Posted on 08/10/2009 3:48:31 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
David slew Goliath with a slingshot.
And I’ve been saying all along that no one needs to have 6000 rounds of ammo at home if they are not willing to use 6.
My guess is the cops, at least a large majority, from big cities and urban areas will turn into Nazis when told to do so. They did so in New Orleans.
Now the rural deputies and small town cops might be a different bunch. I hope so.
The army issues and uses a large number of handguns. Issue settled. Handguns are not the best weapons for offense therefore citizens should all be armed with the best rifles and shotguns they can afford.
I recall a magazine article about my late wife’s ancestors in Texas. It told of one sharp fight with commanhes and several brushes with them. When they headed into Indian territory the army gave them several Spencer rifles and a pile of ammo. All for free. What a change from now where we are destroying all surplus guns as fast as possible. This under Bush and Obama.
Besides, there were only 9 of them when you count Powers Booth.
They must have neutralized several hundred communists before the film was finally over.
Oh, I’ve seen this posted at least 5 times before on FR.
It warms my heart every time.
A skill I wish that I had...
Then I have to tell them about the tried and true doctrine of TRADE UP. Of course it works like this: #1 If I have a 22 I can GET an M4. #2 If I have an M4 I can GET an M249 SAW. I can take this trade up as far as I want. Name it: Tanks, mortars, whatever. Don't need to start with an arsenal. Of course starting with the right gear does short the process quite a bit. Thus if I start with my Springfield Armory M1A Super-match and my 3x10 range finding Shepherd Scope I can pretty much get what I want if others do the leg work while I launch rounds.
I spent a lot of time as an infantry officer but then I did a rare branch transfer into Armor in the reserves and attended the Armor Officers Advanced Course. I found out quite a few things about those tanks that are pretty much universal: Most of all, tanks HATE wire. Especially staked down barbed type wire. It gets wrapped around the wheels and entwined in the tracks. 'Round and 'round and 'round. Until the tank is immobilized. What is known as a mobility "kill." Of course none of the tanks weapons systems are affected by the wire so it essentially becomes a fixed fortification. But the crew have go to pop their heads out eventually to take care of business. That wire can usually only be released by using a cutting torch so that tank really ain't goin' anywhere. Q: What does the American countryside have in surplus quantities? A: Lots and lots of BARBED WIRE.
Well, what about those nasty CHOPPERS? Comes the question spinning from the back of the class. I tell them that in certain areas of the country, namely those heavily forested, they can be just as vulnerable to wire as well. Cable not barbed wire. All kinds of uses for cable. Especially in tight LZs or urban LZs or corridors of flight when NOE (nap of the earth) rules are in effect. All kinds of stuff when you think outside the box. That's what I try to instill in my students: Critical Thinking.
They hired a 90lb girl? Is she at least cute?
What kind of class do you teach?
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
My thoughts exactly. Great movie and very informative.
Now you gotta remember the Germans were giving 2.3KG of marmalade for a turned in Sten SMG, with all the ammo - (If the packaged wasn’t opened)
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There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves. "
- Winston Churchill
If my trusted adviser ever says “My liege, he is but one man. What can one man possibly do?”, I will reply “This”, pull out my pistol, and shoot the adviser in the head.
As I understand it, Jessica Lynch and her team failed to properly maintain their weapons before the incident. Their weapons jammed and were useless.
An updated version of THE PATRIOT is the movie that should be made. But if Hollywood were to do so we know the patriot would be painted as a member of a mob.
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