Spanish Legion in Iraq

[MARINO]

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[GLax]

nice photos, what are those armored vehicles in the 7th picture?

[MARINO]

they are VECs(Vehiculo de Exploración de Caballería)is a reco cavlery vehicule. it's bassically a BMR(very different) with a 30mm gun in a turrert

[Lobo]

30 milimeters? I think it's a 25mm gun.

http://www.jed.simonides.org/6x6afv/bravo/bmr-600_series/vec25/vec25-intro.html

[MARINO]

http://www.mde.es/mde/armas/images/tierra/vec.jpg
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i'm wrong, you are right 25mm

[stuntman]

Nice pics! But is the g36 that big, or are Spanish troops that small?
Get these guys some c's! (I think thats the carbine version?)

[MARINO]

http://www.mde.es/mde/armas/armada/images/ficha_g36.jpg
Ithink that HK-36E is too long

[hood]

need to make sure you don't use all caps in your topic subject ok?

[FallenAngel]

Nice pics! But is the g36 that big, or are Spanish troops that small?
Get these guys some c's! (I think thats the carbine version?)

No...thats the 'K' version. K for the german "karabiner" = "carbine" or "kurtz" = "short"

http://hkpro.com/image/g36k.jpg

the 'C' version is the Compact.

http://hkpro.com/g36cwht.jpg

[Lobo]

It's quite long.

http://www.hkpro.com/image/g3-g36.jpg

[rafaelcb]

It is interesting to realize the mistakes we make sometimes. The only time I saw a G36 was in an exhibition in Madrid, where it was being explained by someone from the BRIPAC (Paratroops). There, I got the impression that the G36 was much smaller than the good old CETME from my 'mili' (military service). But in your picture (I know the upper one is a G3, not a CETME) it is clear thet they are more or less the same, the G36 a bit longer even... Maybe i've grown up since then :(

BTW, any of you in the FF.AA. know anything about the 'Reserva Voluntaria'?
Are they going to offer any vacancies this year?
What are the feelings of the professionals regarding this ?Reserva Voluntaria'?

Best regards,

Rafael

[MARINO]

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patrolling in diwaniyah

[He219]

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A Spanish soldier walks by tanks at the Spanish camp on the US base in Diwaniyah. Spanish troops are likely to remain in Iraq (news - web sites) serving with an international force for at least two to three years(AFP/Karim Sahib)

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A Spanish soldier stands to attention at a ceremony where US Marines handed over control of Ad Diwaniyah Province to the Spanish Brigade(AFP/File/Maxim Marmur)

[MARINO]

yo have anticipate to me, those guys are from BRILAT

[MARINO]

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Rmsfeld with to US soldiers ,and a sapnish soldier in Babylon

[Gringo]

Ayyyyyyyyyyyy! The Rums'!!!!!

[MARINO]

OSBORNE BULL IN IRAK
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It was made in honnnour of spanish soldiers, who died when he back home from Afghanistan

[txajas]

I am afraid most non-Spanish readers in this forum will get whet the Osborne Bull is :)....

Anyhow, it may be a tad disturbing to drive around Iraq and see an Osborne bull in the distance, sure as hell that would freak the **** out of me.....