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It's a visually guided MANPAD (as opposed to heat-seekers like the US Stinger), I wouldn't like to try and use it against fast-jets flying very low.

I *think* the latest one is still the Falklands...the green bible used to have a list of all the important ones you were expected to know, but that was three years ago.

I think it's in there as well, when the battle honours of the Corps became too numerous to list, they were replaced with the Laurels (there's a dit that there's one berry for each battle honour, don't know if there's any truth in that). Gibraltar is the most famous and the only one worn on the uniform.

Dragging all that up from memory of when I was in the application process, but the information's out there...have you tried the RM website? Failing that, your AFCO should be able to give you the relevant literature.

Green Bible has 10 written down, although mines a year or so old by now... may have been updated.

Corporal John Prettyjohn RM - 2 Nov 1854 Crimea
Bombardier Thomas Wilkinson RMA - 5 Jun 1855 Crimea
Lieutenant George Dare Dowell RMA - 13 Jul 1855 Viborg, Baltic Sea
Captain Lewis Stratford Tollemache Halliday RMLI - 24 June 1900 Peking Legatios, Boxer Rebellion
Lance-Corporal Walter Richard Parker RMLI - 1 May 1915 Gallipoli
Major Franic John William Harvey RMLI - 31 May 1916 Battle of Jutland
Major Frederick William Lumsden DSO, RMA - April 1917 Western Front
Captain Edward Bamford DSO, RMLI 23 April 1918 Zeebrugge
Sergeant Norman Augustus Finch RMA - 23 April 1918 Zeebrugge
Corporal Thomas Peck Hunter RMC - 3 April 1845-53 Lake Comacchio

Hope this helps.

There victoria crosses not battle honours

GGHT wrote:

Artist wrote:[they used the Blowpipe which was about as much use as a rubber can opener

Why was that Artist?

It could just about catch a Propellor driven model plane if the wind was in the right direction so the guys found it was usless against fast jets. Not long after the Falklands the thing was binned.

Artist

Artist wrote:

Sarastro wrote:Some Air Defence troops then. The others were all Army, attached to Cdos, "not RM".

If you are going to make statements like the above then make sure your 100% correct please Sarasto.

Bootnecks were indeed at Goose Green, a few helo crews (I think one helo was shot down and the crew killed, Pilot was a Capt Nunn RM but don't quote me on that one), A detachment from 3CDOBDERM Air defence troop (All Royal Marines), they used the Blowpipe which was about as much use as a rubber can opener, plus an RM sig detachment from HQ & Sigs along with some RM Staff Officers.

Not many true but they were there. As to the question concerning battle honours....Ain't got a clue what the latest one's are!

Artist

Fair enough mate, I was just talking about the ones Mitch listed, don't want to dismiss their contribution. Should really have asked you in the first place, having been there & all

You don't need to ask me if you can post stuff you daft bugger!

I've said things that were not 100% spot on like everybody else has on this site sometime in the past.

Artist

Artist wrote:You don't need to ask me if you can post stuff you daft bugger!

As if a gobby bastard like me would! Meant we should have asked resident ex-Falklands holidaygoers who was at Goose Green.

cruicent wrote:There victoria crosses not battle honours

barlocks, ah well - you have victoria crosses up there now.

Sarastro wrote: Meant we should have asked resident ex-Falklands holidaygoers who was at Goose Green.

I was elsewhere when Goose Green kicked off. I found out about the Bootnecks who were there from an Oppo who was the illustrator in the Bde Int Cell.

DRO's on the 1st April 1982 was the best April fool ever! Last line of it said "Have a Good leave" The next day the Argies invaded and I sussed that my planned Holiday over the Easter Leave period had most definitely gone tit's up! Never got me deposit back either.

Artist