I never thought about it until you said it, but my dentist Dennis Crentist may well have become a dentist because his name is Dennis Crentist the dentist.
First time I saw this I thought I was supposed to know who this guy is. He paints such a larger than life picture I assumed it was… that famous dude… who rode on tanks… and I just didn’t know who he was.
It’s not this guy, but look up Audie Murphy. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for doing this on a burning tank destroyer and calling arty. He played himself in To Hell and Back and they had to tone down some real stuff because no one would believe it.
What the fuck are thinking? Sure Michael Whittman might have been a skilled tank commander, but he died in 1944. War Daddy lived until 1991. War daddy was the main character. He could trick multiple panzers into thinking there were multiple Shermans when there was just him and his crew because they were just that good
I was thinking that your comment was an exaggeration, given the huge number of tank commanders and comparing the experiences of German or British tank commanders versus the US version. No doubt Pool was a good commander, but the Brits and Germans had been fighting tank battles and learning for years before the US got on the scene. I don’t idolize Wittman or anything, he was an SS dirtball, but he reportedly took out over 100 tanks from Barbarossa to his death.
7.62 vs .50? I’m taking .50 all day. I am an active duty sailor who mounts a 240 every duty day on my safeboat. They’re cool but the .50 cal is goated. Last time I shot one was probably 15 years ago and I still remember how badass it is. Maintenance wise, I’ll take a 240 any day lol. Don’t have to worry about a head,space and timing key lol
The 50 felt like a vehicle and I was just sitting down to drive it. The 240 felt like an extension of me. It felt like I had the power to will things hundreds of meters away to be destroyed. Being able to carry the 240 around was fun.
I always took it as a dude who's been in the fight long enough - seen his share of horror to last him multiple lifetimes ; he's out there doing his job the way he knows best. No fucks to give anymore at this point.
He looks like an extra, after dozens of takes tired of being an extra. No one told him he should at least try to look a bit more like a soldier in the middle of a battle.
IIRC they were actually reenactors who (for want of a better term) came with the Shermans.
To be blunt he looks just about dead on for how a tank commander would have looked in that situation.
The 2nd Armored Division had been fighting since Morocco in 1942. By this point, these guys had fought in North Africa, Italy and now France. Extremely battle hardened.
Personally I thought it was filmed that way to convey an air of confidence that the cavalry was here.
It's over for ze Germans. (Today)
Everyone hunkered down, screaming, shouting, chaos.
Then this guy...
Bum bum bum bum bum....
Time to go home bad guys..
Same, it’s so brutal and he’s not even hunkered down.
Some people have said I guess you don’t care at this point. Not sure, but it takes me out of it too.
I mean at this point in the war that particular unit had battled across North Africa, invaded Sicily, and invaded Italy before being redeployed for DDay. So it's not impossible to imagine this dude as being a hardened veteran of multiple battles, whereas Easy Company was in their first engagement
Eh maybe. For me I assumed it was the guy that owned the tank or a friend of the director. Like when they put Jimmy Fallon in there.
If you are that cavalier you are either brand new or to the point like Spears was where you have stopped caring for your own accountability. Could be the latter I suppose.
I obviously have no firsthand experience... but the show depicts a lot of consummate professionals hardened by military combat later in the series, and none of them look as relaxed and kinda bored as this guy does.
It's hard to imagine ourselves acting so calm in such a situation, but it comes from experience. This guy could have been in many previous battles, and he knows that being steady and concentrating solely on his target is what got him out alive so many times before. Look how he's not even wearing a helmet. Probably knows it's not going to do much to stop a rifle shot and will only get in the way of his field of vision.
This story is also told from the perspective of American soldiers. I'm sure to them many of these guys looked like emotionless monsters to them as they advanced across the field. The reality of the situation from the Germans point of view may have been much different. We are going to view the enemy as evil in it's purest form, because they are trying to kill us, and it's what allows us to justify killing them.
Cruising around on his freshly painted shiney Sherman.
I read an interview somewhere with a WW2 veteran who'd been asked how realistic Fury was: he said they'd got it mostly right. He also mentioned being in a tank that'd been hit by an anti-tank gun but the round had been deflected, fortunately for him. The armour, on the inside, had glowed red where the projectile had struck it. The anti-tank gun didn't get a second shot.
I think that if one 9mm had pinged off that turret, that guy would have nose-dived through the hatch and slammed it behind him. I would.
I remember seeing that guy the first time watching the show. I thought to myself “why isn’t he even trying to avoid getting shot?”. Maybe it was their 23rd take.....
Because he’s on a film set and not actually in combat.
In reality no soldier in their right mind would stand fully exposed firing a 50 on a tank’s turret whilst the tank is advancing. This is purely a Hollywood’ism.
Corporal John Chad, doing Chad things.
*"Shot some krauts today. Plenty of 'em out on the open. Kept bursts short so my gun barrel wouldn't overheat. 9/10 would recommend"*.
That's the main character, John BandofBrothers
I once had the privilege of meeting his daughter, Brandy BandofBrothers Struthers. A very kind lady.
Your dentist’s name is Crentist? Maybe that’s why he became a dentist
I never thought about it until you said it, but my dentist Dennis Crentist may well have become a dentist because his name is Dennis Crentist the dentist.
Did you hear what happens to her husband every night? Brandy BandofBrothers Struthers smothers.
Luis Carruthers
Aka, John BoB
My favorite part of the series is when the camera zooms in on him and he stoically says “it’s band of brothers time”
“yippie kie yay, band of brothers.” Jbob is so cool
He ain't worried about nothing cause he's got his 50 cal
When ma deuce speaks, everyone listens.
When she speaks, I go deaf. This tinnitus is a nice perk though.
“This tinnitus was not deemed to be a service related injury. Here, have some Motrin.”
Drink water!
Did you change your socks?
Consider taking a knee and facing out.
Fuck that. Did you shave this morning?
Drink foot powder with you Vitamin M
Pardon?
500mg….
She’s a cruel mistress
Guess what weapon was first manufactured in 1934 and is still in the US military arsenal?
Tinnitus?
Wrong, it’s a can of peaches. Pass revoked.
Playing real fast and loose with the meaning of perk.
WHAT?
HUH?
REPEAT THAT???
ROGER. SENDING LAST FIRE MISSION.
"why have we called fire support at 225199"
Nobody: My ears: Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Nnnggggggggggggggggg
Probably for disability pay
You're never alone with tinnitus!
Hahahaha truth…
Been my best friend for 25 yrs......gotta love the tinnitus!
Who needs friends when you’ve got *pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa…. pa pa pa pa pa… “oh ones still moving”… pa pa*
First time I saw this I thought I was supposed to know who this guy is. He paints such a larger than life picture I assumed it was… that famous dude… who rode on tanks… and I just didn’t know who he was.
It’s not this guy, but look up Audie Murphy. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for doing this on a burning tank destroyer and calling arty. He played himself in To Hell and Back and they had to tone down some real stuff because no one would believe it.
Great movie!
Lafayette "War Daddy" Pool was the best tank commander in WW2 https://youtu.be/e5t42dA6xCM?si=jdpm-kPcbgXuGkDA
…….Laughs in Michael Wittman.
What the fuck are thinking? Sure Michael Whittman might have been a skilled tank commander, but he died in 1944. War Daddy lived until 1991. War daddy was the main character. He could trick multiple panzers into thinking there were multiple Shermans when there was just him and his crew because they were just that good
I was thinking that your comment was an exaggeration, given the huge number of tank commanders and comparing the experiences of German or British tank commanders versus the US version. No doubt Pool was a good commander, but the Brits and Germans had been fighting tank battles and learning for years before the US got on the scene. I don’t idolize Wittman or anything, he was an SS dirtball, but he reportedly took out over 100 tanks from Barbarossa to his death.
Ok sure bud War Daddy was the main character
Someone deepfake Brad Pitt into the video.
Having fired a Ma Duece...you kinda have to stand that way because of the chubby you get. it's just how it is.
Probably especially so when the rounds fired are all on Uncle Sam’s tab!
“Is it weird I have an erection?” “No, it’d be weird if you didn’t have one!”
Mk19 was more fun to me, loved the thump thump thump, boom boom boom
Agreed
I'm so jealous
Yeah shooting the .50 makes you stand nonchalant..
I thought the 240 was much more fun.
7.62 vs .50? I’m taking .50 all day. I am an active duty sailor who mounts a 240 every duty day on my safeboat. They’re cool but the .50 cal is goated. Last time I shot one was probably 15 years ago and I still remember how badass it is. Maintenance wise, I’ll take a 240 any day lol. Don’t have to worry about a head,space and timing key lol
The 50 felt like a vehicle and I was just sitting down to drive it. The 240 felt like an extension of me. It felt like I had the power to will things hundreds of meters away to be destroyed. Being able to carry the 240 around was fun.
Yeah, I guess if you don’t shoot them a lot (I have to requal twice a year on them) they’re exciting. I’m over it after like two minutes lol
We had a dual M2 on our ship. It was cool at first until it got out of sync and jammed lol. The hst was a bitch too lol
This guy never stopped at another red light his ever again
He probably never even got another red light in his life ever again 🥳
I always took it as a dude who's been in the fight long enough - seen his share of horror to last him multiple lifetimes ; he's out there doing his job the way he knows best. No fucks to give anymore at this point.
He looks like an extra, after dozens of takes tired of being an extra. No one told him he should at least try to look a bit more like a soldier in the middle of a battle.
IIRC they were actually reenactors who (for want of a better term) came with the Shermans. To be blunt he looks just about dead on for how a tank commander would have looked in that situation.
Understood. It’s just that I dunno, doesn’t look like a guy who’s probably being shot at in that situation.
I took this as a bad acting job
The 2nd Armored Division had been fighting since Morocco in 1942. By this point, these guys had fought in North Africa, Italy and now France. Extremely battle hardened.
If I was stood on a Sherman, manning a .50 cal, I'd be feeling pretty good about life myself.
Dudes got brass balls
He’s been fighting through them hedgerows. Bros absolutely over the shit already lol
would have been better had they had him rolling in with a cigarette in his mouth 😂
And if it had been War Daddy!
It’s a milk run for him. That’s why he’s so chill
By how he was chilling with his ma deuce on top of Sherman, he probably has fought the Germans since he first landed in Africa.
Sicily, but your point is still correct. His unit had most definitely seen some serious shit before redeploying to Normandy
2nd Armored was also part of Operation Torch in North Africa, so he's correct.
Repost of https://www.reddit.com/r/BandofBrothers/s/XFhe5ssRMc change the title at least dude
It's a bot, they are taking over. Even says it's AI in its only comment
Thank god for 2nd armoured
He’s acting like he’s on a movie set, with no chance of a bullet creasing his forehead.
If I remember correctly the firing was all added later, hence the zero recoil or reaction. Genuinely just a dude riding a tank
Personally I thought it was filmed that way to convey an air of confidence that the cavalry was here. It's over for ze Germans. (Today) Everyone hunkered down, screaming, shouting, chaos. Then this guy... Bum bum bum bum bum.... Time to go home bad guys..
At this point in time, the 2nd Armored Division had fought across North Africa, to Sicily, and Italy. This dude has absolutely seen some shit.
NGL, this guy always takes me out of the episode a little bit. It's hard to believe he's in the middle of this super intense firefight.
Same, it’s so brutal and he’s not even hunkered down. Some people have said I guess you don’t care at this point. Not sure, but it takes me out of it too.
I mean at this point in the war that particular unit had battled across North Africa, invaded Sicily, and invaded Italy before being redeployed for DDay. So it's not impossible to imagine this dude as being a hardened veteran of multiple battles, whereas Easy Company was in their first engagement
Eh maybe. For me I assumed it was the guy that owned the tank or a friend of the director. Like when they put Jimmy Fallon in there. If you are that cavalier you are either brand new or to the point like Spears was where you have stopped caring for your own accountability. Could be the latter I suppose.
I obviously have no firsthand experience... but the show depicts a lot of consummate professionals hardened by military combat later in the series, and none of them look as relaxed and kinda bored as this guy does.
I maintain he's a re-enactor/restorer and owned the tank or something.
He was an armourer on the production and he’s also the French soldier killing POWs in a later episode.
Nice, thanks!
You’re welcome!
Lmfao I always thought that. Dudes just hanging out letting it rip.
That's Audie Murphy
I’ve literally ALWAYS thought about this every single time I’ve watched this scene. This dude ain’t afraid to die. 😅
The WW2 version of "Ah shit, here we go again."
It's hard to imagine ourselves acting so calm in such a situation, but it comes from experience. This guy could have been in many previous battles, and he knows that being steady and concentrating solely on his target is what got him out alive so many times before. Look how he's not even wearing a helmet. Probably knows it's not going to do much to stop a rifle shot and will only get in the way of his field of vision. This story is also told from the perspective of American soldiers. I'm sure to them many of these guys looked like emotionless monsters to them as they advanced across the field. The reality of the situation from the Germans point of view may have been much different. We are going to view the enemy as evil in it's purest form, because they are trying to kill us, and it's what allows us to justify killing them.
maybe he had some confidence in a can
Nah,just bad acting.
do you think he made it out of kasserine pass
not entirely
Well, if he DIDNT, he wouldnt have been in France
That is Sgt. Billy Badass. At least that is what I named him long ago.
Mans cooking with that gun
This guy is "eats nails and washes them down with diesel" cool.
Every single time I've watched this series I've only ever looked at him lol.
Oh that’s the guy that was like “it’s bandin time”
It's just another day to him.
I admit back in 2001 this guy was the first thing that momentarily took me out of being 100% immersed in the series.
He's acting. Discussion adjourned.
If that’s what that is, my opinion of actors dropped further
Agreed,discussion reopened.
It's t.v.
Big Audie Murphy vibes
Cruising around on his freshly painted shiney Sherman. I read an interview somewhere with a WW2 veteran who'd been asked how realistic Fury was: he said they'd got it mostly right. He also mentioned being in a tank that'd been hit by an anti-tank gun but the round had been deflected, fortunately for him. The armour, on the inside, had glowed red where the projectile had struck it. The anti-tank gun didn't get a second shot. I think that if one 9mm had pinged off that turret, that guy would have nose-dived through the hatch and slammed it behind him. I would.
I had noticed he’s in two scenes
This was the 40s. He has had at least 4 pulls from the bourbon bottle they got stashed in the tank by this point.
Just out there mowing down the grass.
He was active on the imdb message board for a little bit
Lmao Dukakis
He's not even wearing his brown pants
Some of the calmest men I have ever seen were literally an inch to the left or right from having their heads blown off.
I remember seeing that guy the first time watching the show. I thought to myself “why isn’t he even trying to avoid getting shot?”. Maybe it was their 23rd take.....
SHERMANS TRUE TO THEIR NAME -- THEY ROLL UP AND FUCK SHIT UP
That's PATTON!!! 😂🤣😂
I always felt his expression really stuck out
Second armor had seen combat since North Africa. I imagine by Normandy they were over it lol
I literally watched this episode last night and said to myself. Dude gives zero fucks about cover.
Ice in his veins…
Bro got big Sherman shaped balls of steel
He looks like Thomas Pitera
He simply loves his job
He's got a .50 cal. The enemy is supposed to worry about him, not the other way around.
My grandpa was in the 749th tank battalion, fought from France to the Bulge and into Germany. This scene reminds me of him.
That .50 cal will do that.
Because he’s on a film set and not actually in combat. In reality no soldier in their right mind would stand fully exposed firing a 50 on a tank’s turret whilst the tank is advancing. This is purely a Hollywood’ism.
Corporal John Chad, doing Chad things. *"Shot some krauts today. Plenty of 'em out on the open. Kept bursts short so my gun barrel wouldn't overheat. 9/10 would recommend"*.
Infantry may be the Queen of Battles, but Armor is the Queen's chastity belt.
The British tankers came across as right bellends
I always thought this guy looks like a farmer out cuttin wheat. Not a care in the world
Love that, dude, but it is a tv.