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You know, I dont take movies as truth, direction or any of that nonsense, as they are just movies, sometimes stories based on the truth (??), but they are just entertainment.
However, one of my favourite eastern front movies, is The Cross of Iron. made in 1977, and with a good cast, do go and hire it if you have not seen it already. I vividly remember seeing it in Brandon, Manitoba back in Aug 77 or 78, with a theatre full of young ‘Boxheads‘ from ‘GATES‘, and how they cheered when the Russians took a pounding. It had my hair on end, but it was all in spirit of course, and we all got into it with them.
Anyways I should stop rambling on, and say was I want to.... So here we go...
During WW2 the Russians haad whole battalions of women, who were armed with PPSH 7.62 x 25mm SMGs (known as burp guns)with 30rd and larger capacity drum mags.
They would do a frontal assault on German troops, who were armed with the 5 shot 7.92 x 57mm Kar 98K Mauser.
Of course we must consider the MG34 and 42, plus the MP40‘s etc, anad their ‘orbat‘ from within, but general issue was in fact the bolt action Kar98K.
Sure from a distance, the rifles had the range, and the Russians could be taken out at liesure, but as the Russians advanced well into SMG range the firepower from a battalion of p_issd off women, truly overwhelmed the German forces on many occasions.
Kinda makes ya wonder. There are many Russian women, now all old and weary, but 60 yrs ago, they were doing their bit, and helped save the ‘motherland‘ from the Germans.
Israel too, uses women only units, but to what success I do not know.
As they say "**** hath no fury as a woman scorned".
So with gender equality, if any woman can take it (PT and trg the same) as much as a bloke, the so be it, but my personal feelings are still the traditional ones, and I do not favour women in ground combat roles.
Cheers,
Wes
However, one of my favourite eastern front movies, is The Cross of Iron. made in 1977, and with a good cast, do go and hire it if you have not seen it already. I vividly remember seeing it in Brandon, Manitoba back in Aug 77 or 78, with a theatre full of young ‘Boxheads‘ from ‘GATES‘, and how they cheered when the Russians took a pounding. It had my hair on end, but it was all in spirit of course, and we all got into it with them.
Anyways I should stop rambling on, and say was I want to.... So here we go...
During WW2 the Russians haad whole battalions of women, who were armed with PPSH 7.62 x 25mm SMGs (known as burp guns)with 30rd and larger capacity drum mags.
They would do a frontal assault on German troops, who were armed with the 5 shot 7.92 x 57mm Kar 98K Mauser.
Of course we must consider the MG34 and 42, plus the MP40‘s etc, anad their ‘orbat‘ from within, but general issue was in fact the bolt action Kar98K.
Sure from a distance, the rifles had the range, and the Russians could be taken out at liesure, but as the Russians advanced well into SMG range the firepower from a battalion of p_issd off women, truly overwhelmed the German forces on many occasions.
Kinda makes ya wonder. There are many Russian women, now all old and weary, but 60 yrs ago, they were doing their bit, and helped save the ‘motherland‘ from the Germans.
Israel too, uses women only units, but to what success I do not know.
As they say "**** hath no fury as a woman scorned".
So with gender equality, if any woman can take it (PT and trg the same) as much as a bloke, the so be it, but my personal feelings are still the traditional ones, and I do not favour women in ground combat roles.
Cheers,
Wes