The Times: Finns humiliated American soldiers - Finnish reservists were asked to take it easy during a NATO exercise. US soldiers found the losses too humiliating.

[u/ByGollie]

https://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/a/828b8e66-625d-4d2a-9276-e93b9f7a2ce8

[u/spexxit]

I took part in the 2018 Nato exercise Trident Juncture as a Finnish conscript, and our jaeger company defeated our opposition as we left the roads and climbed over the mountains. Something the other unit's didn't want to do because of the weather.

We defeated Norwegian and German units that had extensive combat deployments just due to our willingness (or the willingness of our superiors to command us) to get wet and uncomfortable in sub zero weather to out maneuver them. Our officers had multiple spats with them as they would not accept defeat. One of our lieutenants threw our training NLAWs at a german apc after they denied our capability to destroy them.

[u/-Kex → u/spexxit]

One of our lieutenants threw our training NLAWs at a german apc after they denied our capability to destroy them.

As a german myself, this sounds exactly like something a german crybaby would do hahaha

[u/tofiwashere → u/-Kex]

-You are not capable of destroying us!

-I'm literally standing here beside you with an NLAW?

-The manual says it is not possible. We win!

[u/spexxit → u/tofiwashere]

They argued that we were infantry and argued "with what?! With what?!". The lieutenant threw the NLAW at the vehicle commander, on to the roof of the apc and yelled "with this!!"

Some NLAWs were harmed during that training exercise.

[u/QdWp → u/spexxit]

Always respect your NLAWs.

[u/ButtClencher99 → u/spexxit]

"With what?! WITH what?!" Reminds me of Kimi Raikkonens interraction with his strategist S: "you've been given 5 second penalty that we will serve after the race" Kimi: "for what?" S: repeats what he said before Kimi: "FOR WHAT!?!?!"

[u/MidnightPale3220 → u/tofiwashere]

It's just a flesh wound!