Talbot6832 you are so right....I wish we could have the 70s and 80s back, the Royal Tournament was amazing, I know I was there as a Royal Marine when they first had a laser show in 79...The other day I watched the xfactor or some such crap..it made me cringe. Makes me sad to see how Britain has fallen so far....how did we come to this...how did we come to this .
Wow... quite impressing. Those guys are like a watch. Really impressive.
P.S.: the part when the gun is moved via ropes quite dangeroues, specially when it lands. I suppose there were some serious injuries in some of these competitions.
Anybody interested and paticularly ex Field Gunners The Fleet Air Arm Field Gun Association have their own Website, just google Field Gun to find it. Pompey & Guzz sites can also be entered from here. The site shows the history of Field Gunning and there is a "Members Area" where ex's stay in touch
We used to be based next door to the Training ground for this stuff, must have watched this hundreds of time live, never fails to astound me, gonna take this to my interview as an example of "Teamwork" fantastic stuff. You can almost smell the rum and gunpowder! Bring it back!!! Not this pussy stuff you see nowadays.
Wonder how many of today's youth could manage this?
I watched the Fleet Air Arm Gunnies a lot while at Daedalus in the 80's. Saw how hard they trained (and drank!) and the batterings they took - total respect for every one of them. Watching this gave me goosepimples! Oh and they had great 'do's' in the FG mess!
@hbomb1964 I suppose its a question of these days if its too hard in the Navy no one will join, when the old days it was I want to join as it is hatrd ( to prove ones self) also the female ratings would not have to do this so then the males would say why do we have to do this kind of stuff. Something anong those lines I guess.
@dave2806 they wudnt have this anymore without a basic first aid certificate, basic hygeine test, high viz jackets, overalls and steel toe capped boots. such is the state of Britian nee Great.
i took part in a march through in the last stand royal tournament. you can buy the dvd of the final show online. not exactly sure why they stopped it maybe it was just too much extra work for the regiments involved, after all this tournament is done by real serving soldiers not civilians.
Why did they ever stop this event!! Living in Plymouth i used to watch the Field Gunners at HMS Drake in Devonport where the field gunning used to take place. Its an event of true teamwork not just brute strength. and it is a true team thing because if one person was to make a mistake then that was it for the entire crew and possibly severe injuries i.e broken bones,severed joints. Why cant they bring it back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ohh Yes!! lets see... broken ribs,legs, arms wrists, smashed feet, Oh the best ever i witnessed was a finger being chopped off, shut it in the breech. nice!!. if they could run they ran.
Yeah My rugby coach was in the devonport squad and one time he broke his back and was told he will never walk again and his friend shatered his leg in 5 place! My coach is ok now he can walk and run without pain but it took 14 years of his life to do it!
It just HAS! to be good to know you were a part of UK & RN history taking part in this event with EVERYTHING! involved in getting the teams to Earls Court. With our FU**ED-UP country and the WRONG! decisions to stop the support and funding of this event...which is internationally one of the toughest team events in history......showing the world what can be achieved with teamwork, dedication and good training.
we use both - most younger people now work in kg for most weights, but we still usually weigh ourselves in stones and pounds for some reason! same as farenheit and celcius - we use both depending on what we're talking about
Nice to see it again. Also got the total video at home, because: I WAS THERE! As one of the 18 Dutch Grenadiers ("Our allies in 1588") musician, the second group of Dutch in the history of RT. I played a xylophone-solo after the spokesman-intro. Very honoured, a life event.
Hmmmm. Instead of this fabulous spectacle of British military finesse we are subjected to utterly pathetic reality TV programmes. Welcome to 21st century Britain. Fucking sickens me to the core.
@Talbot6832 exactly.....this government i screwing up everything for our armed forces! They need support!.....The goverment can't afford to give them proper equipment now they are taking away more funding. join my FB group "Britannia Rules The Waves!....not after these defence cuts she won't!"
What great footage this is, it brought back memories of when I was in a field gun crew at HMS Ganges 1954/55. They certainly don't do this these days with the Health and Safety brigade's rules and regulations.
Each running crew consists of 18 men, they all have very specialised roles (I'll try to get a more detailed answer posted soon). Three rounds are fired at the 'Enemy' at each action, so six rounds are fired by each crew during the run.
When I was young and fit I was running along the beach at Lee-on-Solent one day and was overtaken by the FAA Field Gun team - all of whom were carrying sand bags on their shoulders - and jumping the groins whilst I was on the footpath.
Yes it's a joke. But looking back wasn't it great, back then my heros as a boy, joined the RN in 96 was blessed to be picked in the fleet air arm field gun crew 1998 as a 19 yr old and loved evey minute of it, in the crew there is no rank just the innner rack as in ur number and place in the team. G.S.T.Q
great videos. You may be able to help. I was in the royal marine cadet band (plymouth) and played at the royal tournament in the early 80's not sure what year 80-85 I think, and I have been looking for footage for a while, can you be any assistance, many thanks, lee
I would have watched this on TV, when I was just 13
technotoaster 1 month ago
Awsome. My dad was in that race. It would be great to see it live.
TRikZMaStErZ4 2 months ago
Proper mansport this. Nothing like that whiny soccer diva crap we get these days.
JeffBilkins 5 months ago
Impressive stuff! Now I know why the old school Matelots refer to Brickwoods as 'Car Park Field Gun'
jreacher79 8 months ago
I know one of the only Wheelies who's still got 10 digits.
This is an exception example of Britain having talent.
Rule Britainnia
MrGulliver86 9 months ago
Talbot6832 you are so right....I wish we could have the 70s and 80s back, the Royal Tournament was amazing, I know I was there as a Royal Marine when they first had a laser show in 79...The other day I watched the xfactor or some such crap..it made me cringe. Makes me sad to see how Britain has fallen so far....how did we come to this...how did we come to this .
LionheartNh 9 months ago
Wow... quite impressing. Those guys are like a watch. Really impressive.
P.S.: the part when the gun is moved via ropes quite dangeroues, specially when it lands. I suppose there were some serious injuries in some of these competitions.
VRichardsn 11 months ago
Anybody interested and paticularly ex Field Gunners The Fleet Air Arm Field Gun Association have their own Website, just google Field Gun to find it. Pompey & Guzz sites can also be entered from here. The site shows the history of Field Gunning and there is a "Members Area" where ex's stay in touch
monl068595 1 year ago
vert interesting :D
wilson0408 1 year ago
Absolutely incredible!
LutzDerLurch 1 year ago
I served between 80 and 86. Best time of my life. Go guzzzz (that's devenport).
TheDeane64 1 year ago
We used to be based next door to the Training ground for this stuff, must have watched this hundreds of time live, never fails to astound me, gonna take this to my interview as an example of "Teamwork" fantastic stuff. You can almost smell the rum and gunpowder! Bring it back!!! Not this pussy stuff you see nowadays.
Wonder how many of today's youth could manage this?
borlani 1 year ago
Royal Navy Field Gun Competition 1488
ANaNahDANGER 1 year ago
Wow!!!
spokesnpancakes 1 year ago
Freya is a mug
BeLLiiCosE 1 year ago
I watched the Fleet Air Arm Gunnies a lot while at Daedalus in the 80's. Saw how hard they trained (and drank!) and the batterings they took - total respect for every one of them. Watching this gave me goosepimples! Oh and they had great 'do's' in the FG mess!
glajma 1 year ago
ONLY the Royal Navy could do this, what ashame they stopped it just another case of watering down the Navy
WELLBRAN 1 year ago
@WELLBRAN
Why did they stop this? i used to love to watch this
hbomb1964 1 year ago
@hbomb1964 I suppose its a question of these days if its too hard in the Navy no one will join, when the old days it was I want to join as it is hatrd ( to prove ones self) also the female ratings would not have to do this so then the males would say why do we have to do this kind of stuff. Something anong those lines I guess.
WELLBRAN 1 year ago
GEDDON DEVONPORT !!!!
GOODONYA FAA !!!!
God I miss this great spectacle of tradition = (
waynejingo 1 year ago
My dad was one of those beasts :D
moonlight20091 1 year ago
@heywoodejerblowme
Cuts Cuts and more cuts
never missed one in 30 years
keith1059 2 years ago
these guys are beasts
SRT480 2 years ago
bring back our traditions. the health and safety people will bleed us dry and take away everything that makes us what we are !
dave2806 2 years ago 19
I worked on the staff with the 81 devonport field gunners , it was without doubt the best 5 months in the mob
Steve chef
steveye101 2 years ago
@dave2806 they wudnt have this anymore without a basic first aid certificate, basic hygeine test, high viz jackets, overalls and steel toe capped boots. such is the state of Britian nee Great.
JohnMyersJJM 1 year ago
i took part in a march through in the last stand royal tournament. you can buy the dvd of the final show online. not exactly sure why they stopped it maybe it was just too much extra work for the regiments involved, after all this tournament is done by real serving soldiers not civilians.
wannos27 2 years ago
Hilarious.
csrtitus 2 years ago
I believe the event continues at HMS Collingwood's Open Day under a different name. Not sure if it's the same though.
PiieBoy 2 years ago
1998 Strategic Defence Review. aka the 1998 Make The Defence Budget Smaller Campaign
PiieBoy 2 years ago
Why did they ever stop this event!! Living in Plymouth i used to watch the Field Gunners at HMS Drake in Devonport where the field gunning used to take place. Its an event of true teamwork not just brute strength. and it is a true team thing because if one person was to make a mistake then that was it for the entire crew and possibly severe injuries i.e broken bones,severed joints. Why cant they bring it back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
whitewingsrich 2 years ago 2
2:45 - my uncle running with the blonde hair :)
DaisyLornaDott 2 years ago
cool!
TheGreatAcePilot 2 years ago
my dad did this he was on the devonport team
punchingbeatle 2 years ago
has anything ever gone wrong in this tournament?
kfinnguy 2 years ago
Ohh Yes!! lets see... broken ribs,legs, arms wrists, smashed feet, Oh the best ever i witnessed was a finger being chopped off, shut it in the breech. nice!!. if they could run they ran.
joiner287 2 years ago
Yeah My rugby coach was in the devonport squad and one time he broke his back and was told he will never walk again and his friend shatered his leg in 5 place! My coach is ok now he can walk and run without pain but it took 14 years of his life to do it!
ruffysafc4ever 2 years ago
i see popeye do this on his own once he got under 2 mins i couldnt belive it
REMMIEXRENAE 2 years ago
It just HAS! to be good to know you were a part of UK & RN history taking part in this event with EVERYTHING! involved in getting the teams to Earls Court. With our FU**ED-UP country and the WRONG! decisions to stop the support and funding of this event...which is internationally one of the toughest team events in history......showing the world what can be achieved with teamwork, dedication and good training.
JoMoMoss 2 years ago 2
incredible!
granskare 2 years ago
I bet the health and safety fellows crawled all over this !!!!! Gits!!!!
corgiplumber 2 years ago
talk about teamwork..
wetzel267 2 years ago
nd seaman staines :P
gazzaroth321 2 years ago
do the brits also use pounds and not the metric kilogram
BenSTA09 2 years ago
we use both - most younger people now work in kg for most weights, but we still usually weigh ourselves in stones and pounds for some reason! same as farenheit and celcius - we use both depending on what we're talking about
parrot85 2 years ago 2
We use Stones if its personal weight.
livtyler83 2 years ago
Devonpor Crewt and my mate Archie Calderwood from kilmaurs was in the record holding crew.
footylist 2 years ago
Amazing teamwork.
vp
vernonperry 3 years ago
my dad was in the 77 devonport A crew. he loves telling us stories about how good the might oggies were.
chenzo1983 3 years ago 3
The ultimate team sport .... one person cocks up the whole thing falls apart.
welshnick300365 3 years ago
This was my highlight as a spectator, used to shout very loud! Do they still fo this??
dorsetlady 3 years ago
no, the royal tournament stopped like 10 years ago.
schaeferstriker 3 years ago
TV needs shit like this so exciting haha.
George21T 3 years ago
Nice to see it again. Also got the total video at home, because: I WAS THERE! As one of the 18 Dutch Grenadiers ("Our allies in 1588") musician, the second group of Dutch in the history of RT. I played a xylophone-solo after the spokesman-intro. Very honoured, a life event.
roxysound 3 years ago
I believe they were actually giving the old Devonport shout of Oggie, oggie, oggie oi oi oi.
Like desyoung I was also at HMS Ganges and was in a Field Gun Crew. Great place. Great days.
Green1812Arrow 3 years ago
lol Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi :D You can hear it just before they start
paratrooper6 3 years ago
Hmmmm. Instead of this fabulous spectacle of British military finesse we are subjected to utterly pathetic reality TV programmes. Welcome to 21st century Britain. Fucking sickens me to the core.
Talbot6832 3 years ago 37
Agreed, wholeheartedly.
Refrescador 3 years ago
@Talbot6832 exactly.....this government i screwing up everything for our armed forces! They need support!.....The goverment can't afford to give them proper equipment now they are taking away more funding. join my FB group "Britannia Rules The Waves!....not after these defence cuts she won't!"
joelwhitaker 1 year ago
@Talbot6832 Bloody 'ell I could'nt agree more mate, spot on
Thisbloodypave 10 months ago
@Talbot6832 Couldn't agree with you more still living in Blairs Fucking Britain!!!!
corgiplumber 8 months ago
You are right tho,now I see where you are coming from.
Todays world, with it's rules etc, is a mixed up place! To add to your "elf & safety" bits, I didn't see any paramedics on stand by?
297250142 3 years ago
What great footage this is, it brought back memories of when I was in a field gun crew at HMS Ganges 1954/55. They certainly don't do this these days with the Health and Safety brigade's rules and regulations.
desyoung 3 years ago
Hang on thou. These are MEN, not mice!
They do this for real, when needs be! When maybe you & I are sleeping in our beds.
297250142 3 years ago
love watching these competitions lol
dantimmy 3 years ago
how many rounds do they fire?, what are the different roles on each team and what does each one do?
t0ryb00y 3 years ago
Each running crew consists of 18 men, they all have very specialised roles (I'll try to get a more detailed answer posted soon). Three rounds are fired at the 'Enemy' at each action, so six rounds are fired by each crew during the run.
Regards
MT
Militarytattoo 3 years ago
thanks
t0ryb00y 3 years ago
PAFG co uk are still doing it...
gamma500 4 years ago
it has started but without the obsticals so its a bit dull.
britfin1 4 years ago
respect to all that took part. Never know, one day it may come back!
jozzyglenlore 4 years ago
When I was young and fit I was running along the beach at Lee-on-Solent one day and was overtaken by the FAA Field Gun team - all of whom were carrying sand bags on their shoulders - and jumping the groins whilst I was on the footpath.
It's a great pity that this was discontinued.
johno2499 4 years ago
7:00 mins is the No1 1999 mac. Legends. real men.
D15GSY 4 years ago
Fook me 5 mins 59 that's number 1 FAA FGC 1998 Legend * No1 trainer*
D15GSY 4 years ago
where are they now !!! another defence cut
Finzrus 4 years ago
Yes it's a joke. But looking back wasn't it great, back then my heros as a boy, joined the RN in 96 was blessed to be picked in the fleet air arm field gun crew 1998 as a 19 yr old and loved evey minute of it, in the crew there is no rank just the innner rack as in ur number and place in the team. G.S.T.Q
D15GSY 4 years ago
nice teamwork...^_^
conam951 4 years ago
Excellent!
Portsmouth Action Field Gun now do it!!!
gamma500 4 years ago
great videos. You may be able to help. I was in the royal marine cadet band (plymouth) and played at the royal tournament in the early 80's not sure what year 80-85 I think, and I have been looking for footage for a while, can you be any assistance, many thanks, lee
lyoungie 4 years ago
Fantastic. This is proper Field Gunning.
Fieldgun100 4 years ago