{"id":77087,"date":"2023-01-30T02:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T07:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=77087"},"modified":"2023-01-29T10:36:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T15:36:09","slug":"the-royal-marines-at-war-rough-weather-landing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/01\/30\/the-royal-marines-at-war-rough-weather-landing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Royal Marines at War: <em>Rough Weather Landing<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Jle6eATGkQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Royal Marines<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 31 Aug 2012<\/p>\n<p>Rough Weather Landing is a secret film recording of &#8220;an experiment by No4 Commando&#8221; demonstrating their ability to launch a surprise attack on a seemingly impregnable coastline.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>From the comments:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>ogdiver<\/strong><br \/>\n8 years ago<br \/>\n&#8220;That&#8217;s right lad, you&#8217;re going to land from a boat with all the reserve buoyancy of a digestive biscuit onto a rocky shore, in a pounding surf, with a 3&#8243; mortar base plate strapped to your back and tackety boots for swimming. But don&#8217;t worry, we&#8217;ll give you the the inflated inner tube off an Austin 7 to cling to and we&#8217;ll be doing it in daylight for the cameras.&#8221; Those blokes were nails. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-30-at-10-34-51-The-Royal-Marines-at-War-Rough-Weather-Landing-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-30-at-10-34-51-The-Royal-Marines-at-War-Rough-Weather-Landing-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-79649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-30-at-10-34-51-The-Royal-Marines-at-War-Rough-Weather-Landing-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-30-at-10-34-51-The-Royal-Marines-at-War-Rough-Weather-Landing-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-30-at-10-34-51-The-Royal-Marines-at-War-Rough-Weather-Landing-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-30-at-10-34-51-The-Royal-Marines-at-War-Rough-Weather-Landing-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royal Marines Published 31 Aug 2012 Rough Weather Landing is a secret film recording of &#8220;an experiment by No4 Commando&#8221; demonstrating their ability to launch a surprise attack on a seemingly impregnable coastline. 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