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Here's the intel on the MRAP from Defense Link: http://www.defenselink.mil/home/features/2008/0108_mrap/

Complete with Transformers soundtrack and a skull that looks suspiciously similar to the one from Pirates of the Caribbean.  ;)

I just want one of those patches. "To serve man".... that's pretty good.

I wonder if the armored vehicles will be MRAPs?

Well, if we accept this proposal, at least it might go a ways toward fixing the weak dollar. You'd have a fight on your hands with #13 though....  :gunner:

This'll probably mean Rainbow 6 gets put on red alert....

Whatever it was, that guy won't be doing that again!

Thanks for the info Bane. I'll check that out. cheers, Mark

I watched this program and thought it was very interesting and informative. It was especially interesting to hear about the differences in what Rumsfeld thought was needed in terms of troop level and force structure for the initial assault into Iraq and what the military commanders wanted. (I...

Thanks for the answer Petard. I knew that the Excalibur had a different purpose than the Copperhead. The discussion about PGM brought to my mind the Copperhead round. cheers, Mark

I'll bet the Excalibur isn't too much more spendy per round than the Copperhead. Do any of you gunners know if that round's still in service and did Canada use it? cheers, Mark

Oh yes it can be right! The Excalibur has a hardened GPS system in the nose. Imagine the development costs for that program and then do the math. cheers, Mark

I wouldn't worry about the Democratic Party. If you look back into history, what's happening now isn't all that uncommon. It's actually a healthy sign (as far as I see it) that folks are engaged in the party and care deeply about who they select.

Stegner: I don't know the exact US Army regulation, but there must be one almost verbatim to the one you've cited for the Canadian Forces. cheers, Mark

If you are in a firefight and run out of ammo, then you better either pick something up or find some more ammo!

Well, talking in the international realm, it's much more complex. In my opinion, a lot of the anti-American sentiment is due to our superpower status and the fact that many, many folks are leery of unbridled power. The burden of the war in Iraq here in the US has fallen on the shoulders of a...

Tomahawk: There isn't a significant anti war movement because there's no draft. The anti war movement during the Vietnam War was focused on campuses. (Plus, today there isn't the outside ideological twist to it that the Soviet Union financed and fomented back in the 60s.) cheers, Mark

Doesn't surprise me. Many PDs in the US are doing the same thing regarding tattoes on forearms, neck and other "visible areas." Dumb if you ask me, but nobody did.  ;)

.22 short is too good for them, Wes. .45 caliber would make sure there'd be no tomorrow for them. You always think there's nothing new under the sun, but then you hear about something like this. How do people like this look at themselves in the mirror? Their lawyers will probably file some...

He isn't a reporter. He's a comedian.  ;D