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Interesting to note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yomp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yomp The most famous yomp of recent times was during the 1982 Falklands W
by robaato 8y ago
Interesting to note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yomp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yomp
The most famous yomp of recent times was during the 1982 Falklands War. After disembarking from ships at San Carlos on East Falkland, on 21 May 1982, Royal Marines and members of the Parachute Regiment yomped (and tabbed) with their equipment across the islands, covering 56 miles (90 km) in three days carrying 80-pound (36 kg) loads.
Wonder what their kit was in comparison to the article.
- gaius 8y agoI don’t think any of them had body armour. The weight would have been mainly ammo, food and batteries. But it was over soft marshy ground.
- swish_bob 8y agoThey didn't have body armour, no, and fewer batteries. You can get a fair idea of what how little they were carrying compared to current deployments from https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205194942 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205194942 Allegedly RM commandos deployed in Afghanistan are carrying roughly twice the load ...