Dutch Urban Trainings Centre

[DEMSPEC]

Here are some pics of the largest MOUT village of Europe, called ''Marnehuizen'' It is a real village in the north of the Netherlands (Groningen). It has more than 120 houses and it also has a trainstation, city hall, stores, gas station, parked cars etc. This is a real a real city with electricity and a sewer system (where the enemy can make use of) because this is all real Marnehuize is the biggest realistic urban training centre of the world.
http://www.classic.archined.nl/news/0110/marnehuizen2.jpghttp://www.classic.archined.nl/news/0110/marnehuizen3.jpghttp://www.classic.archined.nl/news/0110/marnehuizen5.jpg
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Belgium Army training ex in Marnehuizen
http://forum.ownage.nl/upfiles/11303/Db84373.jpghttp://forum.ownage.nl/upfiles/11303/Fa87257.jpg
http://forum.ownage.nl/upfiles/11303/Qo38764.jpghttp://forum.ownage.nl/upfiles/11303/Sn41648.jpg

[Dalleer]

That place looks great, not to mention how cool it would be to throw a Milsim there.

[fantassin]

The French army trains there and in the british army villages too.

[Haiw]

Another reason why the Netherlands kick ass... ;)

[mustamato]

Can only be described with one word: Awesome. Those I have trained in have
usually only had one main street and houses on the sides. Kind a like these:

http://www.tatyglarna.nu/album/vecka328_strid_i_bebyggelse/acp.sized.jpg

http://www.tatyglarna.nu/album/vecka328_strid_i_bebyggelse/aax.sized.jpg

http://www.tatyglarna.nu/album/vecka328_strid_i_bebyggelse/acm.sized.jpg

http://www.tatyglarna.nu/album/vecka328_strid_i_bebyggelse/abx.sized.jpg

http://www.tatyglarna.nu/album/vecka328_strid_i_bebyggelse/abg.sized.jpg

http://www.tatyglarna.nu/album/vecka328_strid_i_bebyggelse/aai.sized.jpg

Well better than nothing, but the absolute realism is lacking.

[mustamato]

The absolute best most of course be to practice in ordinary cities. But the
civilians probably doesn´t like that there vehicles are used to barricade streets
and so forth :)

http://www.amf1.mil.se/images/local/norrk2.jpg
In the Swedish city of Norrköping

http://www.amf1.mil.se/images/local/norrk3.jpg

http://www.amf1.mil.se/images/local/norrk4.jpg

http://www.amf1.mil.se/images/local/norrk5.jpg

http://www.amf1.mil.se/images/local/norrk6.jpg

[Ian H]

Wow, most Brits would have a fit if there were exercises in British cities, but then I suppose Nordic states have a historically greater fear of invasion left over from the Cold War. Do you get to fire blanks in those exercises? (obviously live rounds are out).

[Guttorm]

He he ik zing eigenlijk het liefst in het Nederlands, weet U.

[/McH\]

http://www.americanphotojournalist.com/members/photos/mildatamildatagvo010.jpg

"Hello!"


I Wouldnt want to be the Terrorist in this pipe...

[S'13]

http://www.americanphotojournalist.com/members/photos/mildatamildatagvo010.jpg

"Hello!"


I Wouldnt want to be the Terrorist in this pipe...

I wouldn't want to be one of those soldiers if there was a remote controled explosive charge in that pipe. :lol:

[fantassin]

A problem with hosepipes filled with plastic explosive maybe ?

;)

[Haiw]

I wouldn't want to be the remotely controlled charge in the pipe...

[HELEX]

I wouldnt want to be the Pipe. ;)

["sniper" tom]

nice pitures man!
of leuke fotos man :) !
don't like the ddp on the pictures of the belgian soldiers !!

[dez000]

Cool pictures especially the Belgian ones ;) Do you know if there are any more pictures of Belgian troops in that training centre?

[SiFiOn]

Nice work on the pictures man!

[pretorian669]

http://www.americanphotojournalist.com/members/photos/mildatamildatagvo010.jpg

Ahh Sorry Guys Wrong Tunnel .Can We Be Friends.PLEASE!!!!!
:lol:

[OldRecon]

The French army trains there and in the british army villages too.

Don't the French army have similar facilities in Ceylus too?

[OldRecon]

Can only be described with one word: Awesome. Those I have trained in have
usually only had one main street and houses on the sides. Kind a like these:

http://www.tatyglarna.nu/album/vecka328_strid_i_bebyggelse/acp.sized.jpg

http://www.tatyglarna.nu/album/vecka328_strid_i_bebyggelse/aax.sized.jpg

http://www.tatyglarna.nu/album/vecka328_strid_i_bebyggelse/acm.sized.jpg

http://www.tatyglarna.nu/album/vecka328_strid_i_bebyggelse/abx.sized.jpg

http://www.tatyglarna.nu/album/vecka328_strid_i_bebyggelse/abg.sized.jpg

http://www.tatyglarna.nu/album/vecka328_strid_i_bebyggelse/aai.sized.jpg

Well better than nothing, but the absolute realism is lacking.

Funny naming of some of those streets like "Sveavegen" (Does this Sveavegen come with a copy of the memory plaque on the sidewalk for Palme also?, couldn't see Brunkebergstrappan here though :))

[Hullebullen]

Wow, most Brits would have a fit if there were exercises in British cities, but then I suppose Nordic states have a historically greater fear of invasion left over from the Cold War. Do you get to fire blanks in those exercises? (obviously live rounds are out).


Yup...

This topic reminds me of an old friend who did his service in a Stadsskyttekompani (infantry trained to fight especially in built-up areas). On one of their exercises there was there was this little old lady who popped out the window asking them if the WAR had started...

[percell_086]

wow alot of guys from Belgium on the forum i see :D

Nice pictures!

[OldRecon]

Wow, most Brits would have a fit if there were exercises in British cities, but then I suppose Nordic states have a historically greater fear of invasion left over from the Cold War. Do you get to fire blanks in those exercises? (obviously live rounds are out).


Yup...

This topic reminds me of an old friend who did his service in a Stadsskyttekompani (infantry trained to fight especially in built-up areas). On one of their exercises there was there was this little old lady who popped out the window asking them if the WAR had started...

Remember once during a NATO excercise in Northern Norway when a company of mechanised infantry on one side and a similar sized "enemy" force had a fully fledged cowboys and indians game in a small village with guys blazing away blanks from MG's around the street corners, while the villagers themselves were sitting in their living rooms watching tv as if the boyos just wasn't there rofl.

Only restricitions I can remember vs. exercising in civilian areas, was that breeding farms for fur animals was strictly off limits, as those animals were rather stress sensitive (to the point were they could die or eat their own cubs from it, thus causing economic loss to the farmer).

[ZeroPositive]

Yeah I have been to one of the UK urban MOD land sites can't remember the name now but it was a hollow village lovely place with rail tracks etc
this brings back memories just can't remember the damn name......

[moughoun]

Excellent pic's but our fibua town has a couple of thing's your's doesn't, a harbour, 4 mile's of underground tunnel's and a castle, although that's where I got hurt the f***ing thing :oops:

[Sabre]

FIBUA hurts.

[garoco]

I've trained at both the Singaporean FIBUA and Australian HRTA "Line Creek Junction" facility - both were bloody hard physically and mentally challenging.

This European one featured in this thread certainly appears more complex and larger than both of the specially built MOUT/FIBUA facilities I have used. Thanks for posting the pics :lol:

[ZeroPositive]

It's Longmore I think the UK MOD site I went to.

[chauncy republicans]

The absolute best most of course be to practice in ordinary cities. But the
civilians probably doesn´t like that there vehicles are used to barricade streets
and so forth :)

http://www.amf1.mil.se/images/local/norrk2.jpg
In the Swedish city of Norrköping

http://www.amf1.mil.se/images/local/norrk3.jpg

http://www.amf1.mil.se/images/local/norrk4.jpg

http://www.amf1.mil.se/images/local/norrk5.jpg

http://www.amf1.mil.se/images/local/norrk6.jpg
****, in America you would get some crazy civilian blasting your ass with a .50! :lol: At least were I live...

[TP]

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[ZeroPositive]

some seriously awesome photo the Swedish look so cool :D

That dutch guy sticking up his head in the picture made me laugh so hard good show

[SiFiOn]

Obviously from someone with inside-information ;)

Nice pics, and certainly this one:


http://www.11mortiercompagnie.nl/oefeningen/images/images/MVC-035F_jpg.jpg

[Dutchman2]

Again, very nice pic's :D !!!! Keep up posting!!!!
Thanx

[Fearless-Falcon]

Good stuff

[Durandal]

Where are the Indians?

http://www.tatyglarna.nu/album/vecka328_strid_i_bebyggelse/aax.sized.jpg

[b00n]

My dutch is a lil bit rusty, so........do they have demonstrations in the village?
showing some soldatjes ( :D ) running through the village?

[SiFiOn]

My dutch is a lil bit rusty, so........do they have demonstrations in the village?
showing some soldatjes ( :D ) running through the village?

Are you here asking a question about this topic? :

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14045

This is a video taken from a TV-show for kids. In this show kids are getting answers to their questions. This kid asked something about what Dutch soldiers are doing when they are on a foreign mission. To give her an example of what those soldiers can do an a foreign mission, they provided her this example of an assault on a village. Is was only for the tv-show, so no demonstrations are given.
Look at it as a long commercial for the Dutch Army ;)