War Park New Release in August - "Green Devils" German Fallschirmjäger (3 Viewers)

[OzDigger]

If you are talking about the K&C Aussie Vietnam soldiers?

If you ever served, you would know that Australian soldiers NEVER patrolled with sleeves rolled up, it is an SOP.

I served 8 years, my Dad 16 years 3 x tours of Vietnam and 1 of Borneo in the SASR and never ever patrolled with sleeves up NEVER.

It is cam and concealment, you do not go waltzing around with bare white arms showing, plus once you were in contact doing fire and movement sleeves up would have ripped your arms to pieces so yes K&C did get it wrong I don't care what anyone says, I have been there and trained that for years.

If your dribbling about something else, I don't really care.

Yeah Nah, that may be your and your Fathers experience Wayne.


However there's plenty of photographic evidence that Australian soldiers serving in Vietnam sometimes did roll their sleeves up, on Patrol or Not, so K & C/Andy was correct.


The following Australian War Memorial link provides some of the numerous examples: https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/event/vietnam

 

[wayne556517]

Yeah Nah, that may be your and your Fathers experience Wayne.


However there's plenty of photographic evidence that Australian soldiers serving in Vietnam sometimes did roll their sleeves up, on Patrol or Not, so K & C/Andy was correct.


The following Australian War Memorial link provides some of the numerous examples: https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/event/vietnam

Ok mate my apologies, you and how many years service??

and Google are correct my dad after serving and training troops to go to Vietnam is wrong the toy soldier world is the role model not people who actually served.

A few pictures from the war memorial against people who actually served you make me laugh matey.

There will be no photos of soldiers actually on patrol as it was fully tactical, after ops sleeves up yes but on patrol NO.

 

[OzDigger]

Ok mate my apologies, you and how many years service??

and Google are correct my dad after serving and training troops to go to Vietnam is wrong the toy soldier world is the role model not people who actually served.

A few pictures from the war memorial against people who actually served you make me laugh matey.

There will be no photos of soldiers actually on patrol as it was fully tactical, after ops sleeves up yes but on patrol NO.

Ha Ha, nice try champ.

Brace yourself for one of the Numerous videos on the internet showing Aussies in Vietnam on Patrol etc with Rolled up Sleeves:

 

[Panzer ace]

I talked to my neighbor who did 3 combat tours in Iraq about the scarf issue.

He said that his squad once asked for scarves due to the heat and sunburn.

Their request was denied.

On their next patrol he said that a Sargent found an abandoned house with some curtains that they tore apart and used as scarves. Just about everyone used the curtains in some form our another to deflect heat.

I asked if he had any pictures of those scarves and he laughed and told me that everyone always wants “action” pictures of his service.

He finished by saying that the vast majority of things that happen during war are not documented via film or pictures.

 

[Mastercom10]

Yeah, you'd think that would be enough, but as usual, nits are going to pick.

The slightest things people focus on boggles my mind.

Having a critical mind on a discussion forum is not a bad thing, I would even say that it is essential to make the debat interesting
and change the monotony of only compliments.
And this can also allow brands to improve their production.
Concerning these eight FJs, the same blue scarf with white dots neatly around the neck is not at all realistic for a unit in war fight.
At most a possible "dress code" in force during the first few days of arrival in Normandy ?.
But after, I think the german soldiers were more concerned with survival on this bloody battlefield than with looking good.
Rather than assumptions, I think that wartime footage are the best way to see the reality of things : I 've attached some screen shots from german Wochenschauen about the Normandy battle.
And yes, on the battlefield some ( and not all ) german FJs had a scarf around the neck, but not the same model and not tied neatly as WP figures ( it was not a fashion show !).

 

[Panzer ace]

I hope these sellout for WP and their dealers.

 

[Warrior]

Having a critical mind on a discussion forum is not a bad thing, I would even say that it is essential to make the debat interesting
and change the monotony of only compliments.
And this can also allow brands to improve their production.

Pointing out an error/issue here or there is one thing, to continually and constantly find issues with item after item after item after item after item after item after item after item is a whole other kettle of fish, it gets tiresome and predictable after awhile.

Monotony is a two way street, whether it be compliments or criticisms.

I fail to see how complaining will lead to companies improving production; what's done is done, these figures are already on the way to collectors and dealers.

If an issue was pointed out on masters, perhaps a change could be made, but that ship has sailed on these figures.

As Jason has pointed out, troops do some odd things in the field, not everything is by the book and several wartime photos do not change that, troops foraged for what they needed and got creative when need be.

My advice as another forum member has pointed out is just be happy someone is doing Normandy FJ figures, I'm sure Greg Guy is over the moon about these, unless he's got a scarf phobia.

I enjoy a good scarf and rolled up sleeves debate as much as the next guy, so do carry on.

 

[Sahara]

I have been finding polka dots everywhere I look from the RAF, Luftwaffe and back to FJs. I have read that the blue polka dots was the prefered choice by FJs for traditional purposes. I have read that it was a choice of style etc.... needless to say I have seen enough polka dots to say Im good with it.