Immature and proud of it.
The British crew of the Warrior AFV in Basra who refused to fire on or drive through a crowd of people even though they were bring drenched with Molotov cocktails.
The Poms can be a bit 'different' at times but their basic humanity can never be questioned.
These guys have a hell of a lot to be proud of.
Speed doesn't kill people.
Stupidity kills people.
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I'm surprised they didn't panic and floor it.. would have been so easy to nail a few and drive the fuck out of there. But they choose to preserve human life, and bail out, to the hail of stones and bats.. fukin brave soldiers alright..
And those fucks who thru the cocktails and rocks probably never stopped to think how easy it would have been to have opened/returned fire
Aargh, photos!
I won't comment as the true story will never be heard.
To every man upon this earth
Death cometh sooner or late
And how can a man die better
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his Gods
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if i were in the tank i would of ran the sand niggers over or used the machine gun on em, its what its there for,
but if i were in the mob id be biffing rocks an thehonkies cause they be invading my land.
lucky not everyones like me i guess.
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interesting statement given you probably know nothing about the situationOriginally Posted by Sniper
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Well it won't if everyone takes that attitude...
Or perhaps you have the book / tv rights.... Hmmm.. Interesting...
unless you can prove it.
Say what you like about the Brits - but you wont find a better trained more experienced fighting force anywhere in the world.
This weeks international insult is in Malayalam:
Thavalayolee
You Frog Fucker
Aargh, photos!
Exactly! And the reason I won't comment is because the Media always alters the story and the Army will never divulge why action was not taken so
To every man upon this earth
Death cometh sooner or late
And how can a man die better
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his Gods
Immature and proud of it.
The video was quite convinvcing enough. Multiple firebombs landing all over the Warrior, but mainly on the turret. The driver tried to move forward, but stopped rather than go through the crowd. The turret remained trained ahead, no rounds were fired.Exactly! And the reason I won't comment is because the Media always alters the story and the Army will never divulge why action was not taken so
Eventually the crew bailed out.
if you do hear the true story, can you post it here.
Speed doesn't kill people.
Stupidity kills people.
Aargh, photos!
I won't hear why they never fired and why they didn't run the skinnys over. And you know what, Im not too fazed either.
To every man upon this earth
Death cometh sooner or late
And how can a man die better
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his Gods
eschew obsification...
I'm proud of the soldiers
---- not proud of the stone-throwers ...
but as always one's viewpoint depends on where one stands
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Grass wedges its way between the closest blocks of marble and it brings them down. This power of feeble life which can creep in anywhere is greater than that of the mighty behind their cannons....... - Honore de Balzac
Hardcore Biker
Those guys could have sat in the warrior untill the rest of the troops got there as the petrol bombs wouldn't get through the armour .
They aren't the professionals you think they are and lastly they can't arc up the locals as they are still under civil law even while over there.(Take some of the charges laid to brit soldiers in Ireland over the years)
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I suspect they will probably be up on charges shortly. From memory I think your not supposed to leave the vehicle in that particular situation.
Those things are fire proof, so I suspect the driver stalled the engine and the crew panicked. Still wait and see what happens I guess.
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It means I'm not an authority or a teacher, and may not have any experience so take things with a pinch of salt (a.k.a bullshit) rather than fact
Aargh, photos!
My be fire proof but its still made out of fucken steel. Jesus, a bit of common sense would go a long way here!! Sure, stay in the vehicle and be cooked alive. Those things get fucken hot when theres a fire on top of them. Or one of the hatches may have been left open and a molotov got in so that why they had to evac.
The crew may be put on charges IF it was deemed stupid to leave the vehicle. But from what I saw, it was a case of self preservation so they wouldn't be CM'ed for that.
To every man upon this earth
Death cometh sooner or late
And how can a man die better
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his Gods
frequent infrequenter
The news said they bailed for fear of the heat causing their rounds to explode. And it'd be like an oven in there on the best of days - remember what country they are in. Being on fire isn't really gonna help things, and I'm sure the last thing they really wanted was to jump out into the hail of stones and fire bombs being thrown, but they obviously calculated that they had a better chance bailing out than staying put
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