Danish bizzaro-logistics
MonsieurEvil
Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
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<div class="IPBDescription">Wouldn't you say 'bad-bye?'</div> (from Yahoo News - <a href='http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1517&e=16&u=/afp/iraq_denmark_offbeat' target='_blank'>http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...denmark_offbeat</a> )
And I thought I had it bad when we were given 60mm mortar rounds for 81mm mortars...
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Sweltering Danish troops in Iraq get snowploughs instead of sunscreen
Wed Jul 9,12:03 PM ET Add Offbeat - AFP to My Yahoo!
COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Danish troops in Iraq (news - web sites) who have groaned about the sweltering heat and defective materiel sent by their military were astonished to find a snowplough and lawnmowers in a recent supply shipment, a red-faced military spokesman admitted.
Given their gripes about being given armoured vehicles with no air conditioning in the Iraqi desert, the 380-strong contingent stationed in Qurna, 75 kilometers (45 miles) from Basra, could not believe their eyes when they discovered the lawnmowers, a snowplough and even salt for icy roads.
The gaffe came amid growing complaints from the troops who say they have been shipped bullet-proof vests in the wrong sizes, too few armoured vehicles and vehicles in poor condition that were supposed to be scrapped but were sent to Iraq instead.
In addition, they say they did not receive stakes for their tents nor morphine for the medical service, while some of their other equipment has not been able to withstand the extreme heat, according to a report in the Ekstra Bladet tabloid.
Danish Defense Minister Svend Aage Jensby could not hide his displeasure over the poor preparations, and told the paper he has promised to rectify the matter.
"We admit that there were some mistakes made in the shipment of materiel, such as sending a snowplough to Iraq, which seems comical. But we are trying to remedy the shortcomings and are working relentlessly to send the necessary materiel to our men," military spokesman Major Jan Brinck told AFP. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
And I thought I had it bad when we were given 60mm mortar rounds for 81mm mortars...
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Sweltering Danish troops in Iraq get snowploughs instead of sunscreen
Wed Jul 9,12:03 PM ET Add Offbeat - AFP to My Yahoo!
COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Danish troops in Iraq (news - web sites) who have groaned about the sweltering heat and defective materiel sent by their military were astonished to find a snowplough and lawnmowers in a recent supply shipment, a red-faced military spokesman admitted.
Given their gripes about being given armoured vehicles with no air conditioning in the Iraqi desert, the 380-strong contingent stationed in Qurna, 75 kilometers (45 miles) from Basra, could not believe their eyes when they discovered the lawnmowers, a snowplough and even salt for icy roads.
The gaffe came amid growing complaints from the troops who say they have been shipped bullet-proof vests in the wrong sizes, too few armoured vehicles and vehicles in poor condition that were supposed to be scrapped but were sent to Iraq instead.
In addition, they say they did not receive stakes for their tents nor morphine for the medical service, while some of their other equipment has not been able to withstand the extreme heat, according to a report in the Ekstra Bladet tabloid.
Danish Defense Minister Svend Aage Jensby could not hide his displeasure over the poor preparations, and told the paper he has promised to rectify the matter.
"We admit that there were some mistakes made in the shipment of materiel, such as sending a snowplough to Iraq, which seems comical. But we are trying to remedy the shortcomings and are working relentlessly to send the necessary materiel to our men," military spokesman Major Jan Brinck told AFP. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Hold on.. it is !
isn't it worse when you're given 81 mm mortar rounds for a 60 mm mortar? or is it generally just a plain ol' bad idea. Like trying to load .22's into a .45 magazine.
[edit] read below, monse answered my post[/edit]
isn't it worse when you're given 81 mm mortar rounds for a 60 mm mortar? or is it generally just a plain ol' bad idea. Like trying to load .22's into a .45 magazine. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Putting an 81 into a 60 would be impossible, so it's not as big a deal. If you dropped a 60 into an 81 you would have a hangfire everytime, because the firing pin would not impact the primer. So you would have to get live, unfired rounds back out safely and dispose of them.
Hangfires == scary and bad.
Still I guess a grass cutter would be incredibly useful in the desert <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->