Belgian Military Thread

[Johnny bazooka]

And I don't think you will.

The desert cammies are only distributed when going to an area of the world where it is suited. It seems quite logical that the Army knows who gets how many (if any) sets, so they know if they held one (or more) back when turning them back in.

no!

I've already seen it for sale on a military market at Ursel.

[1Cie GevGn]

no!

I've already seen it for sale on a military market at Ursel.

That doesn't mean anything, you'd be surprized how much issued gear gets "lost"

Desert Camo is still issued at the start of the op, and you have to turn it in at the end. No use for it here.

[Johnny bazooka]

That doesn't mean anything, you'd be surprized how much issued gear gets "lost"

Desert Camo is still issued at the start of the op, and you have to turn it in at the end. No use for it here.

ik weet het, volgens mij zat er een reukje aan heel dat handeltje :-/

[1Cie GevGn]

ik weet het, volgens mij zat er een reukje aan heel dat handeltje :-/

De meeste van die handeltjes stinken nogal

[Johnny bazooka]

Nuclear weapons.

And the bombspotting is normal, I don't want nukes here. Not American nukes, not Belgian nukes (if we'd have any), not Russian nukes or even Martian nukes for that matter.
They're no good.

Oehahaha, I hope our soldiers kicked properly your ass, and that of your commie friends ! ! !

[Doomhammer]

De meeste van die handeltjes stinken nogal

That reminds me to something. A few years ago I was approached by someone who claimed that he works in the Belgian army and he wanted to sell me new stuff like uniforms (the camouflaged ones), flak jackets, boots and helmets. He said he worked in a large magazine (I suppose one of the depots) and he could get his hands on the latest stuff. I didn't trust it, because I believed he was stealing things. Later , in the newspapers I read that the police arrested an person who was selling stolen arms and equipment (all ABL) on the market.
Lucky for me I bought nothing.

[dez000]

Paracommando Recce 1 Para in A-stan Kabul. On video.google.com (orignal on www.paracommando.com).

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...q=Paracommando

Paracommando 1 Para battalion Training in A-stan Kabul. On video.google.com (orignal on www.paracommando.com). (give it a while then it gets good )

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...q=Paracommando

Paracommando Fast-rope from heli. On video.google.com (orignal on www.paracommando.com).

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...q=Paracommando

Belgian Paracommando Mortar training. On video.google.com (orignal on www.paracommando.com).

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...q=Paracommando

Belgian Special Forces group. On video.google.com (orignal on www.specialforcesgroup.be).

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...elgium+special

[Atlantic Friend]

That's pretty much true, but you never really know now do you...
If you look at op Telic (for example), you can see there's still use for the MBT on the modern battlefield. OK, we're not in Iraq right now, but who knows what the world will look like 5 or 10 years from now...
If the need for MBT's really emerges we can still buy them then, but we've always had and still have some pretty good tank crews, and the know-how will disappear now.

Won't you keep a cadre of tankers ? I mean, will there be no unit using MBTs left at all ?

[dez000]

I doubt it sinds all MBT's will retire unfortunatly

[Atlantic Friend]

I doubt it sinds all MBT's will retire unfortunatly

Then I'll guess the only way to keep the know-how will be to have the future Light Armored units have refreshing classes with another army.

[Marvin!!]

Joyeuse Fête Nationale btw

21st July, Belgian national Day

[solidarnosc]

Joyeuse Fête Nationale btw

21st July, Belgian national Day

Thanks

PS. Are there people with pictures of the national défilé especially, the new "hardware" that was presented.

http://www.vrtnieuws.net/nieuwsnet_m...le/index.shtml#

Here is a news report. A pitty the report doesn't show the Dingo II with Arrows 300 which looked huge.

[j3T.be]

What's up with the dude and the ponytail? Is that allowed, such long hair? Or is he just a protester dressed in abl?

[dez000]

It's a women.

[Doomhammer]

What's up with the dude and the ponytail? Is that allowed, such long hair? Or is he just a protester dressed in abl?

Dude better check your eyes. It's a girl. I know uniforms make people look more masculine, but I can still see this is a woman.