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  • Originally posted by apod View Post
    No Lads....short sword.
    We all have our afflictions
    An army is power. Its entire purpose is to coerce others. This power can not be used carelessly or recklessly. This power can do great harm. We have seen more suffering than any man should ever see, and if there is going to be an end to it, it must be an end that justifies the cost. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

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    • Originally posted by X-RayOne View Post
      We all have our afflictions
      It's not the size of the sword mate,it's how you use it.


      On another note.Anybody got any info on the type of helmet the troops are wearing while being taxi'd in the Allouette's. Not the normal "pisspots" we all used to know and "love"
      "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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      • I have seen panhard M3 crew wearing similar helmets in other clips.
        For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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        • Originally posted by apod View Post
          It's not the size of the sword mate,it's how you use it.
          All hail Sparta !!!
          As for the helmet, they looked a bit like Brit para helmets to me
          "Well, stone me! We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were truly no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player!" (Jimmy Greaves)!"

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          • Panhard type. Must have been nothing else available.

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            • Originally posted by GoneToTheCanner View Post
              Panhard type. Must have been nothing else available.
              Ah.OK. So there was a helmet purchased solely for mounted troops? A bit like the RBR helmet that was purchased alongside the Mowags which we had to use when operating with them before the current Rabintex one went on general issue. Funny though,I have seen pictures also showing troops on the border around that same time period wearing those helmets. I wonder were they more widespread than just 3BN?
              "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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              • Anyone who had panhards maybe? In the early days there were loops on the hull where you stores the helmet when not in use.
                For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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                • Originally posted by apod View Post
                  Anybody got any info on the type of helmet the troops are wearing while being taxi'd in the Allouette's. Not the normal "pisspots" we all used to know and "love"
                  French Model 65 helmet with headset removed. Used by Panhard and AML crewmen.

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                  • Originally posted by apod View Post
                    Ah.OK. So there was a helmet purchased solely for mounted troops? A bit like the RBR helmet that was purchased alongside the Mowags which we had to use when operating with them before the current Rabintex one went on general issue. Funny though,I have seen pictures also showing troops on the border around that same time period wearing those helmets. I wonder were they more widespread than just 3BN?
                    Panhard dismounts used the British MK II tanker helmet until the Rabintex came along in the '80s. Mostly seen in border units.

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                    • A number of RTE reports from 1987.

                      Lebanon Tibnin Bomb


                      Sea Rescue Services


                      President Motorcycle Escort

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                      • Originally posted by sofa View Post
                        They would also roll on a wet dishcloth.
                        Is that a euphemism too?

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                        • Originally posted by Rhodes View Post
                          A number of RTE reports from 1987.

                          Lebanon Tibnin Bomb


                          Sea Rescue Services


                          President Motorcycle Escort
                          Excellent finds

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                          • The second clip is quite interesting. The air corps seemed to know exactly the limitations of the Dauphin, and the Lt Col being interviewed described exactly their worst case scenario, with 248 in the background. Unfortunately that scenario more or less described how 248 was lost.
                            Charlie was some waffler. Very trump like.
                            The quiet spoken civilian interviewed towards the end of the clip about keeping an eye on vessel movements is Daire Brunicardi, naval historian and former Lt Cdr. His father Niall was also an LtCdr in the early days of the Naval service and Daire's son Michael is currently LtCdr and O.C of L.E. James Joyce. Gentlemen each one.

                            The third clip surprised me. A year before I joined. Yamaha XS400. Still being used by the Military Police in 1992. Replaced by the Kawasaki Gt550. Didn't realise the EoH wore leather gaiters over the standard boot. I assumed they wore proper motorcycle boots. Griffith was one of the first Dublin barracks to close.
                            For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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                            • Originally posted by na grohmiti View Post
                              The quiet spoken civilian interviewed towards the end of the clip about keeping an eye on vessel movements is Daire Brunicardi, naval historian and former Lt Cdr. His father Niall was also an LtCdr in the early days of the Naval service and Daire's son Michael is currently LtCdr and O.C of L.E. James Joyce. Gentlemen each one.
                              Author of 'The Sea Hound'?

                              Another good book I lent out and never saw again...
                              'History is a vast early warning system'. Norman Cousins

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                              • The very same. A fine book.
                                He also wrote an interesting history of Haulbowline, The Naval base and the ships of Cork Harbour. An excellent historical reference, broadened to include the other military features of Cork Harbour.
                                For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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