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Thanks for the link JMA, will look at that carefully.

There is different weight in body armor and I was trying to compute the extra weight for the guys having to fight with these new "toys" [my reference weight was an infantryman of 80', without...

Thanks for clearing that point, Uboat509.
In the same idea, do you think that FOBs are the best way for us to understand the expectations/limits of Afghanis and for them to accept us ?

So why do we continue to patrol on roads rather than patrol by foot avoiding roads and paths. And by the way, why patrolling instead of staying and living with the good guys, ambushing the bad armed...

To JMA :
When I was 2Lt (peace time, never been deployed), your package for 48h was between 10 and 15kg. If you add it the shield, the radio+batteries+Pda, the NVG, the 2 way telescope for everyone...

Well i'm balancing between
in tactical domain :
- more immediate beedback to team member and team/platoon leader directly "on scene" can be an advantage to stay in contact, check progression,...

Ken, Thanks for correcting me.

JMA : Networking is the ability given to coys, team & platoon leaders to "see" where there subordinates are, (gps related), to send/receive small messages (like...

Don't know if that topic have been debated yet, if so please tell me on what thread attach this one.
If the subject seems to be sensitive, please remove this topic.

One of the major enhancement...