ARmy Rumour SErvice

Originally Posted by GunneryFunnery

82?????? why did we hold onto them so long? i had no idea it was that late.

Far as I know we still had the ammo (we never actually FIRED them: lot more effort cleaning a 60-year-old design than mmm however old a GPMG was) so why not?

Originally Posted by 02FD11

I thought the second from the left had a ciggy but then thought can't be - judging from the size, a Du Maurier (or some such spelling)?

If it had been a marine it would have been his cock.

Originally Posted by 02FD11

Again see earlier post in this thread - Leo TI in the late 80's was not a patch on CR1 can't say what it's like now. However theirs was integrated whilst ours was not, hence the need for lots of duck egg coloured interconnecting boxes so the two systems spoke to each other. As to Scorpion, 02FD11 was my first command, such a simple weapon system - I think it was taken from Saladin with a few modifications - platform rock like no other and liable to give the commanders nose a good crack if you didn't move your head away from the sight as the gnr fired! The last time I commanded a Scorpion was in '95, OPFOR had a load with 50 gallon drums on the back and a length of plastic pipe over the 76mm to make them more MBT'ish - I think we called them salamanders or something like that.

So CR1 had a separate sight for TI (as in internal) so to flick from TI to day you moved your head? while we are on the subject, does anyone know the reason why they moved the TI from the side of the turret to the mantlet?

It does sound like a big gun for a little vehicle, they aint much room inside, how did you manage to load inside a turret the size of a mess tin?

i have seen pics of scorpions all dressed up, it looks like some sort of 80s cold war film set.

cheers for taking the time to answer.

Originally Posted by 02FD11

Ammunition laying on the ground, uncovered etc - all the things the gunnery gods loved marking you down for.

'kin gunnery gods!! They were the gunnery gods. Cream of the great British Army.
Or so they told us.
C Sqn gits.
Oi, Brownhat, you about in May?

Originally Posted by cent05zr70

'kin gunnery gods!! They were the gunnery gods. Cream of the great British Army.
Or so they told us.
C Sqn gits.
Oi, Brownhat, you about in May?

Not this year,Gerry,apologies for my absence,have a couple for me.

Originally Posted by 02FD11

I thought the second from the left had a ciggy but then thought can't be - judging from the size, a Du Maurier (or some such spelling)?

Probably Rothmans King Size mate,they seemed to be the popular choice of the day.I'll ask him next time I speak to him.

Originally Posted by GunneryFunnery

30cal browning? as in WW2 30cal? when did we switch over?

We were still using the cloth belt variety on ops (in Ferrets) in the early 80's, you really are very young arn't you.

Originally Posted by bokkatankie

We were still using the cloth belt variety on ops (in Ferrets) in the early 80's, you really are very young arn't you.

Cloth belts in the 80s? did you have a PIAT slung over the hatch also? i had no idea we were still using that sort of tech in the 80s. I am starting to feel really young yes.