Remember those Brits?

[H8tank]

You know, the ones who surrendered to those iranians a while back?

 

There was much speculation how they allowed themselves to be in that situation.

 

Iranian naval forces in the Gulf tried to capture an Australian Navy boarding team but were vigorously repelled, the BBC has learned.

 

The incident took place before Iran successfully seized 15 British sailors and Marines in March.

 

 

When Iranian Revolutionary Guards captured the British sailors and Royal Marines in March, it was not exactly their first attempt.

 

It turns out that Iranian forces made an earlier concerted attempt to seize a boarding party from the Royal Australian Navy.

 

The Australians, though, to quote one military source, "were having none of it".

 

The BBC has been told the Australians re-boarded the vessel they had just searched, aimed their machine guns at the approaching Iranians and warned them to back off, using what was said to be "highly colourful language".

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6228342.stm

[Pope Flick]

The circumstances for the Britons in March were slightly different in that they were caught so much by surprise that, had they attempted to repel the Iranians with their limited firepower, they would doubtless have taken very heavy casualties.

 

So the Australians weren't outnumbered 6 to 1, like the Brits were and used that in their successful standoff.

 

Big deal.

[I Like Soup]

Horatio Nelson has rolled over in his grave.

 

Oh, I harken back to the days of the British Empire.

[The Irish Doggy]

What happened to the days when we enslaved the uncivilized Brit hoards and had them build roads for the glory of Rome?

[isleseeya]

Fosters is not as potent and strong as newcastle ..hence aussies had the better chance to fight

[I Like Soup]

Fosters is not as potent and strong as newcastle ..hence aussies had the better chance to fight

 

Yeah, but John Smith beer will put any Aussie beer to shame as far as alcohol content.

[H8tank]

Don't forget Poland.