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16 NAVY NEWS, APRIL 2007
’Scope for development
at Submarine School
Sam like it hot
IT’S amazing what you can “Tally-Ho’s exploits were
snap up on the Internet
renowned and as a piece of
auction site eBay.
engineering, the periscope is
I
RRITATING things pop-
ups.
Books, fi lms, stuffed toys,
fabulous.”
You just can’t get rid of them...
old postcards, ephemera and
Indeed it is – and it is still
unless you have an assault rifle.
bric-a-brac, a fully-working
in working order – including
No, we are not advocating
WW2-era British submarine’s
the range estimator, a manual
blasting away at the internet, we’re
attack periscope.
computer which calculated
just describing one of the more
When the distinctive artefact
the distance to a target. Such
arduous challenges facing sailors
from legendary wartime boat
technology is not yesteryear,
and Royal Marine sharpshooters
HMS Tally-Ho appeared for
as it still can be found in the
on Exercise Uncle Sam.
sale on the web, the guardians
periscopes of today’s S boats,
A 16-strong combat shooting
of the Silent Service’s heritage
for example.
team (CST) was mustered by the
decided it must be
“When you look at it,
Royal Navy Royal Marines Rifle
preserved.
then it’s the same
Association to go to Camp Joseph
The periscope led
technology – with
T Robinson in North Little Rock,
a rather unusual life
a few minor tweaks
Arkansas. (Last year’s overseas
in its post-Tally-Ho
– as we use in today’s
‘career’. It ended
submarines,”
shoot involving the association
up in the canteen
said WO2 Dave
was Waltzing Matilda, predictably
of a Lancaster
Boniface.
enough, in Australia.)
factory, Luneside
“It’s important
The National Guard base was
Engineering, where
that lads know
home to the 16th annual skill-
workers could raise
where the
at-arms meeting involving 120
it during their lunch
Submarine Service
shootists from the British, US,
breaks to admire the
has come from. It’s
Norwegian, Canadian and French
countryside.
about instilling the
military.
With the factory site
submarine ethos.”
If you’re wondering why this
undergoing redevelopment,
In keeping with her
feature isn’t in the sports pages...
the periscope was removed
hunting name, Tally-Ho had an
it’s because the association stresses
and put up on eBay… where
illustrious career in the Far East
that sharpshooting is not a sport,
it was promptly bought by
where she was the scourge of
hobby or pastime but an essential
● Mne Goodman (Fleet Protection Group RM) emerges from a tunnel on the assault course during the
the RN Submarine Museum…
the Japanese merchant and
part of military life.
React to Contact drill in Arkansas and (below) the Combat Shooting Team on a speed march, part of
which in turn presented it to
fi ghting fl eets, dispatching
The RNRM team, led by Cdr
the same contest
the Submarine School at HMS
steamers, a light cruiser and a
Ian Danbury, enjoyed four days of
Raleigh.
German U-boat among others.
intensive training at Pirbright and of the competitions (out of 26 The net result was that the Dave O’Connor RM, the
So, what do you do with a 28ft
Despite being rammed by Bisley, followed by four more days
teams), although they did score RNRM squad finished in the top RNRMRA Master Coach, at
three-quarter-ton periscope
enemy submarine chasers and of equally intensive training in
a second place in the ‘Fire Team half of the table – with some No.16, closely followed by Lt Cdr
without a submarine? Why,
badly damaged, Tally-Ho lost Arkansas to allow the sailors and
Assault’ (pipped by the British notable results. John Morgan-Hosey, who was
you install it on a balcony
just one crewman on all her marines to become accustomed
Army), and took fourth in ‘React The highest-placed Combat eighteenth overall.
overlooking Plymouth Sound
patrols. to the range, their weapons
to Contact’. Shooting competitor was WO2 “One of the most pleasing
to give next-generation deeps
Post-war she appeared in and the climate.
aspects was the number of fi rst
an insight into how their
the fi lm Morning Departure The competition itself
time younger members who
forefathers went into battle.
before ending her days as a was shot over a six-day
shot for the team this year,”
That’s the theory; fi rst,
‘fl oating classroom’ at HMS period and consisted
explained Lt ‘Dickie’ Bird of
however, funding is needed to
Dolphin. of three pistol matches
RNAS Culdrose.
pay for such a project.
(fi ring both left and
“This introduced new
■ Anyone with memories of
And there’s no doubt in
service in HMS Tally-Ho or right-handed) and
blood into the international
the minds of the instructors
who wishes to support the seven rifl e matches,
combat shooting competition
at Raleigh that Tally-Ho’s
periscope project should write which culminated
– something which
periscope should be a feature
to WO Slater at the Submarine in an eight-man
the association is
at the Submarine School.
School, HMS Raleigh, Torpoint, team match.
encouraging in a big
“It’s important that we
Cornwall, PL11 2PD. All matches
way, in its current
don’t lose this opportunity to
were based
Fleet-wide push to
display such an historic piece
on a combat
recruit new blood.”
of equipment,” explained
environment
The climax of ● HMS Tally-Ho, seen here
WO(Coxn) Jim Slater.
designated HMS P317
involving ‘Close
Uncle Sam was
Picture: RN Submarine Museum
Quarter Battle’, ‘Fire
the International
Team Assault’, ‘Rapid
Team Rifl e Match
Fire Engagements’,
on the fi nal day of
obstacle courses and
competition.
‘React to Contact’.
Again the standard
The latter saw
of shooting was high
competitors overcome
and through the course
an obstacle course,
of the day the CST
run for a kilometre,
gradually climbed up the
then engage 92 pop-
leaderboard to fi nish in a very-
up targets in 180
creditable fourth place behind
seconds.
the US Army, British Army and
The teams shot at
Britain’s Territorial Army.
ranges varying from 25 to
On the back of its excellent
500 metres and conducted
showing in the USA, the
several speed marches
association is ‘relaunching’ itself
before shooting either
this month.
with Britain’s standard-
Sailors and marines should
issue SA80 rifl e or a 9mm
see a flurry of posters around
Browning pistol.
the Royal Navy and Corps, and
As well as the international
commanding officers and officers
flavour to the meeting, the
can be briefed to highlight the
competition was run side-by-
association’s aim of improving
side with the Winston P Wilson
marksmanship across the Senior
contest, with 300 shootists from
Service.
every state in the USA competing
More details about the
for sharpshooting honours.
association and impending skill
The Senior Servicemen
at arms meetings are available
averaged seventh place in most
from www.RNRMRA.org or Lt
Bird, the association’s corporate
communications offi cer, on 93781
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