SEAL Team

Say Again Your Last - S2-E5

Stupidity: Adam, Jason's replacement on Bravo team is operating as Bravo 1. He's in the midst of reloading his carbine rifle with a fresh magazine when he sees a suicide bomber running towards his team so instead of drawing his pistol which takes 0.7-0.8 seconds; he's a trained professional so that timing is reasonable; he instead charges the suicide bomber and dies in the explosion. It would've taken less time to shoot the threat than to charge him. (00:07:00 - 00:08:00)

My Life for Yours - S2-E21

Stupidity: Earlier in the episode Ray was the only one with a helmet on, he was however separated from the team. The rest of Bravo didn't don any helmets. They later appear over a ridge and extract Ray from an oncoming assault of enemy combatants, and they're all donning helmets. A helmet is meant to be worn because enemy contact can happen at any time. They were donning plate carriers weighing 25 lbs without any of the gear on it, a 2.6 lb helmet is nothing, makes no sense. (00:40:00 - 00:42:00)

My Life for Yours - S2-E21

Stupidity: Ray is solo fighting the enemy. He lowers his rifle and grabs his sidearm and says last mag. He hadn't been in a prolonged gun fight. He used up his 3 mags on his plate carrier and one in his rifle. A soldiers typical combat load is seven mags, 210 rounds, but that's when re-supply is possible. For long range recons where they are operating far from the main force a Seal will typically pack 12 plus mags like the guys from Operation Red Wings since re-supply is not possible. This is just dumb. (00:38:40)

Payback - S2-E18

Stupidity: The Seal team is sent to apprehend an HVT. Their insertion didn't require a long hike. Usually on long range recons where Seals walk 20+ kms and don't fix to get into a gun fight they don't wear plate carriers with ballistic plates due to the weight and extra body heat generated. However on this op their journey was short, and they knew they were going to get contact inside a structure where getting shot is more likely since it's close quarters battle, but they didn't wear plate carriers. (00:24:30 - 00:26:00)

Never Say Die - S2-E2

Factual error: Jason's wife Alana tells Jason she going to grab H.E.B.'s finest bottle of $12 red, a rotisserie chicken and beer. H.E.B is a Texas grocery store, and the show is set in Virginia Beach, VA, Virginia doesn't have H.E.B. Stores. (00:39:03)

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Rolling Dark - S1-E9

Question: So they get the scientist on a four-seater, single-prop plane, and then send them from Siberia to Afghanistan. That's by the route from the briefing about 1800 miles. They fly with gear down. Is that possible? (00:06:47)

Answer: Yes. They would have to land 3-4 times for refuelling. The plane could fly with the wheels down, but the additional drag slows the plane and increases fuel consumption.

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