http://www.30au.co.uk/Ian_Flemings_Red_ ... hotos.html
30AU seem to have had a great degree of personal freedom with kit but a lot seem to go for Battledress, denisons or windproof smocks and commando berets.
One guy has a whermacht sports vest on!
* C-W added - site doesn't seem to work very well in Firefox 3 but is OK in IE7 *
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
For insignia it looks like rank only even on BD, with a Royal Marines badge (Kings Crown) on what I assume is a green commando beret.
In addition to what Gadge says there's also some leather jerkins and scrim scarves.
For webbing, who knows? Most only seem to have belt order in those pics. This would seem sensible though.
I've been trying to find the beret colour - not sure if it isn't navy or black even!
Yeah... I'd have thought though since they're a commando unit that it would be commando green.
Agreed - veteran reunion pics show them wearing green berets, so that's sorted!
If you want the loan of it Dave I have a WWII kings crown RM cap badge.
One backing pin lug is snapped but it could be sewn onto a beret or glued to a backing board and pinned?
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
And some general background entertainment:
[youtube_uk] http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=X2aL3H5Mu2k [/youtube_uk]
[youtube_uk] http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=J2ioVl_zYYU [/youtube_uk]
[youtube_uk] http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BaYhBNZTn1A [/youtube_uk]
[youtube_uk] http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=brlOO4_HA1c [/youtube_uk]
[youtube_uk] http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FBwgySphkFU [/youtube_uk]
[youtube_uk] http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ld7Ru7sx2wA [/youtube_uk]
[youtube_uk] http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu5LY33TDS8 [/youtube_uk]
[youtube_uk] http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wcppqGOC93Q [/youtube_uk]
[youtube_uk] http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=esf5Q0KHowk [/youtube_uk]
[youtube_uk] http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1jYdY1MmpoY [/youtube_uk]
[youtube_uk] http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=b1GanSJfF6Y [/youtube_uk]
If you want the loan
Very kind of you Gadge - I have no idea what side I'm assigned to yet though!
Thats what i call planning
With Guy and Kermit not having allied kit and Steve not having UK i thought it was a given you'd be taking the brits
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Well, we can wear civvies if we like as we're undercover and I can borrow German kit......
I think allied agents in civvies would look amazing and really add to the atmosphere, ditto for abwehr, might lead to some real 'target confusion' and good opportunities for sneakng about as it would be hard to tell what side a civvy was on.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
With Guy and Kermit not having allied kit and Steve not having UK i thought it was a given you'd be taking the brits
We've decided! Headshot German CO, Guy 2 IC, Kermit US Co and me Brit CO.
I do have a modern RM cap badge but I guess the crown will be wrong (meh, who is going to notice! so I will prob stick with that so I don't lose your badge Gadge)
I do have a modern RM cap badge but I guess the crown will be wrong (meh, who is going to notice! so I will prob stick with that so I don't lose your badge Gadge)
I will!
It'll be cool having Kermit on our side for once!
Heh, don't expect us Brits to give Kermit any cooperation...
Well cap badge stillup for loan if anyone wants it, yith??
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Heh, don't expect us Brits to give Kermit any cooperation...
Are the Yanks and Brits going to be in direct competition then? That could turn out interesting, might turn into a 3 way royal rumble.
No, of course they aren't. My, you're quite the conspiracy theorist aren't you.....
Heh, don't expect us Brits to give Kermit any cooperation...
Are the Yanks and Brits going to be in direct competition then? That could turn out interesting, might turn into a 3 way royal rumble.
Although with only one winner if it went to 20 vs 10 vs 10.
I imagine there will be healthy competition between the allies to be the first to achieve objective (i.e more impetus) but outward hostilities doesnt seem liek a great stategy
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Erm.. probably not the best place to put this but it seemed a waste of a new thread.
Not sure if this is any use to anyone but I can lend a Belgian Denison, 2 Commando badged Green beret, a full set (no entrenching tools) of blanco'd webbing with revolver holster and an MT belt set Blanco'd with two pouched, .45 holster and unblanco'd us double mag pouch on? Also got a resi bag and three ammo/ field telephone (not sure which) bags.
All for lend on a break/ pay basis for Die Glocke'.
Peter Rabbit - Tank Killer
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawk914/2159973655/
No, of course they aren't. My, yo're quite the conspiracy theorist aren't you.....
I think I've spent too much time watching the videos oddball posts.
Although with only one winner if it went to 20 vs 10 vs 10.
Unless the SS turn on the Abwehr and we end up with a 4 way clusterf*ck!