жыл бұрын
@@JimCarner Not quite as easy as that. Most of the british systems were scrapped before the invasion anyway. Re-starting manufacture would be a big deal and very expensive. A lot of the components arent even made anymore. You would have to design a new seeker board and sensor. Its really not worth it. VL-MICA would be good. But its expensive and the French don't seem to want to donate them. If you look at some of the recent news you will see a Supacat HMT with ASRAAM and ROTAS sights is now operating in Ukraine. Thats a much cheaper option right now.
@RKSLRock
Жыл бұрын
@@JimCarner Sorry about that its ROTOS - typo on my part. Its made by Thales and stands for Remotely Operated Thermal Observation Sight.
@exsappermadman25055
Жыл бұрын
A few years ago the Gepard was considered old hat also.....When fighting the old Ruskie scrap these weapons are state of the art!....
@LunarJim69
Жыл бұрын
If they are fighting Russian scrap, why is the Ukraine offensive getting nowhere? Poor Ukrainians dying in their tens of thousands to fight US and UK proxy war against Russia.
@WhenYouGoToZahadoom
Жыл бұрын
Another angloid is mumbling his dogma while Ali is banging his wife in the background
@ScarabaeusSacer435
Жыл бұрын
The Gepard is actually more effective on the modern battlefield than it would have been in its heyday because it's one of the few systems out there which can knock down the cheap drones and kamikaze drones that are one of the hallmarks of this war without using a missile far more expensive than the target. The fact that it also has successfully engaged cruise missiles is a tribute to just how effective it is. I wouldn't be surprised if something very like a modernized Gepard is brought back by NATO.
@exsappermadman25055
Жыл бұрын
@@ScarabaeusSacer435 Germany abandoned its replacement, get to it Germany!....
Quite certain I saw one of these deployed to the rooftop of an office tower next to the Olympic stadium in London in 2012.
@wirebrushofenlightenment1545
4 ай бұрын
You did see that. I was one of the guys operating it.
@GenFalcon
Жыл бұрын
Switzerland won't care until somebody kicks down that door.
@ataxpayer723
3 ай бұрын
In April 1982, the original Rapier was deployed during the Falklands War when T Battery of the 12th Regiment Royal Artillery joined 3 Commando Brigade as part of the Falklands Task Force, landing at San Carlos on 21 May. Their task was to provide air defence cover for a Harrier landing and re-fuelling pad built on the outskirts of Port San Carlos. (T Battery's sister battery, 9 Battery, was not deployed on the islands until after the conflict had ended.) 63 Squadron RAF Regiment, coincidentally the first unit to have been equipped with Rapier, was deployed at San Carlos bay on 1 June, later deploying around Stanley. Early post-war reports were favourable, indicating 14 kills and 6 probables. Later analysis was less rosy, indicating as few as four enemy aircraft were downed. Only one Argentine aircraft, a Dagger A of FAA Grupo 6, can be confirmed as a Rapier kill, when Lt Bernhardt's aircraft was destroyed on 29 May 1982. The pilot was killed. The other three, an A-4B Skyhawk of FAA Grupo 5 on 23 May and two A-4C Skyhawk of FAA Grupo 4 on 24 May and 25 May 1982, were subjected to the full force of the San Carlos Air Defences, with claims going to Sea Wolf, Sea Cat, Blowpipe and small arms, as well as T Battery. The official history of the war states "Within the total, only five Argentine aircraft might have been shot down by Rapier, and, as originally noted by Ethell and Price, only one of these was certain, with two probables and two possibles. Similar discrepancies arose over other weapons systems, notably Blowpipe (one confirmed against nine claimed and two probables) and Sea Cat (zero to one against eight claimed and two probables). This confirmation that MoD had exaggerated, however unwittingly, the capabilities of Rapier was deemed to be political, as it was observed that if this assessment became widely known it 'could have serious adverse effects on sales' prospects for Rapier, which was a staple revenue-earner for BAE.
@milnersway569
Жыл бұрын
I think this is one of the British armies equipment that’s overlooked and good reason it’s the only one that can track stealth aircraft dunno how and the missiles are very fast and accurate
@fatdaddy1996
Жыл бұрын
Err, so why are they being phased out?
@milnersway569
Жыл бұрын
@@fatdaddy1996 the ball was hyper sensitive to movement so it would mess it up when transporting it also wasn’t really good at mountainous terrain but that’s like most spaag’s
@scotts918
Жыл бұрын
Brits: Make a cool weapons system Also Brits: Weather can fuck about with it How the fuck did that get past testing in "sunny old England" 😂😂
@loboxx337
Жыл бұрын
😀😁😆😅🤣😂
@davidhughes4089
Жыл бұрын
😂
@barkmaker
Жыл бұрын
We have a saying: Good enough for government work. It's universal.
@mikerodix4800
Жыл бұрын
Weather affects radar and thermal it's unavoidable how much it matters depends on how powerful the system is It's not like they didn't make it waterproof or something
@justsayen2024
Жыл бұрын
So let me get this straight they won't allow this defensive missile system to be used to save the lives of innocent people.
@AK-ky3ou
Жыл бұрын
They’d be deployed to protect troops not innocent baby hospitals.
@kma3647
Жыл бұрын
neutral adjective /ˈnjuː.trəl/ ; /ˈnuː.trəl/ not saying or doing anything that would encourage or help any of the groups involved in an argument or war: What part of that is unclear to you?
@TWBrit65
Жыл бұрын
It is old, and sure, it's long due replacement, but still tracked the hell out of a B2 at the Farnborough Airshow. But the CAMM-ER is here now, so we'll see how that goes.
@swisstraeng
Жыл бұрын
I just want to correct this video during the first statement. Switzerland's rapier systems were not kept up to date. They were completely outdated, and deemed unsafe to use. This is why they are getting rid of them.
@carlalm6100
Жыл бұрын
@7:22 you start talking about Sweden. I'd guess you misspoke and meant Switzerland?
@andyf4292
Жыл бұрын
ive seen pictures of its IR system picking out the running engines on a B2 bomber.
@LZE.
Жыл бұрын
True. I've witnessed it track the B-2 in person.
@superwout
Жыл бұрын
Which is normal. The engines can never be cold enough for them not to be tracked atclose range. But the B2 will never come close to these systems in real scenarios.
@BigDaddy-yp4mi
Жыл бұрын
@@superwout Head on to a B-2 it stands no chance. And there are SEVERAL configurations of engine exhaust setups that HAVE NEVER been deployed. They would only be used in actual war. You never know which one has been employed when doing practice runs or dropping smart ordinance in the Eastern Hemisphere. It's done like that because they don't want people to be able to know what and how to track it. This is apparently common knowledge and not classified anymore because I saw a pilot on a podcast who said he can finally say that it has reconfigurable exhaust to "multiple" configurations depending on the threat level and that the bomber took a small hit in range but refused to get any more specific than that. But like the other guy said...it would never come near it because mission planning is 99% of it's effectiveness.
@AK-ky3ou
Жыл бұрын
So what? A b2 wouldn’t come within range of that piece of crap on the battlefield.
@rickohara3186
Жыл бұрын
Try donating them to UKRAINE!
@jdogdarkness
Жыл бұрын
Is it Switzerland or Sweden ur talking about? You keep using them interchangeably.
@ShaggyTDawg
Жыл бұрын
Aquired in 1980's and maintained/updated them for almost 50 years...? It's only been 43 years since 1980....
@peterweller8583
Жыл бұрын
Rounding err.
@johnsmithe4656
Жыл бұрын
Fart noises.
@davedixon2068
Жыл бұрын
covered by the word "almost"
@johnsmithe4656
Жыл бұрын
@@davedixon2068 But it's also almost 100. It's a perspective thing.
@davedixon2068
Жыл бұрын
@@johnsmithe4656 No its more of a pedantic thing
@brunol-p_g8800
10 ай бұрын
With all the missiles having passed their utility date by a lot and the British government refusing to accept them in order to send them to Ukraine, Switzerland couldn’t do anything but scrap them. If the UK had accepted Switzerland’s offer to send them to the UK and then having the UK shipping them to Ukraine, the missiles could have been used in Ukraine. But as a neutral country Switzerland cannot directly send weapons to countries at war.
@martf9875
Жыл бұрын
Get your heads out of the snow Switzerland 😡😡😡
@davidhughes4089
Жыл бұрын
How did we - in Britain - develop a weapons system that was affected by inclement weather 😂. Obviously they fixed that and it looks cool as fck though
@richardprowse1088
Жыл бұрын
It has an optical tracking system, if you can't see the target, you can't hit it. DN181 radar solved this and gave the system day/night/inclement weather capability.
@captaindavejseddon8788
Жыл бұрын
I love this system and your dates are questionable. Also this system would be a brilliant platform to mount in any recaptured territory as a deter-ant for helicopter or drone reconnaissance. MINI rapier could be used for drones.. This system was built for a reason and that was close range and stealth. This system , like me, is old but not obsolete lol. :) Great video.
@glenwoofit
Жыл бұрын
Those on the coast of Odessa would save lives both from aggression and starvation.
@KadaFFbI4
Жыл бұрын
lol
@MarilynStangl
Жыл бұрын
Save lives by taking other lives! Strange sense of logic you have there! Clownsky could save many lives by doing the right thing and surrender while he still can!
@glenwoofit
Жыл бұрын
@@MarilynStangl No these would be used to take down the Russian missiles that are killing innocent civilians. Russia has already lost the war.
@watermann8200
Жыл бұрын
The Swiss could just sell them back to the UK avoiding the neutrality conflict.
@MarilynStangl
Жыл бұрын
That's like saying that you're not responsible for school kids overdosing because you only sell to their dealers! Wrong is wrong!
@d.o.g573
Жыл бұрын
@@MarilynStangl selling weapons to people who wish to defend themselves is not a crime !
@mantia39
Жыл бұрын
Switzerland punks out again.
@kentstructures4388
Жыл бұрын
The missile system that failed to track and kill subsonic argentine jets in the falklands war in a clear unsaturated sky.
@smokeonthewater5287
Жыл бұрын
@@xxxrossomaticxxx That's why the missiles have a cover on them which ejects before the launch...
@peterinns5136
Жыл бұрын
The Falklands is very hilly and radar has a tough time at ground level. Rapier should perform better in Ukraine.
@heybabycometobutthead
Жыл бұрын
The Falklands is in the southern hemisphere, the units had to reconfigured on arriving to account for this, once operational they shot down Argie aircraft with ease.
@wayneholliss
Жыл бұрын
the missile doesn't track the target, the operator tracks the target and the inputs from him are sent to the missile, plus they were using field standard A which was shite and not equipped with blind fire radar trackers the later B and B1M were much better variants and much reliable
@richardprowse1088
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, there were a lot of problems during the conflict. Interferance from navy radar, poor siting, loss of spares etc. Also, the systems suffered during the voyage down to the Falklands and during deployment meaning the engineers had a mountain to climb to get the systems serviceable. This took a number of days during which time there were a lot of air raids in San Carlos. One example is that the systems were mainly sited on top of the hills surrounding the bay, Rapier couldn't shoot down far enough to engage the low flying Argentine jets. Subsequent to the conflict a modification program was put in place to rectifiy the issues, and features such as a minus 10 degree shoot down was embodied. Further down the line FSB1M added a whole new host of features, new computers, command transmitter, radar receiver etc. FSC, whilst having the name "Rapier" is pretty much a new ground up design, went into service mid '90s so is still nearly 30 years old and requires a lot of technical support.
@TheBlackIdentety
Жыл бұрын
The Swiss could resell it to a Nato Nation or directly to the UK who could send them to Ukraine. It could save many lives.
@mikerodix4800
Жыл бұрын
That's fake neutrality not real neutrality what NATO does with Ukraine is fake what they are doing is real
@Mercyful_Fate.
Жыл бұрын
Former 16 Regt RA, 30Bty. I remember the firing ranges in the Hebrides with Tornadoes doing low fly passes. Quiet something when a missile went rogue and came back towards you 😂
@buckwheat6722
Жыл бұрын
This shows that they want harm to UKRAINE!!! These could help keep Ukrainians alive!!! Defensive not offensive! 🇺🇦🇺🇸🤠🇺🇸🇺🇦
@lonihollenbeck4654
Жыл бұрын
There must be some trick suspension system under that, assumed delicate, radar system and its mount, whether it be trailer or that track layin' rig. Its range would bring it into close proximity to a front which means fast deployment/relocation, which could mean going over rough ground, maybe even as fast as the rig can move, it's war after all, and the terrain could easily beat the livin' hell outa somethin' like delicate radar it would seem.
@Ducatipete
Жыл бұрын
Where Rapier goes .... REME are always close behind.
@matthewhuszarik4173
Жыл бұрын
It would seem to me Switzerland could save considerable expense by donating them. Return them back to Great Britain and let them donate them to Ukraine.
@rorynesta7766
Жыл бұрын
better yet,sell it back for 1 euro,that way it will be seen not as a donation but a purchase.There are a few countries in the EU that are trying to stay neutral with the war in Ukraine but are being pressured to contribute something to a country thats not even a Nato member.
@Iamtherealjerkfreak
Жыл бұрын
They did offer them to the Uk and they didn’t want to buy them…
@Ducatipete
Жыл бұрын
I have first hand experience of earlier Rapier systems. Giving Ukraine the systems is one thing, but keeping them going is another.
@matthewhuszarik4173
Жыл бұрын
@@Ducatipete The Ukrainians have shown themselves to be uniquely handy at fixing, maintaining, and modifying weapons systems. I am sure they could keep many of the running.
@BretTalley
Жыл бұрын
WoW, Ukraine could save a lot of lives with these missile systems!!! The Swiss will not get Christmas card from me this year :(
@gone547
Жыл бұрын
And I won't be buying a cuckoo clock.
@d.o.g573
Жыл бұрын
@@gone547 Cuckoo clocks are from Germany…
@donaldduck9727
Жыл бұрын
Switzerland is not part of NATO or the EU and has been neutral during its entire existence. It is under no obligation whatsoever to supply anything to Ukraine or anyone else. The thing about being neutral nation is that you have to remain neutral. Picking a side in the Ukraine conflict would undo one of Switzerlands main pillars of existence in one fell swoop.
@mikeycraig8970
Жыл бұрын
@@donaldduck9727If the cold war had gotten hot d'you think the Soviets would have just gone around Switzerland and left them alone because of their neutral status?
@yeahright4659
Жыл бұрын
Streamlined - monocoque body and a circular body section?! It must be state of the art!!!
@unwired
Жыл бұрын
If one day Switzerland needs help (in any sort), we will simply tell them " we are neutral".
@John_Redcorn_
Жыл бұрын
They wont need help. Staying neutral is whats kept them out of war
@alexsix3845
Жыл бұрын
Russian money is too good to take any risks ... It was the same issue in WW2 ...
@mistbooster
Жыл бұрын
how the fuck did you get from the swiss dismantling the units to swedish doing it?
@JCMills55
Жыл бұрын
The narrator keeps repeating himself.
@-mike--m-9629
Жыл бұрын
He drags out the vid like that to make it longer. It's a tactic they all use.
@Hinata-vr-is-me
Жыл бұрын
The narrator keeps repeating himself.
@bespokestylingu.k4199
Жыл бұрын
The narrator keeps repeating himself.
@BrettSmashy
Жыл бұрын
Make your own videos then.
@jdogdarkness
Жыл бұрын
Pretty sure these videos are made by AI. He has a few channels & puts the same content out across each channel, but sequenced in a different order.
@glamdring0007
Жыл бұрын
Switzerland has been playing the neutrality game for a while now...nobody really buys it, but the Swiss seem to like to play so not publicly getting directly involved in the Ukraine conflict is unsurprising.
@smokeonthewater5287
Жыл бұрын
They have billions of russian money in the banks, which weighs more than the lives of Ukrainian civillians apparently.
@MostlyPennyCat
Жыл бұрын
So easy to play at neutrality when the world's most powerful militaries are all around you to defend you
@kma3647
Жыл бұрын
They've been neutral for over 500 years, bro.
@a5cent
Жыл бұрын
It's not a game to them. They take it seriously. They were in fact originally forced into neutrality by the larger powers surrounding them. A buffer zone if you will. Is it still the right thing to do? I don't think so, but it's difficult to overcome hundreds of years of policy that is so culturally engrained it's a huge part of their own identity. All the stink they caused by holding back weapons systems from Ukraine has set their entire arms industry on a path towards extinction. It's only a matter of time. That is monumentally stupid, but it shows you how seriously they take it.
@simonmoorcroft1417
Жыл бұрын
Switzerland never had tracked Rapier. It was a UK only system. You also mentioned 'Sweden' when you actually meant 'Switzerland'. Try a little harder on the fact checking and editing.
@makegaminggreatagain3907
Жыл бұрын
Ok so not even 30 seconds in, I have questions, why did the British Army retire this weapon system, giving it too Switzerland and what did they replace it with? Cmon Dark Tech I know you're better than this. Why would Switzerland retire it and not keep upgrading the sensory and processing system, you've invested 50 years of time and money into a platform that, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".
@Iamtherealjerkfreak
Жыл бұрын
We Swiss did replace it whit the patriot… but only 2-3 batteries if I remember correctly
@paktahn
Жыл бұрын
upgrades to sensors are pointless if the things it is defending against carry ordinance that out range the old missiles it uses and not you wouldnt be able to just slap longer range missiles on it due to the increased weight and size it would require the entire system to be redesigned from the ground up
@BigDaddy-yp4mi
Жыл бұрын
Because.......50 year old shit is hard to keep going. You're better off starting from the ground up with what you know works from those 50 years of experience and leaving out what you know DOESN'T work. And some of the systems still are not impervious to a heavy rain. Think about it dude.
@makegaminggreatagain3907
Жыл бұрын
@@BigDaddy-yp4mi I did, and I disagree. If it isn't broke don fix it.
@homeslipper
Жыл бұрын
Lack of missiles, this system would be a liability in UK. Or whatever ghost dollar we are chasing there now ffs
@bikechainmic
Жыл бұрын
Rapier is classed as a Hitile rather than a missile. Come within its kill zone and it will destroy you. Hope Ukraine get these.. Slava Ukraine
@cgarcia3964
Жыл бұрын
The Swiss export small arms all the time and a few other weapons systems
@d4sak3n27
Жыл бұрын
If they want to dismantle them all instead of giving them to Ukraine, perhaps the western countries should exclude the Swiss from future arm sales.
@bjplusplus1
Жыл бұрын
THIS WAR, IS NOT JUST ABOUT WEAPONS, BUT THE WHOLE GAMUT OF WAR STRATEGIES & INFORMATION.
@SpamMouse
Жыл бұрын
At about 7minutes 22 seconds you mix up Sweden with Switzerland.
@brendancull8316
Жыл бұрын
If they are getting rid of it, I couldn't think of a better way than give it to the Ukrainian forces!
@annoyed707
Жыл бұрын
Switzerland and Sweden confused at one point near end.
@dannyblackwell2426
Жыл бұрын
I would have thought even the UK would have donated theirs to Ukraine as ours was only replaced 2 years ago we cant have got rid of all of them already
@MZ-bl6wg
Жыл бұрын
I’m disappointed in Sweden scraping instead of donating to Ukraine, it’s a DEFENSIVE system , not offensive so that scraps the reasoning their using to remain neutral, they could deploy them to civilian locations recieving Russian air strikes to civilian populations . The fact they destroyed 4 already is disappointing.
@chocolate_squiggle
Ай бұрын
So did you actually answer the question posed by your chosen title?
@t5782-j4o
Жыл бұрын
no subtitles or close captions?
@AK-ky3ou
Жыл бұрын
Use ur 👂’s
@GAD00SH
Жыл бұрын
If the swiss gave this system to ukriane, they wouldnt exactly be neutral anymore.
@TheSovietWombat
Жыл бұрын
I remember in 2012 when the olympics were happening in london i was walking past blackheath park and saw 4 of these bad boys deployed on a school field behind a primary school XD
@kafkaesk3449
Жыл бұрын
hey, it's the rapier. Singapore had one of these.
@StephenNCSU
Жыл бұрын
0:34 Why are you using footage of tube field artillery?
@StephenNCSU
Жыл бұрын
07:56
@tsr4822
Жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure they're not decommissioning them because they are so good I'm pretty sure they're decommissioning them because the advances have leapfrogged that system
@chiphailstone589
Жыл бұрын
Extensive overlapping and competent weapons systems keep Switzerland war free for decades now.
@baldytail
Жыл бұрын
Not really...being surrounded by NATO countries did that for them.
@chiphailstone589
Жыл бұрын
@@baldytail Hardly....The Swiss were invasion proof WAAAAAAAY before NATO was a thought in a dream.
@matthewgibbs6886
Жыл бұрын
well as cool as it looks it seems every super-duper missile system in the world is easily wiped out buy drones.
@eastcorkcheeses6448
Жыл бұрын
I would have thought that the ukrainians could offer guarantee to only be used for civillian protection , away from the front lines , the people of oddessa , kharkiv , liviv would be thankful
@cr-qo3ov
7 ай бұрын
If you don't have the best weapons your enemies will
@chrissmith2114
Жыл бұрын
Neutral is another word for 'let others do the fighting, make a profit and then enjoy all the freedom and benefits'..
@democracy189
Жыл бұрын
Why are you mentioning Ukraine in this post?
@szybkilewyprostyf231
Жыл бұрын
Somting is better then noting.
@AK-ky3ou
Жыл бұрын
Yes the somting defense consortium out of ccchhiina is bett than noting.
@scot2hot43
Жыл бұрын
my dad was an operator in the 70s
@stephensaines7100
Жыл бұрын
@7:21 : "Sweden"...I think you mean "Switzerland".
@sichere
Жыл бұрын
The Rapier harmed no aircraft in the South Atlantic 1982
@heybabycometobutthead
Жыл бұрын
That's false
@wayneholliss
Жыл бұрын
it did
@maxhugen
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, neutrality is not easy, cheap, or popular. 🤷♂
@03stmlax
Жыл бұрын
Clearly it hasn't helped their offensive much... 6 weeks in, still haven't made it past Russia's first line of defense
@davedixon2068
Жыл бұрын
why dont you go help them if you know so much about how fast they should be moving?? no thought not
@Vico649
Жыл бұрын
Fair game for Lancet.
@brianv1988
Жыл бұрын
That's why a lot countries are thinking twice about Sweden joining NATO
@davedixon2068
Жыл бұрын
what is??
@londonbudgetgardner5205
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video Just give it to them, for defending their people. It is not an offence weapon.
@Ducatipete
Жыл бұрын
Not such a great video at all. Read the wiki page and made a video - really lacking any technical info.
@pjhgerlach
Жыл бұрын
Hypocrisy is also a Swiss trade.
@franciscook5819
Жыл бұрын
Hey, Switzerland, how about you sell the systems back to the manufacturer so that they can pass them on to Ukraine. I'm sure $1 would cover it.
@koenvangeleuken2853
Жыл бұрын
why the misleading caption?????
@TransoceanicOutreach
Жыл бұрын
UK should just buy them back. £1 million per unit. Then see if anyone wants them for free....
@BLOCKsignallingUK
Жыл бұрын
Perhaps the Swiss could sell the systems to the UK.
@richardthecowardlylion5289
Жыл бұрын
I mean Switzerland always sides with Yatzees, so no surprise they're doing everything they can to aid Russia.
@benjaminhon86
Жыл бұрын
Ahh Switzerland the neighbour who doesn’t help when you need it the most.
@Kolor-kode
Жыл бұрын
The warhead is 1.4KG, not 0.4KG
@andyf4292
Жыл бұрын
its old,,,, but it is a hitt-ile
@FXGreggan.
Жыл бұрын
Sweden != Switzerland :)
@claye323
Жыл бұрын
Sweden be like… “How we get into this”😂
@mikerodix4800
Жыл бұрын
What's the difference
@curranhouse
Жыл бұрын
@@mikerodix4800 itzerland or eden 😂😂
@ChristopherSloane
Жыл бұрын
Seems like a dated weapon system that is just going to be disposed of would be an asset to any nation that needs it especially Ukraine granted the Swiss don't want to be involved with this conflict or they might have technology in there that they don't want to share with others
@matthewhuszarik4173
Жыл бұрын
It isn’t the Swiss’s technology they were produced by Great Britain and purchased by Switzerland.
@gunner678
Жыл бұрын
The thing is it isnt that dated. This could be developed further like HAWK. I know this system well, the 'Hit-ile' as we called it.
@simonmoorcroft1417
Жыл бұрын
Switzerland has a defence industry. It sells to other countries. Yet it keeps blocking the use of its systems purchased by its customers. It is currently is blocking the transfer of Leopard tanks stored at RUAG in Switzerland. These tanks were made in Germany and purchased from the Italian army surplus. Yet Switzerland was blocking there transfer to Germany. It is the German government making the purchase, not Ukraine directly. Switzerland is also a major conduit for Russian money which is bypassing sanctions. The EU is getting very annoyed with Switzerland. They benefit from European defence and NATO and yet make no contribution to it. They are being petty and obstructive. Its easy being 'neutral' when all the countries around you are blocking any attackers. The Swiss defence industry is panicking too. Its customers are coming to realise that if they have a war then Switzerland may block the use of the weapons they bought. That means no future customers. Who would buy something that they cannot use? Some Swiss politicians want to change the law to something more realistic, but its taking a very long time. Finally. The Rapier is a purely defensive system. If they were willing to sell it them it would probably be directly to the UK or EU rather than Ukraine. It realistically will not breach Swiss neutrality. Yet they want to be petty. So I'm sure the EU will not forget how the Swiss behaved in this crisis and unless something changes its goodbye to the Swiss defence industry.
@smokeonthewater5287
Жыл бұрын
Don't forget that the Swiss also refused to sell the ammunition for the Gepard AA system, Germany had to restart their own production to do it...
@paktahn
Жыл бұрын
honestly i dont blame the swiss at all for withholding something like this just imagine if one of these systems found their way into the hands of a terrorist group through the black market due to corruption in ukraine only to be used to bring down a civilian passenger jet not to mention that there is no such thing as weapon only having a defensive use
@adityavikramsampath2695
Жыл бұрын
Why is the Indian Astra AAM there in this video ~7:00 mins?
@HeadPack
Жыл бұрын
Too much Russian money in Swiss banks.
@onkcuf
Жыл бұрын
Rules?
@hgm8337
Жыл бұрын
Its ironic that a British missile system won't work in the rain... lol Why is Sweden dismantling the Swiss missile system? Is it because both countries' names begin with an 'SW' and they must take it I turns therefore to assemble and dismantle it?
@thomasholmes9765
Жыл бұрын
I've noticed on mulitples of your videos ?mistakes?, ?gaffes?, or ???, usually when you're identifying nations or companies involved. In this case, at 7:21mins into the video you mention Sweden instead of Switzerland. It's a bit unnerving when considering the seriousness of the topic and the number of times this has occurred in your videos.
@mikeperr8701
Жыл бұрын
Wise move
@MichaelButler-n6p
Жыл бұрын
watch what happens when the US and Nato decide not to defend Switzerland from anyone including itself
@evilfingers4302
Жыл бұрын
Why would Switzerland have such a Defensive Missile System and claim to be Neutral, also Switzerland hasn't been invaded and occupied since the Napoleonic War.
@miles2378
Жыл бұрын
The Swiss practice Armed neutrality.
@peterinns5136
Жыл бұрын
That's how you stay neutral. It was not worth Hitler's while to take on Switzerland even though it would have solved some of his logistics problems.
@tentimesful
Жыл бұрын
I think I saw one of those on streets and rooftops of london during my internship... pretty crazy, just steal them and sell it lol...
@AK-ky3ou
Жыл бұрын
We’re you there during the Olympics?
@tentimesful
Жыл бұрын
@@AK-ky3ouyeah...
@AK-ky3ou
Жыл бұрын
@@tentimesful that’s why they were set up
@johnfarrow5873
Жыл бұрын
Screw decommissioning them give them to Ukraine so they can put them around their cities
@stephendeadman7131
Жыл бұрын
Switzerland should be ashamed of there self's 😑, Let's just hope nobody has to come to there aid them in the future!
@jdogdarkness
Жыл бұрын
Remember when people were fearmongering about UA MANPADS in Ukraine being used elsewhere against civilians, but in reality they all have IFF & can't be fired at civilian or western military aircraft....
@RedRocketsGlare
Жыл бұрын
At 07,21 you refer to the nzation of Sweden >? A new Nato Memeber >?
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