Ozzie comandos or ?

CaptainCox · 04-26-07, 03:18 PM

I finally decided to start a career in 43. 1st mission, commandos drop of. Now these guys don't look very American (maybe WW I OK) but I thought this whole shebang was set in WWII...unless they are Ozzie comandos...or?

Sailor Steve · 04-26-07, 03:51 PM

Americans actually were wearing that style of helmet when the war started. I'm not sure when they switched.

THE_MASK · 04-26-07, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainCox

I finally decided to start a career in 43. 1st mission, commandos drop of. Now these guys don't look very American (maybe WW I OK) but I thought this whole shebang was set in WWII...unless they are Ozzie comandos...or?

The only Ozzie i know is Ozzie Osbourne . I think you mean Aussies as in Australians . Study this link carefully .

http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html

Sailor Steve · 04-26-07, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainCox

I finally decided to start a career in 43. 1st mission, commandos drop of. Now these guys don't look very American (maybe WW I OK) but I thought this whole shebang was set in WWII...unless they are Ozzie comandos...or?

The only Ozzie i know is Ozzie Osbourne . I think you mean Aussies as in Australians . Study this link carefully .

http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html

It may not be correct, but if Oz is Australia it's to be expected that someone is going to use Ozzie for Aussie. I've heard it before.

immortal44 · 04-26-07, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by sober

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Originally Posted by CaptainCox

I finally decided to start a career in 43. 1st mission, commandos drop of. Now these guys don't look very American (maybe WW I OK) but I thought this whole shebang was set in WWII...unless they are Ozzie comandos...or?

The only Ozzie i know is Ozzie Osbourne . I think you mean Aussies as in Australians . Study this link carefully .

http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html

Most aussies wouldn't understand half of that. Ozzie is fine, plenty of aussies use it.

U-Bones · 04-26-07, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by immortal44

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Originally Posted by sober

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Originally Posted by CaptainCox

I finally decided to start a career in 43. 1st mission, commandos drop of. Now these guys don't look very American (maybe WW I OK) but I thought this whole shebang was set in WWII...unless they are Ozzie comandos...or?

The only Ozzie i know is Ozzie Osbourne . I think you mean Aussies as in Australians . Study this link carefully .

http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html

Most aussies wouldn't understand half of that. Ozzie is fine, plenty of aussies use it.

My cats are named Ozzie and Kiwi, named by the neighbors kid from New Zealand.

CaptainCox · 04-26-07, 11:49 PM

Did not know about the helmets...thought they only where used pre WWII and by the POM's :p, I guess you learn something new every day.

Karl-Heinz Jaeger · 04-27-07, 03:56 AM

Yup, the Doughboy style helmets were in use at the start of the war, along with M1903 Springfield rifle which was gradually being phased out since the M1 Garands inception in 1936. I've heard it said that the poor chaps captured during the early days and held in the Japanese prison camps didn't recognise the US soldiers who came to liberate them in '44-'45, since they had much different equipment, and were much better trained and organised.

Ducimus · 04-26-07, 03:54 PM

Well, at the start of WW2, US marines were still wearing the old doughboy helmets. But by 43, they should be in steel pot helmets.

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Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Well, at the start of WW2, US marines were still wearing the old doughboy helmets. But by 43, they should be in steel pot helmets.