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"Cold steel ... they don't like it up 'em"
The Argylls distinguished themselves in Aden in the 60s too.
1 posted on 05/16/2004 8:46:28 PM PDT by 1066AD
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To: 1066AD

Jolly good show! God bless our British friends!


2 posted on 05/16/2004 8:48:49 PM PDT by babylucas
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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.


3 posted on 05/16/2004 8:49:52 PM PDT by kms61
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Nice bayonet work! It is a fearsome thing to behold, according to historians.


4 posted on 05/16/2004 8:50:14 PM PDT by DeuceTraveler ((fight terrorism, give your local democrat a wedgie))
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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?


5 posted on 05/16/2004 8:50:20 PM PDT by Bogey78O (I voted for this tagline... before I voted against it.)
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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!


6 posted on 05/16/2004 8:50:54 PM PDT by TexasGreg
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To: Darksheare

Check this out!!!


7 posted on 05/16/2004 8:50:56 PM PDT by I got the rope
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To: 1066AD

GOOD


9 posted on 05/16/2004 8:52:08 PM PDT by cyborg
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Awesome! :-)


11 posted on 05/16/2004 8:52:36 PM PDT by BlessedBeGod ('I went to Vietnam, yada yada yada, I want to be President...")
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---After radioing for back-up, they fixed bayonets and charged at 100 rebels using tactics learned in drills. ---

Very counterintuitive.


13 posted on 05/16/2004 8:53:05 PM PDT by claudiustg (Go Sharon! Go Bush!)
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To: Travis McGee
An Army spokesman said: “This was an intense engagement.”

I'm blown away.

16 posted on 05/16/2004 8:54:23 PM PDT by nunya bidness (Yorktown)
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Now that's what I call a GOOD START!


17 posted on 05/16/2004 8:54:31 PM PDT by Palladin (Proud to be a FReeper!)
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I HAD to forward that to my USMC mail list!

Get some!


18 posted on 05/16/2004 8:54:53 PM PDT by steplock (http://www.gohotsprings.com)
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And the British have been saying the Americans are treating the terrorists too rough....


21 posted on 05/16/2004 8:55:27 PM PDT by KellyAdmirer
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23 posted on 05/16/2004 8:55:54 PM PDT by nutmeg (Why vote for Bush? Imagine Commander in Chief John F’in al-Qerry)
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To: 1066AD
I read this and wonder if half the french military just went AWOL?

Nice work lads.

24 posted on 05/16/2004 8:56:06 PM PDT by CWOJackson
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To: 1066AD
"Cold steel ... they don't like it up 'em"

Great mental image, Thanks

26 posted on 05/16/2004 8:56:39 PM PDT by Not now, Not ever! (john F'n kerry reminds me of a horse, I'm just not sure which end.)
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Outstanding. Reminds me of the South Koreans in Vietnam. Put them in helicopters and, "Okay, are YOU ready to talk?". The troops known for showing fierce resolve in battle are not soon meddled with thereafter. Let's see how history plays out. I'll bet those units aren't ambushed much anymore.


27 posted on 05/16/2004 8:56:44 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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Apparently the islamofascists brought guns to a knife fight - and still lost big time! Jolly good show laddies!


29 posted on 05/16/2004 8:58:24 PM PDT by anymouse
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That DNC taining the ists got appears to be lacking in several aspects.......


30 posted on 05/16/2004 8:58:52 PM PDT by Waco
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Wow! Professional Soldiers fully engaged. I'm more than impressed...THAT is shock and awe!


34 posted on 05/16/2004 9:00:15 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life)
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