Russian Combat Song

gandog56 · 07-20-2008, 06:16 PM

And lots of Mosin Nagants and other commie guns.

YouTube - Lube Kombat

marinevet1010 · 07-20-2008, 07:30 PM

Lube Combat? I don't know if I should click...

gandog56 · 07-20-2008, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by marinevet1010

Lube Combat? I don't know if I should click...

Now would I steer you wrong?

jmeck · 07-20-2008, 08:47 PM

That clip looks like it would be a good movie,I wonder if its avalible in
english.

SwedeSteve · 07-20-2008, 09:28 PM

Pretty good !!

Geo M44 · 07-20-2008, 10:05 PM

Interesting...

lunchbox99 · 07-21-2008, 12:09 AM

thanks for the link it was worth a look

SoDakHunter · 07-21-2008, 08:28 AM

Not bad.

Cyrano · 07-21-2008, 09:03 AM

Saw a couple of scenes the director obviously stole from Lilac Time, but a realistic portrayal of life on the Eastern Fron for the grunts of the Great Patriotic War (as the Russians call World War II).

What amused me was the Soviet soldier with the Schmeisser gleefully shooting a German tanker off his tank. Put me in mind of one of the few war stories my Dad ever told me.

When he was promoted to corporal in the Ninth Division in North Africa, he had the option of continuing to carry a rifle or switching to a Thompson. He took the Thompson. Later, a directive came down stating you had to be a buck sergeant or better to rate a Thompson, so his captain made him turn it back in for a Garang. Dad's response to this was to pick up a Schmeisser and start using that instead.

Evenutally, his captain told him to get rid of the Schmeisser. Dad said he would, if they'd just give him his M1927A4 Thommy Gun back. The captain ordered him to switch back, and Dad refused, demanding to see the battalion commander. The light colonel listened to both sides and ordered Dad to go back to the Garand. Dad refused and demanded to see the Colonel. So Dad and his captain ended up in front of the Old Man. Dad presented his case - that the squads needed firepower for the kind of up-close fighting they were in, and the captain reminded the Colonel of the directive. The Colonel thought about it for a minute and told Dad's captain to give him back his Thompson. He carried it for the rest of the war.

But it was interesting to see he wasn't the only Allied soldier who appreciated the virtues of the Schmeisser machine pistol.

SwedeSteve · 07-21-2008, 12:35 PM

Great story Cyr !!

SoDakHunter · 07-21-2008, 02:20 PM

+1 good read buddy.

Ballbearing · 07-22-2008, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Cyrano

Saw a couple of scenes the director obviously stole from Lilac Time, but a realistic portrayal of life on the Eastern Fron for the grunts of the Great Patriotic War (as the Russians call World War II).

What amused me was the Soviet soldier with the Schmeisser gleefully shooting a German tanker off his tank. Put me in mind of one of the few war stories my Dad ever told me.

When he was promoted to corporal in the Ninth Division in North Africa, he had the option of continuing to carry a rifle or switching to a Thompson. He took the Thompson. Later, a directive came down stating you had to be a buck sergeant or better to rate a Thompson, so his captain made him turn it back in for a Garang. Dad's response to this was to pick up a Schmeisser and start using that instead.

Evenutally, his captain told him to get rid of the Schmeisser. Dad said he would, if they'd just give him his M1927A4 Thommy Gun back. The captain ordered him to switch back, and Dad refused, demanding to see the battalion commander. The light colonel listened to both sides and ordered Dad to go back to the Garand. Dad refused and demanded to see the Colonel. So Dad and his captain ended up in front of the Old Man. Dad presented his case - that the squads needed firepower for the kind of up-close fighting they were in, and the captain reminded the Colonel of the directive. The Colonel thought about it for a minute and told Dad's captain to give him back his Thompson. He carried it for the rest of the war.

But it was interesting to see he wasn't the only Allied soldier who appreciated the virtues of the Schmeisser machine pistol.

Very, very good story. Kudos.

GlockMeister · 07-22-2008, 01:27 AM

Well marinevet1010, did you check it out? lol Thanks for the link. As others have said, I'd have to agree, pretty interesting. Understanding it would've made it that much better. lol

And that was a cigarette they were passing around weren't it? lol

gandog56 · 07-22-2008, 12:57 PM

Don't know if there was much wacky tobacky in Russia during WWII.

07-20-2008, 06:16 PM	#1
gandog56 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montgomery, IL. Posts: 3,116 Trader Rating: (0)	Russian Combat Song And lots of Mosin Nagants and other commie guns. YouTube - Lube Kombat

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SwedeSteve Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AnchorTown, Alaska Posts: 8,875 Trader Rating: (0)	Pretty good !! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

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Geo M44 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Desert Posts: 1,980 Trader Rating: (0)	Interesting... __________________ Remember when seconds count... the police are only minutes away.

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lunchbox99 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: washington Posts: 377 Trader Rating: (0)	thanks for the link it was worth a look __________________ I need to buy 2 of each gun so they have a friend when I am not shooting them

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SwedeSteve Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AnchorTown, Alaska Posts: 8,875 Trader Rating: (0)	Great story Cyr !! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

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marinevet1010 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Goodrich, Michigan Posts: 276 Trader Rating: (0)	Lube Combat? I don't know if I should click...

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jmeck Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NC Posts: 108 Trader Rating: (0)	That clip looks like it would be a good movie,I wonder if its avalible in english.

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SoDakHunter Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 353 Trader Rating: (0)	Not bad.

07-21-2008, 09:03 AM	#9
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 1,896 Trader Rating: (0)	Saw a couple of scenes the director obviously stole from Lilac Time, but a realistic portrayal of life on the Eastern Fron for the grunts of the Great Patriotic War (as the Russians call World War II). What amused me was the Soviet soldier with the Schmeisser gleefully shooting a German tanker off his tank. Put me in mind of one of the few war stories my Dad ever told me. When he was promoted to corporal in the Ninth Division in North Africa, he had the option of continuing to carry a rifle or switching to a Thompson. He took the Thompson. Later, a directive came down stating you had to be a buck sergeant or better to rate a Thompson, so his captain made him turn it back in for a Garang. Dad's response to this was to pick up a Schmeisser and start using that instead. Evenutally, his captain told him to get rid of the Schmeisser. Dad said he would, if they'd just give him his M1927A4 Thommy Gun back. The captain ordered him to switch back, and Dad refused, demanding to see the battalion commander. The light colonel listened to both sides and ordered Dad to go back to the Garand. Dad refused and demanded to see the Colonel. So Dad and his captain ended up in front of the Old Man. Dad presented his case - that the squads needed firepower for the kind of up-close fighting they were in, and the captain reminded the Colonel of the directive. The Colonel thought about it for a minute and told Dad's captain to give him back his Thompson. He carried it for the rest of the war. But it was interesting to see he wasn't the only Allied soldier who appreciated the virtues of the Schmeisser machine pistol.

07-21-2008, 02:20 PM	#11
SoDakHunter Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 353 Trader Rating: (0)	+1 good read buddy.

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GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 4,882 Trader Rating: (0)	Well marinevet1010, did you check it out? lol Thanks for the link. As others have said, I'd have to agree, pretty interesting. Understanding it would've made it that much better. lol And that was a cigarette they were passing around weren't it? lol __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6! Last edited by GlockMeister; 07-22-2008 at 01:29 AM.

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gandog56 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montgomery, IL. Posts: 3,116 Trader Rating: (0)	Don't know if there was much wacky tobacky in Russia during WWII.