Oli Bowen

military, maritime & space history | contessa 32 aficionado | cornish cormorant sailor | usual disclaimers

[Oli Bowen @BowenOli]

@blagden_david Shall we talk about Flt Lt Pollock and his hunter jet and Tower Bridge!! 🛩️🌉

[Oli Bowen @BowenOli]

@BO3673 In the same sentence you have stated personal weapons aren’t specialist and then described exactly why different capabilities have different personal weapons based on their specialism. 🤷‍♂️

Not sure I can help you anymore…

[Oli Bowen @BowenOli]

@BO3673 But seriously that’s me out. I’ll leave you with the most recent photos from the vet corps.

[Oli Bowen @BowenOli]

@BO3673 We’ve confirmed the PPE is the same.

Yes a personal weapon is specialist. Yes the equipment mounted on it is specialist. Look at tanks crews or helicopter crews, or the Rangers etc etc.

[Oli Bowen @BowenOli]

@BO3673 No one is disputing their value. You are getting worked up over legacy photos and sadly the people killed would have been wearing the same kit as their peers regardless of capbadge.

[Oli Bowen @BowenOli]

@BO3673 Virtus helmet and body armour?

[Oli Bowen @BowenOli]

@BO3673 https://t.co/Tm5pQJjfat

Plenty of current pictures showing current equipment.

[Oli Bowen @BowenOli]

@BO3673 Before you totally froth at the mouth try have you contacted the CAL to check the age of the photos. I’d wager they are stock photos.

[Oli Bowen @BowenOli]

@perennialcapt @nicholadrummond Who knows… it was a flippant comment sorry.

[Oli Bowen @BowenOli]

@perennialcapt @nicholadrummond If it’s a brand new weapon it isn’t an A4 no?

[Tory Fibs @ToryFibs]

Blimey!

Take a bow Sky News - that is some first class journalism.

[Oli Bowen @BowenOli]

@Mr_Andrew_Fox “Share the same earth once more”… powerful.

[Patrick Porter @PatPorter76]

I'd settle at first instance for a few properly supported brigades, robust air defences and properly crewed surface fleet, before trying to build the mass organisation & social upheaval of national service.

[Oli Bowen @BowenOli]

@thinkdefence At this rate this is probably closer to reality than we care to believe…!

[James Holland @James1940]

Thanks, @RishiSunak but this really isn’t going to cut it. How about pledging to increase the size of our armed forces, raising salaries of our servicemen, and issuing a mass of meaningful defence contracts? 1938…

[Oli Bowen @BowenOli]

@FredGre94488127 @kingsbury_ollie You could just stop at pointless @FredGre94488127. Plith helmets for the win…!

[Oli Bowen @BowenOli]

@SpeciousOfficer @El_Doorknob Some bold assertions from the French woollen fetish monster in the 🧵 above.

[Oli Bowen @BowenOli]

@BCDIM_21 @SpeciousOfficer Very practical. Stops rain, UV and isn’t a beret.