Gadge
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Joined: Sep 12, 2006
Topics: 617 / Replies: 6630
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RE: Para badges (and webbing)

No i think its a 1943 addiition to webbing so made it our for d-day, unlike the 'helve retainer' type e-tool covers whih i think were approved late 44...

19 years ago
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RE: So how was it for you.......?

Well combined with the incredibly strong painkillers i was on the smoke made my vision go really blurry so i had to sit out for a bit. If we use th...

19 years ago
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RE: Pyro alternatives...

Its prob the best idea bt itsnot cheap. I can see players grumbling about forking out £50 each

19 years ago
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RE: Para badges (and webbing)

It was i've loads of pics of it in use. If you look in fortys brit army handbook rich there are pics of it being used extensively in italy.

19 years ago
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RE: Blom

Spitfire...where? oh that made me proper giggle....

19 years ago
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RE: Now renamed the general conversation thread

The allies were great all round this time, there was no 'us and them' between the us and brit players, we formed quick battle squads easily, everyone ...

19 years ago
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RE: Wotan Pics

yup, Rhysd2, it is. Now kermit insists that the important infor was on the box lids but I would have thught that the instruction manual and pics w...

19 years ago
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RE: Wotan Pics

yup, Rhysd2, it is. Pity that you forgot the box. Half the information that was required was stencilled on top of it lol funny story that. As we wer...

19 years ago
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RE: Para badges (and webbing)

Yup it's either or, you can keep a mess tin in the skeleton type as was done rarley but its best to keep the bopttle in it, Unless you use the a lo...

19 years ago
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RE: Wotan Pics

No they are all great, keep them coming!

19 years ago
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RE: Para badges (and webbing)

Its a water bottle cover. skeleton ealry war type, later types are a 'sleeve' but sometimes labelled 'airborne' whichis bollocks, its just late war...

19 years ago
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RE: Para badges (and webbing)

yep, the opener should be accesable by reaching your left arm slighlty beinbd you

19 years ago
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RE: Para badges (and webbing)

They did when 44 pattern came out. It was experience that made them realise the raw web col;our stuck out too much.

19 years ago
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RE: So how was it for you.......?

Yep i htought you were going to cry when you first saw us rush past youy you were like 'nogadge, no but that not fair, oh come on....' It w...

19 years ago
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RE: Para badges (and webbing)

well you have to blanco it, nt blancoing is a cardinal sin! The big green pouch is a lightweight respirator pouch (i use mine to carry a large mode...

19 years ago
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RE: So how was it for you.......?

The funniest bit of that was that we got right behind the lines and some of your guys even recognised us and said 'hi' on the way. Snyper did a doubl...

19 years ago
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RE: Para badges (and webbing)

15 quid for the set sounds fair enough

19 years ago
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RE: The infamous Cia AAR and wash-up

aye, top day, il ldebrief proper tomorrow but you played a blinder there Jay, well done , mate, a well chosen site and a good scenario!

19 years ago
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RE: How much time would you recommend in sabre?

much easier to show you, are you at D-Day, bring it to that and i'll set it up for you.

19 years ago
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RE: Para badges (and webbing)

2x 'airborne' tabs printed version is best. 2 x bellophron on pegasus flashes printed again 2 x shoulder titels yellow lanyard for two para 2 x ...

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