SAS Soldier Reacts to 7 Tactical Shooters & Operations | Expert Reacts

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Published 2023-06-22
Today we're asking Billy Billingham, an ex member of the SAS Special Forces to react to a selection of tactical shooters games, virtual special forces operations as well as tactics in games like Battlefield 3 or Ghost Recon.

Mark “Billy” Billingham served in the British SAS for over 20 years, has been responsible for planning and executing strategic operations across the world, is a certified counter terrorism instructor, has led countless hostage rescues, as well as much more.

Previously he worked as an A-list bodyguard for Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, and now acts as Chief Instructor on hit show SAS: Who Dares Wins as well as putting celebrities through gruelling challenges in Fox TV's Special Forces: World's Toughest Test.

But what does he think of Rainbow Six: Siege's SAS members Sledge and Mute? How realistic are the weapons of Escape from Tarkov and the battles of Squad? What does he make of the tactics of Ready or not?

00:00 Intro
00:41 Rainbow Six: Siege - SAS Operators
04:07 The Regiment - Iranian Embassy
07:27 Escape From Tarkov - Weapon handling, behind enemy lines + more
13:15 Ghost Recon: Breakpoint - Sync shot sniping and action
15:52 Squad - British troops & battlefield simulation
18:40 Ready or Not - Breaching tactics, door breaching and using gas
22:51 Battlefield 3 - Sniper Mission

More of Billy:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/billingham22b/?hl=en
Twitter: twitter.com/billingham229b
Live tour: www.fane.co.uk/billy-billingham
Website: markbillybillingham.com/

All Comments (21)
  • @pingASS_
    This man is so perfect for this. He’s well spoken and speaks in a positive but serious manner. Very professional.
  • i love how disgusted he sounds when he mentions the SA80 at the start. brilliant video
  • Billy should really be reacting to Karmakut gameplay for "Ready or Not" and other similar games. They have full squads with organised tactics and comms. Would be cool to see him critique that.
  • Feels like he's so hyped about Tarkov, he's ready to end the session and download the game right away 😂 that was really cool. Can't blame him, the games looks awesome.
  • Ooooh a moment where i actually know different as a qualified rock climbing instructor, forward abseiling is rather easier than he realises these days, technology has actually moved on since he was an active member of the forces, we now have self tending belay devices that can be operated 1 handed and automatically hold the line if you let go, so shooting would be entirely possible. Can't blame him for that though as they only became available on the market in the last 10 years or so and he cannot be expected to be up to date with the lateat climbing apparatus.
  • @ryanlewis2039
    What I love about “Billy” is he can both check the realism and appreciate shock and awe entertainment value
  • @kittc9966
    Would be great to see him look into Tarkov some more, look at more of guns, attachments and other elements like NODs and IR flashlights and lasers. Maybe some of the ridiculous weapon modding like the 100 round magazine on the M4A1 and fitting 8 flashlights to the firearm.
  • @Zoraxon
    Love to see him look at some Arma ops, maybe some more Tarkov squad tactics, squad, give him doing samples of great tactical games that show more than just the one person since I'm sure he'd tell you: your best bet for survival is another gun on your side
  • @ShayONFury
    Billy's reaction videoes are my favorite gaming content on YT, he respects and totally gets into the source video despite not being a gamer and in the same time educate you on how a real life operation would go. Very charismatic and well articulated man, love to see more of him, thanks GS.
  • The Regiment part unlocked some memories! It was my first tactical shooter before I was even into tactical shooters. Didn't know what I was doing either back in the days.
  • Wonder if Billy does consulting for video games? He has great understanding and breakdown and unlike some he seems to be able to highlight positives without slandering game elements. I bet he has so much knowledge that could be so useful and he could provide some 'inspiration' for missions/operations. Great video. The coordinated snipers was very interesting, would have thought that was more fantasy.
  • @mason5066
    That Eric Cantona comment just shows Billy is truly a peoples man 😂👏🏼
  • @dem0nchild610
    I respect his opinion he's been in the thick of it and gives his honest thoughts about what he has experienced with the scenarios shown but he also understands the entertainment factor and in the end it's a game he's not a hardass about everything
  • "None of this automatic nonsense" Ha Haha.... ha...... no one tell him the Tarkov meta.
  • If he ever sees this, the mask that the first guy from Siege was wearing, was a mask that has cheek filters. The filters are inserted from inside the mask, so they don't have any outside visible ones, except the relief valves
  • @Consural
    The Suppressive Fire tips were brilliant, as expected of an expert. The whole Tarkov analysis was great, in fact.
  • @newburger
    This guy is very professional. He should make a book and start a tour.
  • @Funkteon
    One thing he missed chatting about that we learned later in basic training was that if you're up against an adversary that is commonly using the same ammunition as you (pretty rare, in reality), it's always worth nicking their magazines and keeping them as a last resort if you run low on your own supply, the important factor being LAST RESORT, as you cannot guarantee that your enemy's ammo is going to be as reliable as your own, but if you're certain that the man you're pilfering from hasn't needed to move through a body of water or been standing in torrential rain for hours before engaging you, then you're about 80% sure his ammo is no more unreliable than your own... Having an extra 40-60 rounds of ammunition that you've nicked from dead bodies never goes astray... This advice can be completely ignored in any part of the African or South American continent, as their handling of weapon supplies is well-known as being sub-par, and it's just not worth picking up and lugging around 3-4kg worth of ammo that may prove to be full of jams...
  • @Riku-Leela
    Billy is a legend, I've listened to his book "The Hard Way" as an audiobook and wow, he's incredible, and to see him helping make content in something I'm interested in (video gaming) is just really heartwarming. He really is an inspiration. Sorry kinda fanboying a bit but yeah I just have major respect for the man.