Old drills that you just can't forget.
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Nah. It's type of fire. As in:
No 1 rifleman, (Group)
100 metres, (Range)
Man in red shirt, (Indication)
One round for effect, FIRE. (Type of fire)
Take it from an ex infantryman.
No 1 rifleman, (Group)
100 metres, (Range)
Man in red shirt, (Indication)
One round for effect, FIRE. (Type of fire)
Take it from an ex infantryman.
Last edited by Genstabler; 21st Mar 2013 at 16:00.
Talking to my daughter after her first day weapon training at Catterick and all the stoppage drills came flooding back, she said "thats exactly what the range instructor told us" - Though I understand these days that they dont bother looking, just mag off, mag on. When you're in a real war 'grandad' you don't have time to tit about!
Nah. It's type of fire. As in:
No 1 rifleman, (Group)
100 metres, (Range)
Man in red shirt, (Indication)
One round for effect, FIRE. (Type of fire)
No 1 rifleman, (Group)
100 metres, (Range)
Man in red shirt, (Indication)
One round for effect, FIRE. (Type of fire)
"Sergeant - those buggers over there - WASTE THEM"
"Sir?"
"SHOOT THE BUGGERS!"
Followed by several blanks and a yell from the 'enemy' of "Oi!! What about a challenge then?"
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I wasn't 'picking', I was querying ...
...I remember the T in GRIT as being Target, as in:
'Left 2 O'Clock, 5 enemy in open, RAPID Fire'.
...I remember the T in GRIT as being Target, as in:
'Left 2 O'Clock, 5 enemy in open, RAPID Fire'.
Mmm, If 'Left 2 O'Clock, 5 enemy in open, RAPID Fire', is 'Target...what is your 'Indication'?
Left 2 O'Clock!!!
Don't you mean the whole order being something like;
Gun group
200 m
Left of arc, enemy in open ground
Rapid Fire!
So, "Only in be Northern Hemisphere", isn't being picky?
Nice to see you realised its all about GMA and edited your post
I think in the Great war it was D R I N K ???
Designate [target, as in cavalry]
Range
Indicate [bearing, fingers to left/ right, left of red barn or whatever]
Number of rounds
but what was K? Kontrol, as in Fire, cease fire ....?
Designate [target, as in cavalry]
Range
Indicate [bearing, fingers to left/ right, left of red barn or whatever]
Number of rounds
but what was K? Kontrol, as in Fire, cease fire ....?
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"One round for effect, Fire!"....that's a new one for me.
Only time I heard FFE was when laying down some Art'y
If that one round missed the man in the red shirt, do you then have to repeat the fire order
Only time I heard FFE was when laying down some Art'y
If that one round missed the man in the red shirt, do you then have to repeat the fire order
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Wouldn't miss. Warning shots went out after Aden. Take leader out and, in theory, rioters dispersed. Leader of riot was traditionally dressed in red shirt according to IS training. A bit like bushy topped trees.
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....and if its parked by a silver birch tree it's a T-64, unless it's on a train...in which case it's a T-72
GenS - I recall as a cadet at Cranditz early 60s being taught IS - unfurl banner, read Riot Act, etc, teaching was aimed shot at ringleader (red shirted or not), and NEVER fire over their heads
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RAF Regiment GDT training Brize, "just shoot the barstewards but make sure they don't get up, that way there is no one to disprove you never issued a challenge". 
C-Clearly
L-Loudly
A-As an order
P-With pauses
At least that what I was taught both on my Sandhurst course and subsequently at Warminster back in the early 70's.
Also definitely Type of fire for the T in GRIT
SF
L-Loudly
A-As an order
P-With pauses
At least that what I was taught both on my Sandhurst course and subsequently at Warminster back in the early 70's.
Also definitely Type of fire for the T in GRIT
SF
