Universal Gunner
Universal Gunner
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Joined: Jan 31, 2011
Last seen: Apr 9, 2025
Topics: 7 / Replies: 442
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Re: Warning order for Bastogne event November 2/3/4 2012

I too like what I am hearing very much, but am probably already booked for that weekend. Please don't take that as any lack of interest or desire to a...

14 years ago
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Re: EVENT CANCELLED

Extremely disappointed too. I thought there seemed quite a bit of interest. Bling had already been bought. If events keep being cancelled this far in...

14 years ago
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Re: Booking thread

In other words am I being stupid or have you omitted to mention how much? it was on the general info, I think your answer should more correctly hav...

14 years ago
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Re: Booking thread

As per normal this is a pre-payed day out, your name goes on the list when I have your money. Please state your forum name, your side, your uniform in...

14 years ago
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Re: Uniform Requirements

surprisingly the lanyard features in a lot of them,perhaps a unit pride identifying the unit and easily removable. That unit pride certainly comes ac...

14 years ago
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Re: Uniform Requirements

The raiding forces were made up of 611 men; 346 Naval men and 265 Commandos. The Commandos were split up into 3 types of group; The largest proportion...

14 years ago
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Re: Uniform Requirements

Sandy probably will! As soon as I wrote it I thought that!

14 years ago
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Re: Uniform Requirements

The corpses are wearing helmets. Hmm, a lot of the corpses and casualties don't seem to be wearing any headwear. Presumably stripped down when search...

14 years ago
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Re: Uniform Requirements

According to this site that first photo is from 1941: Certainly the few photos of the raid and its aftermath do show a mix of blancoed and unblanco...

14 years ago
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Re: Booking thread

That sounds a bit scary! Go on then, I'll give it a go, I was looking forward to an excuse to get my Bergen out again. Any chance I could use my Lee ...

14 years ago
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Re: Uniform Requirements

BRITISH Acceptable: 47 Pat BD Denison Smock (not seen at St. Nazaire but we’ll allow it) Cap comforter And is this not also an excellent opportu...

14 years ago
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Re: Operation Chariot Event Information

Hurrah to AGS for filling the July void left by the sad demise of Foxley. Especially welcome as I can't make Corridor or Le Chateau and thought I was...

14 years ago
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Re: How was it for you?

I have to say on the immersion level I'm not that bothered about the reasons for attacking somewhere - as a humble GI even if section leader "why...

14 years ago
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Re: How was it for you?

"Each building could have had a resource attributed to it" If that resource had been another couple of Americans then it would have been he...

14 years ago
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Re: How was it for you?

Once I got home and relaxed I realised that I was feeling really dodgy with prickly skin and a really sore throat. Today I've got a stinking cold. E...

14 years ago
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Re: aawww!

No red army spanking of the bosh I seem to recall it was the red army that got spanked at fist of dust. That was probably my fault again. Anyway t...

14 years ago
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Re: aawww!

No red army spanking of the bosh No but KDs, wools, scrubbed webbing and the No 1 Mk III. Hurrah, permission granted to Mix'n'Match.

14 years ago
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Re: Chrono

I could bring mine too, if I can manage to get some batteries for it. Have just lost half a pint of blood, my eyesight looking for little springs and...

14 years ago
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Re: Cancellation

Thanks for your response Steve. Hmm, I hadn't realised registered interest was that low. I don't understand it myself. It seemed, like Horn, a crackin...

14 years ago
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Re: Cancellation

There is probably not much any of us can say to make those who make up CiA change their minds. As Pete has said; in their view "the effort outwei...

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