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2011/06/01 18:16:16
Subject: Shame we don't have a medal for being awesome!
Even as something of a pacifist, I have to respect this mans courage.
America, you have Chuck Norris. Here in Britain, we have turbo-nutters from the Commonwealth called Gurkas...the sort of men to make the hardest man you know wet himself.
2011/06/01 18:17:56
Subject: Shame we don't have a medal for being awesome!
We are arming Syrian rebels who support ISIS, who is fighting Iran, who is fighting Iraq who we also support against ISIS, while fighting Kurds who we support while they are fighting Syrian rebels.
2011/06/01 18:24:01
Subject: Shame we don't have a medal for being awesome!
Audie Murphy got angry at a German MG nest for killing one of his friends, so he killed the Germans manning the nest, the used the MG42 to take out 3 other nests.
He jumped into a broken Tank Destroyer and used the 50 Cal to wipe out a German Army Platoon, only stopping when he realized that the Airstrikes he was calling in were stopping, because German Artillery cut the phone lines.
He got 33 medals. 3 Purple Hearts, 2 Silver, 1 Gold Cross, the French Legion Cross, and the Medal of Honor.
But yeah, that Gurka deserves that medal. He's a badass.
Every Normal Man Must Be Tempted At Times To Spit On His Hands, Hoist That Black Flag, And Begin Slitting Throats.
2011/06/01 18:24:04
Subject: Shame we don't have a medal for being awesome!
mattyrm wrote:We dont have a medal for being awesome?!
What are all mine for then?
Waking up drunk in a ditch?
Ghurkas, Psycho ing crazy ers since what 1850? How did the Brits conquer these guys in the first place? Drop chloroform from a balloon?
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2011/06/01 18:27:13
Subject: Shame we don't have a medal for being awesome!
I think we sort of turned up with a pic of old Queenie and said 'This is the Queen. She is lovely. She's a bit like your Nan, but waaaaay better. You don't want to upset Super-Nan do you?'
And that was about it.
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mattyrm wrote:We dont have a medal for being awesome?!
What are all mine for then?
For attaining a high Pod-Shot ratio?
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2011/06/01 18:57:44
Subject: Shame we don't have a medal for being awesome!
Chowderhead wrote:Actually, as Americans, we have Audie Murphy.
The man so awesome, when they made a movie about his life he insisted they tone down his accomplishments, as he didn't think people would really believe he did what he did.
Bravo and much respect to Pun though. I'd heard about the bad-ass-edness of the Gurkha before, but solo fighting for 15 minutes? That is an exceptional kind of bad-ass-edness.
2011/06/01 20:31:22
Subject: Shame we don't have a medal for being awesome!
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Dakka Bingo! By Ouze "You are the best at flying things"-Kanluwen
"Further proof that Purple is a fething brilliant super villain " -KingCracker
"Purp.. Im pretty sure I have a gun than can reach you...."-Nicorex
"That's not really an apocalypse. That's just Europe."-Grakmar
"almost as good as winning free cake at the tea drinking contest for an Englishman." -Reds8n
Seal up your lips and give no words but mum.
Equip, Reload. Do violence.
Watch for Gerry.
2011/06/01 20:37:34
Subject: Shame we don't have a medal for being awesome!
MEdal of Honor Citation for Dwight H. Johnson wrote: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Sp5c. Johnson, a tank driver with Company B, was a member of a reaction force moving to aid other elements of his platoon, which was in heavy contact with a battalion size North Vietnamese force. Sp5c. Johnson's tank, upon reaching the point of contact, threw a track and became immobilized. Realizing that he could do no more as a driver, he climbed out of the vehicle, armed only with a .45 caliber pistol. Despite intense hostile fire, Sp5c. Johnson killed several enemy soldiers before he had expended his ammunition. Returning to his tank through a heavy volume of antitank rocket, small arms and automatic weapons fire, he obtained a submachine gun with which to continue his fight against the advancing enemy. Armed with this weapon, Sp5c. Johnson again braved deadly enemy fire to return to the center of the ambush site where he courageously eliminated more of the determined foe. Engaged in extremely close combat when the last of his ammunition was expended, he killed an enemy soldier with the stock end of his submachine gun. Now weaponless, Sp5c. Johnson ignored the enemy fire around him, climbed into his platoon sergeant's tank, extricated a wounded crew member and carried him to an armored personnel carrier. He then returned to the same tank and assisted in firing the main gun until it jammed. In a magnificent display of courage, Sp5c. Johnson exited the tank and again armed only with a .45 caliber pistol, engaged several North Vietnamese troops in close proximity to the vehicle. Fighting his way through devastating fire and remounting his own immobilized tank, he remained fully exposed to the enemy as he bravely and skillfully engaged them with the tank's externally-mounted .50 caliber machine gun; where he remained until the situation was brought under control. Sp5c. Johnson's profound concern for his fellow soldiers, at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the U.S. Army.
Keep an eye on 'Badass of the Week' though, the Ghurka may soon be on it.
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2011/06/01 20:38:00
Subject: Shame we don't have a medal for being awesome!
I honestly don't know how these people managed to do this stuff and live... takes bravery i couldn't begin to imagine...
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Dakka Bingo! By Ouze "You are the best at flying things"-Kanluwen
"Further proof that Purple is a fething brilliant super villain " -KingCracker
"Purp.. Im pretty sure I have a gun than can reach you...."-Nicorex
"That's not really an apocalypse. That's just Europe."-Grakmar
"almost as good as winning free cake at the tea drinking contest for an Englishman." -Reds8n
Seal up your lips and give no words but mum.
Equip, Reload. Do violence.
Watch for Gerry.
2011/06/01 20:44:51
Subject: Shame we don't have a medal for being awesome!
purplefood wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Churchill
Have a look at this guy...
I never was sure how we managed to conquer the Gurkhas...
He went to WWII... With a Bagpipe... And Lived...
I hope he and Audie are having drinks in Valhalla.
Don't forget he has the only confirmed kill with a Longbow during WW2.
He killed a man with a grenade whilst playing Bagpipes.
BADASS!
He laid seige to Berlin with a trebuchet!
Okay, maybe he didn't, but he would've done if he could.
Mandorallen turned back toward the insolently sneering baron. 'My Lord,' The great knight said distantly, 'I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offence against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fur which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornment for a human face. Is it possibly that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat?' - Mimbrate Knight Protector Mandorallen.
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2011/06/01 21:13:15
Subject: Shame we don't have a medal for being awesome!
Dakka Bingo! By Ouze "You are the best at flying things"-Kanluwen
"Further proof that Purple is a fething brilliant super villain " -KingCracker
"Purp.. Im pretty sure I have a gun than can reach you...."-Nicorex
"That's not really an apocalypse. That's just Europe."-Grakmar
"almost as good as winning free cake at the tea drinking contest for an Englishman." -Reds8n
Seal up your lips and give no words but mum.
Equip, Reload. Do violence.
Watch for Gerry.
2011/06/01 21:50:36
Subject: Shame we don't have a medal for being awesome!
Don't think that Jack Churchill was the only one to play the pipes in combat. Bill Millin played during the D-day landings as Lord Lovat's personal piper as well as many other pipers over the course of the war. The movie Instrument of War had some very interesting stories about pipers in WW2.
2011/06/01 22:28:11
Subject: Shame we don't have a medal for being awesome!
speedfreak wrote:Don't think that Jack Churchill was the only one to play the pipes in combat. Bill Millin played during the D-day landings as Lord Lovat's personal piper as well as many other pipers over the course of the war. The movie Instrument of War had some very interesting stories about pipers in WW2.
Yeah but those pipers weren't commandos and didn't use a claymore and a long bow to fight the Germans...
Still takes stones to play the pipes whilst in the middle of a gunfight.
Dakka Bingo! By Ouze "You are the best at flying things"-Kanluwen
"Further proof that Purple is a fething brilliant super villain " -KingCracker
"Purp.. Im pretty sure I have a gun than can reach you...."-Nicorex
"That's not really an apocalypse. That's just Europe."-Grakmar
"almost as good as winning free cake at the tea drinking contest for an Englishman." -Reds8n
Seal up your lips and give no words but mum.
Equip, Reload. Do violence.
Watch for Gerry.
2011/06/01 23:54:16
Subject: Re:Shame we don't have a medal for being awesome!
H.B.M.C. wrote:
"Balance, playtesting - a casual gamer craves not these things!" - Yoda, a casual gamer.
Three things matter in marksmanship -
location, location, location
MagickalMemories wrote:How about making another fist?
One can be, "Da Fist uv Mork" and the second can be, "Da Uvver Fist uv Mork."
Make a third, and it can be, "Da Uvver Uvver Fist uv Mork"
Eric
2011/06/02 03:02:03
Subject: Re:Shame we don't have a medal for being awesome!
My brother rolled with some Ghurkas when he lived in Africa as an MSG for the embassy. They thought he was badass enough to invite him to their blood knife ceremony. And when it was done, they gave the khukri used in the ceremony. He came home and told me those guys you dont want to feth with
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2011/06/02 05:14:01
Subject: Re:Shame we don't have a medal for being awesome!
H.B.M.C. wrote:
"Balance, playtesting - a casual gamer craves not these things!" - Yoda, a casual gamer.
Three things matter in marksmanship -
location, location, location
MagickalMemories wrote:How about making another fist?
One can be, "Da Fist uv Mork" and the second can be, "Da Uvver Fist uv Mork."
Make a third, and it can be, "Da Uvver Uvver Fist uv Mork"
Eric
2011/06/02 06:13:28
Subject: Re:Shame we don't have a medal for being awesome!
KingCracker wrote:My brother rolled with some Ghurkas when he lived in Africa as an MSG for the embassy. They thought he was badass enough to invite him to their blood knife ceremony. And when it was done, they gave the khukri used in the ceremony. He came home and told me those guys you dont want to feth with
Yup. Been told a few stories about their badassery by friends in the army. Sadly I cannot absolutely vouch for their veracity, but I wouldn't put it past them.
It was a jungle campaign (no idea where I'm afraid, might have been Vietnam though). The British Soldiers were told two things that would save their lives.
1. The correct way to tie your shoelaces
2. Always...always been completely clean shaven. No stubble at all.
Essentially, during sneaky--knees bent-running around business, the Ghurkas would look for people without their shoes tied in a specific way. If they weren't, they got jobbed there and then. Whilst walking through dense bush, you'd feel something akin to a hand caress your face. Any stubble, and you got an incredibly closed and permanent shave, as the Ghurkas pruned your head....
Absolutely nutters!
2011/06/02 12:00:33
Subject: Shame we don't have a medal for being awesome!
Shoe laces and facial hair... good ways to tell an enemy combatant and the best way to keep your own army on its toes...
Dakka Bingo! By Ouze "You are the best at flying things"-Kanluwen
"Further proof that Purple is a fething brilliant super villain " -KingCracker
"Purp.. Im pretty sure I have a gun than can reach you...."-Nicorex
"That's not really an apocalypse. That's just Europe."-Grakmar
"almost as good as winning free cake at the tea drinking contest for an Englishman." -Reds8n
Seal up your lips and give no words but mum.
Equip, Reload. Do violence.
Watch for Gerry.
2011/06/02 15:12:06
Subject: Shame we don't have a medal for being awesome!
ing crazy 
" -KingCracker
