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Dangerboy, roger, I found that yesterday as I was wrapping up for the day.  Thanks.  I just took a quick look into the C9 PAM and doesn't appear to be any reference to minimum safety angles.  I guess I would just assume that 50 mils during wartime is a solid rule of thumb for all small arms.  50...

Two seperate questions: 1.  Wartime small arms safety angle.  Does this exist?  I know our training safety angle is 688 mils for 5.56 and 622 for 7.62 and that out past the riccochet line then safety distances are employed, however, I, nor has anyone around my office heard of a wartime safety...

I'd put the M32 in the sects.  That would allow for some serious HE to go down range very quickly if necessary.  It also employs a nature of ammunition we already possess.  Although I am curious about the XM 25, however, I would wait until it is a proven commodity.

Perhaps not.  But like I said, it was very quick.  Perhaps there is someone else here who is either closer to the development process or has given the document a closer read.

Just curious if anyone has any training plans for the Ironman/Mountain Man events?  I found a great powerpoint presentation a few months back that got into the details on how best to train for these events but now I can't seem to find it on the drive or my stick! Thanks

I took a very quick look at the draft that was available on the Army Electronic Library and there did not appear to be a whole lot of changes.  I believe it did recognize the fact that there is (and has been for years) three positions in the sect tied to the vehicle but other than that I didn't...

Tango2Bravo, So did your paper ever get published?

Thanks. I just finished re reading On Infantry as well.  Unfortunately it has no specifics on Canadian rifle sections post WW 2. At least the not the new edition that I have.

Thanks Michael, I was afraid you might say that.  I'm already in the process of re-reading your article.

Does anyone have a reference that explains all the different organizations of our sections since World War 1?  I found this link                                      ( http://www.bayonetstrength.150m.com/Commonwealth/Canadian/canadian_infantry_and_motor_battalion.htm ) which goes over the...

It pretty fascinating the differences in oppinion between people on this forum and some our our American colleagues.  Read the link below. http://freerangeinternational.com/blog/?p=4690 I suggest reading the comments as well as it reinforces the notion that this is not a popular idea.  What I...

The reason I ask is that simply saying that "socialism" is the problem is too general a comment to contribute to the discussion.  There are a whole legion of different variations on socialism all that result in different policies.  I don't think any of these countries that are doing so poorly...

Care to explain further?

Pretty sure that's out of date. I'm not sure what exactly the training plan entails but to my knowledge it bangs off AJOSQ and ATOC for you in one shot.  Pretty good go.

Thanks alot Tango2Bravo.  The American ACR is becoming alot more clear to me now... it's a recce organization as I thought.

Off topic: What do the M3's bring to the table in the US Cavalry Regiments? Why not just have the tanks?  Is it for the scouts they carry? Make the formation cheaper by being lighter but still survivable?  I don't think they carry a mast or anything specialized like the coyote does.

Well that is just it.  This confusion could quite possibly be due to my ignorance.  I guess another question would be, do traditional Armoured Cavalry units, such as the American 11th ACR, contain infantry or armoured troopers acting in an infantry role or dragoons to clear tranches, etc? My...

Kirkhill, I'm not terribly knowledgeble on this, and perhaps I'm misunderstanding the Cavalary's role, but isn't what your proposing something different from traditional Armoured Cavalary?  I was under the impression that Cavalry forces were reconnaissance forces which had a great deal of...

Being that I was in 2 RCR when this went down (not that I knew the soldier) and found that many of my former soldiers knew this guy personally I wrote the author of the article two days ago asking him what kind of fact checking he did on the article.  He has yet to respond. I can also assure you...

I was at Bayonet and from my recollection of LCol Aitchison's presentation (Spinaker can correct me on this as he might be closer to the issue) the new DP 3A was to better prepare out Sgts for leading larger and more complex organizations. Sect plus and platoon minus type groupings with...