BRITISH troops were warned “If you sweat, you die” as NATO soldiers braved extreme cold in Finnish fighting simulations. Artillery squaddies revealed how they coped living in outdoor tents in -8c conditions during the alliance’s biggest-ever artillery drill in Lapland, North Finland. 10 British and NATO allies took part in live fire exercises using the new Archer heavy artillery gun, Finnish K9 system and French Caesar howitzer, pictured, in -8c conditions Credit: Doug Seeburg 10 Specialist troops practised staying outdoors for three days while tucked behind enemy lines in intense no-man’s land drills Credit: Doug Seeburg 10 French soldiers with the Caesar howitzer Credit: Doug Seeburg 10 Comms Sergeant Ian Bloomfield said his colleagues were 'the only ones' allowed to stay out overnight in the Finnish winter Credit: Doug Seeburg It came as specialist troops practised staying outdoors for three days while tucked behind enemy lines in intense no-man’s land drills.
Comms Sergeant Ian Bloomfield, of covert surveillance unit 4/73 Battery 5 Royal Artillery, said his colleagues were “the only ones” allowed to stay out overnight in the Finnish winter. He told The Sun: “They go out in four to six-man patrols beyond the front line, looking for enemy targets and providing information from the battlefield back to the commanders. “They also have the ability, once they’re out there, to do joint fires.
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