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    Well from experience to date I know it's not that...

    Well from experience to date I know it's not that simple.
    For example a man can be a highly effective leader in combat without providing any really useful insight.

    What such men can often...
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    That's a very subjective opinion, but if true,...

    That's a very subjective opinion, but if true, strongly implies there is a training problem with regard to PRR.


    ...and a Pea-shooter a great many combat veterans have no issue with. What's your...
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    With respect, that's simplistic at best. a.)...

    With respect, that's simplistic at best.
    a.) When hearing really matters, (very close country, or a rolling start line/ seeking contact, in a building) then the head set is a hindrance - so do not...
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    Note = "In terms of trials." Done using TESEX. ...

    Note = "In terms of trials." Done using TESEX.

    ...and what's your issue? Why are you against something we know makes the guys better at their job?
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    In terms of trials, Platoons equipped with PRR...

    In terms of trials, Platoons equipped with PRR accomplished missions quicker and with less casualties. However you want to cut it, for exactly the same equipment and training a Platoon equipped with...
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    Not true, at least for the British Army. Two...

    Not true, at least for the British Army. Two things really pushed PRR. The first was PRC-349, issued per fire team as of 1979 and 1980. The next was field trials done in 1995-6, which showed a...
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    The PRR Head-set is not a great design, so there...

    The PRR Head-set is not a great design, so there are much better ones to be had, but the real secret of PRR seems to be knowing when to have on and an earpiece worn, versus when to have it switched...
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    Acoustic gun fire detection systems have been...

    Acoustic gun fire detection systems have been around for 30 years, but almost always mounted on vehicles. This is just miniaturising it, for what purpose I cannot fathom. I can't see the point.......
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    OK, but none of that is true. Military thinking...

    OK, but none of that is true. Military thinking is not changing rapidly, because warfare only changes very slowly.
    Most of the former soldiers who actually study warfare are seeing nothing new and...
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    ...and actually nothing new. Even when I did my...

    ...and actually nothing new. Even when I did my Basic at the Regimental Depot (long time ago!) in 1980, we had lots of NI stuff thrown in like, VCPs, and there was a whole lot really only relevant to...
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    Concur, and those with military experience appear...

    Concur, and those with military experience appear to be unable to apply it usefully. In terms of British MPs some of the stupidest comments have come from former soldiers.

    I agree in terms of...
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    T.E. Lawrence? Why do we keep harking back to...

    T.E. Lawrence? Why do we keep harking back to this guy? He was merely a good self-publicist. All the officers who actually did better work than he did, just kept quiet after the war.

    ....and how...
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    My experience, that is Journalists are generally...

    My experience, that is Journalists are generally not good at assessing information, in a military or operational context. They have a need to write stories, and report "facts"- and they never have...
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    I concur, but to move around, to manoeuvre, you...

    I concur, but to move around, to manoeuvre, you are sometimes forced to cross open ground, the same way you have to transition choke points, and probable killing grounds.

    Again, concur, but...
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    I concur. You cannot get away from open ground,...

    I concur.
    You cannot get away from open ground, unless you have prescriptive approach to tactics, which leads to you being fixed. Operations have to account for tactics, terrain, threat/policy. ...
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    Directing Staff - Instructors.

    Directing Staff - Instructors.
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    ...and I do - constantly. What do you want to...

    ...and I do - constantly. What do you want to know?
    - and which DS solution, from whose army and from what date?
    The whole reason I got involved in studying "Minor tactics" was because I was so...
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    Not so. Study the subject. "Close with and...

    Not so. Study the subject.

    "Close with and kill the enemy" is one version of the "infantry mission." Dismounted operations covers the entire gamut of conducting operations on foot - eg,...
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    Without crunching the numbers, I think that 64...

    Without crunching the numbers, I think that 64 KIA for, one Brigade, exceeds the losses for 3 Commando Brigade in the Falklands War. Sobering thought.
    5 Brigade lost 56 at Bluff Cove
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    Well this is where adhering to the so-called...

    Well this is where adhering to the so-called "basics" can let you down.
    You might be forced into the open because of the IED threats in the hedges/bund-lines, and/or covered routes. Run how far?...
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    If you move, you risk getting spotted. What was...

    If you move, you risk getting spotted.
    What was the mission, what was the context? Where did your distances come from?
    You are not asking a question. You are making another of your baseless...
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    He's my favourite cross dressing, heterosexual...

    He's my favourite cross dressing, heterosexual comedian!
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    Errr.... and the Rebels often know this, and...

    Errr.... and the Rebels often know this, and account for it. In Northern Ireland a lot of the Special Branch, RUC, and UDR were local boys. I knew a Major in the UDR who had actually been at school...
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    Why tears? You have no dog in this fight. You're...

    Why tears? You have no dog in this fight. You're not engaged with the problem in any way. The British Army is not your Army. You're a spectator.
    Why not stop being a tourist start telling us what...
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    So double the time on the ground within 12 months...

    So double the time on the ground within 12 months = +2 x the effectiveness?
    Yes, you may want SMEs and IO who are intimate with terrain and personalities, but that is another issue.
    Operational...
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