Lusitania Spanish Cavalry Regiment in Iraq

[MARINO]

http://marino.mypicgallery.com/?/iraq/vec_large.jpg
Look the bull in the back
http://chromedomezone.com/images/Spanish%20Army%20016.jpg
All spanish cavalry vehicles bring a pony-tail
http://chromedomezone.com/images/Spanish%20Army%20018.jpg
FAR badge (spanish fast reaction force)
http://chromedomezone.com/images/Spanish%20Army%20009.jpg
Two VECs and a BMR
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Invisible men
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Badgel if cavalry brigade Castillejos
http://chromedomezone.com/images/Spanish%20Army%20019.jpg
Badge of Lusitania regiment.
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http://chromedomezone.com/images/Spanish%20Army%20046.jpg
Look the american guy
http://chromedomezone.com/images/Spanish%20Army%20048.jpg
Don't leave you house without your CD player.
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Badge of the regiment.
http://chromedomezone.com/images/Spanish%20Army%20(1).jpg
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http://chromedomezone.com/images/Spanish%20Army%20(6).jpg
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[MARINO]

Here in spain we say that cavalry guys asses smell like oil :lol: :lol: :lol:
This regiment is too old and have a lot of combat actions and heroic actions all along Europe.

[Marmot1]

http://chromedomezone.com/images/Spanish%20Army%20(6).jpg
What is that white cross on a shield near license plate(little to the left)??? I have seen it also on german leo2 and german m113 AFAIR, was sure that is german stuff, but here I see this on spanish diego, anyone know what to hell is that...

[anonymous individual]

Wonderful pictures. woot

[MARINO]

I think taht is were we introduce the petrol for the vehicule :roll:

[Royal]

http://chromedomezone.com/images/Spanish%20Army%20(6).jpg
What is that white cross on a shield near license plate(little to the left)??? I have seen it also on german leo2 and german m113 AFAIR, was sure that is german stuff, but here I see this on spanish diego, anyone know what to hell is that...

It's a convoy light. A very dim light used so drivers following in convoy at night with (or without NVG's) can see the vehicle in front when the other normal vehicle lights are disabled.

UK armoured vehicles have a black and white striped square painted on the rear to be illuminated. Non armoured vehicles have a white patch on the rear or rear axle.

[LeMat]

[quote="MARINO"]
http://chromedomezone.com/images/Spanish%20Army%20023.jpg

I think, that the driver had mistaken APC (??) with airplane and he has taken wrong helmet ;)

[Marmot1]

http://chromedomezone.com/images/Spanish%20Army%20(6).jpg
What is that white cross on a shield near license plate(little to the left)??? I have seen it also on german leo2 and german m113 AFAIR, was sure that is german stuff, but here I see this on spanish diego, anyone know what to hell is that...

It's a convoy light. A very dim light used so drivers following in convoy at night with (or without NVG's) can see the vehicle in front when the other normal vehicle lights are disabled.

UK armoured vehicles have a black and white striped square painted on the rear to be illuminated. Non armoured vehicles have a white patch on the rear or rear axle.

Is it standarized in NATO or so since i observed it on many diegos of diferent countries...???

[Loco]

APC= Armoured Personnel Vehicle. The driver´s helmet is the typical one for vehicle´s crew needing internal communication. Btw, Diego is not a way of calling spanish for a polish or who you ever come from any more.

[Royal]

Is it standarized in NATO or so since i observed it on many diegos of diferent countries...???

Standard, I don't know, common, yes.

Like I said, the UK has a slightly different system, but it's pretty widespread across NATO.

[MARINO]

I've seen that our pizzarros and leopardo have also it, but I still think that is were we put the petrol for the vehicle, look well.
And for the herlmet, Loco do you know since ehrn we use it? Cool helmet :D
And waht's a diego?

[Marmot1]

diego=vehicle

[MARINO]

And why you call like taht, because Diego is a Spanish name?

[Marmot1]

And why you call like taht, because Diego is a Spanish name?

No idea I'm polish but AFAIK diego=vehicle and it;s english word not connected in any mather to Diego(name)...

[scoone]

Curious

[MARINO]

really really really courious :lol: ;)

[Vance]

Why are they named the Lusitania? Any reason?

[scoone]

Why are they named the Lusitania? Any reason?

I don't know, sure it has some sort of conection with Portugal.It was raised by Count of Pezuela de las Torres in (18.dec.1709) during the Felipe V reign. In 1718 it is named Lusitania.But I don't know the reason.

[MARINO]

It was a region of Roman empire who took lands of Spain and south of Portugal. And Portugal was a part of Spain, but i really don't know why.

[OnTheRocks]

I thought that all Roman Cavalery was actually people from Spain, maybe thats why.. :)

[scoone]

I thought that all Roman Cavalery was actually people from Spain, maybe thats why.. :)

No it's not because of that, Marino means that during the roman rule in Spain , there was a province called Lusitania which included part of the actual Spain and Portugal. Just like Gallaecia (Galicia) Which included parts of Spain and Portugal, in fact the whole Iberian Penninsula was called Hispaniae.
And the Roman legions had also a very good monted units from the former Yugoslavia.

[Loco]

And why you call like taht, because Diego is a Spanish name?

No idea I'm polish but AFAIK diego=vehicle and it;s english word not connected in any mather to Diego(name)...
ehem...This remember me of an american joke I read recently, the guy of the joke was polish, but his role wasn´t cool I´d say. Strange questions and stranges explanations the ones of Marmot btw.


Why are they named the Lusitania? Any reason?
About this old regiment, you can look here: http://www.ejercito.mde.es/organizacion/far/lusitania.html
And about the name of Lusitania, like Scoone and Marino said before, Lusitania was a territory that covered about 1/4 of the southwest of Iberian Peninsula, and was inhabited by the Lusitanos tribe who fought fiercely against Rome in the IIac, their territory today is divided between Portugal and Spain, although Portugal usually define themselves to their ancestor as the "lusitanos", what is curious because Portus-Calem gave this name to that country and Calem comes from Callaecia, a different tribe living far north over the lusitanians. Anyway, lusitanians descendants are spaniards and portugueses of today, we don´t quarrel about that. Viriato was the main leader of lusitanos and never was defeated in the battlefield, he caused terrific loses to romans, at last he was assasinated by some of his fellows close to him corrupted by romans and when this murders asked to roman general for their money, he said the famous saying: "Rome do not pay traitors".
And Vance, may I answer why do you have a portugues flag in your avatar? Any lusitan ancestor?

[MARINO]

Spanish and Portuguese are the same we are both iberian people, we have the same way of life, and same habits.

[Vance]

Silly me and my Americanization, thought it might have something to do with the passenger ship sunk by the Germans during WWI...excuse my ignorance. :P

[scoone]

No problem man.

[MARINO]

No problem, but spanish had nothing to do with WWI and with Lusitania.

[Uncle Sam]

Cool pics !

[MARINO]

Mdy uncle who was in a Cavalry regiment during his Milicias Universitarias, told me that were this cross is, originally it was the place of amphibious system, it has a boat proppeller, now it brings spare parts.

[MARINO]

those vehicles used to overturn. They are not very good.

[Kellhound]

Don't forget the ones with the 90mm cannon and the "chicharra".
:)

[MARINO]

http://personal5.iddeo.es/cmolero/Legion5.jpg
With a panhard turret.

[tony6]

ehem...This remember me of an american joke I read recently, the guy of the joke was polish, but his role wasn´t cool I´d say. Strange questions and stranges explanations the ones of Marmot btw.
Strange reaction...
If the man is wrong-correct him, that's all.

[Ferrum]

Another pic of spanish VEC, now with the TS-90 turret.
http://www.ifrance.com/ArmyReco/europe/Espagne/vehicules_a_roues/BMR_600/BMR-600_6.jpg

Is a different version of VEC with H-90 turret.
http://www.jed.simonides.org/6x6afv/bravo/bmr-600_series/356064/356064_001.jpg
Last of them were retired of the RCL (Light Cavalry Regiment) Lusitánia N°8 with the arrival of the VRC Centauro.

[MARINO]

With this turret VEC used to overtiurn even more that version with OTO melara turret.

[MARINO]

http://www.navytimes.com/content/editorial/editart/092303najaf.jpg
I've found this pic.

[Farolo*]

Good pics

Nonwise where to put them, it is in Spain

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[MARINO]

Awesome, but that's the middle of the city?? :lol:

[Farolo*]

Marino, the pics have been taken in the city of Torrente (Valencia).
In Certament of military scale models :lol:

http://www.elgrancapitan.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?p=51855#51855

Saludos

[Pille1234]

I've seen that our pizzarros and leopardo have also it, but I still think that is were we put the petrol for the vehicle, look well.

Has nothing to do with fuel. It's the so called carmouflage-cross for night-time convoy travel.

http://www.panzer-modell.de/referenz/in_detail/dingo/Bild238g.jpg

[MARINO]

I know but that's an old topic

[M1A2U2]

i thought the spanish left iraq

[Warrior(Spain)]

WOW AWESOME PICSS!!!!!


woot woot woot woot

[EsoognomEhT]

aaah the cav! :D

[leonpro]

very GOOD PICS woot woot

[foxtrot023]

excellent pics
:D

more!!

[sp2c]

i thought the spanish left iraq

no they are still there, I should know because I fought with them on the allied left flank p-)

[MARINO]

i thought the spanish left iraq

no they are still there, I should know because I fought with them on the allied left flank p-) ;) No we are not there :( **** you Zapatero :bash:

[Warrior(Spain)]

i thought the spanish left iraq

no they are still there, I should know because I fought with them on the allied left flank p-) ;) No we are not there :( f*** you Zapatero :bash:
X2 **** :bash: ZAPATERO

[Farolo*]

X3 f*** :bash: ZAPATERO

[RSK]

http://chromedomezone.com/images/Spanish%20Army%20052.jpg

Sweet badge!

[Killtokk]

x 100 f*** :-*$ :-*$ :-*$ ZAPATERO
He and his team are a big coward squad. rofl rofl rofl

[sp2c]

he did what he promised he'd do ... if anything I find it refreshing to see politicians keep their word.

if you want to blaim (f***) anyone then blaim the Spanish voters who knew he'd pull the troops back (among other stupid stuff) if he'd got elected.

No matter were I stand on the deployment I would never have voted for anyone who disrespects his own troops like he did (saying what the troops were doing was wrong and that he'd put a stop to it must have been real heartwarming for the troops deployed in Iraq at the time)

[Farolo*]

We have to remember that governing this one thanks to the tragic incidents of 14M

And with his politics of armament sale to Venezuela and Morocco as his approximation to Cuba says everything

x 200 f*** :bash: ZAPATERO

[MARINO]

x100000000000000000000000 :bash: :bash:

[sp2c]

We have to remember that governing this one thanks to the tragic incidents of 14M

maybe but that would be even more tragic, then terrorists would have affected your foreign policy by blowing up hundreds of people.

I don't buy that, the attacks may have contributed to it but I don't think he got elected because of it ... maybe Jose Aznar should've done a better job during the electorial campaign?
I don't know enough about the topic to make that statement though, maybe somebody else from Spain can answer?


And with his politics of armament sale to Venezuela and Morocco as his approximation to Cuba says everything

x 200 f*** :bash: ZAPATERO
well I have to second that x3000000 f*** :bash: :bash: mister Zapatero those arms sales aren't the smartest thing to do

[DeutschBrasilianisch]

X3 f*** :bash: ZAPATERO

Zapatero + Lula + FARC + Hugo Chaves + Fidel Castro = COMUNISMO + TERRORISMO
http://www.j0k3r.it/images/falcemar.gif

[Farolo*]

We have to remember that governing this one thanks to the tragic incidents of 14M

maybe but that would be even more tragic, then terrorists would have affected your foreign policy by blowing up hundreds of people.

I don't buy that, the attacks may have contributed to it but I don't think he got elected because of it ... maybe Jose Aznar should've done a better job during the electorial campaign?
I don't know enough about the topic to make that statement though, maybe somebody else from Spain can answer?


And with his politics of armament sale to Venezuela and Morocco as his approximation to Cuba says everything

x 200 f*** :bash: ZAPATERO
well I have to second that x3000000 f*** :bash: :bash: mister Zapatero those arms sales aren't the smartest thing to do

Possibly have reason. But the Spanish people was very sensitive after 14M the elections were 16M. Of all forms ZP irrational politics demonstrates many things.

This is not a good act of a good president. It is the flag that is
http://www.imagemonster.org/getimg/zapa_sneta.JPG

[leonpro]

X3 f*** :bash: ZAPATERO

Zapatero + Lula + FARC + Hugo Chaves + Fidel Castro = COMUNISMO + TERRORISMO
http://www.j0k3r.it/images/falcemar.gif

:cantbeli: :cantbeli: :cantbeli: :cantbeli:

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/templates/subSilver/images/mp-logo-small.jpg

MILITARY!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Farolo*]

Leonpro has reason, we turn aside of the topic. Sorry

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[MARINO]

What's that hole?? ;)

[DeutschBrasilianisch]

X3 f*** :bash: ZAPATERO

Zapatero + Lula + FARC + Hugo Chaves + Fidel Castro = COMUNISMO + TERRORISMO
http://www.j0k3r.it/images/falcemar.gif

:cantbeli: :cantbeli: :cantbeli: :cantbeli:

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/templates/subSilver/images/mp-logo-small.jpg

MILITARY!!!!!!!!!!!!

:bash: :bash: :bash: !!!

Mas es comunista!!! :fork: :fork:

[Farolo*]

What's that hole?? ;)

Ni idea :cantbeli:

What is, Marino ???

[MARINO]

Marino, hombre de mar de la armada de guerra o marina mercante(aunque yo voy para tierra y si pues a armada ;) que me gusta todo)

[leonpro]

X3 f*** :bash: ZAPATERO

Zapatero + Lula + FARC + Hugo Chaves + Fidel Castro = COMUNISMO + TERRORISMO
http://www.j0k3r.it/images/falcemar.gif

:cantbeli: :cantbeli: :cantbeli: :cantbeli:

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/templates/subSilver/images/mp-logo-small.jpg

MILITARY!!!!!!!!!!!!

:bash: :bash: :bash: !!!

Mas es comunista!!! :fork: :fork:



And your you are a stupid, who lives in the country that alone it exports .............



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[Farolo*]

Marino, hombre de mar de la armada de guerra o marina mercante(aunque yo voy para tierra y si pues a armada ;) que me gusta todo)

ya, ya :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: me referia al boquete en el capot de nissan :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Bluezoo]

Great pictures! woot

[Roldwin]

This is not a good act of a good president. It is the flag that is
http://www.imagemonster.org/getimg/zapa_sneta.JPG

I agree with you. He was very rude.