Danish troops in Helmand.

[Holger Danske]

The statue in the first part of this video, is Holger Danske(the 1st, ).
He is a symbol of the Danish soldiers fighting spirit.
The statue is placed at Kronborg Castle where also the Crown juvels are.
Kronborg is also the castle where Hamlet "lived".

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d50_1190481156

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The Danish Leopards is in camp bastion now.
The journey from KAF to CB took 15 hours.


Waiting for departure at KAF.


A Leopard driving through Kandahar city.

The journey from KAF to CB went without any incidents.


The tanks are now coordinating with the other combat units in DB(Danish Battlegroup) insertion into the green zone.
They will go into the zone with 3 Lep's and a special made M113G3 that has 3 M2 .50 cal heavy machineguns mounted...
The fourth Lep and the ARV will then stay on alert in FOB Price.

[harry hackedoff]

Good phots again aitch,and a good video Was that girl Combat Barby btw? I loved the happy ending

What does Skif and Slut mean

[Holger Danske]

Never met combat barbie...
Ask Ron, he knows...

Skif(t)= Over

Slut= Out

[Holger Danske]

just a few more pictures.

[Holger Danske]

A Danish news report from Helmand.
The embeded reporter is with a platoon in upper Geresk valley.
The platoon is from the royal guards "Odin" company operating out from FOB Sandford.
Basically we follow the platoon during a firefight trying to extract another platoon that has been pinned down by approx. 50 taliban figters.
The reporter, Rasmus Tantholt, explaines that the unit uses british light guns in the fight and a F-15.
The operation is a succes and all are safe and well.

http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/article.php/id- ... ml?forside

[Holger Danske]

There are reports that tells that large numbers of Norwegian and Swedes have started applying for service in the Danish army.
We have never experienced this before.

[Holger Danske]

The Leopard 2 platoon are now at FOB Sandford in the Green Zone.



The platoon went on their first mission this night observing against a known taliban stronghold, no shots were fired.

First reports says that the terrain isn't a problem.

Happy hunting..

[Holger Danske]

A Danish news report from Helmand.
The embeded reporter is with a platoon in upper Geresk valley.
The platoon is from the royal guards "Odin" company operating out from FOB Sandford.
Basically we follow the platoon during a firefight trying to extract another platoon that has been pinned down by approx. 50 taliban figters.
The reporter, Rasmus Tantholt, explaines that the unit uses british light guns in the fight and a F-15.
The operation is a succes and all are safe and well.

http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/article.php/id- ... ml?forside

Just read a tread from on a Danish forum where one of the lads from the platoon that were pinned down, explains the situation.

He tells that the Taliban in the area are very good organized and trained.
They aim well, got lots of weapons and ammunition and their tactics isn't bad either.
At one point the Taliban tried too outflank the Danish platoon under cover fire from machineguns(PKMs) and RPGs.
The soldier(on he's way home on leave) tells that if the platoon didn't have had their MG3 teams(Nazi Saw-updated MG42) with them, the Taliban would most likely have succesed and killed the whole platoon...
Pretty intense.

[Holger Danske]

A NATO video report about the danish tanks.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=270_1195794094

There are now talks about sending an additional platoon plus a SF-detachment(JGK and FKP).

[Holger Danske]

The Leopards were in action last night, destroying a ememy position in the Green zone while giving support to an infantry platoon.

[Holger Danske]

A Danish news report from Helmand.
The embeded reporter is with a platoon in upper Geresk valley.
The platoon is from the royal guards "Odin" company operating out from FOB Sandford.
Basically we follow the platoon during a firefight trying to extract another platoon that has been pinned down by approx. 50 taliban figters.
The reporter, Rasmus Tantholt, explaines that the unit uses british light guns in the fight and a F-15.
The operation is a succes and all are safe and well.

http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/article.php/id- ... ml?forside

A young danish bloke have ripped the report and put english subtitles on it..

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Tan7iiLJtr4

[harry hackedoff]

It`s all good, Aitch Good post mate

[Holger Danske]

A couple of pictures from FOB Sandford as well.







The last picture is of a pimped up M113G3 for close protection of the Leopards.
3 M2 .50cal MGs in soft mounts and it's also fitted with rubber bandtracks.

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Two more killed in the green zone today- 10 in total, ISAF.