Internation Falling Plates

[Thorpe]

Was browsing the liberary of UCC today and came across the collection of An Coisantoir there, so as per usual I got side tracked. I came across an series of articles and photos of a competion held by the DF in the Curragh, where several armies sent teams to take part. Can anyone here shed anymore light on the matter. Some good photos there I have to admit.

[jpb]

could be the 50th anniversery all army shoot, there was an international falling plate's comp were yanks, gurkha's and other's were involved, i think it was 93 but i could be wrong, groundhog will prob have the info as i think he was on the winning team, DF of course, 12th bn but i could be wrong,

keep safe.:flagwave: :flagwave: :flagwave: :flagwave:

[sledger]

1995 Results:

1. 12 Inf Bn
2. 77 Inf Bn UNIFIL
3. 3rd Royal Gurkha Rifles
4. 26th Bn UNIFIL Finland
5. 51st Inf Regt Airborne USA

:flagwave:

[Groundhog]

Thanks for the vote of confidence jpb but I wasn't on the FP team then. There were two international comps as far as I can remember. I think the Gurkhas won the second. I remember the lads saying that the Yanks were the most catastrophically bad shots they ever saw. After two minutes of fruitless shooting someone in the audience advised them to call in an airstrike.:D

[Thorpe]

Thanks lads ill check it out more here today as I have a few hours to myself. Interesting to here the yanks had such bad shoots rock on the the 12bn

[Thorpe]

from what I could gather today there were only 2 competitions of this held in 1997 and 1995.
Results from 1997
1st Cn Cois, 2nd 1st Bn Royal Gurkhas Rifle. Individual competion 1st LC Dillip Guramay and 2nd LC Kashisam Ranu.
Participants USA (Could`tn find what unit), a unit form Norway, the RGR from the UK AND of course ourselves.

Results from 1995
1st - 12Bn beat the 77th Irish UNIFIL Bn.
Fastest time 16.03 by 12Bn in the semi against the 3rd RGR, who they only beta by 0.1 of a sec.
Units - 12Bn, 77th Irish UNIFIL Bn, 26th Finland UNIFIL Bn, 3rd RGR of the UK and the 51st Infantry Regiment of the US Army.

[Groundhog]

A former member of the board, before the big crash, was on the 95 team. I'll try to get him to re-register and tell the story.