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GPS
Esli writes: Out of extreme boredom, I recently read through some of XBrad’s archived material. (Yeah, I know.) This post , combined with this one got me thinking about my own early experiences with...
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The USMC Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS)
In February of 2011, the USMC Expeditionary Fire Support System was employed in combat in support of Battalion Landing Team 3/8 (26th MEU) in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The combat deployment was...
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One Very Dangerous Gerbil
When DPRK dictator Kim Jong-Il died in December of last year, his 27-year old (we think) son, Kim Jong-Un succeeded to the seat of power. Believed to be a soft and callow youth unfamiliar with the...
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The Care and Feeding of Co-authors.
Normally, I like to make fun of Marines. And I like to make fun of Artillerymen. I especially like making fun of Marine Artillerymen. But if I pick on URR too much, he pouts and doesn’t post much....
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BIG! Mortars
We’ve written before about mortars being the infantry commander’s “hip pocket artillery.”* And in our Army, mortars are infantry weapons, separate from the Field Artillery. Currently, our Army fields...
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Battle for Berlin, 1945
This week marks VE Day, commemorating the Victory in Europe over Hitler’s Third Reich. The last and perhaps the most savage battle was for the German capital of Berlin. This from the Battlefield...
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Mortar Monday (I meant to post this yesterday)
So, 5/20IN hosted the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force to a mortar live fire at Yakima Firing Center recently. Lots of 120mm goodness going on. Here’s the short PAO take. And here’s the extended...
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120mm for Air Defense
When you mention a 120mm gun today, virtually everyone thinks of the main gun of the M1 Abrams family of tanks. And rightly so. It’s an impressive weapon. But did you know that from the mid-1940s to...
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Op-For: “Where is the Case for Co – Ed Ground Combat?”
Alte kamerad LTCOL P, Marine artilleryman extraordinaire, has a great piece about a great piece. He points out some pretty sobering stats from the continuing effort to make ground combat a co-ed...
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Udari Range CALFEX 2012
Elements of 1/15IN, part of the 3rd ID were deployed to Kuwait in 2012. In addition to showing the flag, they took advantage of the large Udari range complex to hold a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise...
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