Posted on 11/19/2022 8:15:36 AM PST by dynachrome
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is deploying National Guard troops in M113 armored personnel carrier to various positions along the border after earlier threatening to use gunboats in an attempt to quell the influx of migrants at the border.
The news comes after Abbott invoked a Constitutional clause on Wednesday warning President Joe Biden that the Lone Star state would go rogue to defend itself from what he calls a migrant 'invasion' at the southern border.
Texas Military Department officials ordered the 10 armored personnel carriers on Thursday and announced around 50 soldiers would be trained to operate them.
Armored personnel carriers are large, heavily armored vehicles that move on tracks like tanks but are designed to carry troops into battle alongside tanks.
Affectionately known as the 'battle taxi' by troops in the Army, the M113 is bulletproof and can withstand small explosions - the US recently sent 200 to Ukraine for the country's fight against Russia.
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Just make sure they’re pointed at the enemy.
Of course not. It will take a Trump administration with a Congress who has the good of the nation at heart.
Pipe dream, maybe. But I can hope.
Public perception is that if it has wheels it’s an armored car, and if it has tracks, it a tank.
I was a Towed Vulcan platoon leader in 1978. Not worth a damn for air defense, but they were great on fixed targets. I had a great platoon, 3 of my 4 squad leaders were E4 “Acting Jacks.”
Republican invokes invasion clause to deal with migrants flooding.
Biden’s going to have a stroke over that no place to go but up.
Mini guns more effective on the line.
Tanks. (or APCs) are expensive to operate. What he needs is a couple dozen snipers. These invaders are unlawful combatants, and can be summarily executed.
“The venerable M113 series can be a platform for many excellent weapons systems, including Dual 50 cal machine guns and Vulcan 20MM cannon, 4000-6000 rounds a minute with a range over 1000 meters. This configuration would slow unauthorized crossings of even the most determined ILLEGAL ALIEN INVADER.”
Take the old M45 quad .50 “meatchopper” and swap out the Ma Deuces for GAU-19A .50 Gatling guns.
Then there is good ol’ napalm😁
I like the way you think :)
Unpossible. FR told me Abbott is a RINO.
I thought that thing was called the M113?
Yup. Call out some Air national Guard A 10’s.
Yes, there are. I used to work on a research contract with Picatinny Arsenal and got to see almost all of the variations. I liked them as modified to operate as larger mortar platforms. The ones with multiple M2-HBs were also cool.
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