British Military Pictures & Videos

The British don't seem to be very big on keeping sleeves tightly buttoned.

I know it's hot as well over there, but those troopers really should keep their sleeves well buttoned. If an IED goes off close by, the pressure and heat wave will travel right up the open sleeve and cause a lot of burn damage to the arms that could be easily prevented if they just kept their sleeves buttoned up.

Note Pics one two four and five the feature the L86A1 a long barrel version of the L85 series these weapons were original Light machine guns but later took the DMR role as the British army moved too the FN Minimi.

plawolf said:

The British don't seem to be very big on keeping sleeves tightly buttoned.

I know it's hot as well over there, but those troopers really should keep their sleeves well buttoned. If an IED goes off close by, the pressure and heat wave will travel right up the open sleeve and cause a lot of burn damage to the arms that could be easily prevented if they just kept their sleeves buttoned up.

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Sleeves in BDUs (Battle Dress Uniform) are usually rolled up when the soldiers are in garrison environment or parades, but on patrols or FTX and drills the sleeves are pull down easily when unbutton. An IED could burn right through the fabric. It's the fragments coming at high velocity from the IED that worries the soldier more because those can cut through flesh like a hot knife through a stick of butter.

If you were close enough to an IED to have it burn through your BDUs, chances are you will have far bigger concerns than surface burns.

BDU are made of flame retardant fabric, and will offer pretty comprehensive protection against flash burns or from heat waves resulting from an explosion. That is, unless the BDU is not tightly fastened, in which case the superheated air can and will gust into a leave, for example, and can result in some pretty nasty burns.

It is true that shrapnel and concussion damage are the real killers, but there isn't a great deal more soldiers can do protect themselves against those. Flash burns, otoh, can be very effectively countered by simply keeping sleeves and shirts tightly buttoned.

I would certainly rather suffer a little more discomfort and keep all my buttons well buttoned up if that can save me from painful and potentially badly scaring burn injuries.

Because these are brits First the Uniform is not a BDU, BDU was the American system the name became semi Generic the offical designation is a No.8 "Temperate combat dress" Combat Soldier 95. the materials Use very via country and service but the brits along with the US are leaders in the Fire resistant craze Traditional BDU's will burn they are made of some of the same fabrics as regular clothing but now there is a major push for FR. Next Sleeves up or Down is based on the regulations of that particular service although some will Roll others will not and some just get away with it.

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Re: British Military Pic Thread

Great photos
Obi Wan Russell do you have photos of Sea vixen/buccaneer on american carrier during cros dek operations?
I try to find some one, but is dificult
Thanks

Managed to dig these out: three of the prototype Bucc S2 undegoing catapult trials aboard USS Lexington around 1965, and two of an 809 NAS Bucc cross decking to the USS Franklin D Roosevelt around 1972. I'm sure I've got a grainy shot of a couple of Sea Vixens on the deck of the Enterprise in the mid 60s, will have to look for that...

Obi Wan Russell said:

Managed to dig these out: three of the prototype Bucc S2 undegoing catapult trials aboard USS Lexington around 1965, and two of an 809 NAS Bucc cross decking to the USS Franklin D Roosevelt around 1972. I'm sure I've got a grainy shot of a couple of Sea Vixens on the deck of the Enterprise in the mid 60s, will have to look for that...
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Thank you very much Obi Wan Russell!!
I`ll apreciate any photos of the SEa Vixen on american carrieer that can post.

Found it! And a few others of interest: