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Is your IFV a minitank that carries a section of infantry on the side?

Is it a battle taxi with support weapons added to it as an upgrade ie. M113A3 ACCV?

Is it supposed to take the place of...

Problem was that there just wasn't enough fire power in the mix of troops with me. Also training wasn't as good as it could of been. But I've made my comments obout ARVN policies and how we reacted...

Okay, first of all, how do UAV's, as well as most electronic communications, react to a electronics warfare rich environment? My sources say there are problems. It's not just us, who are going to...

The funny thing is that I'm in a similar argument on another forum and I think they're mostly staff types without any real combat experience. So they are able to quote me chapter and verse but not...

The BAR was an old concept and an old weapon by the time I was ready to play with it. I lugged it for a while. There were problems with it that couldn't be fixed. It would over heat easily esp. in...

Only the newest one will do for the Russians have created a new series of rounds for it and it has fixed all the problems the earlier RPG-7s. I personally like the RPG system, esp the RPG 29 versions...

Wilf, I finally found out our major sticking point. Recognized policy for most counties small unit tactics reduce (maybe to almost nothing) the value of the individual rifleman except to keep the...

This is the way it always has been. I don't see them changing it anytime soon. Also, the enlistment of foreigners fits the general tendency in all civilian fields to do the same. It better to hire a...

There is an answer for this. There are several good short ranged optics packages, Aimpoint is the one I recommend esp Comp3-4 series. Effective at short ranges 100m or less and still effective out to...

I researched the web for the best resource that I could fine that did all that could be done to answer the questions of when and why without being filled with holes caused by classified matterials...

No can do about the comparing 7.62 NATO vs the present 5.56 NATO. I would like to see crew served weapons, such as the 7.62 MMG taken away fro the squad/platoon and regulate it to the company's...

I won't deny Ken's responses. I'm a consultant for a a living and I was none too gentle in my post. It's not that I feel that your experiences aren't valid. It's just that I'm usually being drowned...

Putin is in a jam for now. Russia thought it could expand its prosperity to all facets of its economy. Now it looks like Russia is just a very big petro nation and the price of oil is down. The...

Okay,Okay I wouldn't take that bet. However, if you didn't have 800m to "sneak up on me", it might be interesting. The AK47s were, as you say, very short ranged and inaccurate. However, that had a...

I was still in College when the 11th Air Assault Division was showing what could be done. I also missed the first year (1965) of the 1st air cav in country. I was trying to get there but you can only...

Were you in a combat zone at that time. I can't see you trusting your life to a rifle with so little care esp a M16/M4





The problem is that you don't have the luxury to quickly change the...

Well we can agree on the advantage of opitics espiecially if it's the new Aimpoint that doesn't need batteries. :D

However, I fight this point that the weapons don't affect basic doctine all day...

The group of us who say the 6.5 MPC would be a better round say so because only a barrel change would be needed. We're still paying for the banks you know.

I think the 6.5 Grendal would be a...

The whole concept of Blitzkreig took the emphasis of the infantryman away from the effectiveness of mobile warfare. Even today, I hear stories of infantry sections being couped up in their IFVs for...

I have a question for everybody...

You all say to one extent or another that the effectve range and hitting power of the Infantryman doesn't effect tactics. But even here, I 've heard people say...

This is somethng from Rec Guns that I think is a good start at trying to unravel this mess. I don't agree with many of its findings for I have different sources. Also, I feel that there is a certain...

I don't know if he set it down on paper directly but he used several studies done that promoted a biased view of the SCHV (Small Caliber High Velocity) rifle. You can't use todays experiences to...

So I'm sort of having people time with my family so this will be short.

I've not forgotten you, Wilf. You raised some interesting and factual points. However, since you made your comments, I have...

Sorry!

But here goes.



Balistics and the effect on human flesh is not the "black art" that everyone claims. Every cartridge is a total of its compromises. Unfortunately, the creation of a cartridge is...