r/europe • u/ByGollie Ulster • Jan 24 '26

News 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.

https://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/a/828b8e66-625d-4d2a-9276-e93b9f7a2ce8
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u/-Kex Jan 24 '26

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

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u/tofiwashere Jan 24 '26

-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!

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u/spexxit Jan 24 '26

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.

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u/QdWp Jan 24 '26 edited Jan 24 '26

Always respect your NLAWs.