Comments by "Fred Bloggs" (@fredbloggs5902) on "Very Rare and Mostly Pointless: the Bren Fixed Line Sight" video.

  1. To be fair, not doing that is very difficult.
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  2. And stuck on red in all directions 🤣
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  3.  @dave_h_8742  They were an example of the worst aspects of cost-plus government contractors. A modern comparison would arguably be someone like ULA in my opinion.
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  4.  @dave_h_8742  - Me too ☹️, I think they later got absorbed into a bigger contractor, maybe Marconi or BAE.
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  5. For defensive fire where the exact location of the expected threat is known in advance - maybe a pillbox covering a road with ditches or boggy ground on either side?
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  6. Good question, they started off in precision mechanical engineering because they effectively pre-dated electronics (founded 1917), they diversified later because that’s where the value-add moved to.
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  7. Yes
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  8. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
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  9. My dad ran the UK ammo testing facility, he wasn’t a fan of Plessey.
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  10. Ian’s reputation is now so good he gets invited, his father must be very proud.
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  11.  @jungobango4815  - you might not have eyes on the target at the time required - fog, smoke, darkness etc.
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