The Chinese Army....

[Wacky Racer]

They may have overwhelming numerical advantage, but do they have the quality of our boys....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8597...

[trickywoo]

Plenty of our lot have shot people on exercise.

[DonkeyApple]

Wacky Racer said:

They may have overwhelming numerical advantage, but do they have the quality of our boys....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8597...

That would have cleared a few bowels out.

To be honest, if you talk to most peoples' grandfathers they can tell you more than one story of a Brit blowing himself or mates up with badly thrown grenades. It is sadly not uncommon. It's also one of the legitimate arguments for keeping women off the front line. You wouldn't want one of those bad boys being lobbed underarm and back towards your chaps.

[ShadownINja]

DonkeyApple said:

Wacky Racer said:

They may have overwhelming numerical advantage, but do they have the quality of our boys....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8597...

That would have cleared a few bowels out.

To be honest, if you talk to most peoples' grandfathers they can tell you more than one story of a Brit blowing himself or mates up with badly thrown grenades. It is sadly not uncommon. It's also one of the legitimate arguments for keeping women off the front line. You wouldn't want one of those bad boys being lobbed underarm and back towards your chaps.

Reminds me of the last time I went ten pin bowling. Petite lass with us forgot to let go of the ball.

Was a bit like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW31IanJiAM

Edited by ShadownINja on Wednesday 31st March 17:19

[BruceV8]

I was involved in an accident that was caused by a woman fumbling/girly throwing a grenade on a live firing range in Kenya back in 2000. (Grenade Hand HE L2A2 for those in the know). The Kenyan doctor was very surprised when I described the size and shape of the fragments to him as he looked at the X-rays. I still have the fragments in my neck to this day.

[anonymous-user]

Reminds me of the bit in The Thin Red Line where the soldier grabs the grenade by the pin.

Unrelated, but this linked video is quite amusing: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8482877....

[mrmr96]

Has anyone posted the French rocket launcher one yet? It basically drops to the floor as it comes out the launcher and they run like f___.

Also the Middle Eastern gentleman 'trying out' a rifle of some kind and almost knocking himself over with it.

And non military, there's loads of youtube clips of lasses in the US being give BFO hand guns to fire which are arguably too powerful for them. One in particular sees a poor bint knocked on the head by a desert eagle or similar.

[HD Adam]

Did anybody say "What Kung Fu that?"

[Jimbeaux]

Wacky Racer said:

They may have overwhelming numerical advantage, but do they have the quality of our boys....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8597...

Numbers advantage yes, but guess who can move their forces where they need to be in the world the best of the two.....the British, by far.

[DonkeyApple]

Jimbeaux said:

Wacky Racer said:

They may have overwhelming numerical advantage, but do they have the quality of our boys....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8597...

Numbers advantage yes, but guess who can move their forces where they need to be in the world the best of the two.....the British, by far.

To be honest, flying 50 blokes without any kit and 100 accompanying health and safety officials can be done with a few clicks of a mouse at www.easyjet.com. Moving 20M odd would take a little more work.

[tank slapper]

mrmr96 said:

Also the Middle Eastern gentleman 'trying out' a rifle of some kind and almost knocking himself over with it.

To be fair to him though, the rifle he is firing uses this ammunition:



I imagine it has a bit of a kick.

[Oily Nails]

tank slapper said:

mrmr96 said:

Also the Middle Eastern gentleman 'trying out' a rifle of some kind and almost knocking himself over with it.

To be fair to him though, the rifle he is firing uses this ammunition:



I imagine it has a bit of a kick.

Not as much as the fella on the receiving end gets

[mrmr96]

tank slapper said:

mrmr96 said:

Also the Middle Eastern gentleman 'trying out' a rifle of some kind and almost knocking himself over with it.

To be fair to him though, the rifle he is firing uses this ammunition:



I imagine it has a bit of a kick.

Isn't than an, erm, ladies 'comforter'?

[Jimbeaux]

DonkeyApple said:

Jimbeaux said:

Wacky Racer said:

They may have overwhelming numerical advantage, but do they have the quality of our boys....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8597...

Numbers advantage yes, but guess who can move their forces where they need to be in the world the best of the two.....the British, by far.

To be honest, flying 50 blokes without any kit and 100 accompanying health and safety officials can be done with a few clicks of a mouse at www.easyjet.com. Moving 20M odd would take a little more work.

[Saddle bum]

Apparently, the is a saying in the Chinese Army, "We've got more soldiers than the enemy has bullets".

[mrmr96]

Saddle bum said:

Apparently, the is a saying in the Chinese Army, "We've got more soldiers than the enemy has bullets".

That's certainly one way of looking at it!

[Jimbeaux]

Saddle bum said:

Apparently, the is a saying in the Chinese Army, "We've got more soldiers than the enemy has bullets".

That is what cluster bombs are for.

[mackie1]

Or tactical nukes.

[Tony*T3]

Guy I work with got caught in a similar accident whilst in the British Army about 8 years ago.

He was the instructor, and saved the traniees life with his actions. He was seriously hurt and it ended his career.

Just got his compensation payout, which was a rather LOT of money.

[Fuzzy Wuzzy]

Tony*T3 said:

Guy I work with got caught in a similar accident whilst in the British Army about 8 years ago.

He was the instructor, and saved the traniees life with his actions. He was seriously hurt and it ended his career.

Just got his compensation payout, which was a rather LOT of money.

How much?