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How Putin’s new Drone War is getting Deadlier

Posted on 30 May 202530 May 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

How Putin’s new drone war is getting deadlier Kamikaze drones that can defy jamming are killing soldiers and destroying convoys ever further from the front line.   The burning man died far from the front line. He was 55 years old and had two daughters. He sat back in the driver’s seat of his incinerated…

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The Future Of Warfare Is Now, Old Man: Updates From The Drone Front

Posted on 5 April 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

The Future Of Warfare Is Now, Old Man: Updates From The Drone Front   In the summer of 2025, policy changes enacted by the Trump administration slowed the flood of migrants across the U.S./Mexico border to a steady stream. The cartels, in order to protect their income, stepped up their efforts to corrupt local law…

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Kamikaze Drones

Posted on 27 February 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

Ukraine pumping out kamikaze drones for as little as $300 – and they can destroy tanks: ‘This is modern warfare’   KYIV — They’re small, but mighty — and deadly, too. The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ reliance on cheaper, more compact drones has altered the look of warfare for good, operators and experts tell The Post. Instead of the…

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Drone Warfare in CW2

Posted on 11 February 202512 February 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

Drone Warfare in CW2   Some of the most successful (and profitable) YouTube channels are devoted to what some may refer to as gun porn. So much so that this sub-genre is referred to as GunTube. Garand Thumb and Brandon Herrera are two of the wildly popular channels that I subscribe to.     Between…

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Motorbike Warfare

Posted on 12 December 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

Via: Matthew Bracken Substack   Circa 1997, I was in Panama, on the Caribbean side, getting my boat ready to transit the canal to the Pacific.     I was walking from Colon’s old so-called yacht club (now long gone) through an industrial port area to get to Colon City. When I was passing about…

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Small-Unit Tactics: The Flying Column

Posted on 19 November 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

Ireland’s Wars: Flying Columns   The popular memory of the Irish War of Independence, at least if you happen to be Irish, often revolves around the image of the IRA “flying column”. For a large number of people, those two words indicates a very particular type of unit: A sort of mobile platoon that lived and…

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What Would Josey Wales Do?

Posted on 1 August 20241 August 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

H/T: The Burning Platform   What Would Josey Wales Do?   As our political, economic, civic, and social structures continue to degrade, dissolve, and disintegrate before our very eyes, it is easy to become apathetic and surrender to hopelessness. There are relentless powerful forces actively trying to destroy the fabric of our society and force the…

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Reconsidering the Designated Marksman

Posted on 25 May 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

Reconsidering the Designated Marksman   The role of the designated marksman, or DM, has been around since firearms came into battle. Out of every formation, someone always rises to the top when it comes to shooting prowess. The difference between this individual and a sniper is that the DM is part of the squad, not…

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Small Unit Tactics 101: Assessing the Effects of Fires

Posted on 23 May 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

Assessing the Effects of Fires   Anyone who has ever done any sort of small-unit tactics training can remember “covering” a buddy while they move. This is good to learn, but there can be a bit of misunderstanding as to what actually constitutes “covering fire” or “suppression”. Just because you are putting rounds downrange does not necessarily mean…

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Guerilla Warfare History: Commercial and Artisanal Hand Grenades of the Spanish Civil War

Posted on 6 January 20246 January 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

Commercial and Artisanal Hand Grenades of the Spanish Civil War   Hermit Notes: There are only a handful of Substack Subscriptions I would recommend and Karl Dahl’s is at the top of the list. I also Highly recommend his Fiction.   WARNING! Don’t get any silly ideas – the information contained herein is for historic…

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