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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2017
- British Army - Royal Engineers bridge building demonstration at the National Armed Forces Day Event held in Liverpool 2017.
As an old sapper myself now in my mid 60's I lost count of the number of times that I was part of a troop building this bridge. MGOB, single storey, double storey, intermediate pier and a reverse strip, most of it done at night , frequently in the pouring rain and much of it whilst with BAOR. The river Aller was a particular favourite for a wet gap crossing.
So to all of you old sappers who have felt the need to criticise on the performance of these guys and gals just remember, you were new to this once. This is a TA unit so probably not one that had the same exposure to the bridge as regular units. It's also a demonstration in front of a largely civilian crowd. Yes, it wasn't perfect, there were things that went wrong but did you ever complete one without an error along the way? An error which you corrected, allowing the build to continue. This unit faced the same issues and dealt with them and I for one salute them, Oh, and it looks to me as though they finished the task with all of their fingers intact. "E23 out"
Well said and thanks for the comment.
@@JamesOhanlon did a few bridge gallops while serving in 29 squadron in hameln always remember the abuse the pin man got if he was slow getting pin in
@@petew5289 I can well imagine
11:50 Scary advice for the bedroom...
They don't call them the jack of all trades for no reason!
Lol
Haha, never had so many likes for a CZcams comment, finally succeeded in life 😂
Well it's time for the "TALK"
Have to admit that woman's shrieking would absolutely do me head in... still respect to all.
Maybe if she was hot and you'd be a soldier she might give you hard on 😉
Choco Later absolute 5 years old creep hahaha
She probs has to due to safety protocol or just to communicate to her team.
I didnt know what you meant at first but I literally couldnt watch it, her shrieks just echoed over the top of the men and my ears hurt
Honour 2018 wtf is wrong with u, if u r talking about historical games with women in then I agree but if u are talking about modern games you r quite sexist.
Now lets do it this fast over a ravine 15 feet long and 5 feet deep.
Since when is 5 feet deep a ravine?
Idk but they got the 15 feet part right
Yeah if it’s 5 feet deep and 15 long you probably won’t even need a bridge, just a bit of a ramp set up
5 feet deep? Would they not just walk through? It would provide protection anywayd
Jared K they don’t need it just go to the end of the map and use your nitro and hope you make it over. If not just restart the mission
For those not in the know, the Bridge eqpt used is commonly known as an MGOB (medium girder over bridge) when used in single storey configuration. In this configuration it is used to upgrade the MLC classification of roads etc. The wedges are used to give a minimum clearance for when heavy A vehicles pass over the bridge. The wedges allow the Bridge to deflect somewhat and thus allow the clearance to be achieved. Without these the Bridge would "bend" and loads from the vehicle would be transferred to the ground. This can also be used to cross small gaps by "booming it" (balancing and building using tressel, jacks, light nose assembly etc).
When used in double Storey configuration they are commonly built as "12 bay, double Storey MGB"..... etc...... this is when they. would use a vehicle such as a MWT to boom it out across a river/gap.
This is any Sappers bread and butter!!
Since you seem to know enough about this kind of thing. What's the need for sappers when theres vehicles that build bridges in minutes and are super mobile i.e it's a fucking moving vehicles.
@@lightbearer1550 simple answer, there aint enough vehicles, and second, vehicles will generally pick up the bridge after use whereas the type of bridge that is hand bombed, stays in place for an extended period of time.
@@lightbearer1550 what's the need for sappers🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Poor Lad couldn't see a thing 6:45 lol
That’s a woman😂
hahahaha
Mate that's the lass
I keep asking why are women in the army they are not as good as the men and do nothing but good them back by in the army I mean aloud on the front line
downtowngames they are not as good as men? Look at female UFC fighters and tell me you are bigger than them. It’s just that most women don’t train a lot because men like Curves and women like Muscles. That’s why Woman stay in shape but don’t go to the gym and go crazy over muscles like men do.
This brings back happy memories of pier sections and roller beams, REspect to all sappers.
@Will Derby the only bit of a bailey bridge I ever handled was a carrying handle I found in the stores, an older NCO told us what it was so it ended up on the wall of the mess.
That woman's squeal hurts my brain!
Yeah wtf why do they need feminists bothering them
0:20 "we've got some royal marines who are gonna show you what it's like to beat each other off"
He said beat each other up not off
Alexander Judd that’s the joke.
@@mkl6212 r/woooosh
Well done Sappers..Hands on, Lifts up
Proud to be a ARes (Australian) RAE Sapper. Great team building exercise. Miss the fun parts. UBIQUE Kaiser
As an old sapper this was painful, who ever was in charge *needs* a lot more training !
I agree i was a sapper for 20 years but no pain no gain
"London bridge is falling down, it's falling down, it's falling down" sing with me!
Unpleasant memories of wrecking my back lifting these bloody bridge panels .Been suffering for the last 30 years
Back in the sixties we used to do the Bailey bridge building competitions, using resized pins and fixtures to cheat the build. I am convinced they still do this today, but nevertheless, Great work you guys!
Respect from Madras Sapper Regt(India).
Joining sappers phase 1 .. cant wait 😍😍😍
Thankyou very interesting insight on how these sappers perform their duties. Kudos to all engineering personnel.
Can they also build a wall like that?
I know someone that would pay big money for it.
I'm not even a support of trump but I'm over all the jokes
@@jonkerr961 I actually support Donald Trump and yet I still like the jokes. It's called sense of humour.
Hearty kek
Yes the Sapper can by using interlocking "Christchurch blocks"
😂😂😂😂🤜
Bloody amazing team work. So proud to be British 🇬🇧
Same
21 gang
AW Photographic same
I don't miss this!
They learn their techniques from minecraft building tutorials
You do realise that thay didn't plus why would thay ever copy off a kids game.
@@mkl6212 because it's a joke, Alex my friend
r/woooosh
Alexander Judd r/whoooooosh
Alexander Judd it’s a common meme, you just took it seriously for absolutely no reason. R/woooosh my friend.
U.S Army Engineers recently retired this bridge. My training company was one of the last to be trained on it, I wouldnt mind giving it another go one last time.
A blast from the past at the School of Military Engineering, Casula, New South Wales. But to do it over a flowing river.
First time i've seen this, well done guy's. A total clusterfuck.
Wow it actually was haha.
OI MATE YOU GOT A LISCENSE FOR THAT BRIDGE
FBI SWAT so your a swat that is working for f........b.......i? I dont get it
EstabaxisD a FBI SWAT team? That works for the FBI...
It's only an exercise... The portaloos have been pre positioned ;-)
Well that and it’s literally a bridge to nowhere, but it kind of works at least for a simple demonstration.
Greetings fellow Engineers!
Seems like we have the same Medium Girder Bridge or "MGB" here in the U.S.
Build like hell!
JohnRyan Granada I hate MGB’s especially DSWLR
+Brandon Kittrell It's quite a "mean green..." haha you may know the rest! I would want to say the fun/challenging part as these Engineers demonstrated are the pin lock shaking maneuver to ensure that's properly seated. (It also gets on everyone's nerves sooner than later)
The bridge has 2 configurations MGOB and MGB. This one is the MGOB(Medium Girder Over Bridge).
Good job lads
-Capt Mochichi
My older brother is in the army.... I remember his passing out parade
I can only see floating torsos building that bridge and a flooring mic with a clip board
I love it!
Remember going over the rhine on a royal engineer bridge about 3 o clock in the morning, when the army was actually zn army
My old crew...lovely.
my dad worked on a version of the medium girder bridge when he was in the MOD back in the 70/80s
Nice one, respect 👍
@@JamesOhanlon I'm not fully sure what his input was but it was on the design of the bridge or a part of it, he told me he had to sign an NDA that was for five years after he left and while working there he couldn't discuss what he did with people from other departments, I'll ask him tomorrow what he remembers about what input he had on the design/version he worked on.
EDIT: the above account is also mine, logged in on one on my pc and one of my phone, get notifications for both to same email address ha
Sappers are first in last out in war total respect
J D 😂😂😂 good joke
.....horseshit!!!!
Mikey Para what the fuck is your problem
very impressive, although it would seem even our army is overweight now!
Paul Lord it’s not overweight lol
What? Are you thinking of police officers? Cause I've never seen a fat soilders in any country..
This is why I love British Regiments.
Not sure if UK accepts people from other country's into they Army.
Other then that,The British Royal Engineer's are my Favorite.
Im pretty sure as long as you hold a British citizen status you are able to join the Army.
Thank you Good Sir.
@@neromastic4512 where you from?
Mike Green: Anyone from a Commonwealth country can join.
Sadly there's almost more outhouses then attendees.
God bless
Video starts in 03:13 , thank me later ☺
No u
Milo Rossi no one cares
HFD Shrimp it’s a common and helpful CZcams comment for videos that start very far from the actual point of the video.
I'm glad they got over it.
Well done the Sappers.
Had to build that bitch a couple of times as well while completing basic engineering qualification during my days in training as a lowly officer cadet. Good job Sappers. But this is only the single-stack variant. The double-stack is rather more time- and energy-consuming. They also didn't execute a launch procedure with the required nose section and guidance or launching device/apparatus in order to bridge the gap of a potential waterbody or ditch, which also takes time and effort, sometimes even a vehicle such as an armored engineering vehicle or at least a 5 ton truck, depending on the length and weight of the bridge, to provide for a proper counterweight. I know this was only a demonstration and that's why I said: Good job. They worked swiftly and no bitching was to be seen. Just wanted to add to the video, as we Germans are filthy completionists and, as you say, clever clogs. Greetings from a former Pionier officer and platoon/section commander PzPiBtl1 (Panzerpionier Bataillon 1/ 1st Armored Combat Engineer Battalion). Sorry for any faulty technical terms. We trained, as you might have imagined, in German. ;) P.S.: Fuck that old piece of shit. Thank god for technology. But yeah, sometimes this, or simple wood, or the old Bailey bridge is all you have left over or to spare. Anker Wirf!
germnbill they should add the amphibious vehicle to the British army just like they do in the German
Didn't boom it as it was built as an "over bridge", doesn't need a counter weight either. Wedges are used to provide a min clearance for route upgrade.
@@jamessmith7462 we(Royal Engineers) do have the amphibious bridge known as the M3. They work jointly with 130 pioneer battalion in minden in Germany.
Hey, iv just done 4 years posted with 23 Amphibious Engineer Troop , based in Minded Germany. We worked closely with 130 pioneer batallion In HvB. Brilliant bunch of lads!!!!!
@@jamessmith7462 British army have the m3 amphibious rigs
Sappers are the best ! They should have built a Bailey Bridge ! The Royal Monmouths would have built it no problem !
Night builds where the best
Reason they had to do counter levening as they forgot to put bracket in before they pinned the other part
Did I just spend 21 minutes watching 15 guys make a bridge.
AustBob The Cuber nah. 21 minutes watching 14 guys and one girl.
Bank side beam isn't the worst, it's the tapper panel on a double that sucks
Nice
Wait....are they trained to walk over water?
Talk about building a bridge and getting over it
Starts at 3:10
They made hard work out of this.
Hello, I’m 14 and am thinking of joining up; but my mother is very much against it has anyone got any advice?
I was in a similar position. My advice would be to thoroughly do your research, sit down with your Mum and explain why you want to do it and what would be happening where and when with regards to applying, training etc. You're still a way off being 14 so try not to worry or push it too much or constantly, you've got plenty of time to gently get her used to the idea.
Das Vagan: I had the same problem when I was 14 so I joined the Army Cadet Force. When I was 18 I joined the Regular army.
The first person talking was that lev from sefton sea cadets
Sorry, dont know
is this the first time they've ever built MGB... cos it looks like it!
75 Engr Regt is a reserve unit so is to be expected. Can't keep with 42 Sqn record from back in the good old Hameln days. "Happy with that"
Would help if knew what you were on about FELLAH! its an MGOB not an MGB
@@rob7566 wow, and the "F" bomb got dropped......
5 Bay SS MGB. Speed build.
for that span put a pipe and roll some dirt over it done in the field this would take 4-8 hours at least why because diches dont tend to be level on both sides and the ground might not be abel to support it as is
What was it for?
ayy i have an idea why not hold contests/ races of which group can build a bridge quickest and have a car/truck drive over it and then charge people money to see it, i bet the funding would go up or the winning team gets a bonus, hell id buy tickets to see it for some reason.
Not a bad idea that
they built a bridge.... and got over it .....
Ano, the IRISH army does it better haha
Jonathan Mcmonagle Ireland has an army?
@@Alucard-gt1zf yeah and they do a better job at peace keeping than your crowd
@@Alucard-gt1zf we also have a ranger wing which was classified until now
2019?
Do their legs not work?
This should be done in record breaking time, display or not.
Get a grip, HANDS ON, LIFT UP...
Can that lass even see with her helmet that low?
He says they add the base plates to add clearance for the next section, but why exactly would a bridge have issues with clearance, Isn't the whole idea of a bridge to go over a ravine or river or somewhere where solid ground not being there is the whole reason the bridge is needed? How exactly would this work over a river or ravine? Only use I can see for this is heavy equipment over soft ground, in which case it would be useful but I'd hardly call that a bridge.
its to reinforce an existing bridge so heavier vehicles can use it
@@SuperAWaC By reinforce I assume you mean build it as an entirely new bridge on top of the existing bridge?
Live in that city and didn't know that was on. Well would have went to that.
Right? Recently there was an event in Tampa Florida (I live maybe 30 minutes away) that was a show of world special force teams working together to extract a hostage/poi from hostile forces and it was the coolest thing to watch because some people had luve fire rounds others had blanks (all shot into water) several vehicles and helos all firing mmgs sniper units dive teams rhib insertions it was awesome. I didnt learn about it until a few days after I took place
@@lightbearer1550 Ik! It's like they don't tell the public about it.
@@mattlinford7624 that's because they dont want to have a military presence on display doing a good job they want them to all seem like murderous insane people
@@lightbearer1550 them people include me. I joined this year and I agree with u. They make us look like we are monsters in disguise as heroes. I can't even get a military discount
@@mattlinford7624 depends where you go just be careful who's around you when you ask cause theyll lose their minds
James OHanlon are do you have family from Scotland / stepps ? My father's name is OHanlon
One of my grandparents was born there, (Motherwell) but her surname was Dunnery. I have some family up there, but not O'Hanlon's.
Pins in !!!! REspect
that's a pretty small river
3m and that freaking speaker ruined "as you can see" for me
Joining the USMC combat engineer next year
Wish I joined infantry instead.
@@johannestiukuvaara9978 why?
Its a bad demonstration when only the men have the correct size of helmet. That woman was having to raise hers with her hand to stop it from blocking her eyes every minute.
Tactical wiggle!
Anyone here from 23 amphibious, 1960s
REspect
How do they build that way? I must not have my key binds right
in fact why are they walking at all
haha M60 armored vehicle Hold my beer Bam! bridge in 10 sec
Damodar626 how about when that m60 gets stuck and can’t get there
@@jamesmerkus5034 then u bring another one
@spreadLikeJam that's when the sappers get saved by the Engineers
Neptune Productions your joking right
@@jamesmerkus5034 no nigga. You think infantry building these bridges is going to be applicable in the future when a vehicle can do it literally in less than half the time?
We dont have standards anymore, if your breathing yout in
Top Brass
Building these fucking destroys your legs
i feel like this only requires strength and just knowledge of where goes where.
Dark penguins no, you need to know what goes where and how to properly connects, as well as properly handling it all
@@hfdshrimp3973 that's what he quite literally said. Strength to carry the parts and to keep them from falling to the ground. I.e proper handling it all. Where goes where so you know what piece connects to what piece and where all the pins and bars go. I.e knowing how to properly connect it all
indy_the_person yeah there’s actually reinforcements and certain ways to place shit
Yayyy Liverpool
shoot bolts still in while trying to break the bridge 😂😂
Isn’t there a vehicle that can do that now for the military
Cheap Ship in large rivers, but for small gaps they use this
why are they walking with the bankseat beam lol
ohh?? the bankseat beam is always in position ready to be built on? guess it just floats into position :P
@@n00fer NO JUST NEVER WALKED WITH IT WHEN I BUILT IT!
@@heymofo1981 yeah dude, thats why there are 6 areas for the carry handles lol
Can these skills be taught to young men as a means of making them find purpose in their lives...even church group men groups could benefit from the leadership skills that the military can impart to men today
I'm sure they can. Sounds like a great idea
Impressive, I wish us Americans could join
Great idea
what's your RE equivalent? I've always wondered
@@thehypest6118 Well it's just a simple, there type of work would be mostly related with being a army engineer
If the americans joined they would end up killing friendlies
@@cbecks2051 possible
The transoms weigh a ton
I want to be in the ROYAL ENGENDEERS whan am older
Good luck with that
Ok
It's a shame they don't have a royal corps of spelling you'd be a flyer! tim nice but dim 😂
Think someone misses the joke lol
the helmets dont fit
Sense of urgency needed.
Michael Rostron they are reservists they will never need to do anything urgent
These bridges get build mostly on the military bases and get to their destination by helicopter
So how do you build this over a river
Andy Large
Just me who can’t see their legs or the top of their heads?
Spec-savers
So many sense of humour failures on here
What are their height and weight requirements over there? They are way out of US specifications
The United States weight requirements have been out of the door for years now. Our military cares more about just passing basic test which can be done by the average person. Sure during training and boot camp they have a height to weight limit but once your in a lot of people lose respect for physical training
@@aarons4996 so what your saying is if I wanted to join up I pass a simple test and then its I to basic where I actually get weeded out from the best to worst?
indy_the_person yeah no what I’m saying is the basic requirements to be in the military are a complete joke and the strictness of the rules after you’re in aren’t taken serious as I would know. If you go to the army or navy you go to basic training and marines they’ll call boot camp. If you go back a decade or two ago training was extremely hard both physical and mental. But now if you just say your arm hurts or you pulled something or you’re exhausted you can get a stress card and be relieved of work. Not saying it’s just fun but there’s no demand to better yourself. A lot of United States soldiers look like the ones in the video when they get to the end of their career which the average is 4-6 years. You can look up plenty of videos of veterans complaining about the standards and how low they’ve dropped
@@aarons4996 I could probably ask my dad more about the subject he served for a long time in the usaf (over 20 years) but if I wanted to join up anywhere i wouodnt just stop because I'm tired I'd keep going till i either dropped or physically couldnt keep going. I'd want to better myself as much as could. It really does suck that the requirements have dropped as far as they have but as tech come easier than soldiers you can fight people without even leaving a main base or a nice cushy office
indy_the_person yeah understandable but joining the military you need to be ready to actually serve if need be. If you think about it I would much rather have a guy in shape and care about his physical appearance than a overweight man who doesn’t take care of himself
Just use wood...
No offence, I was using the MGB in the very early 70s, when they came out, and before that Bailey Bridge gallops, no health and safety then, we just got on with it, we had to. O and not to mention it The infamous heavy girder bridge, big head of me, I instructed on all of them.
I remember our unit putting up the Bailey Bridge at the bridging yard at the depot. I still consider the Bailey as the best portable long standing steel bridge ever devise. The aluminium MGB is a much easier and quicker bridge to put together, and dismantle. WATCH OUT FOR YOUR FINGERS WHEN THE PANEL PINS ARE HAMMERED IN.