Max Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 How about Staff Sgt. Talaiasi Labalaba? During the Dhofar Rebellion in Oman Staff Sgt. Talaiasi Labalaba of a 9 man SAS squadron was fighting against Communist Guerillas in South Yemen. On July 19th 1972 these 9 SAS soldiers fought off around 250-300 rebels intent on over-running the SAS position and taking the Port of Mirbat. Labalaba, from Fiji, ran the 800 metres from the Fortified BATT house under heavy fire to man a 25 pounder Artilery piece on his own, a gun which normally requires a crew of 4-6 men. He was able get off a round a minute on his own and help pin down the rebels for several hours while at the same time drawing fire away from the BATT house which was under heavy fire. If this wasn't already bad ass enough he then got shot in the face....the face and yet he still continued to fire the gun at the same incredible pace. After finally recieving support from a fellow Trooper and Fijian Sekonaia Takavesi, Labalaba crawled to a 60mm infantry mortar, to rain a sh*t storm even harder on the enemy. Staff Sgt. Talaiasi Labalaba was eventually shot dead through the neck whilst manning the infantry mortar. But his undeniable arse kicking abilities helped pin the enemy down until reinforcements could arrive. And the 9 SAS troopers held off against overwhelming odds, saving the town of Mirbat from falling into enemy hands. He was a f*cking beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 How about Staff Sgt. Talaiasi Labalaba? During the Dhofar Rebellion in Oman Staff Sgt. Talaiasi Labalaba of a 9 man SAS squadron was fighting against Communist Guerillas in South Yemen. On July 19th 1972 these 9 SAS soldiers fought off around 250-300 rebels intent on over-running the SAS position and taking the Port of Mirbat. Labalaba, from Fiji, ran the 800 metres from the Fortified BATT house under heavy fire to man a 25 pounder Artilery piece on his own, a gun which normally requires a crew of 4-6 men. He was able get off a round a minute on his own and help pin down the rebels for several hours while at the same time drawing fire away from the BATT house which was under heavy fire. If this wasn't already bad ass enough he then got shot in the face....the face and yet he still continued to fire the gun at the same incredible pace. After finally recieving support from a fellow Trooper and Fijian Sekonaia Takavesi, Labalaba crawled to a 60mm infantry mortar, to rain a sh*t storm even harder on the enemy. Staff Sgt. Talaiasi Labalaba was eventually shot dead through the neck whilst manning the infantry mortar. But his undeniable arse kicking abilities helped pin the enemy down until reinforcements could arrive. And the 9 SAS troopers held off against overwhelming odds, saving the town of Mirbat from falling into enemy hands. He was a f*cking beast. Bloody hell, after googling him it seems he didn't even get a posthumous VC. Not intentionally undermining all those that have earned this medal through amazing acts of valour and/or sacrifice, but that's mad. Dudes a legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhus Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 He really should have got the Victoria Cross for that one. Far less deserving men got it during the Zulu War to cloud the fact that it was a rather pointless conflict. However, I believe the most recent receipient of that honour was in Iraq and led a bayonet charge at a bunch of insurgents. Considering they were probably armed to the teeth and strapped to blow, I think that's pretty brave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy-Vercetti19 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I remember seeing a tv show on that actual attack. That dude has some balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiebushmatt Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 When I went to the World War I battlefields in France, my tour guide told me an interesting story about how this particular area (I can't for the life of me remember the name) was being heavily bombed by the Germans to create large craters across the field. Anyhoo, the Canadian soldiers positioned there were getting slaughtered so one brave chap grabbed a grenade and dashed out of cover into a large crater that protected him from the fire of the German machine gun in a vital bunker. As the battle raged on around him, he dashed to each crater in turn, avoiding bullets and shells, to get closer to the Germans. Extremely close to the enemy bunker, he pulled the pin on his grenade, but held the safety clip so as not to let it explode in his own hand. He made his way into the bunker and, holding out the grenade in front of him, basically asked the Germans to get the f*ck out of the bunker so his allies could recover the machine gun and ammo. The enemy stood there stunned, not wanting to be blown to pieces. They were soon captured and taken away and the soldier was given a medal for his valiant effort! Badass. If anyone else has heard this story before, feel free to correct me because I heard this almost a year ago and I'm recalling what I can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog_day_sunrise Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 How about Staff Sgt. Talaiasi Labalaba? During the Dhofar Rebellion in Oman Staff Sgt. Talaiasi Labalaba of a 9 man SAS squadron was fighting against Communist Guerillas in South Yemen. On July 19th 1972 these 9 SAS soldiers fought off around 250-300 rebels intent on over-running the SAS position and taking the Port of Mirbat. Labalaba, from Fiji, ran the 800 metres from the Fortified BATT house under heavy fire to man a 25 pounder Artilery piece on his own, a gun which normally requires a crew of 4-6 men. He was able get off a round a minute on his own and help pin down the rebels for several hours while at the same time drawing fire away from the BATT house which was under heavy fire. If this wasn't already bad ass enough he then got shot in the face....the face and yet he still continued to fire the gun at the same incredible pace. After finally recieving support from a fellow Trooper and Fijian Sekonaia Takavesi, Labalaba crawled to a 60mm infantry mortar, to rain a sh*t storm even harder on the enemy. Staff Sgt. Talaiasi Labalaba was eventually shot dead through the neck whilst manning the infantry mortar. But his undeniable arse kicking abilities helped pin the enemy down until reinforcements could arrive. And the 9 SAS troopers held off against overwhelming odds, saving the town of Mirbat from falling into enemy hands. He was a f*cking beast. Bloody hell, after googling him it seems he didn't even get a posthumous VC. Not intentionally undermining all those that have earned this medal through amazing acts of valour and/or sacrifice, but that's mad. Dudes a legend. I was going to post that lunatic Fijiian, but forgot what conflict it was involved with. I couldn't remember whether it wa Oman or somewhere in East Africa. All the members of that operation deserve mention in this thread- a team of 9 SAS soldiers with some assistance from Omani intelligence forces successfully defeating a hostile force of over 250 men armed with mortars, RPGs, AKs and light machine guns using 8 SL1's (FN FALs to anyone outside of the UK), one M2 .50 MG and a 25lb artillery piece that usually required a team of 4-8 men to operate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshield Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Chuck Norris you had to have known that was coming H6oJ1-k7XZA I want to stab you in the chest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wordsworth Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 That's the only thing worse than posting the guy from the Dos XX commercials. He can speak French....in German Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexey_Maresyev One tough cookie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBruceter Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Thats nothing. Ha ha that was so full of win. First the terrorists f*ck it up completely by setting theirselfs on fire in the car and end up running about the airport. Next they have a Scotsman kicking f*ck out of them while they're still alight. Brightened up my day lol Grr at the bottom corner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhus Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 It's especially funny when you remember that even when the terrorist was burning alive he was apparently walking around like a zombie and muttering about Allah. It's just such an absurd, laughable situation but I can't help but admire the Scotsman for giving those twats a taste of their own medicine. Being a terrorist is one thing, but being a bad terrorist just makes you a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Gold Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 I've generally arrived at the conclusion that everyone of Russian background is inherently a psycho, yet, has the innate ability to convert that into badassery at any one moment. Kudos if they were fighting in World War 2. Sadly, this does not extend to those of Russian background who don't identify themselves as Russian (petty, generic Slavs). All they've inherited is the psychotic element, and sh*t governance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin... Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 I am loving this bit from a link someone posted about a guy named Jack Churchill. An allied commander in WWII, and an avid fan of surfing, Captain Jack Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill aka "Fighting Jack Churchill" aka "Mad Jack" was basically the craziest motherf*cker in the whole damn war. He volunteered for commando duty, not actually knowing what it entailed, but knowing that it sounded dangerous, and therefore fun. He is best known for saying that "any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly dressed" and, in following with this, for carrying a sword into battle. In WWII. And not one of those sissy ceremonial things the Marines have. No, Jack carried a f*cking claymore. And he used it, too. He is credited with capturing a total of 42 Germans and a mortar squad in the middle of the night, using only his sword. Churchill and his team were tasked with capturing a German fortification creatively called "Point 622." Churchill took the lead, charging ahead of the group into the dark through the barbed wire and mines, pitching grenades as he went. Although his unit did their best to catch up, all but six of them were lost to silly things like death. Of those six, half were wounded and all any of them had left were pistols. Then a mortar shell swung in and killed/mortally wounded everyone who wasn't Jack Churchill. When the Germans found him, he was playing "Will Ye No Come Back Again?" on his bagpipes. Oh, we didn't mention that? He carried them right next to his big f*cking sword. After being sent to a concentration camp, he got bored and left. Just walked out. They caught him again, and sent him to a new camp. So he left again. After walking 150 miles with only a rusty can of onions for food, he was picked up by the Americans and sent back to Britain, where he demanded to be sent back into the field, only to find out (with great disappointment) the war had ended while he was on his way there. As he later said to his friends, "If it wasn't for those damn Yanks, we could have kept the war going another 10 years!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RARusk Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Hideaki Akaiwa "One day I will think of this as just another job. After all, this is what I do." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makeshyft Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I am loving this bit from a link someone posted about a guy named Jack Churchill. An allied commander in WWII, and an avid fan of surfing, Captain Jack Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill aka "Fighting Jack Churchill" aka "Mad Jack" was basically the craziest motherf*cker in the whole damn war. He volunteered for commando duty, not actually knowing what it entailed, but knowing that it sounded dangerous, and therefore fun. He is best known for saying that "any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly dressed" and, in following with this, for carrying a sword into battle. In WWII. And not one of those sissy ceremonial things the Marines have. No, Jack carried a f*cking claymore. And he used it, too. He is credited with capturing a total of 42 Germans and a mortar squad in the middle of the night, using only his sword. Churchill and his team were tasked with capturing a German fortification creatively called "Point 622." Churchill took the lead, charging ahead of the group into the dark through the barbed wire and mines, pitching grenades as he went. Although his unit did their best to catch up, all but six of them were lost to silly things like death. Of those six, half were wounded and all any of them had left were pistols. Then a mortar shell swung in and killed/mortally wounded everyone who wasn't Jack Churchill. When the Germans found him, he was playing "Will Ye No Come Back Again?" on his bagpipes. Oh, we didn't mention that? He carried them right next to his big f*cking sword. After being sent to a concentration camp, he got bored and left. Just walked out. They caught him again, and sent him to a new camp. So he left again. After walking 150 miles with only a rusty can of onions for food, he was picked up by the Americans and sent back to Britain, where he demanded to be sent back into the field, only to find out (with great disappointment) the war had ended while he was on his way there. As he later said to his friends, "If it wasn't for those damn Yanks, we could have kept the war going another 10 years!" Mad Jack also carried a f*cking longbow. He was one-of-a-kind, for sure. These little gems are great, too: In later years, Churchill served as an instructor at the land-air warfare school in Australia, where he became a passionate devotee of the surfboard. Back in England, he was the first man to ride the River Severn’s five-foot tidal bore and designed his own board. In retirement, however, his eccentricity continued. He startled train conductors and passenger by throwing his attaché case out of the train window each day on the ride home. He later explained that he was tossing his case into his own backyard so he wouldn’t have to carry it from the station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockworm Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Jack Bauer.... nuff said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makeshyft Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Jack Bauer.... nuff said No. Just, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sofa_king Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I submit Hill 200 hero Lloyd L. Burke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XMike Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 This is pretty obvious... Winning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthYENIK Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 He invented the modern badass... ...And I guarantee you he got more ass than anyone that's yet been posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockworm Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Jack Bauer.... nuff said No. Just, no. Yes. Just, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Jack Bauer.... nuff said No. Just, no. Yes. Just, yes. A fictional character cannot be a bad-ass. They are a construct of a writer's imagination. Also, he seems like a pathetic whinging twat compared to almost everyone mentioned in this thread thus far. AMD Ryzen 5900X (4.65GHz All-Core PBO2) | Gigabye X570S Pro | 32GB G-Skill Trident Z RGB 3600MHz CL16 EK-Quantum Reflection D5 | XSPC D5 PWM | TechN/Heatkiller Blocks | HardwareLabs GTS & GTX 360 Radiators Corsair AX750 | Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic XL | EVGA GeForce RTX2080 XC @2055MHz | Sabrant Rocket Plus 1TB Sabrant Rocket 2TB | Samsung 970 Evo 1TB | 2x ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Q Acoustics 2010i | Sabaj A4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockworm Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 well dayum I didn't know they had to be real life people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makeshyft Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 well dayum I didn't know they had to be real life people. You would have if you'd bothered to read the thread thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactus. Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 While he may not possess the same valor as many of the soldiers named above, I believe Aron Ralston deserves an honorable mention. Some could reasonably argue that getting yourself trapped under a rock is the antithesis of "badass," but I'd say that having the nerve and sheer balls to cut off your own arm using a dull pocketknife in order to live and tell your story is pretty badass in its own right. “It occurred to me I could break my bones,” said a composed Ralston, who underwent surgery Monday to facilitate the fitting of a prosthesis. “I was able to first snap the radius and then within another few minutes snap the ulna at the wrist and from there, I had the knife out and applied the tourniquet and went to task. It was a process that took about an hour.” source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionist Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Michael Wittmann. German tank commander single-handedly pulverized over 30 vehicles in half as many minutes. When his tank was knocked out, he casually left the burning wreckage, got into another tank, and pulverized another set of vehicles. He didn't plan this attack; his strategy consisted of rolling straight into the enemy formations and blowing them all up. Rinse & Repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinski Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 About mad Jack Churchill, the WW2 Commando who did it because "it sounded dangerous" with a bow and sword, I found this. I'm told it's him, far right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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