I'm no great academic on British kit...but I'm fairly sure you can't be a medic and carry a Sten Gun.
Oh come on 
Looking good Jim 
He could be a stretcher bearer, they could carry small arms for the defence of themselves or those in their charge.
There are no 'medics' as such in WWII British formations. You have regimental stretcher bearers who are basically the peacetime marching band with rudimentary first aid training (like they know how to put on a shell dressing properly) and then they would take them back to an RAMC aid post where they would be looked after by trained surgeons and nurses (who would be commissioned officers).
The brits didnt have medics like the US and German army, thats why you hear the call for 'stretcher bearer' not medic in war films of the time, early armbands had SB in red lettering on them, not the red cross, i think that came in later for allied compatability... it was certainly a common symbol by the mid war.
If we're going to be pedantic 
But with regards to airsoft, i've yet to be at a game yet where the medics *are* unarmed!
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
But with regards to airsoft, i've yet to be at a game yet where the medics *are* unarmed!
You have, Cassinio 
edit:
also others may have encountered them at Dragoon, Patton (actually don;t think one came up there) and Eagles - all our medics cannot shoot, they can also not be shot - just to spread the Geneva Convention love.
Oh i didnt notice that, who was playing medic at that one?
and before i forget, thats a cracking impression mate. Nice one.
Perfect for skirmishing and if you changed the pouches to popper fasten ones you'd look spot on in a good living history group too!
(i've seen plenty of 'veteran re-enactors' who are not a patch on your impression tbh)
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Oh i didnt notice that, who was playing medic at that one?
Mindham, during the final assault. We use them when the 'action' requires a medic, they cannot shoot and they cannot be shot (some may still hold a weapon, so they don;t have to leave it on a hillside in Wales but Mindham was unarmed during his 'service')
Excellent, just goes to show how good a battle it was that i was so engrossed in my immediate surroundings and the scenario that i wasnt paying much attention to what anyone was carrying or wearing - which makes a change
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
(i've seen plenty of 'veteran re-enactors' who are not a patch on your impression tbh)
Because they is like old and fat. Isn't it.
Because they is like old and fat. Isn't it.
Not quite true?
Some are young and fat?
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Because they is like old and fat. Isn't it.
Not quite true?
Some are young and fat?
And to prove the rule, Chommers is old an thin.
How old do you have to be to be 'old'? I know I feel old....
anyway, looking good Jimee, and about the right age too!
Cheers
Martin
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I was actually on about the kit Ranj, not the wearer.
It's more the fact its worn well, looks standard and isnt dripping with 'special' bits to try and make him stand out like ninja knives and tank holsters
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Thanks for the feedback
Still need to get a waterbottle and E tool for the webbbing
E-tool cost a fortune these days (when you can find them) and are a pain in the arse (litterlly as they flap on your bum)
I'd leave it for a late war impression, many guys just carried full length shovels as the e-tool was woefully inadequate for getting you under cover when mortared.
A lot of guys just binned them.
a water bottle *is* more useful but again you can potentially carry that in a small pack (it was supposed to go in the small pack but additional kit meant it nearly always got bumped onto the belt). while a *few* people have not problem using original waterbottles i personally keep mine empty and just put a modern 58 style water bottle in a lightweight ressie carrier as you can end up soaked with an original.... evo also broke two ribs when he fell on his at a game.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
evo also broke two ribs when he fell on his at a game.
Hey, it wasn't the water bottle's fault! 
Well yeah, i'll give you that but it *is* a pig to land on
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
My fat arse flatterned my russian water bottle and mess tin...oh and it foooking hurt!!
Covered up, the East german plastic water bottle is a bit of a win and it doesn't make you water taste of shizzer!
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Yer all wimps!!
I've been drinking from all my various period waterbottles since I started re-enacting (that's including original WWI ones) and have never had any ill effects or dodgy tastes!
But the point is its an awful 19th century design so if you dont need to use it for skirmishing there isnt much point
The army replaced the 37 pattern bottle with the US style 44 set in 44 for a very good reason... it was awful
Living history i can see why you might want to use one but in airsoft you're just making you life harder for the sake of it unless you're at an event where there is a total 'authenticity' standard.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Well for me personally I like to do things as "right" as is reasonably possible, that's whether it's WWII airsoft or living history, which to be honest I like to think I treat in the same way.
And the joy of this all for me is proving that 19th Century design isn't as bad as you might think in comparison to modern day. To me WW2 airsoft isn't about just shooting Germans, it's about immersing myself in the period. It's harder to do that when drinking out of a modern water bottle.
Yes some things have to be compromised with: shooting glasses, bbs instead of bullets, etc... but if something is easy to do (like drinking out of the correct water bottle) then I will do it.
That's not to say I don't slip and do something non-period like having a chewy bar in modern packaging in my pocket. But hey we're not all perfect.
yeah, WWII airsoft is living history for me, I tend to view it that if I wouldn't do it at a re-enactment event, I won't do it at an airsoft one.
Of course there are some things I do at re-eanctment events that I don't at airsoft - like being more on the ball for shaving, or other character eccentricities - but that is more because other people want me to at re-enacting, and even though I am not as bothered about it I respect their point of view and oblige happily.
Having to get a drink from the water-bottle on your webbing is all part of the fun and helps one immerse in the event.
