WW2 British Airborne Infantry Arnhem | Market Garden | Airsoft Loadouts | AATV EP172

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This episode is all about British Paratrooper, Airlanding and Airborne forces in WW2. This is representative of infantry fighting in Operation Market Garden at Arnhem in 1944 as well as D-Day and Operation Varsity.
Our loadout guides are intended for Airsoft Skirmishing only and are not for living history or re-enacting. Some considerations may have been made because of this. We consider boots, gloves and protective glasses as essential PPE and for the user to decide on for their own needs.
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Host:
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@theirishempire4952 2 года назад

"We Haven't the proper facilities to take you all prisoners, Sorry!"

@edgarsantiesteban433 Год назад

@FloofPogg 7 месяцев назад

"What?!"

@markaxworthy2508 2 месяца назад

I knew an old British para called Don who lived in Paignton 15 years ago. He was a working class man but one of nature's true gentlemen - soft spoken, dressed impeccably, always tipped. He was one of the first 100 British paratroop volunteers, but never dropped operationally. This was because in 1940 the RAF wanted to know if it was practicable to parachute into the sea with the Mae West life jacket already inflated. Don was the volunteer selected to test this. The impact drove the Mae West upwards with great force, damaged his neck seriously and knocked him unconscious. He was too badly injured to jump again, but his experience may have saved a lot of aircrew lives.

@AnvilAirsoftTV 2 месяца назад

Wow thanks for letting us know Don’s story.

@markaxworthy2508 2 месяца назад

@@AnvilAirsoftTV His story would probably have died with me, if I hadn't got it out somewhere. Thanks for providing the opportunity. As a result of your positive feedback, I will now put it upon other Para-related websites. Don died about 10 years ago but his courtesy and personal standards have left their mark on me, at least.

@CaptStarlight 2 года назад

When I was a kid I ask a veteran once what a toggle rope was for and very seriously he told me that it was used for hunting and catching toggles. For years I believed him cx

@AnvilAirsoftTV 2 года назад

@richarnold8951 Месяц назад

Just noticed your Staffordshire Regiment Cap badge!!! Now i give you the highest respect

@muchasgracias6976 2 года назад

Looking at the Denison smock and drooling.

@user-vw4rt7qg8e Месяц назад

OUTSTANDING!!! This is The BEST description of WWII outfit I have ever seen! Love it!!! I have been reenacting WWII for over 30 years, love airsoft!

@AnvilAirsoftTV Месяц назад

Thankyou. Gadge puts a lot of effort into preparing and presenting these.

@RDPproject 2 года назад

*Thank you for a fantastic video* My Granddad was in Arnhem. His LZ was north west of the town. Was shot in the right shoulder and captured. He made it home. Rob.

@AnvilAirsoftTV 2 года назад

Thank you for letting us know about your Grandfather.

@Grayman58 2 года назад

My mom's brother in law who is long gone now actually jumped into Holland during ww2 . A family story which is always talked about and his grandson served in Afghanistan as a para

@jorggruhl709 Год назад

Very good video. Loads of information in a professional presentation. I’m neither a reenactor nor a air softy. But as a painter of scale model dioramas I found many new things. Please keep on these standards, they are rarely seen on RU-vid. Thanks for posting this. Greetings from Germany and apologies for my broken English.

@AnvilAirsoftTV Год назад

Thanks. We’re running out of Loadouts to do from our collections but there’s a few left.

@jockin_around8314 2 года назад

I tell you, if you can get your hands on a modern british para smock, do it, its soooo comfortable (in my opinion) definitely an ally piece of kit

@gadgeharvey5544 2 года назад

I have a 1980s DPM one in the kit room

@jockin_around8314 2 года назад

@@gadgeharvey5544 in my opinion they are better than the “regular” issued smocks, because of the elastic cuffs and the lack of a hood. Which in the army, we we never used. But each to their own. I would like to get my hands on a ww2 denison though, after this video, getting a good look at it, definitely looks like a must have

@AnvilAirsoftTV 2 года назад

I’ve got three windproofs of various ages that I much prefer to the issue smocks. All my hoods are rolled up nice and tidy though. :)

@gadgeharvey5544 2 года назад

@@jockin_around8314 i used to use the SAS windproof with the hood rolled up. The para smock is nice but its a lot heavier than the sas smock. I only got a para smock years after actually needing one for exercises so cant really compare the two fairly. The issue smock was pants, thats for sure :)

@jockin_around8314 2 года назад

@@gadgeharvey5544 all depends on what your looking for, up here in Scotland it can get quite cold so a heavier smock is bob on. Ive seen many great comments about the sas smock, definitely something to look into. Anyway another great loadout! Its great seeing older kits being put together.

@gijoe508 Год назад

Very interesting, I know all about the American airborne gear but never knew much about the British airborne other than the smocks and berets and some of the weapons.

@richardmachray191 2 года назад

That Enfield is amazing. Gadge awesome load out as usual.

@jimomaha7809 2 года назад

I have read several accounts were the sten bandoleer is being used. Fun fact in the airborne museum Hartenstein there is a p37 ammo pouch in its collection and to both sides a single , cutoff pouch of a sten bandoleer is sewn. Several German made photographs, during the Arnhem battle, show them being worn by German soldiers who have armed themselves with MKV stenguns. One photograph that surfaced a few years ago shows a killed British airborne soldier wearing such a bandoleer. My point is these were probably not that rare at all just not being shown that much in period photographs.

@James-C24 2 года назад

Can confirm toggle ropes are still used on some team training exercises in British army training. Was suprised to see it myself 🤣🤣

@AnvilAirsoftTV 2 года назад

One of the oldest bits of issued British kit.

@gadgeharvey5544 2 года назад

I was issued one for officer selection RCB in 1998!

@James-C24 2 года назад

@@gadgeharvey5544 this was just for trying to cross a small gap we had 2 toggle ropes and some other ropes and odds and ends.

@nope1888 2 года назад

Love it! great information!

@deangoodall7411 2 года назад

Great vid as always guys, well done Gadge, keep it up fellas, love these vids

@AnvilAirsoftTV 2 года назад

Thanks Dean

@Wessex90 2 года назад

I love this! My grandad was in the 2nd South Staffordshire Regiment so seeing all the kit he would’ve worn is so insightful. Earned a sub!

@AnvilAirsoftTV 2 года назад

Really glad we could bring this to you

@Wessex90 2 года назад

@@AnvilAirsoftTV thanks so much!

@frontlineevents1066 2 года назад

Superb! Cant wait for more!

@gadgeharvey5544 2 года назад

I have a few more British WWII loadouts we can do, sadly my axis and USA kit was sold years ago but perhaps we can look at those in the future if these videos are popular enough to make it worth sourcing the kit.

@frontlineevents1066 2 года назад

@@gadgeharvey5544 I would love to see more WW2 British kits. Not something we see much of yet. Hopefully this will steer our community in the right direction on the build up to May 2022 :-)

@richardthomashaydon 2 года назад

Good one as per normal Gadge. Very imformative.

@AirsoftReviewArgentina 2 года назад

Very good and detailed video. Thumbs up!

@AnvilAirsoftTV 2 года назад

Hey thanks for watching.

@teaandmedals7677 2 года назад

2 days they said…we’ve been here 9 !

@lokischildren7862 2 года назад

Excellent video

@AnvilAirsoftTV 2 года назад

Thanks. Mostly Gadge’s gear and knowledge on this one.

@getthembucks9984 Год назад

Very informative thank you

@AnvilAirsoftTV Год назад

Our pleasure

@chrishoatson3186 5 месяцев назад

I’ve worn the modern day DMS boots for the kit in airsoft. Same look but much better soles for playing airsoft.

@randydimand6573 2 года назад

What I’ve seen people do is use empty tic tac containers fill them with bbs and use them to fill up their speedloaders. Mostly with the us webbing but I don’t see why it wouldn’t would with the smle bandolier.

@DutchTunisian 2 года назад

Great video i really like the look of the British airborne

@AnvilAirsoftTV 2 года назад

It’s an iconic loadout for sure

@DutchTunisian 2 года назад

@@AnvilAirsoftTV yea

@Enigma.. 2 года назад

I always wondered what the rope around the kit was, very interesting and ‘zee germans joke’ 😂

@garywateridge Год назад

easy to have a love afair with the Denison smock

@ceeb2275 2 года назад

Im off to watch A Bridge to Far. great vid

@gadgeharvey5544 2 года назад

Try and watch 'theirs is the glory' it was actually made shortly after the war and most the guys in it were actually at Arnhem, they also use real weapons and blow up real german tanks.

@ceeb2275 2 года назад

@@gadgeharvey5544 I'm Ex Royal Navy Submariner and also ex RAMC (left after Herrick 7) there is nothing I haven't seen :)

@randycheow4268 2 года назад

A Bridge Too Far

@AnvilAirsoftTV 2 года назад

Indeed.

@andrewcombe8907 Год назад

Denisons were worn over the battle dress blouse. If you watch “Theirs is the Glory” you can see that.

@AnvilAirsoftTV Год назад

For sure but not really needed for our purposes.

@fosty. 2 года назад

4:30 definitely doing that here in Texas.

@ianstainer6090 2 года назад

great vide, im currently looking ot do som ww2 loadout and this has helped make it a lot easier and cheaper to start off with! I was wondering where you got your denison smock from? and whether using post war battle dress would be considered okay. I bought some that has moth damage and was used by cadets in the 50s as opposed to ww2 originals or kit used in the korean war. mainly because it was a mile cheaper tha ww2 repro. tia

@AnvilAirsoftTV 2 года назад

lots of people have used post war or greek battle dress for airsoft. Makes sense to us.

@Cold_War_Buff 3 месяца назад

Can the sten gun pouches hold Thompson mags? tempted to do a royal marine load out like this

@MrKieronwharton 2 года назад

Im sure ive got some of that old webbing in my parents loft, its was brought for me when i was around 13 as i was really into British military history, i will have to dig it out

@AnvilAirsoftTV 2 года назад

Will be worth a bit now!

@MrKieronwharton 2 года назад

I wouldn't even know where to sell it now 😂

@AnvilAirsoftTV 2 года назад

eBay. You’ll just need to do some research to know what you actually have.

@jantztim Месяц назад

2 question, great video🫡 smock is from sof? I love the colors, and 2nd question, the ammo pouches, are they mark 2 or mark 3? Mark 2 fits only 2 bren magazines and mark 3 fits 3, if the soldier had the mark 2, would it automatically be replaces with the MKIII? So it will be allowed to carry 3 bren mags?

@AnvilAirsoftTV 28 дней назад

Smock is not SOF, it's from a company called 'Military Tours' a few years before SOF did them. I honestly have no idea what pattern of pouch they are I've not looked at the markings for 20 years. Standard was to carry two bren mags in one pouch and your own ammunition in the other. If people carried more it was usually in the ancillary bren pouches worn above the normal ones. Gadge.

@wyattrierson3967 Год назад

What type smock do you prefer or recommend If my eye is correct I'd say it's the first pattern

@wyattrierson3967 Год назад

For market garden what smocks where used or favored Ive seen photos most of the men I'd say are whering the type 1

@seamus459 2 года назад

i have a 44 pattern smock and a 59 pattern plus a 1980 dpm and a 1990 woodland cammo smock pluss all the correct airsoft rifs since i drew my pension

@rac4687 2 года назад

Hello great vid. I wish more lads played second World War games as id love give airborne game a go. Ps there actually is an airsoft mk5 sten and mk4 Enfield available unfortunately no bren or piat yet

@AnvilAirsoftTV 2 года назад

There’s a fair bit of WW2 in the UK.

@rac4687 2 года назад

@@AnvilAirsoftTV excellent guess i need find some. Ps i think we meet at decent game where you an intelligence guy. I was the Russian guy knelt next you as waiting for an imaginary helicopter lol

@AnvilAirsoftTV 2 года назад

Indeed! I ended up in Moscow as my rescue team were useless! :)

@rac4687 2 года назад

@@AnvilAirsoftTV had nice kit though

@AnvilAirsoftTV 2 года назад

Have a look at Frontline Events for WW2.