Military Experts Rate 21 Military Battles In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider

Some of the top experts across the Army, Navy, and Marines rate military battle scenes in movies and television for realism.

Andy Stumpf, who spent over 17 years as a Navy SEAL, rates underwater military maneuvers depicted in films such as "Act of Valor." Combat-helicopter pilot Vernice Armour analyzes helicopter scenes in films such as "Black Hawk Down." Retired Navy Admiral Jamie Foggo, dissects Naval warfare movies, like the torpedo scene from "Greyhound." Dr. Peter Rhee served in the United States military for 24 years as one of its top trauma surgeons. He praises "Hacksaw Ridge" for its accuracy but detested the portrayal of a common gunshot wound misconception shown in the film "Cherry." Former United States armor officer and tank historian Nicholas Moran discusses tank scenes in films such as "Fury." Michael Elliott, a former US Army Parachute Team member analyzes parachute scenes in "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" and other films.

Intro: 0:00-0:31
Navy SEAL Underwater Operations: 0:31-8:42
Combat Surgeon: 8:42-16:40
Warships: 16:40-24:03
Helicopter Combat: 24:03-30:04
Tanks: 30:04-38:15
Paratrooper and Parachute: 38:15-45:54

Andy Stumpf

Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour

Dr. Peter M. Rhee

Nicholas Moran

Michael Elliott

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[aleksilepisto]

I love Andy’s textbook denial of the top secret underwater trident combat program. We know you guys fight with them. You don’t have to deny it anymore.

[tobieone]

Imagine how many lives that trauma surgeon saved. God Bless that man

[thomasgreen]

Andy's humbleness really is admirable. Andy wasn't just a Navy Seal. He was DEVGRU, Seal Team Six.

[cammobunker]

Fun fact: the filming of the airborne drop sequence of "A Bridge Too Far" was actually conducted by the UK 1st Airborne Division. So, the reason it looked so authentic is because it was done using actual Airborne troops, wearing authentic WW2 style chutes, wearing WW2 style uniforms and gear (including helmets and boots) from actual C46 aircraft. The scenes filmed from the point of view of the Airborne soldier was actually a former Paratrooper who jumped with the camera strapped to him. I seem to remember reading that they had a couple of authentic injuries on the jump, too, broken bones and such.

[monfisch]

My biases are showing but the former military surgeon, Dr. Rhee, was fascinating. I’m in medicine but in a far far far different field. I’m in geriatrics, so I deal with a lot of joy but also a lot of death. For Dr. Rhee speaking about confirming death in a hurry, really struck me.

[sophiaisabelle]

These military experts certainly open up our eyes to an even bigger reality that we may not be fully aware of. It's just fascinating to hear their perspectives.

[KyleDavid]

I love listening to these veterans not just for their content but for their verbal and bodily communication in how they describe the contents explained.

[DJSkittles]

My grandfather is a combat vet in Veitnam. He said when guys came up or back from a patrol. They would donate blood on the spot. Giving blood in an active combat situation. I thought that was a crazy and surreal story.

[mancunianeva]

I love Nicholas Moran. He just loves tanks so much that he doesnt care which film is on, if its got a tank he can find an upside and a reason to watch it. Plus i agree, Kellys Heros is a true masterpiece.

[deangelojeremitriusvickers]

Big respect to medics! My Great Uncle was awarded a Bronze Star for saving 8 of 10 people he treated while under sniper fire on the first and while being ambushed the 2nd time. It was his 2nd BSM in Vietnam while serving with the 1st Infantry and 18th Engineers. Much respect!

[carstorm]

Apologies for any errors below, did this on mobile. The list is mainly for myself, but thought others might find it useful!

0:30 Act of Valor (2012)
3:49 Thunderball (1965)
6:38 National Treasure (2004)
8:54 Cherry (2021)
10:41 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
12:08 The Outpost (2020)
13:57 Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
16:54 Greyhound (2020)
20:22 Under Siege (1992l
22:24 Battleship (2012)
24:17 Black Hawk Down (2001)
26:40 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier [S1E1] (2021)
28:55 Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
30:17 Fury (2014)
33:58 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
35:32 Saving Private Ryan
38:32 Mission Impossible - Fallout (2018)
40:43 Godzillia (2014)
43:03bKingsman The Secret Service (2014)
44:44 A Bridge Too Far (1977)

[chriscrumpler]

I was a Navy Search and Rescue Medical Technician supporting HMM-365 / RCT-7 during the invasion of Iraq in 2007. I was on aircraft that landed under fire, within a stone throw of an active shoot out, to evacuate casualties. Other Corpsmen in I MEF CASEVAC reported similar experiences.

[timberwolfmountaineer]

Andy Stumpf is my personal hero, mentor, my aspiration in life and just a DADDY. This man is the real deal, so matter of fact, sober, reasonable, positive, it's almost too good to be all encompassed in one man. Always happy to see him and hear what he has to say.
Cheers from Ukraine! 35th OBMP.

[pjdiver]

By far the most accurate part of Under Siege, is that Steven Seagal knows everything about everything: A SEAL that knows how to cook, fire gunnery on a battleship, ALL of the martial arts, as well as nuclear physics...yep, they nailed it.

[JWF]

This feels like a compilation of something that I have seen already..

[darrenmarsh]

The soldiers that were there have already confirmed that Hacksaw Ridge was realistic, and that the soldiers heroics that we saw in the film were true.

[whereiswill]

Whoever's running the show at Insider knows what the people want. Good supercut

[hahafunny]

Vernice Armour is a damn cool name to have esp as someone in the military

[andreasvonbrenntenperch]

22:00 I was a professional fireworks-technician. Once I saw a guy, very muscular, about 330 lbs knocked out from the muzzle-flash of an 4 inch-firework. Afterwards he told me, it was like the hardest hit, he ever got into his stomach. Pretty obvious it was very dumb to stand so close.

[i.y.]

I love how you can see the excitement of a ten year-old boy seeping through the Admiral's ironclad demeanor, as he discusses the armor on those WWII ships.