Myanmar Rebels Battle Government Junta Forces with Homemade Shotguns The Video in the link above shows Myanmar Rebels armed with home made single shot shotguns fighting Govt. Military Forces armed with modern assault rifles. The article does not say but I can almost promise you this fight did not end well for the rebels. Going…
Category: Tales from the Battlefield
“Survival” Vehicles: Concepts and Execution
Some interesting ideals from JCD, the Bushbastard.
The Minuteman’s Guide to Countering Armored Vehicles *(For Educational Purposes Only)*
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…
Know Your WW1 History: Medieval WW1 Trench Weapons
Medieval WWI Trench Weapons The Brutal reality of Close-Quarter Combat in WW1.
Know Your WW1 History: Steering a Steam Roller – The German Invasion of France in 1914
Steering a Steamroller Bear in mind the German’s did this operation TWICE. Once in 1914 with infantry and again in 1940 with tanks and infantry (Blitzkrieg) which only took 46 days. What a difference 26 years makes.
Shooting Mechanics: The Tactical Chicken Wing
The Tactical Chicken Wing A great example of a technique more suited for competitive and sport shooting but not the modern tactical battlefield. Train Often and Realistically. (Note the Elbow Position in the above and below photo)
Boers, Beans, Bullets and Bear Soup
Boers, Beans, Bullets, and Bear Soup – Parts 1 & 2 Nifty two part series on the history, tactics and arms of the Boers. Note: Although I disagree with many of the author’s opinions regarding rifle and caliber choices, as I have grown older I have found the best advice to new shooters is…
Tactics Flashback: 2002 D.C. Snipers and 2015 Dallas Police Attack
The attack on Dallas PD June 13, 2015 by a man in an armored van represents a variation on a tactic that has not been seen since the DC Sniper Murders in 2002, where two gay black muslim extremist using a Chevy Caprice sedan and turning the trunk into a “mobile” sniper hide, killed…