Wilhammer Posted October 15, 2000 Share Posted October 15, 2000 Hey guys, check out these .pdf copies of "Combat Lessons" pamphlets issued by the US Army during WW2. http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/DL/chron.htm#AWorldWarII19391945 Combat Lesson 5 describes the usefulness of the M-16 HT. http://carlisle-www.army.mil/cgi-bin/usamhi/DL/showdoc.pl?docnum=145 CL #6 is excellent. http://carlisle-www.army.mil/cgi-bin/usamhi/DL/showdoc.pl?docnum=146 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilhammer Posted October 15, 2000 Author Share Posted October 15, 2000 Combat Lessons 4 has a focus on Hedgerow Fighting that is a great read; http://carlisle-www.army.mil/cgi-bin/usamhi/DL/showdoc.pl?docnum=144 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argie Posted October 15, 2000 Share Posted October 15, 2000 From that site I strongly recommend "Changing an Army", from Gen. Depuy. Hevy file, but is a jewell. Ariel [This message has been edited by argie (edited 10-15-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pillar Posted October 15, 2000 Share Posted October 15, 2000 No!!! All my secrets are revealed! I especially recommend reading the section on Artillery management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Maenpaa Posted October 15, 2000 Share Posted October 15, 2000 Great link. Thanks Wilhammer. Ari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chupacabra Posted October 15, 2000 Share Posted October 15, 2000 Bah, I linked to that page like a week ago, and did poor overlooked l'il Chupi get any thanks? Noooooo... ------------------ Soy super bien, soy super super bien, soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Maenpaa Posted October 15, 2000 Share Posted October 15, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Chupacabra: Bah, I linked to that page like a week ago <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Sorry Chupi I was blind enough to miss your link. But thanks to you too. Fascinating stuff. Ari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chupacabra Posted October 15, 2000 Share Posted October 15, 2000 In all seriousness, I'm glad someone else posted a link to that site. The more people who see that stuff, the better. I'm afraid not too many people noticed it when I posted originally, and I'm vain enough not to want to seem like I'm tooting my own horn by reposting myself . As far as I'm concerned, the sooner people read about how things were actually done, the sooner we can bury things like jeep rushes ------------------ Soy super bien, soy super super bien, soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilhammer Posted October 15, 2000 Author Share Posted October 15, 2000 Sorry Hispanic Grim Reaper, Didn't mean to steal the limelight. Maybe it is because I posted on a weekend, while you posted on a Wednesday. [This message has been edited by Wilhammer (edited 10-15-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chupacabra Posted October 15, 2000 Share Posted October 15, 2000 See above: No apologies needed, I really would be a total jerk if I got put out because someone posted a link that led more people to material as good as this stuff. And I reckon I'm only about half a jerk or so ------------------ Soy super bien, soy super super bien, soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Maenpaa Posted March 24, 2001 Share Posted March 24, 2001 Originally posted by argie: From that site I strongly recommend "Changing an Army", from Gen. Depuy. Hevy file, but is a jewell. Ariel I followed your excellent recommendation, and yes, DePuy has quite much to say about the time period covered in CM. His views seem not be clouded by jingoism. For instance the German soldier's superior fieldcraft impressed him very much. Also he points out that the rhinoceros blade fitted in many US tanks was only marginally succesful because the hedgerows were often too thick even for those devices to cut through (CM seems to be very liberal in this respect). It's fascinating and sad to read how the natural selection reworked the US-army during the "Normandy meat grinder". I'll strongly second your recommendation for everyone. Thanks. Ari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argie Posted March 25, 2001 Share Posted March 25, 2001 Originally posted by Ari Maenpaa: I followed your excellent recommendation, and yes, DePuy has quite much to say about the time period covered in CM. His views seem not be clouded by jingoism. For instance the German soldier's superior fieldcraft impressed him very much. Also he points out that the rhinoceros blade fitted in many US tanks was only marginally succesful because the hedgerows were often too thick even for those devices to cut through (CM seems to be very liberal in this respect). It's fascinating and sad to read how the natural selection reworked the US-army during the "Normandy meat grinder". I'll strongly second your recommendation for everyone. Thanks. Ari Well, Ari, thank you for the kindly words Ariel a.k.a. Ari for friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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