One Impossible Mortar - Surviving the Five-Day War with USMC Ryan Rogers | Mike Drop Clips - Ep #172

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Ryan Rogers, a USMC veteran, recounts intense combat experiences from his deployment, emphasizing the importance of respecting ground troops. He describes a detailed firefight involving close-quarters combat in dense foliage with canal systems, where his unit engaged enemy spotters and coordinated mortar support. Rogers highlights an exceptional improvised mortar shot where his unit’s 60mm crew successfully hit a fleeing enemy combatant carrying an 82mm mortar system on a moped.

Key takeaways

• Rogers emphasizes that support personnel should maintain humility and respect for ground combat troops, recognizing that facilities like chow halls exist to serve those doing frontline work
• Rogers describes how his unit learned to read combat atmospherics and anticipate attacks, noting that dense foliage in canal systems meant much closer-range engagements with the enemy
• Rogers recounts what he considers the best mortar shot he ever witnessed, where his 60mm crew used improvised aiming techniques and calculated timing to hit a moving target on a moped from their patrol base

Episode details: published January 30, 2024 · 2.8K views · 6:34 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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