Oh-oh...

SB

http://www.schoolboost.com/4Mark/Bush_the_Commander.jpg

Edited for spelling in the link :rolleyes:

[Edited by Sbradley - 11/8/2002 10:53:55 AM]

Hmm, hadn't thought of that... When I was still in PNGs were still far too new (and far too expensive) to entrust to a pillock like that.

Actually, thinking about it, PNGs weren't really available at all. We were using the first generation NVGs instead.

Still, it's a funny pic and as a journalist I shouldn't let the truth get in the way of a good story, right?

SB

PS part of the last paragraph is a joke. You know - something we say that isn't necessarily true but may amuse. Just in case someone goes into a high hover about my appalling slur on (my) journalistic profession...

Edited for spelling, as usual...

[Edited by Sbradley - 11/8/2002 1:20:10 PM]

can anyone else see the irony of putting a dirty great red,white, blue and yellow badge on the sleeve of a combat jacket :D or maybe the enemy are used to seeing bushes wearing ameican flags and are trained to ignore them. :D:D:D

[Edited by Wurzel - 11/8/2002 2:52:16 PM]

You will probably find they are PNGs and the covers are on so you can use them in daylight, there is a tiny hole in the cover, strange I know but they do work, we had them on our starlight IWSs in the army.

But yiua are right he is a muppet:D:D:D

Aaah, PNGs eh. Thought so myself.

(what's a PNG?)

P1ssy night goggles? :D

Passive Night Glasses/Goggles

Used to be called Night Vision Goggles which were about 2 generations ago technology...

It's what you see those funky green night time images through on the News. Only *much* higher definition on the latest ones...

SB

These were the types I played about with in the Marines

http://www.night-vision-goggles.com/.../dipol_d2v.jpg

8 blokes all commo'd up, creeping around the British countryside and getting paid to do it. How cool is that :)

Night vision rocks, I defy anyone to not be impressed using these.

The sniper rifle night-vision sights are awesome. You could shoot a Gnat in the @rse from 2000 metres in the pitch black :)

Stefan

Stefan -- from 2000 metres, wouldn't you need a Barrett rifle? That would be a bit hard on the gnat, getting a 50-cal bullet up the jacksie ;):D

Lol :D

I'm just waiting for all the Gnat lovers to appear and condem Ozzy for suggesting harming a Gnat...

But why does he have Clint Eastwood and Harold Bishop with him???

LMAO @ V5:D :D :D

ROFLMAO @ V5 That's spooky :eek:

They're American, so irony ain't their strong point. Anyway, gives us something to aim at ;):rolleyes:

Stefan

:D


<That's this week's moment of inspiration sorted! ;)>

Harold Bishop looks more like Eddie the Eagle to me...:D

And I bet Mel Gibson could hit that (poor defenceless) Gnat without those goggles on a windy day....;)

Justin

Is it me or is that Clint Eastwood on the left - Now we really are in trouble. HE ONLY DOES IT IN MOVIES George ;)

Oi! Paul! That was my line!! ;)

Justin,

Believe me those Gnat's are never defenseless. Anyway, I've only shot at the Taliban, AK-47 carrying Gnat's :)

Stefan