WANTED Photos of ARCTIC warfare

[steel bonnet]

Looking for photos of Arctic troops.

Uniforms,weapons,Skiing,Military Skidoo riding,etc.

German,UK,Dutch,Chinese,US,Russia,etc.

Thank`s

Ja
Steel Bonnet

[Falco]

Here are some french guys, 13th Airborne Dragoons Regiment.
http://www.hkpro.com/action6snowsd.jpg

Norwegian troops, not sure which unit.
http://www.hkpro.com/actionnorwaymsg90.jpg

Canadian troops, 3 Field Engineer Squadron.
http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/photoarchive/LoRes/Miscellaneous/ISD01-6059a.jpg

[Vance]

I like black people

[steel bonnet]

Cheers for starting the ball rolling guys :D

The French Dragoon photo. What is the weapon they are carrying?? It`s Not a FAMAS that`s for sure.

As for the Canadian photo,Great & very PC isn`t it :D (Not looking to start a war,just an observation).

Look forward to more being added :D

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Ja
Steel Bonnet

[96B]

Black people hate cold weather. Or so I hear

Thats about like saying all American soldiers are trigger happy...

[ChuckThunder]

Black people hate cold weather. Or so I hear

:bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash:

Vance>:fork:<me

[Vance]

Let me guess, you're black.

[Falco]

They're carrying MP5SDs I think.


As for the Canadian photo,Great & very PC isn`t it :D (Not looking to start a war,just an observation).



They're kinda weird I have to agree. I'm looking for some pictures with the white winter camo.

[IDFM203]

Here are some french guys, 13th Airborne Dragoons Regiment.
http://www.hkpro.com/action6snowsd.jpg

First of all thats a great pic :D
(does anyone have pics of just the white camo that they have on??)

Now to steel bonnet.......

here are some Israeli pics(which have been on this forum before)

Israel trains and fields an elite alpine unit due to this one big mountain that serves as a very big strategic buffer from any Syrian attack. Now Israel for the most part is not a winter country (understatement!!) but nonetheless it fields this elite unit. Most of the unit comes already from elite units in the IDF (especially from Sayeret Golani) so except for the alpine part (well after their training, they are elite in that as well) it is comprised of elite personal.

http://www.isayeret.com/units/land/special/alpine/alpine.jpg
http://www.waronline.org/IDF/pictures/SF/images/527.JPG
http://www.waronline.org/IDF/pictures/SF/images/528.JPG
http://www.waronline.org/IDF/pictures/SF/images/529_.JPG
http://www.waronline.org/IDF/pictures/SF/images/_885.JPG
http://www.waronline.org/IDF/pictures/SF/images/551.JPG
http://www.isayeret.com/units/land/special/alpine/alpine-20.jpg
http://www.waronline.org/IDF/pictures/SF/images/608.JPG
http://www.waronline.org/IDF/pictures/SF/images/743.JPG
http://www.waronline.org/IDF/pictures/SF/images/744.JPG

Shalom :D [/img]

[Vance]

http://www.waronline.org/IDF/pictures/SF/images/529_.JPG

What's in the kit of the guy in the very back? Looks like a crate of some kind. Explosives?

[morlick]

13th Airborne Dragoons Regiment again;

http://dragon.para.free.fr/site/images/big/3-2.jpg

http://dragon.para.free.fr/site/images/big/3-3.jpg

http://dragon.para.free.fr/site/images/big/3-4.jpg

http://dragon.para.free.fr/site/images/big/3-6.jpg

http://dragon.para.free.fr/site/images/big/3-8.jpg

[steel bonnet]

Wow loads of Great photos there :D

Yep l had an incline it was a HK MP5SD SMG,though wouldn`t have thought that was needed in Arctic warfare.
Though got to love the French Arctic Guille type suit (Attack of the Snowmen or what :D ).

Great photos guys :D Keep them coming :D

Merry Christmas
Ja
Steel Bonnet
S

[PaulII]

http://www.marinejeger.no/forum/gjestebok/images/profil390.jpg

http://www.marinejeger.no/forum/gjestebok/images/scooter390.jpg

http://www.marinejeger.no/forum/gjestebok/images/carrier390.jpg

http://www.marinejeger.no/forum/gjestebok/images/liggende390.jpg

http://www.marinejeger.no/forum/gjestebok/images/rekke390.jpg

http://www.marinejeger.no/forum/gjestebok/images/kopter390.jpg

http://www.marinejeger.no/images/isklatring1-400.jpg

http://www.marinejeger.no/images/isklatring2-400.jpg

http://www.marinejeger.no/images/isklatring4-400.jpg

http://www.mil.no/multimedia/archive/00029/Lysbilde84_kopi_29754a.jpg

http://www.mil.no/multimedia/archive/00029/Lysbilde58_29753a.jpg

http://www.mil.no/multimedia/archive/00029/Lysbilde104_29751a.jpg

http://home.c2i.net/ebhome/img/ioverflaten.jpg

[Uncle Chô]

Wow loads of Great photos there :D

Yep l had an incline it was a HK MP5SD SMG,though wouldn`t have thought that was needed in Arctic warfare.
Though got to love the French Arctic Guille type suit (Attack of the Snowmen or what :D ).
The 13th Para Dragon Rgt is the recon unit of the French Army. They are specialized in HUMINT only and are not supposed to engage the ennemy (mission failed ;) ). The H&K MP5SD is for self defense only. The pictures show the men from the 3rd Squadron that is a specific mountain/artic unit. Each Squadron is specialized in its own field (water insertion / airborne insertion).

This is the Regiment I admire the most in the French Army. Their skill is incredible. I have met several times their operators that explained to me how they work on the field (at least what they are allowed to say). Amazing. These guys could litteraly bury them for several days. They call themselves the " Shadow Warriors" :D .

This Regiment is a branch of the military intelligence, thus documented reports and operational pictures are very scarce.

[Uncle Chô]

http://homepage.mac.com/topcover/.Pictures/topcover/land/ARMY1%20.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/topcover/.Pictures/topcover/land/ARMY3%20.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/topcover/.Pictures/topcover/land/ARMY2%20.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/topcover/.Pictures/topcover/land/CH47D.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/topcover/.Pictures/topcover/land/livefire.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/topcover/.Pictures/topcover/land/usarak5.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/topcover/.Pictures/topcover/land/AIRDROP2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/topcover/.Pictures/topcover/land/APACHE.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/topcover/.Pictures/topcover/land/usarak3.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/topcover/.Pictures/topcover/land/CH47D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/topcover/.Pictures/topcover/land/OH58D(R).jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/topcover/.Pictures/topcover/land/bh3.jpg

All pics from Mark Farmer's fabulous web site http://www.topcover.com/ woot

[non-zero possibility]

great pics, the helos are great,

p.s. vance, I am not black and none the less find you retarded.

[steel bonnet]

Again some GREAT photos being shown,l appreciate it guys :D

@Uncle Chô,Thank`s very much for the little brief on the 13th Para Dragon Rgt :D Didn`t know about these guys .

Again thank`s & please More :D

Merry Christmas

Ja
Steel Bonnet

[Falco]

Here are more pictures of canadian troops.

http://www.img.forces.gc.ca/commelec/nwslettr/vol36/images/winter2.gif
http://www.img.forces.gc.ca/commelec/nwslettr/vol36/images/winter3.gif
http://www.img.forces.gc.ca/commelec/nwslettr/vol36/images/winter4.gif
http://www.img.forces.gc.ca/commelec/nwslettr/vol36/images/winter1.gif
http://www.army.dnd.ca/1PPCLI/images/Photos/Galleries/Training/Actual/Camo-Whites.jpg

[Vance]

great pics, the helos are great,

p.s. vance, I am not black and none the less find you retarded.
I assure you that my IQ is over 120, and if I'm so retarded how come black people have told me that they don't like cold weather? It was probably a joke, but so was mine. Damn n00bs.


Merry Christmas!

[Ayura]

Nice pictures, iv always loved the way artic solders look at the mask and camoflaged weapons, especially white snipers.

[venture160]

mark farmers page is AWESOME, i reccomend that everyone check it out

[Ayura]

Heres some images by the way.


The first is a Sniper in Kosovo from the British Royal Marines from the 45 Commando Brigade

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-8/348803/sniperinkosovo.jpg


Im not sure about this picture, but it looks to me like some kinda SAS, dont ask how i got this picture

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-8/348803/preview13.jpg

[Uncle Chô]

mark farmers page is AWESOME, i reccomend that everyone check it out

I told you ;)

Another little "teaser" for the ignorants who still not believe...

:D

http://homepage.mac.com/topcover/.Pictures/topcover/HeavyMetal/B1B.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/topcover/.Pictures/topcover/NE02/eielson2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/topcover/.Pictures/topcover/AK%20ARNG/1-207BH3w.jpg

[GLax]

172nd Infantry Brigade...

http://www.wainwright.army.mil/1bde/Images/Gallery%20Pics/Stryker/bg__stryker_snow.jpg

http://www.wainwright.army.mil/1bde/Unit%20Pages/21/images/DSC00030.JPG

http://www.wainwright.army.mil/1bde/Unit%20Pages/21/images/DSC00018.JPG

http://www.wainwright.army.mil/1bde/Unit%20Pages/21/images/nw/DSC00042.JPG

[ComnGitMe]

those are some awesome photos especially the dragoon pics they would be almost impossible to spot.

just a observation vance yes you are an idiot :fork: :bash:


I am black and i dont care what temperature it is as long as the weather is good and also not many people like the cold which is why very few people vacation north of the equator


but back to the focus of this post damn fine pics who are the guys with the fur on their bdu's

[GLax]

theyre either the 172nd Infantry Brigade or the Alaska National Guard, i cant see the shoulder patch but it one of those 2 :D

[venture160]

this is an awesome post, i will scour the net for some as well

[Machine]

Vance, I hope you are 13.

[MolliG]

Royal Marines (UK) :)...

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/rn/data/gallery/full/989320064f.jpg

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/rn/data/gallery/big/1011798406b.jpg

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/rn/data/gallery/big/1011798563b.jpg

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/rn/data/gallery/full/989590554f.jpg

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/rn/data/gallery/full/989590336f.jpg

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/rn/data/gallery/full/989590160f.jpg

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/rn/data/gallery/full/989589463f.jpg

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/rn/data/gallery/full/989327226f.jpg

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/rn/data/gallery/full/989320387f.jpg

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/rn/data/gallery/full/988638580f.jpg

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/rn/data/gallery/full/988636561f.jpg

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/rn/data/gallery/full/988635882f.jpg

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/rn/data/gallery/full/989831654f.jpg

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/rn/data/gallery/full/989832037f.jpg

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/rn/data/gallery/full/989831445f.jpg

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/rn/data/gallery/full/988895339f.jpg

Pictures taken in Norway and Kosovo.

[ßå$tĮТHÏ¿ð]

wow this makes me wanna buy snow camoflauge for when it does snow
woot

[Vance]

just a observation vance yes you are an idiot :fork: :bash:


I am black and i dont care what temperature it is as long as the weather is good and also not many people like the cold which is why very few people vacation north of the equator

Merry Christmas!

[Skaman]

Let me guess, you're black.

YOU ARE AN IDIOT.

[Falco]

Let me guess, you're black.

YOU ARE AN IDIOT.

Damn ... that was harsh

[EvanL]

Let me guess, you're black.

YOU ARE AN IDIOT.

Damn ... that was harsh
But neccessary. face it the kid is an idiot. He speaks from his ass in every post. I have yet to see a post by Vance that actually has some relevancy to it.
Show some brains kid.
Douchebag.

[ST4]

Everyone here has nice Christmas sprit! :cantbeli:

[Skaman]

Everyone here has nice Christmas sprit! :cantbeli:

It is racially prolific comments by Vance that make my egg nog turn sour.

Oh ya, Great WinterWarfare pics.

[Falco]

Everyone here has nice Christmas sprit! :cantbeli:

It is racially prolific comments by Vance that make my egg nog turn sour.

Oh ya, Great WinterWarfare pics.

rofl rofl

So he has a sense of humor after all ;)

[GLax]

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/rn/data/gallery/full/989590554f.jpg

this pic reminds me... my recruiter told me about when he fell through the ice in Alaska. they were walking along the pipeline (or somethin like that) and they thought the lake was safe to cross (it was January, in Alaska, -30 degrees or worse!) but he must of hit the one spot on that lake where it was weak cuz he went rite through. fortunately for him he was ok and was able to finish the march. tough bastard if you ask me...

[Jack Mehoff]

To all the non-Americans..

Where do you guys go train for arctic alpine and desert warfare?

[Skaman]

To all the non-Americans..

Where do you guys go train for arctic alpine and desert warfare?

I can do both in my area(the BC interior/cariboo region). In summer we are the hottest place in Canada, as we are a semi arid deset, in Winter, we are blanketed with snow and presented with extreme winds.

[REMOV]

To all the non-Americans..Where do you guys go train for arctic alpine and desert warfare?Well, the USA it isn't only one country in the world having mountains and deserts, right? For example in my homeland there is one tiny desert (ca. 30 km2, German Africa Corps trained there before goes to, well... Africa) to practise desert warfare (there is REAL military training ground there), and about artic alpine, the winter temperature in Europe is ca. -20'C, and the >1500m moutains are quite enough.

As you can see, there is no problem with both tactics (on small scale) ;)

http://www.desant.to2.pl/gulfwar.jpg
http://www.desant.to2.pl/slon.jpg
(some military training ground in Poland)

[Adri]

To all the non-Americans..

Where do you guys go train for arctic alpine and desert warfare?

well since I'm from Norway we realy don't have to go any were :lol:
but when it comes to desert warfare... I don't know, the Norwegian defence don't say to much....

[Jack Mehoff]

I didn't know Poland has a desert. How hot is it in your little desert? I know it can get over 110* degree in the Mojave in southern California.

[kinghk]

To all the non-Americans..

Where do you guys go train for arctic alpine and desert warfare?

Outside the front door.

http://www.xbox-connection.com/hostedimages/01x01.jpg
http://www.xbox-connection.com/hostedimages/02x02.jpg
http://www.xbox-connection.com/hostedimages/03x03.jpg

http://www.xbox-connection.com/hostedimages/04x04.jpg

USMC. Probably the first time some of those guys were out skiing ever.
Had a good laugh watching it :)

[Falco]

Here are some German soldiers :

http://www.flecktarn.co.uk/graphics/gallery/pictures/flecktarn30.jpg
http://www.flecktarn.co.uk/graphics/gallery/pictures/flecktarn31.jpg
http://www.flecktarn.co.uk/graphics/gallery/pictures/flecktarn32.jpg
http://www.flecktarn.co.uk/graphics/gallery/pictures/flecktarn33.jpg
Here are the pieces of clothing that compose the winter camouflage :

http://www.flecktarn.co.uk/graphics/flecktarn/flcsc1ua500b.jpg
http://www.flecktarn.co.uk/graphics/flecktarn/flcsc1ua500c.jpg

[BT_Recon]

the bloke with the MG42 on his shoulder..... he'd be feeling the burn :P

poor bastard would have a killer headache.

[kinghk]

the bloke with the MG42 on his shoulder..... he'd be feeling the burn :P

poor bastard would have a killer headache.

It's a MG3

[S'13]

Sayeret T'zanhanim (paratroopers) in the snow...

http://www.isayeret.com/units/land/infantry/para/para-6.jpg

http://www.isayeret.com/units/land/infantry/para/para-11.jpg

http://www.isayeret.com/units/land/infantry/para/para-12.jpg

[Thomsen]

Here are some German soldiers :


Not really, these are british guys in german uniform (take a look at the URL of the pic´).

And the machine gun is a MG42, german army uses MG3.

http://www.hotbarrel.de/ver2.jpg
german airborne (former commandos)

http://www.3pzgrenbtl294.de/images/veranstaltungen/hammelburg96/hamm3.jpg
Armored infantry

[MolliG]

It's a MG3

Wrong. It's a MG42... Well an Shoei GBB MG42 :). The pictures are of Jagdkommando 1, a well know Bundeswehr themed British Airsoft team, whose members own and run the fabulous Flecktarn.co.uk (www.flecktarn.co.uk). O, the MG42/MG3 is I believed actually fired like that in certain situations.

:D

[Thomsen]

MG3:

http://world.guns.ru/machine/mg3.jpg

MG42:

http://members.aol.com/dasreichwaffenss/images/mg42.jpg

Differences MG3 vs. MG42:

- 1200rds/min vs. 1500
- MG42 has no sight against airplanes etc.
- flame trap (I hope, that´s the right word) and barrel is different

Back to topic:

http://www.hschbtl832.de/Homepage.data/Bilder/Winterkampf/Haglund.gif

[mustamato]

Hello guys, my first post in this forum :)

This is a little arctic stuff from Finland. As you can see Finland (the red country, noooo we are not communists)
is situated up north and since Santa lives there, there are of course also a lots of snow and a lots of cold. We even
had a war (1939-40) against Soviet Union called the Winter War.

http://www.plant-talk.org/cmaps/finland.gif

Santas SF watching you.

http://tietokannat.mil.fi/postikortti/kuvat/pysty_tonttupartio.jpg

And here are some hundred pictures from picture galleries of finnish soldiers in exercises in snow and cold, as cold as -35 Celsius. Cold enough for you? :P

http://tietokannat.mil.fi/peitsi03/gallery.php?language=fi_FI&page_id=12
http://tietokannat.mil.fi/lumimyrsky02/kuvagalleria.php3
http://tietokannat.mil.fi/virma02/kuvagalleria.php3
http://tietokannat.mil.fi/kaamos2002/kuvagalleria.php3?rnext=9
http://tietokannat.mil.fi/karhu01/kuvagalleria.php3
http://tietokannat.mil.fi/hyry2001/kuvagalleria.php3

[kinghk]

And here are some hundred pictures from picture galleries of finnish soldiers in exercises in snow and cold, as cold as -35 Celsius. Cold enough for you? :P


Er ikke kaldt før du har rim i fuskjegget.
It ain't cold before you have ice in your analhair.

It gets way colder than -35 Celsius in Finland, i have heard rumours that to drive a Ski-doo in -48 Celsius is not comfortable.

[mustamato]

Er ikke kaldt før du har rim i fuskjegget.
It ain't cold before you have ice in your analhair.

It gets way colder than -35 Celsius in Finland, i have heard rumours that to drive a Ski-doo in -48 Celsius is not comfortable.

True. In some places in northern Finland (at lakes and so forth way above the arctic circle) it can be as cold as -50 Celsius,
I think the finnish record is something like -57. But as for the military there are not really any major offensives or
something like that when it is colder than -35 Celsius. Because the enemy can´t do anything either really more than defend
themselfes. That is were the heated tents get in to the picture. There is no humidity or anything in them, and they give a
psychological feeling of safety and protection to you. A place to eat, recover, rest, and wait until it gets warmer than -30
when it´s time to kick some invaders butt.

http://snow.tky.hut.fi/janne/muistot/intti/tjvaba/Teltta_LmpatstssaG.jpg

The newer heaters use oil, the older ones wood.

[spectre5]

Falco

Those are airsofters, nothing to do with Bundeswehr. Gear maybe authentic, but there the simulatories stop.

T.
Antti Korpela

[Falco]

Falco

Those are airsofters, nothing to do with Bundeswehr. Gear maybe authentic, but there the simulatories stop.

T.
Antti KorpelaWhat makes you think that. I don't see where the BB mag is on the MG3. There is only an ammo belt.

[IDFM203]

Sayeret T'zanhanim (paratroopers) in the snow...

http://www.isayeret.com/units/land/infantry/para/para-6.jpg

http://www.isayeret.com/units/land/infantry/para/para-11.jpg

http://www.isayeret.com/units/land/infantry/para/para-12.jpg those are nice pics but they are a bit old (well early 90's)....the ones I posted on the first page of this thread are a bit more recent.

I know you got them from isayeret.com but I remember first seeing those pics in the book titled Israeli special forces (which came out in the early 90's) which was in the “power serious” of books (anyone else ever heard of that serious??...They had great books and great insight on training methods and other insights and they also came with tons of pictures……they had books on various special forces from around the world.)

btw I am not sure but I don’t think Sayeret T'zanhanim does alpine warfare any more??

P.S. if anyone is interested, here is a link to the book that I am talking about......now while it is a bit old (for the IDF has changed a bit since 1993, in terms of gear and look and some training improvements and methads) the book is still one of the best English reads on Israeli special forces and their training (and some non training op stories as well)...with tons of pics.

Here is the link.....
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=2U7LRXQQFQ&isbn=0879387157&itm=8

Shalom :D

[MolliG]

What makes you think that. I don't see where the BB mag is on the MG3. There is only an ammo belt.

See my post if you haven't :). Trust me it's a Airsoft GBB MG42, I got 'told' so by the owners. It's easy to clip an inert belt on, the actual model when bought comes with one... I think to hide/cover the HC134A feed pipe.

;)

[Jack Mehoff]

My arctic alpine and desert playground is right out my front door :D

[Deuterium]

In case we ever have to assault a ski town I'm ready.....

http://users.adelphia.net/~jcbcpc/test/slope.jpg

http://users.adelphia.net/~jcbcpc/test/slope2.jpg

[ibstolidude]

can I just post pictures of my ****ed up toes?

[Deuterium]

Oh yeah do it.....

[simple jumper]

Last year in April the seniors from my cadet corps (myself being one) were doing a ruck march, bushwacking all thats good stuff and on one of our bearings we arrived to a lake. We were already running late so it was: 1-be safe and go through the frozen swamp with small tress which would slow us down more OR 2- go on the ice and stick to the shore line. We took the second option, we thought if the ice would break the water would be knee deep but after it cracked and one guy went through, and he was trying to stay afloat (he had his rucksack approx. 50-60lbs plus full jerry can extra 75lbs). I quickly went to him and started pulling him out then I fell in. Next thing we know 6 out of 9 fell through we had hypothermia, or about to, so we took a back bearing and headed back. 5 hours later we were on a road and got picked up by officers who had been teasing and making fun of us on the radios, had I taken the radio the officer wouldn't have been very happy with what I'd have told him...****ing idiot :backhand: , i hate him, he though we feel in a small water hole something knee deep. W/e i got recommended for a medal of bravery through the gvt. I'll know next month if I'll get it or not.

[Deuterium]

Last year in April the seniors from my cadet corps (myself being one) were doing a ruck march, bushwacking all thats good stuff and on one of our bearings we arrived to a lake. We were already running late so it was: 1-be safe and go through the frozen swamp with small tress which would slow us down more OR 2- go on the ice and stick to the shore line. We took the second option, we thought if the ice would break the water would be knee deep but after it cracked and one guy went through, and he was trying to stay afloat (he had his rucksack approx. 50-60lbs plus full jerry can extra 75lbs). I quickly went to him and started pulling him out then I fell in. Next thing we know 6 out of 9 fell through we had hypothermia, or about to, so we took a back bearing and headed back. 5 hours later we were on a road and got picked up by officers who had been teasing and making fun of us on the radios, had I taken the radio the officer wouldn't have been very happy with what I'd have told him...f*** idiot :backhand: , i hate him, he though we feel in a small water hole something knee deep. W/e i got recommended for a medal of bravery through the gvt. I'll know next month if I'll get it or not.

Why didn't you stop and build a fire??? Going Admin at that time was waranted.

[JunglistSoldier]

http://homepage.mac.com/topcover/.Pictures/topcover/AK%20ARNG/1-207BH3w.jpg

DAMN! Wouldn't want to fly anything other than a glider in those mountains.. Respect to the Pilots.

[steel bonnet]

Some Truely Great Arctic photos guys,cheer`s :D

Also thank`s for the stories too :D

Well anymore Arctic photos or stories??

Ja
steel Bonnet

[papasmerf]

http://www.senate.gov/~daschle/tree/snowman-lg.jpg

http://www.travelnotes.de/rays/snowman/snowman.jpg

http://www.cbs.ogi.edu/~boswell/pix/snowman.jpg

http://www.brianhennessy.ch/snowman.jpg

[morlick]

http://www.senate.gov/~daschle/tree/snowman-lg.jpg

http://www.travelnotes.de/rays/snowman/snowman.jpg

http://www.cbs.ogi.edu/~boswell/pix/snowman.jpg

http://www.brianhennessy.ch/snowman.jpg

:D :D

The best camo for artic environment i think.

[earl]

http://www.seaforthhighlanders.ca/photo.html

[GazB]

"p.s. vance, I am not black and none the less find you retarded."

Hahahaha... yes Vance you are evil... how dare you even suggest that all Black people don't like cold weather... lets string him up guys... oops I forgot to include females... how sexist of me... to oppress half the world population like that... put those ropes down, let me go, no i won't stand on that chair... Fk off!.

PC too far?

I think so.

[pAt]

Last year in April the seniors from my cadet corps (myself being one) were doing a ruck march, bushwacking all thats good stuff and on one of our bearings we arrived to a lake. We were already running late so it was: 1-be safe and go through the frozen swamp with small tress which would slow us down more OR 2- go on the ice and stick to the shore line. We took the second option, we thought if the ice would break the water would be knee deep but after it cracked and one guy went through, and he was trying to stay afloat (he had his rucksack approx. 50-60lbs plus full jerry can extra 75lbs). I quickly went to him and started pulling him out then I fell in. Next thing we know 6 out of 9 fell through we had hypothermia, or about to, so we took a back bearing and headed back. 5 hours later we were on a road and got picked up by officers who had been teasing and making fun of us on the radios, had I taken the radio the officer wouldn't have been very happy with what I'd have told him...f*** idiot :backhand: , i hate him, he though we feel in a small water hole something knee deep. W/e i got recommended for a medal of bravery through the gvt. I'll know next month if I'll get it or not.


my first filed excerise with Cadets was in the winter i loved it excpet for the fact i froze my ass off that night they made a shelter out of sticks and asked who wants to go in it and well me bing dumb i raised my hand lol it was fun and all

[fantassin]

Some links to the Chasseurs Alpins, the original Alpine unit...called the blue Devils by the Germans in the two world wars.

http://www.bca7.terre.defense.gouv.fr/

http://www.bca13.terre.defense.gouv.fr/

http://guysylvain.chez.tiscali.fr/

Where do we train mountain units in France? in the Alps mostly and in the Pyrenees; for desert, we are spoilt for choice; Chad, Senegal, Djibuti....

When the British Army has started putting together a new moutain training at the end of the 90s (different from the Royal Marines) they sent a couple of officers to France for a year and then several platoon and company sized units came to train in France with French instructors.

British SF also send their mountain experts to the EMHM (High Mountain Military School) in Chamonix, France and to the same school in Spain, the EMMOE in Jaca.

The EMHM has also trained Indian and Pakistani mountain leaders in the past. They must have held reunions on the glaciers in Cashmere I suppose....

[ivandebono]

Why not send them this link too, fantassin:

http://www.bim27.terre.defense.gouv.fr

It's the official 27e Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade) website.

[EvanL]

The Brits use the base at Suffield Alberta for most of their desert training.

[Kampfhamster]

Are the Brits still in Suffield?? Or who is using the training ground?

[pAt]

they still use it but thats where most of the western part does their training and thats where the big annual excerise is held

[non-zero possibility]

Falco, those pictures you posted are from flecktarn (as said in the corner) and are all airsofter's :D

[Adam Wilhelm]

My regiment:

http://www.k4.mil.se/images/local/j203_4.jpg

http://www.k4.mil.se/images/local/infiltration_med_bv.tif.jpg

http://www.k4.mil.se/images/local/aptering.tif.jpg

http://www.k4.mil.se/images/local/anlaggning.tif.jpg

http://www.k4.mil.se/images/local/skadad.tif.jpg

http://www.k4.mil.se/images/local/pa_marsch.jpg

http://www.k4.mil.se/images/local/jagare_i_eldstallning.jpg

[gaz]

All pics from Mark Farmer's fabulous web site http://www.topcover.com/ woot

If you want to find out a bit more about Mark Farmer find yourself a copy of a book called "The Dreamland Chronicles" by David Darlington. Farmer (Or his alter ego "Agent X") are mentioned repeatedly, he's a very interesting bloke.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0751526711/ref=sr_aps_books_1_1/026-7442578-2413234

Please be aware though that link is for the UK version of Amazon.

[MapleLeafInfantry]

http://home.mycybernet.net/~db7/pics/Untitled-1HI.jpg
This is an exercise with 33 Canadian Brigade group in Kugtuluktuk (Copermine), Nunavut, Canada during march 2003, reservists northern and eastern Ontario attended with attachments of Canadian Ranger patrols. This is the town of kuglugtuk, and its around -45 celcius before windchill(dropped once to -58 before windchill), the local kids wear jeans and a parka, I wore black liner sock+cold/wet weather sock+extreme cold sock, polypro long johns, cadpat fleece top n bottom, goretex windpants or heavy overalls, coat, parka, balaclava, starwars hood (ecw mask), and had my parka's hood up, along with the old pattern mukluks & duffle socks.

http://home.mycybernet.net/~db7/pics/Untitled-2HI.jpg

this is whats reffered to as a 10 man tent in the CF, you get a stove and a lantern going, and dig really far down on the inside, with the walls and its sortof half igloo, half tent, decent way to stay warm until your platoon I/C falls asleep during his stove watch and you all freeze. All our kit is kept outside, rifles&radio's especially (too bad so sad for the radiobitch), and then we all hook up like sled dogs to tow the fully loaded tobbogons arround with ski's or snoe shoes, or with suped up snow mobiles. The trail to the right leads up to the OP, C6 peering over. Notice the snow can be made into bricks.

http://home.mycybernet.net/~db7/pics/Untitled-3.jpg

Snow Brick duty, the **** never ends..... I had to build a pisser out of these.


i'll try and scrape up some other photos from this ex, I've got a winter indoc in a week or two, should be a piece of cake compared.

-mli

[JunglistSoldier]

AW - where do you work?

[Adam Wilhelm]

I´m a conscript so i don´t work in the military apart for the Swedish SAS ( Saturdays and Sundays... )
Swedish Homeguard that is! ;)

But i dit my military service in the Norrlands Dragonregemente as a jaeger.
Here is the homepage: http://www.k4.mil.se/?lang=eng

Te regigemnt specialize in arctic warfare so i have had my fair share of the snow.
Any questions, just ask!

/Thomas

[JunglistSoldier]

Ah.. you made some reference to carrying a Glock at work.. Are you in the security field?

[Jeff White]

I notice the nice photos of the bootnecks on here doing their winter training.

The Para's spent some time in Norway as well ;) I did three winters myself and a good friend of mine must have done seven all up. I wish I had some pic's to prove it thats all. :D .....I feel a search coming on. :D

[Adam Wilhelm]

JunglistSoldier: you´re correct, i work in the the securityfield and i´m carrying a Glock on everyday basis.

[Zerodivider]

Falco

Those are airsofters, nothing to do with Bundeswehr. Gear maybe authentic, but there the simulatories stop.

T.
Antti Korpela

Not entirely ;) I know that two of the guys are Germans, and one has done 23 months with the German Bundeswehr - so there is a bit of "authenticity" :) .

[REMOV]

Austrian Soldiers

http://www.bmlv.gv.at/download_archiv/photos/infanterie/images/fotowettbewerb_2002_2.jpg
http://www.bmlv.gv.at/images_skaliert/winter_graben_864x609_1073764359.jpg
http://www.bmlv.gv.at/images_skaliert/alpin_3_415x648_1073764390.jpg
http://www.bmlv.gv.at/images_skaliert/alpin_sommer010_864x617_1068304144.jpg
http://www.bmlv.gv.at/images_skaliert/aufnahme_von_spez_864x588_1073764447.jpg
http://www.bmlv.gv.at/images_skaliert/alpin1_864x606_1073652652.jpg
http://www.bmlv.gv.at/download_archiv/photos/infanterie/images/fotowettbewerb_2002_1.jpg
http://www.bmlv.gv.at/images_skaliert/alpin_gefechtsd_5_864x495_1073764516.jpg
http://www.bmlv.gv.at/images_skaliert/alpin_gefechtsd_4_864x589_1069685296.jpg
http://www.bmlv.gv.at/images_skaliert/pc110035_864x648_1073764578.jpg
http://www.bmlv.gv.at/images_skaliert/pc110034_864x648_1068845130.jpg
http://www.bmlv.gv.at/images_skaliert/pc070052_864x648_1056366646.jpg
http://www.bmlv.gv.at/images_skaliert/pc050014_864x648_1058184693.jpg
http://www.bmlv.gv.at/images_skaliert/pc110075_864x648_1073764681.jpg
http://www.bmlv.gv.at/images_skaliert/pc110059_864x648_1073764706.jpg
http://www.bmlv.gv.at/images_skaliert/pc100057_864x648_1073764734.jpg

[mustamato]

http://www.bmlv.gv.at/images_skaliert/alpin_gefechtsd_4_864x589_1069685296.jpg

Good example of why invading Austria probably is a bad idea.

[Kampfhamster]

Austrian Soldiers

http://www.bmlv.gv.at/download_archiv/photos/infanterie/images/fotowettbewerb_2002_2.jpg


Not such a good idea shooting a rifle with snow in the barrell.