Military Photo Thread (Discussion)

whydave · 14-09-2010 5:29pm #1

as stated !

swiftblade · 14-09-2010 5:43pm

Good idea

whydave · 14-09-2010 5:53pm

more pics can be found at http://unifil.ie/
there's even one of me !

Dogwatch · 14-09-2010 7:14pm

In the Army Rangers photos, What is the long gun the operater is holding getting out of the helo.( Getting old and bad eyes)

Puding · 14-09-2010 7:20pm

Dogwatch wrote: »

In the Army Rangers photos, What is the long gun the operater is holding getting out of the helo.( Getting old and bad eyes)

hk417 i believe

http://world.guns.ru/assault/as89-e.htm

bullets · 14-09-2010 7:30pm

Love those Congo Pics!

~B

swiftblade · 14-09-2010 7:49pm

bullets wrote: »

Love those Congo Pics!

~B

Glad you like them. I thought the churchhills were interesting. Never knew Ireland ever had tanks.

Poccington · 15-09-2010 2:15pm

Puding wrote: »

hk417 i believe

http://world.guns.ru/assault/as89-e.htm

You're right, the 416 & 417 are both in use by the lads.

gungun · 15-09-2010 10:08pm

DKILLER, is that a pic of Carlos Hathcock?

whydave · 16-09-2010 8:02pm

help lookin for the names of some good books about the mission to the Congo
those pics that sparked my interest

David

Dogwatch · 16-09-2010 8:08pm

At what point during the deployment did the Irish contingent get issued with the FN FAL. Parade photo show the Lee Enfield.

Was it changed because the Defence Forces were upgrading or for operational reasons.

Either way a tough gig but they are/were tough men.

Hats off and Respect to them all.

swiftblade · 16-09-2010 8:09pm

whydave wrote: »

help lookin for the names of some good books about the mission to the Congo
those pics that sparked my interest

David

I went looking not that long ago, but couldn't find anything. I will look again later. Amazon would proubley be your best bet

swiftblade · 16-09-2010 8:12pm

Dogwatch wrote: »

At what point during the deployment did the Irish contingent get issued with the FN FAL. Parade photo show the Lee Enfield.

Was it changed because the Defence Forces were upgrading or for operational reasons.

Either way a tough gig but they are/were tough men.

Hats off and Respect to them all.

As far as i know the FN FAL was issued later. They deployed with the Lee Enfield.

As said, hats off to them. They were doing a tough job and suffered a lot of loss. Brave men indeed

whydave · 16-09-2010 8:19pm

Mad fact , served with one of them (REAL OLD SWEAT ) and was shown their dog-tags ..... made of leather !

tudenham10 · 16-09-2010 8:23pm

whydave wrote: »

help lookin for the names of some good books about the mission to the Congo
those pics that sparked my interest

David

I've read this one, very interesting from the failure of command, comms, logistics...usual really!

http://www.maverickhouse.com/book.html?bid=20&title=Siege%20at%20Jadotville&no_cache=1

swiftblade · 16-09-2010 8:58pm

Can anybody shed some light on the type of helmet the mortor operators are using? Looks very strange.

Decoy · 17-09-2010 8:29am

If I'm not mistaken I've seen this pic before and that's a HK417, yum-yum! I'd love to know what he's aiming at though, considering the 'copter is on the ground.

jeawan · 17-09-2010 10:14am

He doesn't like spiders and he just spotted one ...... rather nice gun all the same and also the L96 beside him

whydave · 17-09-2010 11:05am

I didn't know there was a Smurf in the Ranger Wing !

swiftblade · 18-09-2010 9:25pm

Do you happen to have a hi res of that tank pic, Puding?

whydave · 21-09-2010 3:24pm

PMC letting you wear Tesco jeans and still look cool !

Ayrtonf7 · 21-09-2010 5:57pm

Hmm who are the IDF ? Iraq Defence Forces ?

Leftyflip · 21-09-2010 6:00pm

Ayrtonf7 wrote: »

Hmm who are the IDF ? Iraq Defence Forces ?

Israeli Defence Forces.

whydave · 21-09-2010 6:51pm

Looks like an airsoft team, how many types of rifles can you count ?

Chuck the Buck · 21-09-2010 7:59pm

M4, M16 SPR SR25 type thing, Tavor of some description, something with a wooden stock and a rather large sandwich!

Do I win a prize?

Evade · 22-09-2010 1:10am

Chuck the Buck wrote: »

...M16 SPR...

Is that not an SR-25? The magazine looks more like a 7.62mm than a 5.56mm to me.

Chuck the Buck · 22-09-2010 9:55am

Good call Evade, what can I say I was distracted by that freakin' huge sandwich!!!

Ayrtonf7 · 22-09-2010 4:41pm

I hate those BDUs in that ARW pic...makes the ARW look so unprofesional :P

Gatling · 25-09-2010 5:07am

gungun wrote: »

DKILLER, is that a pic of Carlos Hathcock?

Your looking at a soldier from the 9th infantary Div( possibly using a early night scope)

Hathcock was a Marine

Manic Moran · 25-09-2010 6:03am

It's a TVS-2 mounted on the M2HB. Has x7 magnification, is an image intensifier.

NTM

Daz1214 · 25-09-2010 10:55am

what rifles are the ARW using in chad?

swiftblade · 25-09-2010 11:56am

Mostly Modified AUG's or sometimes HK 416's .:)

Daz1214 · 25-09-2010 12:21pm

ah right, just couldnt make it out from the pics...an ex-defences forces member told me that they have a choice of rifle in the ARW..true or BS?

swiftblade · 25-09-2010 12:29pm

Daz-R.A.T.S wrote: »

ah right, just couldnt make it out from the pics...an ex-defences forces member told me that they have a choice of rifle in the ARW..true or BS?

I would take it with a big pinch of salt. You have to remember the ARW are not like other SF around the world. They get very little publicity, so not much is known. Heck, most people in Ireland don't even know we have a SF unit.

I do know they are lot less strict. IE. beards and such

. So it could be true that they choose their equipmet.

Poccington · 25-09-2010 12:29pm

Daz-R.A.T.S wrote: »

ah right, just couldnt make it out from the pics...an ex-defences forces member told me that they have a choice of rifle in the ARW..true or BS?

In the pics of the lads in Chad, they've got A3's and Minimi's.

It's BS, as a Unit with a completely different tasking to the rest of the DF they of course trial and use a greater range of weapons within the different Teams but it's not like one of the lads can approach the CQ and say "Here Q, sort us out with a SCAR-H and an Eotech will ya?"

Daz1214 · 25-09-2010 2:23pm

thanks for that, was just curious

Ayrtonf7 · 25-09-2010 5:21pm

Yeah Daz ive heard that as well. I believe I read it on wikipedia but well...you know what they say about that

I just always took it that the had a wider range of choice like Poccington mentioned!

Flecktarn · 28-09-2010 5:50pm

On Whydave's photo is that an Iron Cross on the APC thing?

Puding · 28-09-2010 6:36pm

Flecktarn wrote: »

On Whydave's photo is that an Iron Cross on the APC thing?

many would argue that the iron cross by the nazus, but what ever the case is has an unhealthy link to the past, although modern Germany has done a lot to separate the iron cross from its sorded past as it does have a long military history in Germany, the swastika with the iron cross was banned and the iron cross has been rightly reclaimed as its own by the German military

today it is just a symbol to identify the bundeswehr ( Federal Defence Force e.g german military )

swiftblade · 28-09-2010 6:40pm

It would be the equilivant of not using the Harp, just because it was used as a symbol in the 1916 Rising.

Germany uses the Iron cross on the tail of their jets and most vehicles.

Flecktarn · 28-09-2010 11:07pm

Thanks lads!

swiftblade · 02-10-2010 1:48pm

Do you have any of those pic's in hi res, Puding?

whydave · 03-10-2010 8:35pm

''Very interesting seeing a G36K being used in the sniper spotter/DMR role. Didn't think it had the accuracy for that kind of work according to complaints from other EU users and Capital Hill SWAT user reports, claiming the sights fall out of zero too often on the polymer carry rail''

kieranfitz · 04-10-2010 12:25am

that brunette aussie bird closest the camera is gonna have a nice shiner when she fires that weapon

Stercus Accidit · 04-10-2010 2:44pm

That tan painted g36 looks interesting, not so sure about the box of cornflakes being used as a cheek rest though.

Inari · 04-10-2010 3:10pm

I was laughing at a pic that WHyDave posted...that girl looks REAL happy with her F2000. I've not seen anyone that happy with their chosen gun:D

whydave · 04-10-2010 9:04pm

Think I like it !
new G36 version(they still don't have an official designation)

bullets · 04-10-2010 9:07pm

Could someone please tell me about just what the heck is
the deal with shooting with the butt of a firearm like pictured below. I see it all of the time in the movies and TV series.
it makes no sense to me at all and I dont understand what
the advantage in doing this is.

With shot gun you tuck the butt of the shot gun into your shoulder, with your elbow nice and high and you NEVER would let the butt of the gun be raised up like that above the pocket of your shoulder.

When shooting prone with a rifle, you would always tuck the butt of the rifle into your shoulder pocket when shooting.

I understand the whole not canting/tilting your head end of things but just dont understand what the advantage
is with mounting the gun without placing the butt stock firmly in the shoulder pocket and with the elbow down
as the pic below:

Inari · 04-10-2010 9:48pm

@Bullets: I don't know from a shooting background, but from a physiological background, positioning the gun as pictured recruits larger muscle groups, which makes it easier to maintain over a prolonged period of time. It also removes some of the more awkward isometric positions, which, when held for a long period, can reduce accuracy due to shaking muscles.

It should increase shot consistency, and reduce muscular fatigue

Puding · 04-10-2010 9:59pm

trying to use optics and a helmet + all the other fighting gear ( preliminarily vest with soft armor and hard plates ) ?

anyone who has even used a replica with an optics like an acog and helmet can start to tell you even then there are issues, these guy are not untrained and the style can be seen even in training pictures just seems a mixture of practicality's, sometimes its just not possible to bring your head down to the optics

you can see it in a lot of pictures but highlights the importance of training and range practice in full gear rather than sterile range environment

not really based on much experience just observation and commons sense approach

Gatling · 04-10-2010 10:02pm

Liking the look of the new G36 and G36 optics which hopefully the work propererly unlike the first and 2md gen G36s,

The guy in the all black KSK looks more like a GSG9 officer

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