"There Were 300 of Them" - Apache Pilot Recalls Su*cide Cult AMBUSH

About this video

Ritland’s guest recounts a combat engagement on January 28th during his deployment, describing a mission to support a downed Apache helicopter that was shot down while engaging what the guest characterizes as religious sect fighters numbering over 300. The guest walks through the tactical response, describing how he and his wingman set up their approach, engaged fighters lined up on a berm, and dealt with combatants who appeared to be under the influence of atropine and did not scatter when fired upon.

Key takeaways

• The guest describes responding to a fallen angel call after a sister battalion’s Apache was shot down by what he understood to be religious sect fighters, not typical insurgents
• According to the guest’s account, tactical decisions included approaching from the west with the sun behind them and topping off ammunition before entering the engagement zone
• The guest recounts that enemy fighters did not react normally to being fired upon, later attributing this to atropine use discovered during site exploitation

Episode details: published May 13, 2025 · 48.7K views · 9:16 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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