RE: [NetEpic ML] Flaming for no legitimate reason, and in a "kind er, gentler" way...

From: <jyrki.saari_at_...>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 09:05:11 +0300

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ext Weasel Fierce [mailto:septimus__at_...]
> Sent: 25. April 2001 8:53
> To: netepic_at_yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [NetEpic ML] Flaming for no legitimate reason, and in a
> "kind er, gentler" way...
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> >Danes aren't ferocious enough to be orks, they're too
> >laidback and friendly :)
> >
> >Swedes are squats personified: stubborn, cheap,
> >professional, and strangely compelling as well :)
> >
> >The norwegian army can hardly be compared with the
> >Eldar though. The equipment is old, the troops are drafted
> >against their will, and only a few can really handle a weapon.
> >The main interests of a drafted norwegian soldier are "what's
> >for dinner?", "what's on TV tonight?" and "Wonder if i can
> >sneak in a few more hours of sleep?" :) This was at least my
> >experience from the army...
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> The combined danish / norwegian army would propably be PDF troops.
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> Save that half their equipment would be rogue-trader era
> tyranid units (or
> whatever the germans might be) as the danish army at least
> have used what
> the germans used a few years back since WW2.
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> Hell, we even use the MG 42 still

So? MG42 is probably the best GPMG ever made; high rate of fire combined
with reliability. IIRC it is still in use in the Bundeswehr, too, but
re-chambered to 5.56N and maybe modified in some other ways. The name is MG3
nowadays.

>, together with G3's and other stuff.
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I don't even want to know what is in the stores of FDF. The Finnish army has
always been starved of funds. You'd think that politicians would actually
LEARN something from the Winter and continuation wars, but nooooo... I guess
they count on not being at the front line.

> Wouldn't be surprised if some dusty danish armoury still have
> a load of
> Mausers lying around ;)

In the Finnish armoury there still are at least the Suomi SMGs and old
rifles to be issued to rear area troops in case of war. When I was at
reserve NCO school we practiced dismantling of them, but we didn't get to
shoot with them :( I've always wanted to shoot with a Suomi SMG.


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Jyrki Saari

-There is no such thing as free lunch because eating takes time and time is
money.
Received on Wed Apr 25 2001 - 06:05:11 UTC