Thanks for keeping the stories alive Peter. Very interesting facts you had. I was a Kpl in 101BN and certain things you spoke about I have not even thought about was stuff like the range of a casspir?? We had diesel and we fed them from the Kwe's. haha. In Operation Firewood we obviously had big Diesel Bunkers going with as we were 350km up in Angola and the normal Diesel drums were too little to sustain us. The whole story about Hannes NORTMAN and the contacts in Operation Modular was another major thing for 101. Our troops didn't like the tank idea and being bombed by planes also didn't make the average Owambo a very happy chap. I saw the supply chain of the SADF into action after our first major contact we had on the Lomba on 9 September 1987. We shot out like in everything we had. Our kwe's were empty and they actually flew in everything we needed that day to us. It was the day the ZT4 shot out the tanks on the Lomba. 101 between 901 and 904 killed about 500 people that day on the Lomba river. Total carnage. 101 greeting Snakes
He will be back in at least three episodes, one with Lt Col Chris Garland to discuss the differences in training and operations between the Rh Army and SADF. Another with Lt Colonels Bertie Taute and George Butler on SADF platoon weapons and applications. And lastly a general one already made with our Vossie Vorster. Koos
Sir it is so nice to hear someone who knows his stuff when speaking about firearms side notei did not like the G3 only because it did not come up right for me but i would trust my life on it
Baie dankie dit was nou baie interessant. Ons het baie geweer PT gedoen en ons het gedink dit was om ons te straf maar vandag weet ek dit het ons gewoond gemaak aan die geweer wat jy moes behandel soos jou vrou en ons arms versterk sodat jy met die geweer kon vryhand skiet.
Wow! Thanks for the confirmation about the G3A3 butt and stocks breaking off. I heard the story before I did my National Service in 1989, and asked some 'experts' about the G3's... they said the butt NEVER broke off. (Makes me wonder if they actually used the damn thing at all.) Unfortunately I served in the South African Armoured Corps that did not place great emphasis on shooting the R5 rifle to the best of it's ability. Safety was more important than proficiency. I earned my 'Skiet Balkie', but Pantserskool told me I wouldn't get it because we're not infantry. I thought that attitude lowered morale amongst the few like me that shot the R5 well despite the poor training we received, and the shorter barrel. I had the pleasure of shooting the R1 when I volunteered with the Transvaal Scottish. Despite never shooting that wonderful rifle before, I still came 3rd in the Second Battalion. If you miss wirh an R1, there is something seriously wrong with you. My experience of the Star 9mm was completely different! We had, I think, 10 of them to range shoot once, and at least 5 of them jammed after every shot. It may be that they were too damn old and worn out by then, in 1997 or '98. The R4 was nice to shoot as well, but I had to get used to the extra weight compared to the R5.
On the story about creating fires to attract Swapo to do attacks on 101 we had a major attack in 1987 before Peter Joined the Unit. Swapo attacked 901 SDK like in 6:00 in the morning mid year. They shot out the Water Bunker the company had with them and then ran. They were not a large group of Swapo but had the tenacity to attack a full Romeo Mike Company sure has tons of braveness and stupidity mixed into the same. My friends told me one of his troops was out in the bush crapping when the RPG's started flying and he arrived in the Casspir with his pants kind of around his legs and still with the (marked) toilet paper in the other hand. haha There was a follow-up during that day and most of the ters was shot on the day. In one of the contacts while the team was on the foot Lt Pierre Blignaut was shot. Luckily not directly more shrapnel next to his spine. So sometimes the big fires at night did bring them to us. Thanks Snakes
I took my forend and bipod off my R4 also the butstock and cut down by half inch a gifted butstock also made a adaptor plate for the R5 forend because i did not want to be charged this made the R4 much better
Thanks for keeping the stories alive Peter. Very interesting facts you had. I was a Kpl in 101BN and certain things you spoke about I have not even thought about was stuff like the range of a casspir?? We had diesel and we fed them from the Kwe's. haha. In Operation Firewood we obviously had big Diesel Bunkers going with as we were 350km up in Angola and the normal Diesel drums were too little to sustain us. The whole story about Hannes NORTMAN and the contacts in Operation Modular was another major thing for 101. Our troops didn't like the tank idea and being bombed by planes also didn't make the average Owambo a very happy chap. I saw the supply chain of the SADF into action after our first major contact we had on the Lomba on 9 September 1987. We shot out like in everything we had. Our kwe's were empty and they actually flew in everything we needed that day to us. It was the day the ZT4 shot out the tanks on the Lomba. 101 between 901 and 904 killed about 500 people that day on the Lomba river. Total carnage. 101 greeting Snakes
A long and distinguished service record in the wars of southern africa. Thanks Peter for talking about those times.
Please have Peter back with more, very entertaining and informative. Thanks.
He will be back in at least three episodes, one with Lt Col Chris Garland to discuss the differences in training and operations between the Rh Army and SADF. Another with Lt Colonels Bertie Taute and George Butler on SADF platoon weapons and applications. And lastly a general one already made with our Vossie Vorster. Koos
Respect!!!!! Was nou lekker om te luister
Another very interesting episode with someone with a wealth of knowledge. Really enjoyed it. Thank you Peter and Koos.
Hahaha... the Man from Angola... Indiana! Thanks Peter and Koos, I enjoyed that!
Great talk, Pete. Cheers
Many thanks to u gents another great story. Are there any books on the romeo Mike's?
Keep watching here, Waal de Waal, OC of 101 Bn will be on in a few weeks and speak of just such a book that is being written now, Koos
I used both R1 and R4 also R5 awsome weapons just keep them clean 🎉
Thanks Peter,100% on the opf..s to the shooting range,never made sense to me.
Making Bush Fires to attract the Enemy was a excellent Tactic...😅
Sir it is so nice to hear someone who knows his stuff when speaking about firearms side notei did not like the G3 only because it did not come up right for me but i would trust my life on it
Baie dankie dit was nou baie interessant.
Ons het baie geweer PT gedoen en ons het gedink dit was om ons te straf maar vandag weet ek dit het ons gewoond gemaak aan die geweer wat jy moes behandel soos jou vrou en ons arms versterk sodat jy met die geweer kon vryhand skiet.
"Vall soos jou geweer Troep!" I only made that mistake once.
Wow! Thanks for the confirmation about the G3A3 butt and stocks breaking off. I heard the story before I did my National Service in 1989, and asked some 'experts' about the G3's... they said the butt NEVER broke off. (Makes me wonder if they actually used the damn thing at all.)
Unfortunately I served in the South African Armoured Corps that did not place great emphasis on shooting the R5 rifle to the best of it's ability. Safety was more important than proficiency.
I earned my 'Skiet Balkie', but Pantserskool told me I wouldn't get it because we're not infantry.
I thought that attitude lowered morale amongst the few like me that shot the R5 well despite the poor training we received, and the shorter barrel.
I had the pleasure of shooting the R1 when I volunteered with the Transvaal Scottish.
Despite never shooting that wonderful rifle before, I still came 3rd in the Second Battalion. If you miss wirh an R1, there is something seriously wrong with you.
My experience of the Star 9mm was completely different!
We had, I think, 10 of them to range shoot once, and at least 5 of them jammed after every shot. It may be that they were too damn old and worn out by then, in 1997 or '98.
The R4 was nice to shoot as well, but I had to get used to the extra weight compared to the R5.
Salute / Saluut.
On the story about creating fires to attract Swapo to do attacks on 101 we had a major attack in 1987 before Peter Joined the Unit. Swapo attacked 901 SDK like in 6:00 in the morning mid year. They shot out the Water Bunker the company had with them and then ran. They were not a large group of Swapo but had the tenacity to attack a full Romeo Mike Company sure has tons of braveness and stupidity mixed into the same. My friends told me one of his troops was out in the bush crapping when the RPG's started flying and he arrived in the Casspir with his pants kind of around his legs and still with the (marked) toilet paper in the other hand. haha There was a follow-up during that day and most of the ters was shot on the day. In one of the contacts while the team was on the foot Lt Pierre Blignaut was shot. Luckily not directly more shrapnel next to his spine. So sometimes the big fires at night did bring them to us. Thanks Snakes
I took my forend and bipod off my R4 also the butstock and cut down by half inch a gifted butstock also made a adaptor plate for the R5 forend because i did not want to be charged this made the R4 much better
Nice info on the design of the R4 : en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMI_Galil.
Who remembers Captain Powers ex 1RAR
Ag Koos ons weet almal hou n poliesman n kar ry al is dit nie op die grond nie