First heatwave at Iraq

[crocodile deathroll]

Iraq is about to be hit by its first heatwave for the season which may make things rather uncomfortable for some of the US troops

Which is why I suspect is the reason for a far more aggressive push onto Baghdad before next Sunday when is it expected to peak at 39°C (102°F) and this is just a mild taste of what they will get in June/July if they are still bogged down then and under those conditions I don't think they can afford to be.

Baghdad, Iraq, Weather (http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/40650.html)

[LeFevre]

weather will be weather

[Skeptical Greg]

Originally posted by crocodile deathroll
Iraq is about to be hit by its first heatwave for the season which may make things rather uncomfortable for some of the US troops ..



Yeah' but it's a dry heat...


Nothing like a little warm weather to shift your attention from grenades, whizzing bullets and suicide bombers...

[LTC8K6]

Yeah, we never thought we'd have to fight in hot weather, as a result we never trained for that. We never trained in our MOPP gear either, since we knew we'd never need it. :rolleyes:

PS: I have no idea why I was issued both summer and winter weight BDU's, either. Nor do I know why I was trained to fire my M-16 while wearing full MOPP gear, including the gas mask, in the middle of summer. I always thought combat would be at 75F and 30%RH, every time.

It was neat how that sandstorm ruined all of our equipment, too. :rolleyes:

[crocodile deathroll]

Originally posted by Diogenes


Yeah' but it's a dry heat...


Nothing like a little warm weather to shift your attention from grenades, whizzing bullets and suicide bombers...

It is usually a lot more humid closer to Basra and you have the consider those anti chemical warefare suits.

[Wolverine]

Yeah, all those troops from Ft. Hood have no idea what it's like to operate in the heat. :rolleyes:

[Jedi Knight]

Originally posted by crocodile deathroll


It is usually a lot more humid closer to Basra and you have the consider those anti chemical warefare suits.

100 degrees is air-conditioning compared to the training those US forces had in the Mojave Desert at the NTC prior to going to Iraq.

JK

[crocodile deathroll]

Originally posted by Jedi Knight


100 degrees is air-conditioning compared to the training those US forces had in the Mojave Desert at the NTC prior to going to Iraq.

JK

Well for your information there is slighter better news as that "air-conditioning" has be turned up a little higher and Sunday's forecast of 39°C and been revised down to 36°C as well as Tuesday. So I gather no one will be squeeling about the heat then.

And if hot weather was not a problem then what is the big rush to go the war before it warms up?

[The Fool]

Originally posted by crocodile deathroll


Well for your information there is slighter better news as that "air-conditioning" has be turned up a little higher and Sunday's forecast of 39°C and been revised down to 36°C as well as Tuesday. So I gather no one will be squeeling about the heat then.

And if hot weather was not a problem then what is the big rush to go the war before it warms up?

so what...hot? wet? windy? Its just weather, Competent soldiers will continue to operate. In all the fighting in north africa in WW2 heat never stopped anything...Duststorms are the real problem. I remember WW2 north africa vets saying they used to think "thank god for the duststorm" when it halted the fighting, after a few days they would start to wish the duststorm would go away and the fighting start again...

[waitew]

Ever hear of Fort Irwin?It's right next to Death Valley,In the Mojave desert in california.If they trained there ,in summer,they're ready for anything any desert in the world has to offer in the way of heat.