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Insurgency Lessons Learned from the “Big Fella”

Posted on 11 May 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

H/T WRSA      

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My Little Armalite

Posted on 28 November 2021 by The Tactical Hermit

My Little Armalite   There is no secret. The invaders get it. Antifa gets it. BLM gets it. They are true believers in their communist cause. The only people who don’t get it are heritage Americans whose pride gets in the way of the truth. You are losing because you are fat, content, comfortable, and…

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One Shot One Kill

Posted on 21 December 2020 by The Tactical Hermit

One Shot, One Kill A decent essay on the subject. Check out my offering, Urban Guerilla Sniping v3.0 The bottom line is that this is no longer leisure reading for the Tactical Golfer. Some seriously nasty Ungentlemanly Warfare is coming our way. Prepare Accordingly.  

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Historical Movies Worth A Damn: The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Posted on 14 May 2020 by The Tactical Hermit

Any Martial Citizen worth his salt should own a book or two on the Irish Struggle for Independence against the British Empire, also know as “The Troubles”. When it comes to this topic and Guerilla Warfare as a whole, few movies are as historically accurate and as well made as The Wind that Shakes the…

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Lessons From The Irish Nationalists

Posted on 20 April 2020 by The Tactical Hermit

The Three Links to the articles over at Identity Dixie are a Superb Read. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!  

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Loyalist made .45 submachine gun

Posted on 23 June 2019 by The Tactical Hermit

From the time of “The Troubles”, an Improvised M3 Grease Gun Clone.

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Military History In Pictures: IRA Snipers and The Troubles

Posted on 24 July 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

    See the Original at Forgotten Weapons

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History of Guerilla Warfare: IRA Guerilla Gunmsiths and the “Shipyard Special”

Posted on 14 July 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

At the height of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, both the Republicans and Loyalists were desperate for any weapons they could lay their hands on. These weapons ranged from smuggled AR-18s — infamously nicknamed Widowmakers — to crude but ingenious improvised weapons such as the submachine gun pictured above. These improvised weapons took the STEN as their basis. They…

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OPSEC Tradecraft: Modern Clandestine Groups Face New Challenges

Posted on 12 July 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

There were no mobile phones or recording devices allowed at this bizarre encounter. The digital era is perceived as posing new threats to the security of terror groups in Ireland in terms of their being tracked and covertly recorded.  Source: The Guardian Bottom Line Up Front Compartmentation via unlinking Strict anti forensic practices to mitigate…

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History of Terrorism: How British Intelligence Infiltrated the IRA

Posted on 9 June 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

This is an article from The Atlantic in 2006 but I thought it a great read on the History of the IRA from the British perspective.-SF I first met the man now called Kevin Fulton in London, on Platform 13 at Victoria Station. We almost missed each other in the crowd; he didn’t look at…

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