rump Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 http://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/article/dutch-cv90s-to-become-first-nato-combat-vehicles-to-receive-active-protection 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Great news. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munckmb Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Wow! Finally a sensible decision in my country. What's next? Buying bullets so our soldiers don't have to shout "piew! piew!" on training? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rump Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share Posted December 27, 2016 4 hours ago, munckmb said: Wow! Finally a sensible decision in my country. What's next? Buying bullets so our soldiers don't have to shout "piew! piew!" on training? That problem has been exaggerated IMHO, I work at the Mobile Combat Training Center, and no FTX has been cancelled because of shortage of blank ammo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 5 hours ago, munckmb said: Wow! Finally a sensible decision in my country. What's next? Buying bullets so our soldiers don't have to shout "piew! piew!" on training? Well hopefully they buy blank. Using "bullets" (live ammunition) in training might get untidy very quickly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted December 28, 2016 Members Share Posted December 28, 2016 Builds character. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grenny Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 (edited) 20 hours ago, Gibsonm said: Well hopefully they buy blank. Using "bullets" (live ammunition) in training might get untidy very quickly. Well, unless they where shouting "piew piew" on a shooting range :-P (hang on, this would be a double saver: no need to tape the targets too) Edited December 28, 2016 by Grenny 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted December 29, 2016 Members Share Posted December 29, 2016 ...and you can get rid of range safety officers, a lot of paperwork, security guards. Idea: Why don't we abolish armies in total. That would save even more money. If you prune a tree right at the bottom, you only need to cut once. Genius! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maj.Hans Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 11 hours ago, Grenny said: Well, unless they where shouting "piew piew" on a shooting range :-P (hang on, this would be a double saver: no need to tape the targets too) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted December 29, 2016 Members Share Posted December 29, 2016 There was plenty of "Bang! Bang!" shouting during my early army days, too, so I guess we could have been depicted as witless cannon fodder as well. Hmmm, at the end of the Cold War, maybe we were. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maj.Hans Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 21 hours ago, Ssnake said: There was plenty of "Bang! Bang!" shouting during my early army days, too, so I guess we could have been depicted as witless cannon fodder as well. Hmmm, at the end of the Cold War, maybe we were. Which army were you in again? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted December 30, 2016 Members Share Posted December 30, 2016 The Bundeswehr, presumably at the peak of its prowess as far as classical national defense and high intensity warfare is concerned. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK-DDAM Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 the good thing about the bang bang thing is reloading is not neccessery.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grenny Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Even better: no weapon cleaning afterwards(ok ok...less cleaning) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Can anybody make missile sounds. LoL 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted December 30, 2016 Members Share Posted December 30, 2016 Oh! Oh! I can! I spent 15 months in the airforce: Wwwweeeeeeeeooooooouuwwwwwwwww! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK-DDAM Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 mmm steelbeast with human sounds... would be mint.... i can say like a bomb... or like a gau/8 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grenny Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 1 hour ago, Ssnake said: Oh! Oh! I can! I spent 15 months in the airforce: Wwwweeeeeeeeooooooouuwwwwwwwww! WTF? How did you end up in the "easy way of draft dodging"? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major duck Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 1 hour ago, Grenny said: WTF? How did you end up in the "easy way of draft dodging"? Brains over brawn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted December 31, 2016 Members Share Posted December 31, 2016 5 hours ago, Grenny said: WTF? How did you end up in the "easy way of draft dodging"? One day I might tell you about my dirty secret over a beer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpow66m Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 (edited) ''Even better: no weapon cleaning afterwards(ok ok...less cleaning) '' Dont forget about the drool. Edited December 31, 2016 by mpow66m 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 And the throat spray for the MG-3 gunner. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rump Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 Hardkill APS overview: https://below-the-turret-ring.blogspot.nl/2017/01/hardkill-aps-overview.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpow66m Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Good read.will finish later.wonder if the US will ever adopt it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeKiloPapa Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 http://www.janes.com/article/67279/netherlands-outlines-afv-upgrades A small consolation price for losing the tanks....still better than nothing. Fingers crossed that the spike missile finds its way onto Danish CV9035s as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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