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Weapons Evaluations From A Marine Iraqi Vet
Web BBS ^ | 11/14/05 | Retired Gunny

Posted on 11/14/2005 2:57:02 PM PST by IonImplantGuru

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Lots of very interesting observations!
1 posted on 11/14/2005 2:57:04 PM PST by IonImplantGuru
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To: IonImplantGuru

Yea, and it has been posted a dozen times, too.


2 posted on 11/14/2005 2:59:59 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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To: Doohickey; judicial meanz; submarinerswife; PogySailor; chasio649; gobucks; Bottom_Gun; Dog Gone; ..

Not sub-related, but worth-a-read military post.


3 posted on 11/14/2005 3:00:40 PM PST by IonImplantGuru ("Me? You talking to me? You talkin' to me? Then [BLEEP]... Well, I'm the only one here.")
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To: IonImplantGuru

I think that some M-79's interspersed throughout the squads would be very helpful. They can lob grenades a long distance as well as use anti-personnal rounds to clear out clusters of bad buys.


4 posted on 11/14/2005 3:04:42 PM PST by Parmy
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To: IonImplantGuru

Interesting to me - I hadn't seen it before.


5 posted on 11/14/2005 3:04:51 PM PST by Kay Ludlow (Free market, but cautious about what I support with my dollars)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
Yea, and it has been posted a dozen times, too.

Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. I did a search on the title of the post that appeared on the source BBS, with no hits. Probably should have done a keyword search.

6 posted on 11/14/2005 3:05:10 PM PST by IonImplantGuru ("Me? You talking to me? You talkin' to me? Then [BLEEP]... Well, I'm the only one here.")
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To: IonImplantGuru

I believe this has been posted.


7 posted on 11/14/2005 3:07:33 PM PST by brivette
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To: IonImplantGuru
Excellent, excellent post. The sad thing is how accurate the statements about the M249 are. I remember making (and hearing being made) the same statements back in the early 90s. Here we are 10-15 years later, we've got guys in the nastiest fight we've had since Vietnam and we're still using junk.

The M1911 is the best sidearm ever fielded.

Period.

8 posted on 11/14/2005 3:09:22 PM PST by AlaninSA (It's ONE NATION UNDER GOD...brought to you by the Knights of Columbus)
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To: IonImplantGuru
Fun fact: Random autopsies on dead insurgents shows a high level of opiate use.

Interesting.

9 posted on 11/14/2005 3:10:35 PM PST by T. Buzzard Trueblood (left unchecked, Saddam Hussein...will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons." Sen. Hillary Clinton)
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To: IonImplantGuru

The AK uses a .310 bullet and not a .308 round.

Of course I'm probably erring on .310, it might be .311 or .312. I know it's not 308 though.


10 posted on 11/14/2005 3:12:11 PM PST by Bogey78O (meh)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

bump


11 posted on 11/14/2005 3:15:11 PM PST by tophat9000 (CA politics …San Andres Fault is now the San Andres Fix)
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To: IonImplantGuru

Fascinating read. Thanks for posting.


12 posted on 11/14/2005 3:17:04 PM PST by notfornothing
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To: IonImplantGuru

This seems to be an accurate depiction of what's going on.


13 posted on 11/14/2005 3:17:17 PM PST by Alexander Rubin (Octavius - You make my heart glad building thus, as if Rome is to be eternal.)
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To: IonImplantGuru
"and "Google earth" for overhead views of our positions."

Not Real-Time.

14 posted on 11/14/2005 3:19:07 PM PST by Deguello
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To: IonImplantGuru

Interesting read...thanks for posting. I hadn't seen it before.


15 posted on 11/14/2005 3:19:08 PM PST by tsmith130
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To: Bogey78O

I wonder how often our guys run into the 5.45 rather than the 7.62. That's suppose to be one nasty bastard =:-O


16 posted on 11/14/2005 3:20:08 PM PST by papertyger
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To: IonImplantGuru

This is news.

Thanks so much.


17 posted on 11/14/2005 3:21:00 PM PST by RinaseaofDs
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To: T. Buzzard Trueblood

I recall the opiate is a local plant leaf that is chewed for "courage", as in Dutch courage.


18 posted on 11/14/2005 3:21:31 PM PST by llevrok (Drink your beer, damnit! There are sober people in Africa !)
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To: IonImplantGuru

Lots of good stuff here. Thanks for the post.


19 posted on 11/14/2005 3:24:49 PM PST by kidd
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To: IonImplantGuru; Admin Moderator

It's been pulled several times too since the info is a bit detailed.

Nonetheless, I heard John Bachelor and that guy he's always on the phone with, discuss this note on WABC radio Friday night as if it were sent to them personally!


20 posted on 11/14/2005 3:26:15 PM PST by Incorrigible (If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
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