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Like the ACU? :D My experience is that as equipment gets lighter, they issue more of it. I had a team sergeant that used to joke about carrying a hundred pounds of lightweight equipment.



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Can you provide a link to some info on this? I have not heard of it. 500 KG seems a bit high honestly, that would be over a ton with both pylons loaded, but I have never really been around them.
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It would be nice to have this option but it they do not now. I was reading an article recently about a unit in Afghanistan that was doing patrols in the mountains. They could not patrol more than a...

It is hardly uncommon to go three days and not have 20 minutes of contact. I met guys on my last trip who were on their second tour and had only been in their second fire fight. My own experience...

I am not sure why MACV-SOG is relevant. They performed a much different mission than modern infantry.



Are you saying that modern infantry is not capable of performing combat missions other...

-The problem with six man teams vs. three squads of two or three teams is simply an issue of control. Asking a PL to maneuver six elements without the benefit of squad leaders would be a nightmare. ...