Back to Archive Journals

9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1986 - Page 0023

Image details

Regiment 9th/12th Lancers
Year 1986
Transcription Blhf
umstances beyond our control, we had
to stimulate the procedures and luckily
only spent one very cold day (-25“C on
exercise. The Squadron then began
Gunnery Training which culminated in
the AGS Competition and the CO’s
Turret Inspection both of which we
won.
The Squadron then went up to Hohne
and proceeded to shoot fast and accur-
ately with a noticeable improvement
each day On the final battle mn a very
testing target array was presented to
troop and the results were among the
THE 9TH/l2TH ROYAL LANCERS REGIMENTAL JOURNAL
A!
Before Troop training
best seen by the Gunnery [65. The end
was an A grade for the Squadron, with
2nd Troop Leader, Mr Douglas-Miller,
winning both Machine Gun Shield (for
the best battle run) and the Thornton
Sword.
Spring Tralnlng
After a well deserved Easter break
the Squadron again deployed to South-
ern Germany for Regimental Training
(Ex RHINE FAREWELL). Initially the
weather was snowy, cold and very wet
but the troops trained very hard in all
the basic recce tasks and prepared for
Tp Tests at the end of the first week.
The two days of Tp Tests produced
another B Squadron victory. this time
the credit going to Mr Bailey‘s GW Tp,
which was bolstered by Sgt Andrews PT
Instructor, Tpr Reddey (Orderly Room
Clerk) and Tpr Walters (Sgts Mess Sil-
vermsn) — quite an achievemnt!
Almost immediately on our return
from Ex RHINE FAREWELL the
Squadron was again involved with Ex
Probex, which provided its fair share
of laughs and frustrations. We now
look forward to a period when we can
relax and enjoy Summer working hours.
Zl
Title