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sandman99and9
06-03-14, 17:06
I was going through some old pics I had on photobucket and came across this one of a French soldier and i know how easy it is to make fun of the French but this guy looks like a serious badass trooper !! I doubt there are very many smartasses out there cracking the usual French military jokes to this guy :)

I have almost no knowledge of french units and was wondering what unit this guy is from ? Is he a Legion trooper or possibly a French marine ?


http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/sandman99and9/frenchbadass.jpg (http://s478.photobucket.com/user/sandman99and9/media/frenchbadass.jpg.html)



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Iraqgunz
06-03-14, 17:33
I think it is a French Marine Infantry Commando.
Leaveammoforme
06-03-14, 18:18
I think it is a French Marine Infantry Commando.

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Geez! Look at that rifle! I'm pretty sure there is a Famas in there some where.
Moose-Knuckle
06-03-14, 18:47
The small shoulder patch with anchor is Troupes de marine, think para Marines.


That guy's skin tone, physique, and ink leads me to believe that he is Māori.
SilverBullet432
06-03-14, 19:33
Heard a joke today forgot exactly how it went though:

"The french often have weapons auctions, rifles in great firing condition! Just a few scratches from being dropped when the french run away!!!!" :lol:
MistWolf
06-03-14, 20:01
For Sale: French Lebel. Excellent, unfired condition. Only dropped once
Caeser25
06-03-14, 20:11
Kind of hard to tell but comms like something from Walmart?
MountainRaven
06-03-14, 20:44
White flags and dropped rifles? (http://www.breachbangclear.com/contributor-chris-hernandez-on-working-with-the-french-army/)
Part 2 (http://www.breachbangclear.com/you-do-not-know-what-you-dont-know-and-the-jokes-are-wrong/)
Part 3 (http://www.breachbangclear.com/the-truth-about-the-french-army-pt-iii-getting-into-fights/)

If you're going to make fun, probably best to do so at the expense of the Italians....
Trajan
06-03-14, 21:17
White flags and dropped rifles? (http://www.breachbangclear.com/contributor-chris-hernandez-on-working-with-the-french-army/)
Part 2 (http://www.breachbangclear.com/you-do-not-know-what-you-dont-know-and-the-jokes-are-wrong/)
Part 3 (http://www.breachbangclear.com/the-truth-about-the-french-army-pt-iii-getting-into-fights/)

If you're going to make fun, probably best to do so at the expense of the Italians....

People also seem to forget French domination during the Napoleon era.
Failure2Stop
06-03-14, 21:26
The French Marine Commandos are a good bunch of dudes. The French people in general...well...glass houses, best not throw stones and all that.

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MountainRaven
06-03-14, 22:02
People also seem to forget French domination during the Napoleon era.

They seem keen to forget Lafayette and King Louis XVI's navy, too.
Big A
06-04-14, 10:10
The small shoulder patch with anchor is Troupes de marine, think para Marines.


That guy's skin tone, physique, and ink leads me to believe that he is Māori.

I was thinking the same thing.
SOW_0331
06-04-14, 11:28
The French Marine Commandos are a good bunch of dudes. The French people in general...well...glass houses, best not throw stones and all that.

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+1

It'll be a while before we can arrogantly mock European countries and their foreign policy. We're not really doing so hot lately.


The radio looks like a basic Motorola with a pretty common surv-kit. If he's not an RO billet, it's probably a team radio. No sense in everyone using a 117 to talk to someone a hundred meters away.