A buddy of mine commanded a Marder (A3 though) for one and a half years... when he learned about the first real missions of the Bock he told me quite enthusiastically that this was the only vehicle he'd volunteer to take to Afghanistan - as soon as it would get an air conditioning system.
...with which the vehicles deployed to Afghanistan are seemingly still not equipped, by the way. This is nuts, the first Marder was sent to that country almost two years ago.
What the heck is an Urinella, please?
You don't need to know.Originally Posted by muck
In case you absolutely want to know, it's a piece of paper which allows the gals to take a leak without having to squat down. The thing looks like a coffee filter (minus the aroma pores, of course), the purpose is to redirect the pee to where it would go when you were taking a piss while standing.
Was on "Quatsch Comedy Club" as the "Fundstück der Woche" quite some time ago...as I said, "yuck!".
Now, skip the Urinella, back to Marders and dust and stuff.
if you have to take off the body armour in a dingo, whats about marder, fuchs, fennek and any other armoured vehicle down there?
if its true that your armour breaks your neck while IED impact, than it would be in every vehicle... but i always only hear it for dingos...
btw is that true?
and for better firepower, what about deploying leopard 1 tanks to a-stan, theyre obiously light enough for the roads because we have the leopard 1 based recovery tank (bergepanzer 2) already down there...
i am sure we have some of the old leopards stored somewhere...
Sorry but that sounds like a bundeswehr urban legend (scheißhausparole) akin to the G 36 nerve shock and the "nato bremse" of the MG3.
But I didn't serve for 10 years now so I don't know. And since it was in the navy I never wore body armor at all, only a life west
thats only what i heared, even i think its an urban legend...
since i havent seen in any pic or video...
I was told and my friend told me you can't wear the body armor inside the Dingo because you don't fit into the narrow Recaro seats. But I said to my friend I would prefer to sit uncomfortable and be safer dismounting under fire.
The people who BTDT might teach the others in Germany that there is more important stuff then fitting in a seat. And maybe I'm on the wrong track.
I've sat with an IDZ vest in a Volkswagen T4 van for like ten minutes and my back started to hurt already. It's kinda bulky and I don't think you can easily sit inside a vehicle for a longer while when you're having all addons attached to it.
I wouldn't want to do mounted patrols with it.
That being said, many of them wear it anyway so it seems to work out somehow.
Is the IDZ vest bigger then the Bristol or the german version Mehler ST?
Afghanistan 5th and 6th May 2010
German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the paratroopers company 313 pose for their deployment unit group picture in the shape of a parachute after they return from their mission at the German army camp in Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the paratroopers company 313 monitor the area at the Kunduz river during a mine sweeping operation in Chahar Dara district near the village of Haji Sakhi Dedby on the outskirts of Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the paratroopers company 313 patrol during a mine sweeping operation in Chahar Dara district near the village of Haji Sakhi Dedby on the outskirts of Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the paratroopers company 313 and Belgian armed forces soldiers storm a compound during a mine sweeping operation in Chahar Dara district near the village of Haji Sakhi Dedby in the outskirts of Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the Quick Reaction Force QRF stand in front of their Dingo armoured vehicle during a mission in Chahar Dara district in the outskirts of Kunduz, May 6, 2010.
German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the paratroopers company 313 leave a compound during a mine sweeping operation in Chahar Dara district near the village of Haji Sakhi Dedby on the outskirts of Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the Quick Reaction Force QRF observe the area during a mission in Chahar Dara district in the outskirts of Kunduz, May 6, 2010.
German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the paratroopers company 313 pose for their deployment unit group picture before leaving for a mission at the German army camp in Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the paratroopers company 313 light cigarettes during a break at a mine sweeping operation in Chahar Dara district near the village of Haji Sakhi Dedby on the outskirts of Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Afghanistan 5th and 6th May 2010
German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the paratroopers company 313 read a map inside a Fuchs armoured personnel carrier (APC) during a mine sweeping operation in Chahar Dara district near the village of Haji Sakhi Dedby in the outskirts of Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the paratroopers company 313 gather after their mission at the German army camp in Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the paratroopers company 313 patrol at the Kunduz river look on during a mine sweeping operation in Chahar Dara district near the village of Haji Sakhi Dedby, on the outskirts of Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the Quick Reaction Force QRF gather next to their Wolf armoured vehicle during a mission in Chahar Dara district in the outskirts of Kunduz, May 6, 2010.
German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the Quick Reaction Force QRF observe the area during a mission in Chahar Dara district in the outskirts of Kunduz, May 6, 2010.
Afghanistan 5th 6th May 2010
The pistol of a German Bundeswehr army soldier with the paratroopers company 313 is pictured during a mine sweeping operation in Chahar Dara district near the village of Haji Sakhi Dedby in the outskirts of Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
A boy, member of the Arbaki local tribal militias, stands beside a German Bundeswehr soldier in their combat position in Chahar Dara district near the village of Haji Sakhi Dedby on the outskirts of Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
A German Bundeswehr army soldier with the Quick Reaction Force QRF aims his weapon as he scans the area during a mission in Chahar Dara district in the outskirts of Kunduz, May 6, 2010.
German Bundeswehr army soldier with the paratroopers company 313 aim their weapon as they searching a compound during a mine sweeping operation in Chahar Dara district near the village of Haji Sakhi Dedby in the outskirts of Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
A German Bundeswehr army soldier with the paratroopers company 313 smokes a cigarette during a break at a mine sweeping operation in Chahar Dara district near the village of Haji Sakhi Dedby on the outskirts of Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
A German Bundeswehr army soldier with the paratroopers company 313 takes position with his weapon on top of a Fuchs armoured personnel carrier (APC) during mine sweeping operation in Chahar Dara district near the village of Haji Sakhi Dedby in the outskirts of Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
vor033, I love you. Outstanding pics, mate! Thanks a bunch!
Afghanistan
A German army Bundeswehr 'Eagle IV' vehicle stands in the field camp in Feisabad April 15, 2010.
No Iron Cross? No "Y"-number tag?
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