Posted on 27/04/2012 by Strike-Hold This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My rifle, without me, is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. I must fire my […]
Month: November 2017
OPFOR – Flying the Enemy Skies
Posted on April 27, 2012 by Strikehold Together with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment OPFOR, the aircrews of B Company, 2916th Aviation Battalion provide the U.S. Army (and sometimes allied and other U.S. forces) with a credible enemy threat on the simulated battlegrounds of the National Training Center at Fort Irwin. Thanks to the Wings […]
Rapid Reaction Force takes to the air
Posted on April 10, 2012 by Strikehold Troops from the British Army’s rapid reaction force have taken part in an aviation skills master class. From parachuting, to helicopter assaults, and Rapid Air Landing (RAL), Exercise EAGLES FLIGHT 12 has seen 16 Air Assault Brigade soldiers working on Salisbury Plain with RAF C-130 Hercules transport aircraft […]
PenCott-Badlands “Slangvel” – reproduction South African Airborne Forces Smock
Former Paratrooper, and Service-Disabled Vietnam Vet, Slangvel took his nickname / eBay trader name from the nickname given by South African paras to their distinctive local version of the traditional British Airborne Forces smock. “Slangvel” is Afrikaans for snake skin and was given to the smock due of its use of leather (later changed to […]
Helikon-Tex Urban Tactical Pants review
Helikon-Tex began as an Army surplus dealer in Poland in 1983. Since 2000 however the company has been manufacturing their own lines of field clothing for military, milsim sports, hunters and outdoors recreational purposes. Today, Helikon-Tex is a manufacturer of field uniforms, waterproof and windproof sets, fleece jackets, underwear and head-gear – as well as […]
Osprey WEAPON Series: The Browning Automatic Rifle
Posted on 02/04/2012 by Strike-Hold You’ve seen it featured recently on “Triggers”, “Top Guns” and “Sons of Guns” – now’s your chance to get the low-down on one of the 20th Century’s most iconic and hard-hitting battle rifles. Due out this month in Osprey Publishing’s excellent WEAPON Series is “The Browning Automatic Rifle”. For nearly […]
Are you getting enough?
Posted on 01/04/2012 by Strike-Hold Strike-Hold! that is… What did you think I meant? If you haven’t checked out, and “Liked”, our Facebook page then the answer is definitely “NO!” We’ve leveraged the power and functionality of Facebook in order to bring you even more up-to-the-minute breaking news, links and “shares” to stuff of interest, […]
SABRE® Introduces PenCott Camouflage Clothing and Gear
SABRE® is the tactical clothing and equipment line brand from renowned German defence and law enforcement solution provider, JK Defence & Security Products GmbH. The SABRE brand offers military and law enforcement customers a full range of operationally-proven products for all climates, environments, and duties. For the past several months, JK Defence has been offering […]
British and Afghan troops launch dawn raid in Helmand
A dawn raid by British and Afghan troops in Helmand province has struck a blow at the insurgency in Afghanistan. The elite Brigade Reconnaissance Force (BRF) joined forces with the Warthog Group to strike at an insurgent headquarters in the north of Task Force Helmand’s area of operations. A number of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), […]
Royal Navy gets a new working-duty uniform
A new duty uniform for the Royal Navy is being trialled by HMS Daring while on counter-piracy operations in the Gulf. Sailors on board the new Type 45 destroyer are now wearing a specially-designed dark blue kit in place of the Royal Navy’s traditional light blue outfit known as the Number 4 dress. This is […]
