20th Century British Military Pattern Gurkha kukri

spiral · 17th February 2006, 07:25 AM

Thats a shame Tim, but we learn as time gos on. I am sure many of us made similar errors in our earlier days.

Titus the article is about the history of the models.

But sadley human biengs are a vulnerable easily broken specis.

The knives you mention work in combat but given the choice I would take a kukri over them personaly. slighty different tecniques perhaps{& yes long ago I have expierinced real knife use in multiple scenarios. unfortuanatly.} .

But I dont think this is the correct forum to discuss the detail of the dissasembly & distruction of human biengs.

Kit Weight isnt an issue with Gurkhas , The are propably pound for pound one the physicaly toughest nations on earth.

Today air support & fire power is more the military key, but as recently as WW2 it was still common for Gurkhas to drop there rifles & sprint charge the last 50 yards at the Enemy screaming "Ayo Gurkali" { roughly translates as "Here come the Gurkhas " or the "Gurkhas are coming.}} at the top of thier lungs waving ther kukris high in the air & either dying or leaving the battlefield coverd in often headless & armless corpses of thier enemys. {Which is partialy why their units have one more Victoria Crosses than any other British Or Indian army unit. {even the Sikhs.}

Peace.
Spiral

17th February 2006, 07:25 AM	#1
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Thats a shame Tim, but we learn as time gos on. I am sure many of us made similar errors in our earlier days. Titus the article is about the history of the models. But sadley human biengs are a vulnerable easily broken specis. The knives you mention work in combat but given the choice I would take a kukri over them personaly. slighty different tecniques perhaps{& yes long ago I have expierinced real knife use in multiple scenarios. unfortuanatly.} . But I dont think this is the correct forum to discuss the detail of the dissasembly & distruction of human biengs. Kit Weight isnt an issue with Gurkhas , The are propably pound for pound one the physicaly toughest nations on earth. Today air support & fire power is more the military key, but as recently as WW2 it was still common for Gurkhas to drop there rifles & sprint charge the last 50 yards at the Enemy screaming "Ayo Gurkali" { roughly translates as "Here come the Gurkhas " or the "Gurkhas are coming.}} at the top of thier lungs waving ther kukris high in the air & either dying or leaving the battlefield coverd in often headless & armless corpses of thier enemys. {Which is partialy why their units have one more Victoria Crosses than any other British Or Indian army unit. {even the Sikhs.} Peace. Spiral