Posted on 05/16/2004 8:46:27 PM PDT by 1066AD
OUTNUMBERED British soldiers killed 35 Iraqi attackers in the Army’s first bayonet charge since the Falklands War 22 years ago. The fearless Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders stormed rebel positions after being ambushed and pinned down.
Despite being outnumbered five to one, they suffered only three minor wounds in the hand-to-hand fighting near the city of Amara.
The battle erupted after Land Rovers carrying 20 Argylls came under attack on a highway.
After radioing for back-up, they fixed bayonets and charged at 100 rebels using tactics learned in drills.
When the fighting ended bodies lay all over the highway — and more were floating in a nearby river. Nine rebels were captured.
An Army spokesman said: “This was an intense engagement.”
The last bayonet charge was by the Scots Guards and the Paras against Argentinian positions.
Jolly good show! God bless our British friends!
Do the Brits still use the SLR automatic rifle? As I recall they're not exactly optimized for bayonet combat. I wonder how many of them needed replacing after that engagement.
Nice bayonet work! It is a fearsome thing to behold, according to historians.
5 to 1 kill ratio with bayonets. Geez.
Is it just me or is the average non-allied soldier just a complete failure in soldiering?
Good for the Argylls! These Muslims have such an affinity for knives to cut people's heads off ... let's see how THEY like it.
I think we should have all our soldiers affix their Bayonets and leave MORE insurgents dead and dying in the streets.
Aye, that's the ticket laddie!
Check this out!!!
Actually it says insurgents / terrorists were killed, doesnt mention any Brit casualties. If there were none, that would be sweet.
GOOD
oops...1.75-1 kill ratio with a victory over a force of 5 to 1.
Awesome! :-)
It says only 3 minor wounds.
---After radioing for back-up, they fixed bayonets and charged at 100 rebels using tactics learned in drills. ---
Very counterintuitive.
"Is it just me or is the average non-allied soldier just a complete failure in soldiering?"
They are not soldiers.
They are terrorists, thugs and criminals who were given AK-47s by a wannabe Saddam / Khoumeni.
Oh wait....nevermind....I'm screwing up the math...no Brittish dead with 35 insurgents killed is 35-0 which can't be calculated in terms of ratio.
I'm blown away.
Now that's what I call a GOOD START!
I HAD to forward that to my USMC mail list!
Get some!
35 to 0. There were three minor injuries on the Brit side.
/john
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