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08-19-2011, 01:14 PM
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British 7th Armoured Brigade
Now that I am back from annual camp (having upset one of the staff at the Royal Armouries by knowing more about the Sten than she did), here is the first of the requested articles.
As ever nitpicks welcomed. 
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08-19-2011, 02:33 PM
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James if you where a girl I'd kiss you!
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08-21-2011, 02:31 AM
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Thanks, it's appreciated.
Nobody spot any errors this time? :-)
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08-21-2011, 05:58 AM
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Good job - living in the North of Scotland it's nice to see Cock o' the North mentioned.
Just a couple of minor nitpicks...nothing major Tidworth's in Wiltshire, not Yorkshire!  Also in your final order of battle you have 1st Bn, Queen's Dragoon Guards - as a Cavalry Regiment I don't think they would be classed as a Battalion? You've switched between the Queen's Dragoon Guards and the Royal Dragoon Guards a few times...is that a typo? Also, if you're using the Royal Dragoon Guards are you using a full post Options for Change order of battle?
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08-21-2011, 06:26 AM
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QDG I thank has Bns but I may be wrong - I'm an infantryman at heart... All references should be QDG nor RDG - will correct. Thanks for the input.
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08-21-2011, 07:49 AM
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I'm fairly certain QDG is a single Regiment with the full title 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (and the nickname the Welsh Cavalry).
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08-21-2011, 07:32 AM
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As always James, a joy to read....
But rap?!?! I chastise you SIR! Chastise I say! 
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08-21-2011, 09:53 AM
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Blame Andy McNab's War Torn for the idea.
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08-21-2011, 09:59 AM
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This thread has just reminded me that I think James Blunt would probably still have been a serving officer in the Life Guards during the Twilight War.
(Wiki link added for those who've never heard of him as I have no clue how popular James Blunt is - or isn't - outside the UK) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Blunt
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08-21-2011, 10:46 AM
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I will try and find the quote when I have chance.
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08-21-2011, 10:56 AM
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Cracking work James, I also tracked down your article on the 44th Airborne Brigade which I have just finished reading.
One spelling error, you spelt fusiliers as 'fusileers' a couple of times. One further thing you said you used the 2010 ORBAT as the starting off point rather than a Late 80's/early 90's ORBAT, why was this? I just enquired because you used the early 80's designation of medical regiments rather than field ambulances. Whats next on the cards?
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08-23-2011, 11:36 AM
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“We got a great new subbie in early 1997, typical new officer straight from Sandhurst after Harrow. I was his driver, he was a real character, great guitarist played all the classics, nice singer too if a little high pitched. Even started writing his own songs, sometimes they were a bit dark though. I remember one song 'No Bravery' very well. Used dark humour a lot too with “It's Bloody Cold” to make fun of himself. He used to sing those two a lot. He always reckoned that he was one of the most shot at people on the planet being the lead element all the time but as he said if we are that close to the enemy at least we aren't likely to get nuked! He always used to joke that he should put his guitar inside the Scimitar for safe-keeping and strap one of the crew to the outside but that the OC would probably be unhappy with that. In fact that was his threat every time someone screwed up. I think he was joking!” Trooper Peter Watson Blues and Royals
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08-23-2011, 02:35 PM
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Nice one...on a semi related vein, anything in your history on a former Life Guards officer named Hewitt?
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08-23-2011, 03:55 PM
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My so-called 'wife' loved James Blunt, and i've got all of his CDs as gifts for her... but even before her i had heard of him. He even stared on the last episode of "Las Vegas"
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08-23-2011, 04:20 AM
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