50 grams of cloth saved will lead to 50 grams of additional batteries carried.
The weight issue is a demonstration of leadership failure, not an issue with excessive heaviness of equipment. The...
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50 grams of cloth saved will lead to 50 grams of additional batteries carried.
The weight issue is a demonstration of leadership failure, not an issue with excessive heaviness of equipment. The...
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German tradition is to separate Rucksack and a small combat pouch (rear, on the belt). The Rucksack is almost never worn, though (exception: mountain troops). It's hard to impossible to find exercise...
There are actually two weight problems;
1) on the march, which limits march mobility and exhausts
2) in combat, which limits tactical options
1) can be solved by dependence on carriers...
The thermobaric warhead works by pressure and this again works best inside structures.
The 'Western RPG-7' issue has been debated a lot. Essentially, the 'Western RPG-7' is the 40mmx46MV round.
That's at least one interpretation of what he wrote, he wasn't very specific.
He advocated assault rifle, helmet and Korean-style body armour IIRC; already 10 kg without ammo.
I have a 50's book written by a team led by a WW2 GHQ officer. He wrote after the war that soldiers must never be weighed down again.
His unrealistic demand was for a 10 kg weight limit.
Then he...