Age old questions bit of a quiz: Why did the Army do things?

[ian]

another question for you all
lord raglen decided that his reg of hussars should be different from all other reg,s
how did he achieve this

[jimpy]

I knew that this would develop into an interesting subject guys!

Lost count of the number of times I've been sent down the ranges as a recruit to check on the physical state of a Fig 11 target.........not forgetting to get "his" name and number for the records!

[ian]

I knew that this would develop into an interesting subject guys!

Lost count of the number of times I've been sent down the ranges as a recruit to check on the physical state of a Fig 11 target.........not forgetting to get "his" name and number for the records!

erm dont get that enlighten me
OK got it errr mabe im a dumb smack took a few mins and a bit of memorry hard drive LOL

[jimpy]

erm dont get that enlighten me
OK got it errr mabe im a dumb smack took a few mins and a bit of memorry hard drive LOL

Memory recall now working Ian??

Fig 11 target.........large (man) size range target
Fig 12 target.........small 1/2 size range target

Otherwise known as "Big Hun" and "Little Hun" because of the similarity to the German helmet style that was on the target.

[ian]

you forget the FIG 8 head size
if i remember right it was 1/8 head size so snipers could practice at 100 yrds as equivelent size to 600yrds
cheers ian

[jimpy]

you forget the FIG 8 head size

OK smartarse!!

Now Im the one having the brain farts! LOL

Didnt have much call for using them on GPMG-SF......the targets were all the same size at 1000yds PLUS away!

Ian

[ian]

ok then
whats an
1157
a G1098

an what does QMT stand for

[Adrian Stevenson]

"Army Form G1098" : this gave a list of all the kit a unit was entitled to.

Cheers, Ade.

[ian]

G1098 was the form used by squodron and company qms to sign out kit to you that was not personal IE
sleeping bags ,comppasses ,watches and webbing
it was only valid for three months and had to be renuede
so it was hard work for sqms and cqms to run arround the sqn or comp trying to keep these up to date
if he missed you in thery you could keep what ever you had
BUT that was a bad idea becouse life could be made very hard for you
cheers ian
and having thought about it ADE
you are right in a way becouse it was a list in a tick the box format and sign at the bottom
so ide say 75% on that one mate

[Woolgar]

I can still strip down an SLR in my mind after 30 years how about that

Nick