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Interesting to see something on the L98a1, it’s pretty rare to see it be mentioned or discussed nowadays because it’s service in the cadets was so short lived. It’s no longer used as a cadet or training rifle due to how it’s only capable of manually cocked bolt action operation with .22 LR rounds, but was a strange stopgap in the development from the original L85 to the now used L98a2. It replicates the manual of arms of the L85 just fine, but has a strange magazine, odd cocking handle and fires a different cartridge, all of which were eventually deemed as suboptimal for a training rifle. Ever since 2004 or so these have been phased out of service and replaced by the L98a2, which is identical to the L85 (no rechambering to .22 LR, no extended cocking handle, a regular 30 round STANAG mag, and a standard 2 setting rear sight instead of this variable one) except for the removal of the fire selector. In the end the it was considered that a semi auto rifle chambered in 5.56 x 45 mm was a better training implement, as it better replicated the feel and function of the actual L85 with its semi automatic operation and 5.56 x 45 mm chambering. Nowadays the same L98a2 rifles are still being use as cadet guns, but training to shoot is done on a dedicated .22 LR rifle, sometimes with an optic on it. The L98s are mostly used for fire and manoeuvre training with blank rounds and blank fire adaptors fitted (yellow bit with a block of steel on the end of the barrel, which lets gas pressurise in the barrel and thus work the gas system), or on ranges for cadets who’ve passed weapons training with .22s. In general the a2 version does a better job in regards to familiarisation with the weapons system due to its function and the different round it’s chambered in (it even lets cadets practice the use of these magazines with webbing as they actually fit in 95 pat PLCE or more recent webbing, letting them properly train to reload in simulated combat conditions), while 5.56 has mild enough recoil to not knock over cadets like .303R or 7.62 did with Lee enfields and the SLR. The L98a1 was replaced because it lacked the full function of a training rifle for a semi/full auto system (it’s a manually operated straight pull bolt action) and didn’t accurately simulate fire from the real deal (making it less useful for use in teaching both accurate shooting worth 5.56 and fire and manoeuvre). Although stated to be more mechanically reliable than the L98a2, the reality is that as with L85s the a2 refit fixed the grand majority of issues with the rifles (and before anyone says it, the A1s were bad under sandy conditions with improper oiling, but not as bad as everyone tends to say and the modern iterations of the a2 and a3 variants aren’t bad at all, just painfully average) it was suboptimal as a training aid for the SA80 family of rifles (see above) and didn’t act very well as a .22 trainer because of its odd ergonomics and the ready availability of other, cheaper .22s that could be used for the same purpose. Very nice film though, and I’m happy to see this odd little piece of history somewhere on the web.

1982......

Royal signals 😂

I was born in Herford, Germany. Grew up next to barracks of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment in the 1970s. All the busy action going on there was fascinating for the 5 to 10 year old boy I was, and my experiences with the Britons were positive then and continued to be later, when I did serve in HQ NORTHAG and HQ ARRC in the early 90s in an british-dominated military environment.

They (US) did a airdrop. However they dropped behind British lines, but in front of a reserve hide, our squadron was credited with the kill and the exercise had to be reset.

In 1983 /4 I joined the Purdown cadets. Lt Lewis was in charge. Segt Cynthia , can’t remember her last name. Other people also Sue, Friday but along time ago. Had a look on google but it doesn’t exist anymore 😢 Back then it was just A,B,C and D company. We were B. We also had a band , in speedwell. I played the lyre and bugle. It was a great time!!! Very glad it’s all still going.

I was on this very exercise with 72 Sqn (RAF) although it was Spearpoint/Crusader 80. Started just as the video, BA TriStar from Heathrow into Gutersloh and then deployment into the field for 2 weeks, no idea where though. 72 split into 3 flights, A,B & C each comprising 4 Wessex and supporting teams. Drove a LWB Landie back home as part of a lengthy convoy via Zeebrugge. Would do it again tomorrow if i could!

Thinking on the feat.....💥💥👍

Was that a beer of some kind of softdrink?

Wonder how good the chiffon would be in Ukraine war ?

I sat on top of a bill for nearly 3 weeks manning a Rebro station.

B Company had a tough battle and the casualties were some of the heaviest for the UK. Interesting comment about should have used house clearing tactics. Hope that insight was quickly passed around the brigades for the battles to come. Doesn't really matters that they were facing conscripts. They were all conscripts and they were in very well prepared position with machine guns. And the Paras were as young as 17. They did a very difficult job with professionalism.

chain gun on the warrior was gash...always gave us spring loaded gpmg link which jammed it constantly

Garbage post ! Challenger in 1980 ? Get real ! And the VW ? Surprised to see that too ! Fake post if ever l seen one !

Psychological trauma sets in during sleep after such an experience. To shed it, it is essential to have a long, thorough shake, physically - you'll find details in Peter Levine, Waking the Tiger. We now know how to shed the reflex reaction causing PTSD if that doesn't happen, we don't know how to shed the trigger, though. Personally, I passed out top of the 1978 TAVR Platoon Commanders Course at the School of Infantry, so I'm very sympathetic to the views of the fog of war reported. I'd actually been attached to the Battalion at Osnabrook for a couple of weeks just beforehand, arriving during the bare-arms stand-to, and was privileged to be allowed to shed my crap-hat during the border patrol which followed - someone must have liked our style in dumping our civvies in the Mess hallway and joining you lads, from our side, if the Russians are coming, what better company to ride to Valhalla alongside? Technically, casevac management was part of the Platoon Sergeant's job, alongside replenishing ammunition, feeding and watering, and general management of the Toms - the Boss is involved in getting the next attack planned. At a higher level (I ended up a civvy filling a Staff Colonel slot on the WEU Crisis Management team for 20 years) you will get priority treatment asap - which means once the objective has been reached. Here, the section was hopefully 2 subsections, 8 riflemen and a 3-man Gun Group, the rifles in 2x 4-man groups, each of 2 2-man buddy teams as described. It was impossible to stop the covering rifleman going to help his buddy, so covering them was the duty of the other 2-man team. Yes, that's a third of your section gone instantly, but that phase of the battle is generally quite short - the hours mentioned was a product of the extra onus of a far larger battle than expected. Personally, I'd probably have used POWs to do the humping, under the vengeful eye of the casualty's buddy.

Graham Colbeck's With 3 Para to the Falklands covers the wider picture.

10 Para monging it 😂

TN40 RAF wildenrath 21 sigs happy days

I always love it when they say “Man Portable” Yeah, right. Obviously designated by someone who has never stepped out of the design office 😂

0:59 und 1:56 sowie 2:09 in Hary /Bockenem ,Langer Brink /Ecke In den Weiden ,heute Meyers Gasse mit gegenüber Feldscheune .Ich stamme aus dem Nachbardorf Störy und kann mich an viele Britische Übungen erinnern ..

Very sloppy upload.

out from UK for 6 weeks and given one days R&R, Got my LOA cash payment, blew the lot in one night on the Reeperban, , thats all I remember of Crusader 80, happy days

An articulate and seriously harrowing account, it’s astonishing what this young platoon commander and his men went through. Many of whom were in their late teens and early twenties. I hope they are doing well now. Utrinque Paratus!

Took part in both Lionheart and Crusader. One thing we found, the closer to the IGB we got the more pleased the locals were to see us, they knew what was on the other side!

Took part in both Lionheart and Crusader. One thing we found, the closer to the IGB we got the more pleased the locals were to see us, they knew what was on the other side!

Just goes to show standards are the same as 2ww hard professional soldiers. Thank God in this day and age of lowering standards the Paras are Great Britain.

Is malvinas no farklands

I was 90a and we still had the SLR plus I remember that the brochure that is shown in the recruitment office was produced just as I started - it featured people from 89c. So early 90’s

What a waste of time and money. Just find a wood park up go to sleep 💤 read books drink German beer and then wait for something to happen, that never did. I can just imagine them deciding on a name. Over a few after lunch brandies in the mess. Oh , I say old chap what shall we call this one? How about Run Jerry run Jerry run run run ? No no can't use that . They are on our side now, Red Rushing Russian is a good one. Or I know Rocking Horse . Oh old chap love the Rocking horse one , reminds me of my nurse . We can use that at a later date. Crusader 💕 followed by Lion heart. The name Lion heart will be blood curdling for them. Wow yes those names are so powerful, enough to frighten the shit out of the USSR, that's as long as the Beatles don't fuck things up again. At least it will at same time secure our jobs by bullshiting the rest of the world, the last thing we want is to lose our free cigarette ration free petrol tax free cars tax free Alcohol travel allowance that is easy to fake .double wages for being so far away from home 6 weeks leave per year 9 to 4 daily work routine plus 2 hour lunch break. And jolly good piss ups in the mess.

My left ear enjoyed this.

Saxon/LSW. Only 2 of the worst waste of money in the Defence Procurement that happened. Made the manufacturers Billions, made the soldier nothing but defects and possible Death.

I used to be an LNER man,but on reflection,King&Castle class are the bees knees of steam locomotives.

Having seen how the Russians are performing in Ukraine, I think we were a bit over concerned with the threat.

When I started training we had two platoons of 35. After the first 10 weeks of basic we were down to about 45 to begin CIC at Ouston. 13 of us from the original two platoons eventually passed out.

Falklands war was 1982 not 86

Wait to use the phone because there was a Russian soldier ahead of you calling his CTA or whatever.

NBC utter rubbish.

Brunel a flawed genius.

The man with the broom will not be forgotten.

I think you have the date wrong in your heading, Because Ex Lionheart was in 1984 as i was part of it based in Münster at the time.

Absolutely speechless and in awe the whole way through this. I usually pause stuff to research a place, date, event etc. but in these guys manner of speaking it's all laid on. Jack Higgins described Paratroopers of all countries as having 'a kind of arrogant self-sufficiency' and you certainly get that impression from these men. Simply the best soldiers in the world. Any Ex Paras reading this, I hope you are safe, as secure and happy as you can be and I wish you long years.

We.... Ffs. You were not there. Stop fighting for the rich. Stop fighting for capitalism. Wake up. Don't be their cuck slave.

Arrogant bullies, racists, blue nosed parodies and other bigots. The acf was and is full of these picks. Non of them can fight.

I just recall being cold, wet and having to put up with thick, uneducated adults. My father warned me. But it did prepare me to enter the TA years later.

Memories of 78C, Scott Squadron

Mate fuckin sort your friggin video out should of done it before posting on TH-cam it’s diabolical totally unwatchable you should of got it cleaned up and put on dvd shit video

Canadian Army 2023... thank you trudeau.

Why combat infantryman. Do you get non combat infantry? 😆

I spent the first five days dug in just north of Alfeld. Great times.

British paratroopers are elite regiment the best