A Can of Man
Je suis aware
The Iraqis probably weren't expecting anything like it.
SURPRISE BOYS! That Al Sadr guy was kind of full of sh1te
SURPRISE BOYS! That Al Sadr guy was kind of full of sh1te
lolgladius said:There are only two kinds of bayonet fighters...
...the quick...
....and the dead.
the_13th_redneck said:Same could be said of pedestrians :lol:
Doc.S said::lol: Will a Imperial (US made) M-7S do the work?
Charge_7 said:Not obsolete as of WWI. It was still used several times in WWII and the US used it as recently as Korea. You can check my post dated December 25th in this thread here for the actual incident:
http://www.military-quotes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2295
I trained with the bayonet, btw, in Basic Training all those years ago. It was considered a very important skill to master then. And as SFC already pointed out, pugal sticks are much the same kind of training.
Charge_7 said:Not obsolete as of WWI. It was still used several times in WWII and the US used it as recently as Korea. You can check my post dated December 25th in this thread here for the actual incident:
SCOTTISH troops fixed bayonets and fought hand to hand with a Shi’ite militia in southern Iraq in one of their fiercest clashes since the war was declared more than a year ago, it was reported last night.
Soldiers from the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders mounted what were described as "classic infantry assaults" on firing and mortar positions held by more than 100 fighters loyal to the outlawed cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, according to military sources.
At least 20 men from al-Sadr’s army were believed killed in more than three hours of fighting - the highest toll reported in any single incident involving British forces in the past 12 months.
Nine fighters were captured and three British soldiers injured, none seriously.
"It was very bloody and it was difficult to count all their dead," one source was quoted as saying. "There were bodies floating in the river."
Kirruth said:The British were reported to have "fixed bayonets" in May, down in Basra, The use of bayonets in the Falkland...son then that it's loads of fun to do :rambo: