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  1. Splinty
    This former Infantry NCO calls BS. We all carry 1:50000 scale maps. That includes those maps displayed on Blue Force Trackers and FBCB2s.
  2. Splinty
    This is gonna be good!
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    One small nitpick. Warrant officers in the US Army don't lead platoons. 1st or 2nd LTs do. Warrants in the US don't work the same as in European Armies. In the US military Warrants are high level technical experts. Whereas in most European Armies, they take the place of Senior NCOs. If a US platoon loses it's officer, his place will be taken by the Platoon Sergeant, usually a Staff or Technical Sergeant, until a replacement can be brought forward.
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    If I remember correctly the Paras in Road to Montebourg are glider troops. Glider troops wore the same uniforms as comventional American Infantry.
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    I think all of this is some sort of Bene Gesserit plot. You know how those witches can be...
  6. Splinty
    I'm an Expanse fan as well. Read the books, addicted to the show.
  7. Splinty
    Heat was a massive problem, but uniform regulations were heavily enforced in Iraq. Sometimes to the point of silliness. My battalion Sergeant Major was notorious for catching people taking midnight latrine breaks without their eye protection. Having said all that. We were allowed to mostly go around without body armor on our FOBs, and were allowed to strip down to T-shirts when doing heavy work like filling sandbags etc. But outside the wire was ALWAYS full battle rattle.
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    Good find!
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    Very nice!
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    Keep in mind also that the batteries in WW2 era vehicles were crap compared to todays. Turning off the engine would have meant going to unpowered gun traverse and elevation, the radios would start sucking the batteries dry and all electrical systems would have been reduced in effectiveness. You'd also have to start the vehicle every so often to keep the batteries charged and starting a tank is a lot louder than just idling one.
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    Well; I did retire in 2010. OTOH rolled sleeves ARE prohibited in designated combat zones, which encompasses all of Combat Mission.
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    Currently rolled sleeves are against regulation for the US Army. I believe the Marines will roll them in garrison.
  13. Splinty
    Is it possible to make that mod only replace some helmets with sidecaps?
  14. Splinty
    Likes games? Knew she would.
  15. Splinty
    If it has I don't see it at CMMODS.
  16. Splinty
    In the M2A2 version of the Bradley there was an illuminated dial with an arrow that would point in the direction the turret was facing. The dial itself was an outline of a Brad with the various clock positions indicated by number. The arrow would light up over the appropriate clock position. I can't speak for other US armor except by very faulty old man's memory from the times I worked with tankers. I believe they had the same indicator.
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    The US uses clock positions with 12 O'Clock always being direct front of the vehicle.
  18. Splinty
    That's because Battlefront changed some of the textures for 1.04, and Kieme didn't update his modes.
  19. Splinty
    I see an almost zero chance of the US acting unilaterally against the DPRK without the RoKs full cooperation. The entire air/ land battle strategy for the peninsula is based on the RoK and US militaries along with our other allies in the region to act in concert. One US division plus air support isn't going to win on it's own.
  20. Splinty
    Beautiful as always!
  21. Splinty
    Bear in mind that Middle Eastern construction isn't as resilient as it's western counterparts. Sand isn't a very good aggregate for concrete.
  22. Splinty
    I have no doubt if I knew I was being targeted by three 122 mm rounds me and my Bradley would be moving out of the area as fast as we could go. My comment wasn't in direct relation to the overall topic, just a comment on the MEXAS tile on the Brad.
  23. Splinty
    Actually speaking as a former Bradley crewmember the MEXAS does cover the roof. That bolted on sheet of tile wasn't there on M2A2s and before. That's an M2A3 BUSK in the photo.
  24. Splinty
    I think the film makers did a really good job of getting the "look" right. Other than that the movie is mediocre at best.
  25. Splinty
    Will hit Amazon right now.
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