Reply With QuoteI love how as soon as a picture of someone carrying a C8 or whatever in our DPM turns up there is always one "OMG WTF Brits use M4 now!" post.
I think you mean Grant Mitchell.Originally Posted by ando
Im suprised they didnt reconise phil " its faaammmillyyy " mitchell
aka ross kemp
There are some countries where people have not had the dubious pleasure of being exposed to Ultimate Force. Or EastEnders. I wish I hadn't been...
I love how as soon as a picture of someone carrying a C8 or whatever in our DPM turns up there is always one "OMG WTF Brits use M4 now!" post.
Shone the light on "sonicboom's" picture:-
The Band of the Welsh Guards perform for the Lord Mayor of Bristol on College Green.
Connaught Ranger.
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/Vi...lins3Scots.htmAUDIO: Private Michael Collins, 3 SCOTS
Private Michael Collins of The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, talks about his Army career and the battalion's deployment to Afghanistan this summer.
Transcript
Hi, I'm Michael Collins. I'm 19 years old. I was brought up in [unclear] near Stirling in Scotland. I've been in the Army now for two years. I'm a Private in the 3rd Battalion of Scotland - The Black Watch. When I first came out I was just getting used to the place, and getting used to the camp. The first few operations that we done, it was just more or less getting used to the environment - there wasn't any of the fighting and that - they weren't particularly dangerous areas - you just went out and got your [unclear] Throughout the tour it started to get a wee bit more [unclear] [unclear] dangerous environment, and we knew it because of our job. I think the first time we deployed in [CYAN] valley the choppers hadn't even landed yet and we could see tracers - we were getting shot at before we'd even landed. In total the contact lasted for about 38 hours. We got there at 10 o'clock at night - started getting fired at - died down for a wee while in the morning - and then throughout the day, just constant contacts and that. That was the first time we'd been in a proper firefight. It was scary, but it was good as well - it was a good buzz - we were doing our job for the first time. As soon as you start getting shot at all the training kicks in and you just get on with it. You just don't think about it - you're not scared anymore. We had one minor casualty but everybody was safe. We're quite lucky. We've been lucky through the whole tour - especially B Company, but aye, we're all lucky... especially on that op! Interviewer: Operation PANCHAI PALANG - can you talk me through your role and some of your situations? Pte Collins: Yeah we were one of the rifle companies, so us and Alpha Company were like one of the first Companies to land on the ground. And then we stayed there for two weeks and built up a FOB for the Welsh - that's a Forward Operating Base - it's just like a Company that will take over and then built it up with Hesco and sandbags because obviously whoever's gonna be there's gonna be there for a while because we're holding that area. We got back and we could see it all over the papers and that, and all our Mums and our Dads knew what was going on and everything - it was mental! My parents were proud of me, coming out here... Honestly, they really wanted to stop me, but they grown in confidence now because we're doing so well. It's a great achievement for people like us to come out here and say we're been to Afghanistan and serve our country and that. I think the worst times was when there's been IEDs and we've taken casualties. I came across an IED a few weeks ago and that was really scary... I was thinking "what if I hadn't have found it?" It was lucky but at the same time you're doing your jobs right... the jobs do work! It's proved so far for us because I don't think we've really had and real contact IEDs apart from one I can think of, so it proves we're doing the jobs right. The worst times is when we take casulaties or, obviously, when the worst happens and somebody dies. I've lost people that I knew in the Battalion, aye. They weren't close friends, but I knew them. Obviously [unclear] [unclear] we're a close battalion and when something like that happens it has an effect on everybody. You come back here, you get over it. We have a beer, a ceremony with the Padre, and go out to the planes and see them onto the plane, and then you've just got to crack on after that... you haven't really got a choice. I left school at 16 and I had a few jobs but I kept on getting the sack. And then I decided that I was a troublesome young lad and the only way to calm me down was to go and join the Army - so I joined the Army. It's changed me a lot - I've a lot more respect for myself, especially when I go back home and I've got more money than everybody else, and I can say that I've been out to war and that. I feel better and everybody's proud of me when I get back - everybody's asking for me in the pubs and that. I'm a lot more confident now, obviously before I'd been to Afghanistan I'd never done a tour before, so I was quite anxious, quite scared - didn't really know what to expect. When I got here and started to do the job for a wee while you get used to it - you're more confident 'cause you understand what's going on. I don't think I'd be scared to do a tour anywhere else now - now I've been here. It's a good career - good money - especially when you're coming out here. You won't be scared because you're gonna be trained for it. You come out here you'll realise it's not as bad as the media are making out. As long as you're confident in your job, you're confident in the guys you're with, you'll be fine... it's good money!
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/De...rowningMan.htmTwo Royal Navy aircrewmen recently saved the life of a drowning man by hauling a one-tonne grass-cutter off him while they were off duty enjoying a round of golf.
Leading Aircrewman Joey Poole and Warrant Officer Alan Mullins are both from 846 Naval Air Squadron, based at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton in Somerset.Leading Aircrewman Joey Poole and Warrant Officer Alan Mullins
[Picture: Crown Copyright/MOD 2009]
They were enjoying a relaxing round of golf after returning from Afghanistan when they noticed a greenkeeper crash a mower off a bridge into a stream.
Both sprinted over to find the man trapped under the machine with his head submerged and surrounded by a cloud of blood.
Incredibly, they lifted the machine far enough to raise his head out of the river before he lost consciousness and drowned.
After the ordeal Leading Aircrewman Poole said:"When we reached him all we could see were the guy's arms flailing around and a cloud of blood in the water. His head was trapped underwater and we knew we had to do something fast or he would drown."Warrant Officer Mulllins, who is paramedic-trained, added:"Joey and I have just got back from Afghanistan and we're used to dealing with trauma situations. We both dived into the water and, I don't know how we did it, but we managed to lift the cutter two or three inches, which was just enough to get his shoulder free and his head above water.The incident happened as the pair teed off from the 15th hole at Oak Manor Golf Club, near Taunton, Somerset. They were walking down the fairway when they heard the grass-cutter hit a bridge and plummet into a stream.
"He had already been under water for a minute and any longer he would have been unconscious and drowning. Spookily, we were not meant to be playing golf at this particular course as our original booking at another course had to be changed at very short notice."
After moving the mower they lifted the driver's head out of the water and held him there for ten minutes until back-up arrived. They were joined by three colleagues from their base who were also playing on the course and three members of staff. Between them they managed to pull the man from the mower and carry him to dry land.
The greenkeeper was then airlifted to a local hospital where he was treated for a leg injury.
The managing director of the club said:"The Navy guys did a tremendous job - they saved his life. The guys were in the right place at the right time. They saw the incident happen and, and being Navy, they all pitched in as a team. I've been to the hospital to see the greenkeeper and he's extremely grateful to everyone who helped."
Launch of latest Type 45 Destroyer, HMS Defender
Wednesday the 21st of October will see the launch of the latest type 45 destroyers HMS Defender.
Thousands of people are expected to attend the launch celebrations, including school children, community groups and residents from the Glasgow area, rallied by Defender’s affiliation to their home city, where she was designed and built. The crowds will be entertained by the Band of the Royal Marines and a Royal Marines helicopter display; and for the first time ever the event will also be transmitted live to the Transport Museum in the west end of the city.
http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and...changeNav/6568
I'll post up the pics of the launch itself tomorrow. Great news for the RN, the T45 force seems to be gradually shaping up.
And something related:
HM Ships Daring, and York in the English Channel earlier this week. The RN's newest, and oldest destroyers.
Daring is returning from her latest round of trials off the south coast, whilst York is undergoing intense operational training prior to a deployment as APT(S) - Britain's South Atlantic guardship.
well what ever i know they are for a diff type of warfare,but look at the lines of HMS York...Speed!
3 Commando On A Pre-Deployment Exercise To Afghanistan
I hgopeI hope none of these are reposts
Members of 3 Commando take part in a pre-deployment exercise on Salisbury Plain on July 30 2008 in Wiltshire, England. For the past week-and-a-half the service personal have been training alongside 5,800 Royal Marine, Royal Navy, Army and RAF servicemen as they take part in the Mission Rehearsal Exercise on Salisbury Plain prior to deployment to Afghanistan.
Oct 21, 2009 Official Launch of HMS Defender
Official launch of the latest British Destroyer, HMS Defender.
Sorry for the poor image quality as I received this thru MMS. Credit to my friend, Mahadev Singh of East Kilbride, Scotland.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S3speVvjwI
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What i was wondering, the british seem to use a lot of GPMG's without buttstock, like they are using a "coax", what are the pro's of that?
Thats only in the SF(Sustained fire) role mate.
the buttstock is replaced by a reinforced butt to take the recoil of firing 20 round bursts which is the norm for SF (sustained fire) it should be mounted on the tripod for this.like below.
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