Another First Gulf War MT500

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Another First Gulf War MT500

Post by Starboard13 » Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:31 pm

Good shot of a war weary bike.

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Re: Another First Gulf War MT500

Post by Greybeard » Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:54 pm

He looks happy, probably cant start it :lol:

Good pic though :mrgreen:
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Re: Another First Gulf War MT500

Post by Minter » Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:08 pm

Nah! Its cuz he didnt get issued some nice nobbly MX tyres! :D
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Re: Another First Gulf War MT500

Post by StackerMel » Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:12 pm

Very odd, he seems to have an AK47??

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Re: Another First Gulf War MT500

Post by Minter » Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:22 pm

StackerMel wrote:Very odd, he seems to have an AK47??

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War booty! It probably ended up inside the tyre of a spare truck wheel for the trip home! ;)
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Re: Another First Gulf War MT500

Post by Blitz » Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:24 pm

Well he prob thought if the bike doesnt work at least have a gun that does.
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Re: Another First Gulf War MT500

Post by chippy1 » Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:40 pm

I always got told
"the artillery have guns, infantry have weapons son "
Very good point though Blitz,
Not his war
Issued with an MT 500 and an
SA 80 :?
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Re: Another First Gulf War MT500

Post by StackerMel » Tue Aug 14, 2012 9:17 pm

chippy1 wrote:I always got told
"the artillery have guns, infantry have weapons son "
Very good point though Blitz,
Not his war
Issued with an MT 500 and an
SA 80 :?
It would have been an SLR, thats what we took, but I was a REMF, maybe the chaps up front had the L85A1.

Points to note a modern army does not have small arms for the 80's, that will be once round the square at Brecon that you owe Andy :lol:

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Re: Another First Gulf War MT500

Post by ellrider » Tue Aug 14, 2012 9:20 pm

StackerMel wrote:
chippy1 wrote:I always got told
"the artillery have guns, infantry have weapons son "
Very good point though Blitz,
Not his war
Issued with an MT 500 and an
SA 80 :?

Points to note a modern army does not have small arms
Just deep pockets.
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Re: Another First Gulf War MT500

Post by Sniper1CG » Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:38 pm

Yes we had SA80's with SUSAT sights but binned them off and got an AK as soon as possible. Better to have an inaccurate but reliable rifle with good stopping power(AK47) in a fire fight, than a very accurate one that doesn't work.........STOPPAGE!(SA80)
And yes many of them did find there way back to the UK.


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