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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

I’m not a big fans of animals analogies in military affairs. The weapons, even in the hands of the incompetent are too destructive.

I rather like the Prussian, mathematics, physical approach.

They, and the Army have a really good program in ever so old, and true infantry skills.

I was reading about MOH winner Gunny Basilone on Iwo Jima and his directing the taking out of a pillbox. Pure weapon symphony. Using a .30 to close the shutter doors, and having a satchel man walk up beside the gun stream, and blow open the door, then repeating the opening with the mg and a flame thrower, then bring up the mg to gun the japs fleeing the flame thrower.


184 posted on 11/29/2008 5:39:25 PM PST by Leisler ("Give us the child for 8 years and it will be a Bolshevik forever. " Lenin)
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To: Leisler

I prefer the Army’s approach to the Siegfrid line: Line up the pillbox in gun bore of a 175 and fire for effect. The Siegfrid was next to worthless because it was badly under gunned, not enough heavy artillery.


187 posted on 11/29/2008 5:49:32 PM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (The Democratic Party strongly supports full civil rights for necro-Americans.)
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To: Leisler
Fort Benning Infantry School classical “fire and maneuver” execution.
230 posted on 11/30/2008 7:22:27 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (The Democratic Party strongly supports full civil rights for necro-Americans.)
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