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The Unconventional Soldier Podcast
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Former British Army | Stories from WW2, Cold War, Afghanistan & Iraq |Military history | Service voices | Book reviews | 🎧 Available everywhere | Links 👇
Mar 9, 2024 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
OP KENOVA

Our recent recording with @henryhemming re his new book 4 Shots In The Night was difficult for me . On tour in L/Derry in 89 2 mates Steve Cummins & Miles Amos were killed by a PIRA IED & 6 others wounded. The following was reported in Belfast Telegraph in 2006 1/5
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Image "The first exception to this long run of failure - in IRA terms - came on March 8, 1989, when a massive explosion obliterated an Army Land Rover as it drove along the Buncrana Road near Coshquinn. The bomb used was one of the first of the new Semtex-propelled devices..." 2/5
Feb 20, 2024 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Interesting dit from a mate - One of biggest  headaches for NATO  was dealing with Warsaw Pact tanks. We had CVRT  Striker with  Swingfire wire guided anti tank missile. Range of the missile was 4000 m the longest range  of any anti tank weapon at the time. 1/6


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Image The likely areas of advance were divided into anti armour kill zones for the battle groups. The kill zones were covered by Chieftan, Swingfire, Milan, C-Gustav etc. We would be one of the first to engage, with the lack of signature  on the wpn  it was hoped they think... 2/6
Jul 14, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
1/ Such an RSM comment 😂.

Before they left, Mnes Howie
Watson & Dave O'Connor had seen RSM Pat Chapman nearby. Both Watson & O'Connor were the sort of
warriors whom Kipling undoubtedly had in mind, when he said that single men in barracks don't grow into plaster saints. Image 2/ Both had serious disciplinary cases pending before we left Scotland. Technically, I should
have left them behind, but both were machine gunners & I was loathe to dispense with their abilities & enthusiasm in the field. Watson caught the RSM's attention & respectfully asked...
Apr 6, 2023 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
1/ COLD WAR STAY BEHIND OPS

A few ppl have asked what a dug in OP looked like in the "stay behind" role during the Cold War. The photo is of me in the entrance of an op. The (very bad) sketch is an plan of an OP. ImageImage 2/ Note that I am wearing an NBC suit which we wore most of the time on exercise as the Soviets were expected to use WMD. At least 48" of compacted over head cover was required to protect against enemy and friendly fire. L shape or a straight line trench were common.