A follow-up on bravery...

Wow. That...is impressive. And to think I feel manly firing an arrow from a bow and hitting some part of the haybale, much less the stationary target. Haha. Wow...just...wow. Peace.
 
"While stationed as a lone sentry at a checkpoint in Afghanistan's Helmand province on September 17, Pun fended off an attack by up to 30 Taliban fighters."

Gurkhas make comic book heroes look lazy by comparison. He thought they were going to kill him so he decided to take a few of them with him. Need ... more ... Gurkhas!
 
"Cpl Pun, an acting sergeant during his Afghan deployment, was on sentry duty at the time of the attack when he heard a clinking noise outside the small base. At first he thought it might be a donkey or a cow, but when he went to investigate he found two insurgents digging a trench to lay an improvised explosive device (IED) at the checkpoint's front gate.

"He realised that he was completely surrounded and that the Taliban were about to launch a well-planned attempt to overrun the compound. The enemy opened fire from all sides, destroying the sentry position where the soldier had been on duty minutes before. Defending the base from the roof, the Gurkha remained under continuous attack from rocket-propelled grenades and AK47s for more than a quarter of an hour.

"Most of the militants were about 50ft away from him, but at one point he turned around to see a 'huge' Taliban fighter looming over him. The soldier picked up his machine gun and fired a long burst at the man until he fell off the roof.

"When another insurgent tried to climb up to his position, the Gurkha attempted to shoot him with his SA80 rifle. But it did not work, either because it had jammed or because the magazine was empty. He first grabbed a sandbag but it had not been tied up and the contents fell to the floor. Then he seized the metal tripod of his machine gun and threw it at the approaching Taliban militant, shouting in Nepali 'Marchu talai' ('I will kill you') and knocking him down.

"Two insurgents were still attacking by the time the heroic Gurkha had used up all his ammunition, but he set off a Claymore mine to repel them. At this point his company commander, Major Shaun Chandler, arrived at the checkpoint, slapped him on the back and asked if he was OK.

"In total he fired off 250 general purpose machine gun rounds, 180 SA80 rounds, six phosphorous grenades, six normal grenades, five underslung grenade launcher rounds and one Claymore mine.

"The only weapon he did not use was the traditional Kukri knife carried by Gurkhas because he did not have his with him at the time."


From: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1393355/Hero-Gurkha-handed-bravery-medal-Queen-said-I-thought-I-going-die--I-tried-kill-I-could.html#ixzz1OBMO5dMj
 
Awesome story. I wish I'd had a chance to work alongside some Gurkhas, in training if nothing else, while I was in the Army.
 
LONDON (AFP) – A Nepalese soldier in the British army has been given a top bravery award by Queen Elizabeth II for his heroics in Afghanistan, where he single-handedly saw off more than 30 Taliban fighters.

Click for the full story:Queen decorates Nepali Soldier

I'll bet if he broke out his Khuk he could have taken out even more.:thumbup:
 
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Sgt Dip Prasad Pun of Myagdi awarded for his bravery in Afghanistan

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HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE

KATHMANDU: A Nepali Gurkha soldier has been awarded Britain’s highest medal for valour, according to international news agencies.

Sergeant Dip Prasad Pun, serving in the Royal Gurkha Rifles, on September 17 had displayed his bravery when he single-handedly fought off 12 Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.

The British Army conferred on him the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross today as the National Army Museum in Chelsea hosted the Operational Honours and Awards Ceremony.

Sgt Pun is believed to have killed three and wounded several other enemies with the gun — weighing well over 14 kg and hammering out 750 rounds a minute. “It would have taken a superhuman effort to hold the gun and fire it. Apart from its weight, the recoil is colossal,” a British paper quoted a source as saying.

Spotting a Taliban attack, he ran to the roof with a 7.62mm general purpose machine gun mounted on a tripod. As the insurgents came over the wall, Pun realised he could not lower the gun enough to hit them. So he yanked out the pins locking it down, chucking the heavy tripod at the enemy, and lifted it up. He also beat off the attackers with grenades and an SA80 rifle before reinforcements arrived.

Sgt Pun’s platoon had been manning two checkpoints in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand Province in Afghanistan.

On the evening of September 17, Sgt Pun was one of four men left in the southern compound. “I thought at first, maybe it was a cow,” Pun is quoted as saying. “But my suspicions soon built up, and I saw the Taliban digging to lay down an IED in front of our gate.” He saved the lives of his three comrades and prevented the position from being overrun.

“At first I was a bit scared, and I thought definitely they are going to kill me. But as soon as I started firing, that feeling went away,” said Pun. “I am very lucky, but I am a survivor. My family are very happy, my father was an Indian Army Gurkha, so he understands.”

Pun of Myagdi was among 28 awardees today.
 
All hail the Gurkha. Over 30 Taliban against one Gurkha. That sounds about right. That's all you need. Clearly the Taliban fighters were outclassed and outfought.
Lesson for the Taliban:
Do not mess with the Gurkha. You WILL die.
Sgt Pun simply proved why the Gurkha are so rightfully feared and respected on the battlefield. They are some serious badasses.
If we had more Gurkha, Trashcanistan would be finished.
 
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Marchu talai!
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+1. He pretty well summed it up when he said that.

The world needs a lot more Gurkha.

Funny how his CO didn't check on him until all the gun play was over. Nice to know your government cares about you.
 
They have supposedly fixed the SA-80 with upgrades and redesign. I would'nt be the least surprised that the Ghurkas will be the last to get the new variants.
 
H&K reworked the SA-80 quite a while ago. It's much better than it was, but still not what anyone would call a good rifle.

SAS and SBS use M4s and M16A4s -- that should tell you something.
 
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