sounds like an interesting mission, get stuck in and stay safe.
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The R&C as amended today shows that 43 Inf Gp will have a Coy HQ, 2 x Mech Inf Pl, a Cav Troop, a Tpt section, an MP section, a CIS section, an Ord section and I dont remember seeing it but presumably an Eng and Med sections as well.
All in for 114 pers.
There may be some other elements in the logs trail as well but I was not concerned by them at the time so didn't pay attention to them.Last edited by midnight oil; 18 July 2013, 18:33.
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Originally posted by Goldie fish View PostWhere will we get the 2nd Mech inf Coy from?
Most of the armour will not come home but will redeploy to UNDOF.
By road from Tibnin to the Golan is no more than a few hours.
The biggest obstacle will be getting it into Israel.
The used to be 2 crossings one at Metullea in the east and one at Rosh Haniqra in the west.
I believe that both are now closed but a request from the UN may get one of them open for a brief period.
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Originally posted by B Inman View PostMy guess. Irish commitment to UNIFIL is going to be greatly reduced at the next rotation.
Most of the armour will not come home but will redeploy to UNDOF.
By road from Tibnin to the Golan is no more than a few hours.
The biggest obstacle will be getting it into Israel.
The used to be 2 crossings one at Metullea in the east and one at Rosh Haniqra in the west.
I believe that both are now closed but a request from the UN may get one of them open for a brief period.
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Originally posted by B Inman View PostMy guess. Irish commitment to UNIFIL is going to be greatly reduced at the next rotation.
Most of the armour will not come home but will redeploy to UNDOF.
By road from Tibnin to the Golan is no more than a few hours.
The biggest obstacle will be getting it into Israel.
The used to be 2 crossings one at Metullea in the east and one at Rosh Haniqra in the west.
I believe that both are now closed but a request from the UN may get one of them open for a brief period.
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September."Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.
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Winter in the Golans is no picnic.Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere***
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
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