The Duchy of Grand Fenwick Special Operations Brigade is an airsoft team that was originally founded in November of 2009. The concept is based upon a fictitious unit from a ficticious country. Whilst it pays homage to NATO special operations units, the over-arching national context borrows from the books “The Mouse That Roared” and “The Prisoner of Zenda“. By combining modern camouflage uniforms, individual […]
Month: November 2017
AirTac Bazaar number 1
Posted on December 17, 2010 by Strike-Hold We had the distinct pleasure of co-sponsoring the first UK AirTac Bazaar held by BadgerTac last Saturday (11 December) at their base near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.Considering that only about 6 weeks elapsed from coming up with the idea to putting on the event, the guys at BadgerTac did a sterling job […]
Announcing the winner of free book contest
Posted on 27/11/2010 by Strikehold We’re happy today to announce the winner of our competition to receive a free copy of Sniper Rifles from Osprey Publishing’s new WEAPON series.And the winner is………………………………….Mr. Andrei Saftescu from Sibiu, Romania.On being informed of the news, Andrei responded:“I can’t believe I actually won. It’s quite difficult to buy books […]
Rheinmetall and Sikorsky present Cyclone naval helicopter
Posted on 24/11/2010 by Strike-Hold Tried-and-tested technology to replace the German Navy’s Sea Kings.Rheinmetall and Sikorsky recently presented the Cyclone Naval Helicopter at a joint press conference in Bonn. With a view to the German Navy’s planned procurement of thirty multi-role naval helicopters to replace its current Sea King systems, the companies have joined forces […]
Lots of kuhl stuff from KOMMANDO – International Special Operations Magazine
Posted on 21/11/2010 by Strike-Hold The latest issue of KOMMANDO has been out for a couple of weeks now, and as usual is packed full of great articles, superb photography and excellent reviews.Also released recently is KOMMANDO’s first MISSIONS special edition, this one covering counter-insurgency operations in Afghanistan. Their coverage begins with “Operation Infinite Reach” in […]
Aussies go MultiCam in the’stan
In case you missed it yesterday, in yet another case of Big Army wanting to have the same Gucci-gear as Little Army, the Australians have decided to adopt MultiCam for use by all their troops who go “outside the wire” in Afghanistan.Read more about it on Soldier Systems Daily and Kit Up! (two of our favourite […]
Win a free copy of”Sniper Rifles”from Osprey Publishing
Our friends at Osprey Publishing have sent us a copy of “Sniper Rifles” from their new Weapon series. This book details the development of ammunition, different weapons types including single shot, magazine loading and semi-automatic, as well as the introduction and use of optical sights. Martin Pegler, a leading expert on the history of sniping and […]
Lightening the load
Ever feel like you’re carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? Well, if you’re a Grunt these days then you really know that feeling. Having been a Grunt myself many moons ago, I look at all the gear that troops have to schlepp around today and I shudder. The other thing that concerns me […]
German Special Forces of WWII: Osprey Publishing
I have to start by saying that this book holds the dubious distinction of being the first book from Osprey that I’ve found quite disappointing. And that’s a shame for 2 reasons: firstly because Osprey’s “Elite” series is usually very interesting and well-researched, and secondly because these books are usually well worth recommending. In this […]
Navy Working Uniform Type II and III camo confusion cleared up
Anyone who read our previous entry on this subject will have noticed that there was some confusion – on my part – about whether the official Type II and Type III camouflage schemes were oriented differently from the AOR1 and AOR2 prototypes. Namely, that, instead of retaining the horizontal pattern orientation of CADPAT, MARPAT, NAVPAT […]
