Galloway: This is the death knell of the American Empire

FTBFun

StevieJ wrote: »

As the old saying goes, there is more than one way to skin cat, for example



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair

From your link:

According to The New York Times, the United States supplied the following arms to Iran:[31]

• August 20, 1985. 96 TOW anti-tank missiles
• September 14, 1985. 408 more TOWs
• November 24, 1985. 18 Hawk anti-aircraft missiles
• February 17, 1986. 500 TOWs
• February 27, 1986. 500 TOWs
• May 24, 1986. 508 TOWs, 240 Hawk spare parts
• August 4, 1986. More Hawk spares
• October 28, 1986. 500 TOWs

So air defence (really good and murdering your own people those) and anti-tank missiles, in the region of a few thousand.

This is a drop in the ocean compared to the Russian and Chinese arms sales. Of course, the AK-47 was not Russian but came from Wisconsin. T-55 tanks were actually made in Bracknell.

GlynD

The T55's made in Bracknell had an upgrade though. They were still sh1te mind you

StevieJ

GlynD wrote: »

Sounds a bot improbable to tell the truth as the servicing tools would be scattered in a number of locations all around the catwalks and hull. There is no one container which you could compare to a "boot". No reason why your mate didn't find some unused tools though.

By now you'll have guessed it wasn't me. Was it anyone from QRIH at all?

The boot example was mine, no wasn't QRIH, it was Hussar regiment from memory though 14/20th?

StevieJ

FTBFun wrote: »

From your link:



So air defence (really good and murdering your own people those) and anti-tank missiles, in the region of a few thousand.

This is a drop in the ocean compared to the Russian and Chinese arms sales. Of course, the AK-47 was not Russian but came from Wisconsin. T-55 tanks were actually made in Bracknell.

As I said. more than one way to skin a cat? BTW that was Iran

According to The New York Times, the United States supplied the following arms to Iran

GlynD

StevieJ wrote: »

The boot example was mine, no wasn't QRIH, it was Hussar regiment from memory though..

I'm racking my brain trying to think of the make up of the two armoured brigades in GW1 but to the best of my recollection there were no other hussar regiments. There were however people drafted in from all over the place to make up numbers. Mate of mine from the 17/21L was there with his crew but the 17/21 weren't there. His panzer broke down in fact and while they were waiting on Bluebell they had a gobbly wobbly pass 30 feet away. He informed me that the legend about adrenalin being brown is absolutely true.

sabretoothtigger

Fannie, Freddie Execs Indicted for Securities Fraud

wow I thought these guys were still getting paid 20m a year for their fine work

For anyone unaware these are the companies who produced trillions of housing debt in the name of (good) government now held by the FED

Ive not seen it confirmed anywhere yet though

StevieJ

GlynD wrote: »

I'm racking my brain trying to think of the make up of the two armoured brigades in GW1 but to the best of my recollection there were no other hussar regiments. There were however people drafted in from all over the place to make up numbers. Mate of mine from the 17/21L was there with his crew but the 17/21 weren't there. His panzer broke down in fact and while they were waiting on Bluebell they had a gobbly wobbly pass 30 feet away. He informed me that the legend about adrenalin being brown is absolutely true.

What about 14th/20th?

GlynD

StevieJ wrote: »

What about 14th/20th?

Don't think they were there as a unit. Racking my brain and doing google seacrhes but can only come up with the wrong info so far.

4 Armd Bde was the SDG's and 4RTR.
7 Armd Bde was the QRIH and ?

Different story in GW 2 when the KRH (which included the 14/20 and RH) were there.

StevieJ

GlynD wrote: »

Don't think they were there as a unit. Racking my brain and doing google seacrhes but can only come up with the wrong info so far.

4 Armd Bde was the SDG's and 4RTR.
7 Armd Bde was the QRIH and ?

Different story in GW 2 when the KRH (which included the 14/20 and RH) were there.

I think the 14/20 were under the command of Lady Di's bit on the side, well maybe not under the command :eek:

14th/20th King's Hussars (57 Challenger MBTs) with A squadron, The Life Guards (14 Challenger MBTs) attached, under command of Major James Hewitt, when deployed on Boxing day 1990 from Germany, as an attachment Squadron to the 14/20 Kings Hussars, and spearheading the British assault on the Iragi's. By all accounts our tanks where the first unit to make a kill, in the form of enemy APC/tank etc. Left the theatre on 31st March 1991. Rob Mather.

http://www.britains-smallwars.com/gulf/gulfunits.htm

GlynD

StevieJ wrote: »

I think the 14/20 were under the command of Lady Di's bit on the side :eek:


http://www.britains-smallwars.com/gulf/gulfunits.htm

Must have been the 14/20KRH then. They weren't the spearhead though. QRIH were. Captain Nick Scott (RIP) got the MM for being the first commander to cross the line into Iraq. Of course QRIH was under the command of Lt Col Denaro and I'm afraid that every other colonel in the army fades into insignificance beside him.