1966 footage of Dutch FAL and MAG in action!

[Luik]

On our local History Channel, there was a old 1966 vintage film about the 'modern' Dutch army. There are some nice footages from the FAL and the MAG in action (blanks). It's in Dutch, but the footages are worth watching.

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YF4M...eature=related

(FAL leasons at 1 min. 54 sec.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7N2C...eature=related

(Infantry assault at 3 min. 20 sec. with FAL and MAG)

[Barbcue]

thats for that Luik,

it was fun to watch..kinda felt bad for the guy who does the face plant right in the mud at the end of the second vid..

[Luik]

At the end, when he get's up from the mud, hey say's; "Well, thank you very much, gentlemen!"
Also notice the red topcovers on the FAL's, which where used when blanks where issued. They are case deflectors, and the empty case will only fly approx. 1 feet straight to the ground. It was designed by a Sergeant-Major who lost his eye by an empty blank case during a FTX. To be honnest, I thought they where mid '80 issue, but seems around in the '60's also.

Greets,

Roger

[Tim Dreas]

I studied the language a little bit in Belgium years ago. I could follow some of it in the video's. I really need to brush up on it though. Great video's.

[hagar]

Ek verstaan meeste van dit, hulle praat net te vinnig en met n snaakse aksent!

[Luik]

Originally posted by hagar
Ek verstaan meeste van dit, hulle praat net te vinnig en met n snaakse aksent!

Ah! Suid Afrika?! Baie goed! I had a SA girlfriend years ago. Some words I can understand when she talked slowly. Funny to talk almost the same, and live 14000 km apart!

BTW, Tim, where did you studie. Belgium (Vlaanderen) is a bit different than Dutch. Even I, as a Dutchman, have problems understanding the Belgiums in some words.

Greets,

Roger

[hagar]

Actually Flemish is a lot closer to Afrikaans than Dutch. They both are a bastardized version of Dutch.

[Tim Dreas]

I studied in Antwerp (Antwerpen) and Ghent (Gent). Some Dutch people I can understand but in the video it sounded very fast. Of course when you don't understand, it always sounds too fast.

[Luik]

Originally posted by Tim Dreas
I studied in Antwerp (Antwerpen) and Ghent (Gent). Some Dutch people I can understand but in the video it sounded very fast. Of course when you don't understand, it always sounds too fast.

In the video, they talked on a oldschool/ official/ posh way of Dutch which isn't very common these day's. I esspecialy talk about the way they pronounce the words, and how they put the words together. Dutch changed alot in the past. I can't understand books that are written in Dutch that was around in 1600/ 1700. Completly different. It's much simplified since then.

Greets,

Roger