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Forget About It Surprising Responses to Ultimatums to Surrender Military Despatches Vol 46 April 2021 Coming to a battlefield near you 10 weapons and systems of the 21st century Surrender? Forget about it Surprising responses to ultimatums to surrender “Let’s go!” Yuri Gagarin - the first man in space Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler Hitler’s most loyal sycophant For the military enthusiast CONTENTS April 2021 Page 10 Click on any video below to view How much do you know about movie theme songs? Take our quiz and find out. Hipe’s Wouter de The old South African Goede interviews former Defence Force used 28’s gang boss David a mixture of English, Williams. Afrikaans, slang and techno-speak that few Special Forces - Iraqi Special Operations Force outside the military could hope to under- 44 stand. Some of the terms Features Importance of role models were humorous, some 6 were clever, while others Sea Cadets invest in the youth’s were downright crude. Ten weapons of the future future - Officer Training 2021. Military technology of the 21st By Lt Cdr Glenn von Zeil. century. Part of Hipe’s “On the 48 16 22 Rank Structure couch” series, this is an Happy birthday Uncle Syd Remembering Yuri Gagarin Pt 1 interview with one of Over the next few months we The South African Signals As- From humble beginnings to the will be running a series of ar- author Herman Charles sociation’s oldest member, first man in space! By Regine ticles looking at the rank struc- Bosman’s most famous World War II veteran Sydney Lord. ture of various armed forces. characters, Oom Schalk Ireland celebrated his 100th 32 This month we look at the Iraqi Lourens. birthday in March. Armed Forces. A taxi driver was shot Hipe spent time in Is that a fact dead in an ongoing Hanover Park, an area 18 Some facts about World War I. Quiz war between rival taxi plagued with gang Surrender? Forget about it Short, sharp and to the point. organisations. violence, to view first- On given an ultimatum to sur- 35 hand how Project render, some responses have 36 been rather surprising to say the Remembering Yuri Gagarin Pt 2 Nicknames Ceasefire is dealing with We give you the nickname of a least. In this article we look at Memorial to Yuri Gagarin - the the situation. famous military figure and you some of them. First Man in Space – unveiled at the southern tip of Africa. Arti- tell us who they are. Some of Hipe TV brings you videos ranging from actuality to humour and every- these nicknames were ones that cle and photographs by Regine thing in between. Interviews, mini-documentaries and much more. the person did not approve of, Lord. but they stuck. Check out Hipe TV and remember to like, comment, share and subscribe. 00 3 CONTENTS Page 88 Editor’s PUBLISHER Sitrep Hipe Media EDITOR Matt Tennyson PHOTO EDITOR ’m sure that many of our getting at, is that “for more than Regine Lord readers will remember the a year I’ve been living under CONTRIBUTORS hit song by Smokie “Living lockdown.” And so have you. April in military history I Regine Lord, Ryan Murphy, Next Door To Alice.” Can you still remember when Matt O’Brien, Lt Col Robbie The chorus ends with the line, the president appeared on tele- Roberts, Matt Tennyson, Lt “And for 24 years I’ve been liv- vision and informed us that the Head-to-Head Forged in Battle Book Review Cmd Glenn von Zeil. ing next door to Alice.” country would be going into 52 72 87 It was originally released by lockdown for three weeks? Military Despatches is pub- The Elite Australian vocal harmony trio I’m sure that I’m not the Weapons of the Falklands War lished on-line every month. T34 tank The story of the Rhodesian New World in 1972. But it was only one that is tired of wear- The articles used in Military We look at the weapons used by Rated as one of the best tanks of Special Air Service (SAS) from the Smokie version in 1976 ing a mask everywhere. Hell, Despatches are copyrighted the ground forces of both Brit- World War I, the Russian T34 their early days right through to that would go on to become a I’m starting to believe that I’m and may not be used without ain and Argentina during the was forged in battle. the end of the war. world-wide hit. Jesse James. And don’t even prior permission from the edi- Falklands War. Then, in 1995, Dutch novelty talk about sanitizing. Both my Battlefield tor. Front Cover act Gompie did their own ver- hands have become raving al- The views stated in this maga- Infamous Figures 78 Argentinian helmets and sion of the song. The chorus coholics. zine do not necessary reflect the Operation Nimrod equipment litter the battlefield of their version ended with the We’ve gone through a first views of Military Despatches, 66 The daring raid by the SAS that after the had surrendered to the words, “And for 24 years I’ve and second wave of COVID-19 the editor, the staff, or Hipe Heinrich Himmler was watched live by the world. British during the 1982 Falk- been living next door to Alice. and the experts warn that a third Media. One of Hitler’s most loyal sy- Alice? Who the f*#k is Alice?” wave is one the way. lands War. cophants and the architect of Gaming Now, every time this song The thing is we still need Hipe! the Holocaust. He rose to a po- is played anywhere the entire to take every precaution to P.O. Box 31216, Tokai, 7966 sition of power second only to 84 crowd will scream out the line keep safe. History tells us that South Africa. that of his Fuhrer. Call to Arms “Alice? Who the f*#k is Alice?” Dorchester native Charles Hav- Experience both RTS and simu- Now you’re probably won- lat was the last U.S. soldier to email lation in the same game. dering what I’m on about and be killed in World War II. He [email protected] why I’m telling you this. Well was shot by a sniper just min- Movie Review there are three reasons. utes before the cease fire was to Back Issues First of all it allows me to dis- take effect. To view any back issues of 86 play my amazing knowledge of I’d hate for any of our read- Military Despatches, go to American Sniper music. ers to be remembered as the last www.militarydespatches.co.za The true story of US Navy Secondly, it’s my editorial person to die of COVID. or click here. SEAL Chris Kyle, regarded as column and I can write what- Until next time. one of the best snipers of the ever I want. modern era. Thirdly, and the point I’m Matt 4 5 Top Ten Top Ten by Professor H. Kazerooni and his team at Ekso Bionics. 10 Weapons of the future It is intended to help soldiers Military technology of the 21st century, some of which is already being used. in combat carry a load of up to 90 kilograms at a top speed of riting this article was kilometres per hour and travel tons and is deployable from a 16 kilometres per hour for ex- not as easy as I first 800–1000 meters from its con- C-130; thus, the Black Knight tended periods of time. Wthought it would be. troller. It has a seven cameras can be airlifted by military HULC is also easy to put The problem was not finding for driving, situational aware- transport aircraft. on. It arrives folded in a small what to include in the article, ness, and for the weapon that Similar in appearance to a package, so soldiers just have but rather what to exclude from can operate in daytime or ther- tank, it is armed with a tur- to stretch out a leg and step into the article. mal modes. ret-mounted 30 mm gun and foot beds underneath the boot. In the end I came up with 22 MAARS is armed with an a 7.62 mm coaxial machine Straps then wrap around the items that could have easily M240B machine gun and four gun. The vehicle is fitted with thighs, waist and shoulders. made this Top Ten list. M203 grenade launcher tubes a 300-horsepower Caterpillar MAARS ON THE MOVE: This heavily armed bot can accom- Sensors in the foot pads relay The days of soldiers going on a 360 degree rotating tur- Inc. diesel engine. plish a multitude of task with no danger to the operator. information to an onboard mi- mano a mano against each oth- ret. It carries 450 rounds of The vehicle is currently being crocomputer that moves the hy- er have long passed. These days 7.62×51mm NATO bullets and evaluated by the US Army. inside a manned fighting vehi- speed of the missile leaves you draulic system to amplify and weapons and military systems four 40mm grenades in the four After initially being tested cle (Bradley Fighting Vehicle) with little time to react. enhance the wearer’s move- rely on the latest technology M203s. in 2007, BAE reintroduced the giving them protection. Now while this may sound ment. that evolves at an alarming rate. Grenades can include sponge, Black Knight in March 2017 as The Black Knight’s comput- like something out of a sci-fi The flexibility of the system With many modern military buckshot and tear gas for the Armed Robotic Combat Ve- er system allows it to perform novel, the X51A Waverider is allows soldiers to run, walk, conflicts it is a case of not who less-lethal purposes, while high hicle (ARCV).
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