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Post by rubl on Feb 24, 2021 10:47:23 GMT 7
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Post by TTFT on Feb 24, 2021 13:41:05 GMT 7
Yes I remember the SOXMIS vehicle's. If we were on guard duty and we seen one drive past the camp we had to report as much detail as possible, Reg number, vehicle typy, .
The number of occupants was the most important part. SOXMIS cars had to have 4 people in them, if there were only 3 that meant that they had dropped one off somewhere to 'spy' what could be spied.
I can't remember the number plate colour but the Berlin SOXMIS cars did not use yellow plates. I do remember that the SOXMIS cars were massive, they looked a bit like the old American Lincons.
The British version of SOXMIS was BRIXMIS.
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Post by TTFT on Feb 24, 2021 13:51:52 GMT 7
Nearly on the same lines:
I was on guard duty in Berlin one day when a fully armed Soviet helicopter flew over the camp.
Just in case anyone is not aware, the Hind-D is an awesome gunship with some pretty shocking armaments and could pretty much tear up an army camp without breaking a sweat.
It is a devastating Mother.
Anyway, the guard commander of the day (who was a known idiot) decided to 'call out' the guard.
He had the guard draw ammunition and had one of the guard get the GPMG (General Purpose Machine Gun).
Luckily enough the key for the chain on the gun rack could not be found in time, so by the time that the GPMG was released the Hind had gone.
If we had tried to firer our 7.62 onto a highly armoured and highly armed Soviet Hind-D, I have no doubt it may have caused a bit of a stir.
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Post by smokie36 on Feb 24, 2021 21:53:59 GMT 7
Nearly on the same lines: I was on guard duty in Berlin one day when a fully armed Soviet helicopter flew over the camp. Just in case anyone is not aware, the Hind-D is an awesome gunship with some pretty shocking armaments and could pretty much tear up an army camp without breaking a sweat. It is a devastating Mother. Anyway, the guard commander of the day (who was a known idiot) decided to 'call out' the guard. He had the guard draw ammunition and had one of the guard get the GPMG (General Purpose Machine Gun). Luckily enough the key for the chain on the gun rack could not be found in time, so by the time that the GPMG was released the Hind had gone. If we had tried to firer our 7.62 onto a highly armoured and highly armed Soviet Hind-D, I have no doubt it may have caused a bit of a stir. Ve vere velly avare off zis eediot commandant een yoor poony army. Eef ee ad vired ve vould aff declared ze vor on ze Bleetish and crushed yoo. smokiski |
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Post by rubl on Feb 24, 2021 22:07:35 GMT 7
Never saw a real Hind-D and the ones in Rambo III were camouflaged Frencies.
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Post by smokie36 on Feb 24, 2021 22:12:03 GMT 7
Never saw a real Hind-D and the ones in Rambo III were camouflaged Frencies. If ever yoo zee Doochman...eet veel bee ze last zing yoo zee before yoor deaths cloggee. smokiski |
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Post by rubl on Feb 24, 2021 22:28:20 GMT 7
Never saw a real Hind-D and the ones in Rambo III were camouflaged Frencies. If ever yoo zee Doochman...eet veel bee ze last zing yoo zee before yoor deaths cloggee. smokiski The Mujahideen downed a few in Afghanistan. Ваше здоровье, Дядя рубль |
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Post by rubl on Feb 24, 2021 22:32:53 GMT 7
BRW, who's in training here?  |
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Post by smokie36 on Feb 24, 2021 22:59:27 GMT 7
If ever yoo zee Doochman...eet veel bee ze last zing yoo zee before yoor deaths cloggee. smokiski The Mujahideen downed a few in Afghanistan. Ваше здоровье, Дядя рубль Zey bastardeez izz owa svorn enemiez!! smokiski |
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Post by smokie36 on Feb 24, 2021 23:01:18 GMT 7
BRW, who's in training here? Sheesh...that's Tony before we were both sent to Borstal aged 6. |
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Post by TTFT on Feb 25, 2021 7:21:27 GMT 7
BRW, who's in training here? Sheesh...that's Tony before we were both sent to Borstal aged 6.
Released for good behaviour by 9yo. Thank freck that they didn't find the shank that I had fashioned out of an old WW2 bayonet.
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Post by TTFT on Feb 25, 2021 7:28:01 GMT 7
Never saw a real Hind-D and the ones in Rambo III were camouflaged Frencies.
We had our camp buzzed a couple of times by Hinds. We were in Brooke Barrack and as there were 3 camps in the cluster (Brooke, Wavell & Smutts) and we were across the road (literally) from Uncle Rudolf’s house (Spandau Prison), our area was of particular interest to the British Labour party Commies. Another sitting that I had was on the Berlin Military Train. I used to volunteer for train guard for this train. It was the easiest duty that you could get, it relieved you of other duties, the train journey was fantastic, the food was much better than cookhouse slop and when you got to the destination Brunswick) you were allowed a couple of ‘midday’ hours to hit the town and down a few cool ones. Anyway, I digress………. While on one train guard and half way along the Berlin corridor we were lucky enough to see a formation of 4 Hinds. We were informed later that there was a massive Soviet exercise taking place. |
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Post by TTFT on Feb 25, 2021 7:55:41 GMT 7
The Mujahideen downed a few in Afghanistan. Ваше здоровье, Дядя рубль Zey bastardeez izz owa svorn enemiez!! smokiski I have in the past met with a few Russians (in my civilian role) and on occasion have chatted with them, be it for business or for pleasure (great drinkers the Russians). I also spent a week in St Petersburg. However, my meetings were with only the tinest percentage of the population. Russia has an estimated population of 144.4 million, so the cross section of their society that I have met with was the tiniest of fractions. However, of all of the Russians that I have heard speaking English (including on film/TV), I have never heard one speaking with a fake German Nazi officer’s accent. Maybe it’s a regional dialect. |
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Post by rubl on Feb 25, 2021 9:05:40 GMT 7
Ah, well nothing beats ze Zerman Army, exzept voor ze Wrensch off kors.
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Post by oldie on Feb 25, 2021 9:20:54 GMT 7
I took a few months to travel on the
trans-mongolian/ Siberian trains a long time ago from Beijing to Irkutsk to Holland.
Buggered if I can remember much of it. I went into the USSR and departed the CIS so it was about the time the wall came down, 1990ish.
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