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Know Your Weapons: The M72 LAW (Light Anti-Tank Weapon)

Posted on 7 July 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

M72 LAW: American Light Anti-Tank Weapons in Vietnam and Beyond   The M72 consists of a disposable launcher that fires an unguided 66mm solid-fuel rocket. The basic concept is essentially an arithmetic mean between the American bazooka and the German WWII-vintage Panzerfaust. The light anti-armor weapon saw a great deal of use in the Vietnam War…

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Operation Northwoods

Posted on 30 January 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Operation Northwoods   “You can understand history, or you can trust the government – but you can’t do both. This is a statement that Southerners have understood for more than a century. Those that have served the American Empire in its futile military escapades are usually in tune with this sentiment. Of course, I don’t…

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The Legend of Lieutenant-Colonel Mike Hoare

Posted on 28 January 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

I remember reading Congo Mercenary while deployed many moons back. This guy was the stuff of legend.

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Know Your Enemy: The Russian BTR

Posted on 16 November 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

H/T Mason Dixon Survivalist Association       Not to be confused with the Russian BMP-3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV).  

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The Minuteman’s Guide to Countering Armored Vehicles *(For Educational Purposes Only)*

Posted on 27 October 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

The Minuteman’s Guide to Countering Armored Vehicles   Since the first tanks and armored cars appeared on the battlefields of WWI Europe, infantrymen have been forced to find ways to deal with them. The modern minuteman is no different, and any prolonged civil conflict in the United States is bound to see armored vehicles used…

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Know Your Weapons: The M60, A Cold War Classic

Posted on 25 February 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

M60: Its Purpose, Mechanics, and Development   Two scenes come to mind for the venerable M60: The first is one of my favorite childhood movies of all time, First Blood. Watching John Rambo eradicate that town in Washington with that M60 he swiped out of the back of the deuce-and-a-half was pure poetry! The second…

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The Malayan Emergency, and what it can teach us about today’s American Emergency

Posted on 5 December 2021 by The Tactical Hermit

H/T WRSA The Malayan Emergency, and what it can Teach us about today’s American Emergency   A large part of current U.S. COIN doctrine (Counter-Insurgency) that was re-vamped and rolled out around 2006 to ground pounders in Iraq and A-Stan is based upon the lessons learned by the British during the Malayan Emergency. Think Tankers…

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Berger: Slicing Salami

Posted on 12 November 2021 by The Tactical Hermit

H/T WRSA   Berger: Slicing Salami   As I have said before: Communist never change their stripes, they just change the language to fit the times. “By portraying his opponents as fascists (or at the very least fascist sympathizers), he was able to get the opposition to slice off its right wing, then its centrists,…

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Lessons from a Guerrilla: Marine Raider Frank Sturgis, the Fight for Freedom and Mastering Logistics

Posted on 10 November 2021 by The Tactical Hermit

Lessons from a Guerrilla: Marine Raider Frank Sturgis, the Fight for Freedom and Mastering Logistics   Awesome write up by NC Scout on former USMC Raider and CIA agent Frank Sturgis. Being both a military history buff and a student of guerilla warfare the book Warrior: Frank Sturgis—The CIA’s #1 Assassin-Spy, Who Nearly Killed Castro…

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On this Day in History: Che Guevera Executed

Posted on 9 October 2021 by The Tactical Hermit

On This Day — Che Guevara Is Executed (October 9 1967)   A red letter date in the fight against the spread of the cancer of Communism in the Northern Hemisphere. Note: If you ever want to read a really entertaining novel about this incident, check out Killing Che by Chuck Pfarrer.

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