Recent content by commando gunner

It is partly a story because Ayia Napa was out of bound for years after tour guide Louise Jensen was murdered by Green Jackets. Its also a story because the UK press enjoy finding anything scandalous out about anyone in uniform, be they police or forces. I am unconvinced that the British public...

Babies heads-great stuff

What skips- an inability to spell?

Thats why the Brits are thin!!

Maybe he should buy this for OPSEC reasons.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/UK-SPECIAL-FORCES-EYE-TAPE-49-PARA-SAS-CDO-REME-SBS-RM_W0QQitemZ330051355833QQihZ014QQcategoryZ67580QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Here is a Brit view from arrse on the course.  http://www.arrse.co.uk/cpgn2/Forums/viewtopic/t=23153.htm 

Frankly the best post from a DS I have ever seen-very informative, not suoercillious and essentially giving up hard won info for nothing.  Much appreciated-very many thanks!

Silly me-I thought the only place you could not buy Cuban cigars was actually in the US, so why the surprise about being able to buy them in Germany?  By the way, the 30 Yr old Genfiddich is one  of the best malts I have tasted, although the 18yr old is admittedly much better value-if pure...

You cannot compare a direct fire tank gun with a howitzer, well not for NGS anyway.  Period. And, yes I have directed the 4.5 many times so have an inkling of what I speak. 

Well, they look all casual now, but I jumped on land and into the Sea a few times in 97 with the FISTs from 3rd Bn/75th as part of a 148 Bty/ranger exchange.  We always jumped water without helmets but they were not allowed to, making a local purchase of red cooper hockey helmets instead. Water...

Just like the ALSC concept this would be like making an ambulance the tow truck as well, just because they are going to the same acccident.  Designated hospital ships cannot provide fire support either... PS...this thread was spilt from the JSS debate so we could get into detail on AAD and...

You must have skills that are very much in demand in order to get in with a waiver of citizenship. This usually translates into specialized military quals which therefore almost invariably means you have experience in another country's forces.  You can frankly forget even trying otherwise and...

Why are you interested?

As I understand it we only have a direct ( aimed at the target using gun sight or other remote pointing method)  57 or 76 capability - not an indirect one where the ballistic/firing solution is calculated mathematically and the round fired indirectly.  ????? The short term cheap answer is to...

Depends what you mean. Ballistically a round in the air is a round in the air whether it came out of a mortar or a gun-however, having said that there are indeed numerous differences between mortars and guns mainly connected with muzzle velocity (most mortars are low) , spin (most mortars do not...