History of Camp Toccoa and Currahee
Tag: Military History
Rifle Corner: Three Civilian Flavors of the SVD Dragunov Sniper Rifle
The first video goes into detail on Soviet military sniper tactics during the Cold War and how various models of the rifle came into existence. The Second video expounds on the pro’s and con’s (mostly con’s) of the Romanian PSL, perhaps the most commercially abundant version of the Dragunov ONCE available here in…
Basics of Medieval Armor
The Legend of Lieutenant-Colonel Mike Hoare
I remember reading Congo Mercenary while deployed many moons back. This guy was the stuff of legend.
Low-Tech to No-Tech is The Way
Analog all the way! Paper don’t need batteries.
Know Your Rifles: The “Krag” aka Springfield Model 1892 Infantry Rifle
Story of the Krag: The Springfield Model 1892 Infantry Rifle The formal appellation Springfield Model 1892-1899 describes the several subvariants of the Krag-Jorgensen bolt-action repeating rifle developed in the late 19th century. U.S. troops affectionately referred to the weapon as a “Krag.” The rifle was actually a collaborative effort of Norwegian gun designers Ole Herman…
Why Russian Tanks Explode When Hit
Opinion: What are prototactics?
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Diversity Watch
Diversity Watch Successful societies become bloated. It is not that they become weak, but that so many weak people appear that a market for delusion is created. Their wealth is not the cause of their problems, but it allows the weak to survive and prosper, just like technology does. In other words, we see…
Happy 247th Birthday USMC!
Iwo Jima survivor celebrates Marine Corps 247th birthday Although I hang my head in utter shame at the current state of the USMC and it’s lack of REAL Leadership, I pray that God will raise up leaders with the same fire in their bellies and steel in their spines as Generals Chesty Puller and…