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: What impressions have you actually worn?

Do it campadre. And name the top 10 - actually do the top 11 so they can make up a cricket XI. Then call it the Crack-It XI and have badges made up ...

15 years ago
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Re: What impressions have you actually worn?

Of the top ten players who booked in the most for the allied side (excluding organisers) all of them play on all three major allied sides. The top te...

15 years ago
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Re: What impressions have you actually worn?

Well I've put British and other allied but the latter was Polish at The Mace which was effectively British plus a couple of patches and some black fel...

15 years ago
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Re: Where are all the Commonwealth troops? In fact, where..

and lets face it German+yank kit does look much nicer than Brit kit apart from Brit Airbourne. I have to say I completely disagree with this. I muc...

15 years ago
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Re: Where are all the Commonwealth troops? In fact, where..

Of course there will always be limitations to resources and availability and ultimately this forum should be about using the stuff rather than collect...

15 years ago
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Re: Where are all the Commonwealth troops? In fact, where..

and lets face it German+yank kit does look much nicer than Brit kit apart from Brit Airbourne. I have to say I completely disagree with this. I muc...

15 years ago
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Re: How was it for you?

A big thank you to all the organisers for this event; it was clear a lot of work had gone into it all once again. It was a shame there weren't more ...

15 years ago
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Re: Today I....

Well, yesterday, I blancoed webbing and checked the No4. Today I put the webbing together and paraded around my bedroom for a bit. Tonight I will se...

15 years ago
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Re: Quartermasters Stores - Your kit queries here.

My BD trousers are P37 with the strap and buttons at the bottom. The strap is on the inside of the leg and reaches round the front to button on the ou...

15 years ago
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Re: CiA autumn game?

Damn, don't think I can make this one either as it clashes with NYMR.

15 years ago
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Re: Operation Veritable

Cough... re the British Forces - are they from any particular regiment/battalion? Any corps units? Too anal? Sorry. Charlie

15 years ago
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Re: Ares New WW2 Line Up

And not an Enfield in sight... but hey il buy a Garand and a Carbine lol That's why they make them - everyone says they'd like an Enfield, but they'...

15 years ago
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Re: uniform rank

I have to say that I leave my junior officer "impersonation" for railway events and the like and only attend as lowest of the low to the Air...

15 years ago
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Re: Welsh Gaurds during ww2

This explains a bit about where to start with records the main problem being that for WW2 records you really need to be or have permission of Next of ...

15 years ago
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Re: Operation Veritable

"During the North-West Europe campaign 51st (Highland) Division had suffered a total of 19,524 battle casualties" Oh dear...

15 years ago
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Re: 37 pattern webbing question

No I don't think so. I've got about 5 belts I think and they all seem to be the same size which I guess must be standard. There is room for a little g...

15 years ago
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Re: 37 pattern webbing question

I'm 6'3", 36" waist and 42"-44" chest. The length of the cross straps that I have are: Normal: 44" Long: 49" X- Long: ...

15 years ago
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Re: excitment thread

On the opposite of this I am currently experiencing a 6.5 and rising disappointment factor at not being able to attend this.

15 years ago
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Re: Photographical Evidence......

Sorry Craig, I know, I always seem to miss the right moment. I sensed there was to be an imminent but brief respite in the relentless mocking but tota...

15 years ago
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