00:00Now, based on your experience in several war zones in Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine, and most recently working with civil
00:07defense groups in Taiwan, how does Taiwan compare as a potential battlefield?
00:13So I was part of the Marine Corps. That's where I started. And then after that, I ended up going
00:18to Syria on my own as a volunteer.
00:20I did about a half a year there with the Kurds, some of our partner forces out there.
00:24And then after that, I went to Iraq, where I was living in a tunnel system as a guerrilla fighter,
00:29again, with our partner forces.
00:30And then right when the war started in Ukraine, I flew from Iraq to Ukraine, and I've spent about two
00:35years in country since the war began.
00:38When I think back of my time in Iraq, this was a couple of years after ISIS had invaded.
00:43A lot of people died because the government there wasn't prepared for an invasion.
00:48So I think on a strategic level, it's a lot like Iraq.
00:52Taiwan has the benefit of not being the first one against a large country trying to invade them.
00:59So there's a lot of lessons learned that can be had right now.
01:03And from the little experience I have training inside of Taiwan, I think that they're taking it serious.
01:08Now, President Lai has pointed to Ukraine as a model, promoting drones as a way for Taiwan to counter China's
01:15far larger forces.
01:16So based on your experience, how transferable are those lessons to Taiwan?
01:21A lot of countries that could benefit from this, and Ukraine has proven it.
01:25About 95% of casualties inside of Ukraine is based off of Russian military hospitals.
01:30About 95% are either directly or indirectly caused by these small FPVs or small loitering drones.
01:37This is one way to make up for the manpower shortage that these countries have.
01:41Taiwan has very dense and tall urban terrain, which is a little bit different than what we see in Ukraine,
01:47as well as the jungle canopy and all that.
01:50But it doesn't change anything.
01:52These small drones are going to be used in one way or another.
01:56Now, in your experience working with defense groups in Taiwan, what types of drones should the country be prioritizing?
02:02Attack, surveillance, or a mix?
02:05What we're using, they're running a frequency that doesn't really go well when it comes to dense forest coverage.
02:11So I think that different frequencies, I think that different types of drones, specifically droppers, are going to be a
02:17lot more effective than the traditional kamikazes we see in Ukraine.
02:20I'm a big believer on my channel, as well as in person, about bombing FPVs, because it's not only that
02:27they can drop two kilos, you know, a two kilo warhead, a 60 millimeter mortar,
02:32but most of the missions we did when it was first successful was units out in the front line for
02:3830 days that don't have any water, food, or supplies anymore, and they need it.
02:42So that was what we were able to give them.
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