Navy News Calendar 2008
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Navy News Calendar 2008
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Royal Marines of 42 Commando Picture: LA(Phot) Gaz Faulkner
Jun 08
Sun 1 Tue 17
Mon 2 Wed 18 Royal Marines of 42 Commando armed with the SA80 A2 assault rifle in battle in Afghanistan
The Green Berets spent a significant part of last year taking
Tue 3 Thu 19 the fight to the enemy, the Taleban insurgents in Helmand
Province, Afghanistan. On the right Capt Mackenzie Green,
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officer commanding 10 troop, Mike Company, 42 Cdo talks JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER
Wed Fri 20 on a Bowman radio as fierce fighting erupts around him.
Thu 5 Sat 21
SA80 A2
Fri 6 Sun 22 Calibre: 5.56mm
Weight: 4.98kg (with loaded magazine
and optical sight)
Sat 7 Mon 23 Length: 785mm
Barrel length: 518mm
Muzzle velocity: 940m/s
Sun 8 Tue 24 Feed: 30 round magazine
Effective range: 400m
Mon 9 Wed 25 Cyclic rate of fire: 610-775 rounds per minuteUnderslung
grenade launcher
Tue 10 Thu 26 Calibre: 40mm
Effective range: 350m
Wed 11 Fri 27
Thu 12 Sat 28
Fri 13 Sun 29
Sat 14 Mon 30 OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
Sun 15 Father’s Day
May July
Mon 16 M 5 12 19 26 M 7 14 21 28
T 6 13 20 27 T 1 8 15 22 29
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T 1 8 15 22 29 T 3 10 17 24 31 For career opportunities in the Royal Navy or
F 2 9 16 23 30 F 4 11 18 25 Royal Marines go to
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S 3 10 17 24 31 S 5 12 19 26 call 08456 07 55 55
S 4 11 18 25 S 6 13 20 27 or visit your local Armed Forces Careers Office.
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