Yardstick
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With all that hunting terrorist talk and Gung ho best of the best crap, I figured you would be a trigger puller.
I apologize for flipping out on you. There was no need for name calling, I just get pissed when people talk out of their ass and make military personnel look like boastful, self-righteous jerks. So, my bad. Well good luck with the civie world.
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Thanks guys. We're all happy to be home, and it feels good to know people out there support us. Now, my next goal: get my squad hooked on CM:SF.
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With the short barrelled SAW he is either SpecOps or airborne. </font>Originally posted by Nidan1:</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Angryson:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by civdiv:
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With the short barrelled SAW he is either SpecOps or airborne.Originally posted by civdiv: -
So, let me get this right. The only person allowed to voice their opinion is a Marine? If someone disagrees with a Marine theyOriginally posted by GasMask:Wow, I'm a little taken back by your lack of tact and inmaturity. (sp) How can you just come right out from left field calling Marines exaggeraters and saying we have inferiority complexes? Why turn a perfectly good discussion into crap?
How would you know we exaggerate if you're not a Marine? Why must you instantly feel that we are lying? Maybe you're the one with the inferiority complex and are jelious. The only reason soldiers don't join the Marine Corps is because they are scared of what it's like, because if you want to be the best fighting man in the world, that's just what you do, join the Marine Corps, and if you want to be a SEAL, you join the Navy, that's that. There is a reason the army is called "regular." Now I don't know if you are in the military, but usually that's the kind of crap I hear from Army dogs, and I don't want to hear any more attacks like that. Can't I feel my Corps is the best with out a lot of complaining? If you don't believe you're the best, you die.
Any how, the Marine Corps played important roles in both those wars. If you pull up a map of the invasion of Iraq, there is on MEU invading from the east... a whole MEU, and to say that that is nothing shows how much you really know. Now it's late, and I'm tired, so I don't want to ramble on but it's been my experience that much of the army does things pretty laxed and messed up durring combat. Such as having about a few miles of feul trucks in a convoy protected by a small handful of gun trucks and then you guys wannder why you get ambushed so bad. Sure, the army has some good weaponry, but your tactics suck, and no one can bring it on harder then the Corps with our close air support, arty, tanks, amphibious vehicles, snipers, and most importantly the Marine. Cause when it all comes down to it, if that Marine isn't thinking like a Marine, and hard charging, none of the above matters.
Anyways, please, if you don't agree with what Marines say, keep to your self, or say it to our faces, don't ambush us on a fricken website, that's cowardly, and if you read my post that you replied to, I made no attacks on the army or any other branch, I believe they are all needed in there own way, and like I said, the army is mainly an occupying force (nothing wrong with that) and the Marines are the shock troops. The only reason Marines are in Iraq now is because the Army couldn't hold Iraq by them selves, just like in Vietnam. NUF SAID.
are not allowed to say so? Wow.
Dude, you are a f#%king tool. You come in here and sling mud at the Army and then you get your panties all knotted up because someone confronts you on it. If you are a Marine then you need to start acting like one. Cut the boastful bull**** and grow up.
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Yeah...that's all BS. This has been floating around the internet for awile now. I think it is some clowns attempt to bring back 7.62 NATO and the .45. I say, kill the clowns, they are evil.
Since when does IBA w/SAPIs weigh in at 6 lbs? And what kind of fool would belive that we are 'dismounting' the coax from M1's and M2's to use in and infantry role. Anybody here have any idea of how much of a pain in the ass that would be? The M14 reissued in bulk? Right, if 2 per company is bulk, I'm Iraqi. The only 1911 I've seen it the past year belonged to a LN, so I'm sure we are not reissuing those. What a tool. The SAW a peice of ****? My SAW gunner would kick you in the teeth for saying something like that.
BTW, my M16A4 rocks. If you clean it, it will work. [/rant]
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The hell it does. We store some of the 7.62 for the coax out side, but all the 25 is in the Brad.Originally posted by flamingknives:It's worth noting that the Bradley stows much of its 25mm ammunition outside the turret.
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HA! you said bivuac! You are a tanker! I agree with the whole smoking/chewing/looking at porn when idle idea though...Originally posted by M1A1TankCommander:No, during combat its ok, cause the enemy already knows where you are. Smoking is forbidden during night marches and bivuacs. I propose soldiers taking smoke breaks in game during long pauses- as an idle animation
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Come on now, that would require effort! To hell with that!
Oh, btw that thing is a wire cutter, I've seen them monuted on Strykers, right in front of the TC's hatch.
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Well, it's better than giving them a cold stare and ignoring their outstreched hand now isn't it?
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That reminds me. I've been wanting to ask someone...It seems like most of the pictures I see of the guys in Iraq have them wearing gloves and I've been wondering about that. What is the reason behind the glove wearing? In prior wars of the last hundred years I only recall soldiers wearing gloves if it was cold or for some special reason, like they were in the horse cavalry. So what's the story here? Seems to me that gloves would make your hands more clumsy for small tasks, like loading clips for instance. Are they at heightened risk to receive cuts, abrasions, or burns on the hands?Originally posted by Michael Emrys:</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by NG cavscout:
...nomex gloves...
Michael </font>
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Thanks. I'm doing everything I can to come home in one peice, we're about two months out now, so we're all gettin a little froggy.
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AHHHH,for the love of God, no BCGs, please!!!1!Originally posted by M1A1TankCommander:I was always bothered by having same faces for both sides, and lack of people of color. I am glad this will be fixed.
Make sure you guys include Army brown "contraceptive" ugly glasses. [/QB]
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You are deploying soon right? When we rolled out it was like the RFI flood gates opened and we had new gear comming out of our ears. Alot of our tankers have M4s w/M68s,ACOGs and EOTechs. Some have shotguns, it's crazy.Originally posted by M1A1TankCommander:I guess I should have been more specific. In my MOSs, 19k20 and 14S20, we do not have optics on personal weapons. So maybe the infantry have them, but not vehicle crewmembers (which is what I am)
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If that is the SDM, I hope they replace the grapic with an ACOG. The one in the pic is a M68 Aimpoint, that's a close combat optic, no magnification.Originally posted by flamingknives:...under the TL (2nd fire team) looks like an ACOG scope, which to me indicates a designated marksman.
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You will. I deployed last JAN, they started issuing the ACU that FEB. They really don't look half bad, they grow on you, that's for sure.
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What can I say? That's 3rd ID for ya. I think the priority on the M4 went to light units, like 101st, 82nd and 25th. I was in the 101st and we got the M4 back in 2000. I'm just gonna guess that they decided we would be fine with the A4 because the XM8 was on the horizon, now that that's scrapped, I should have a shinny new M4 waiting for me when I get home. That, and a set of ACUs...*holds breath*Originally posted by Battlefront.com:Hey, Angryson. I see you're lugging around the M16A4. I thought pretty much all Riflemen had the M4 in Active line infantry units. You being 11B and all made me surprised to see it. What gives?
And yes, he is a dead ringer for Cheech!
Steve
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The groin/neck pro is nothing new, it is part of standard issue when you sign for your IBA. As far as wearing it goes, I think I was the only guy in my company to wear it when we arrived in Iraq. I stopped wearing it after about 3 months, it just gets in the way. The neck protector is another story, I make my gunners wear it when they are in the turret, and shoulder pads are required IAW SOP for anyone manning a turret on a gun truck. Shoulder pads are also in the "too restrictive to be useful on dimounted patrols" catagory. I'm an 11B so my days consits of patrols and check point security.
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