Incendiary Image of the Day: Garrett A. Gebhart Edition
From cjchivers.com
These are among the patches on the assault pack of Specialist Garrett A. Gebhart, a designated marksman in 3rd Platoon, B Company of the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment. The battalion is one...
The Taliban Confirm It: Folding Firearms Are the Future
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8k9neqVZYs
C.J. Chivers is the best thing to happen to the New York Times since Neil Sheehan, the reporter who broke his promise to military analyst Daniel Ellsberg and went public with the Pentagon Papers. Chivers'...
SOCOM 4 Trailer: Do it for Your Country
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9X9gokbrmY
The Navy's latin motto flashes up on screen at the end of this trailer: non sibi sed patriae. Not self, country. In fact, studies reveal that most combatants who do the boots-on-the-ground thing fight...
Karl Lippard Defends the Combat NCO 1911 A2
Colorado gun maker and Vietnam vet Karl Lippard had a look at comments made by TTAG's Armed Intelligentsia re: his NCO 1911 A2. Here's his email:
A loose fitting gun can accept sand and water;...
Springfield, Colt and Lippard Compete for Marines’ New 1911
"The M45 Close Quarter Battle Pistol is modeled after earlier versions of the semi-automatic 1911 pistol used since the 1980s by Force Reconnaissance units," marincorpstimes.com reports. "The Corps could buy between 400 and 12,000...
SHOT Show: Gyro-Stabilized Firing Platform to Go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dai78rCyZTU
Military sales only? Where's the fun in that?
Kneel Arm Strong Fires a .50-Caliber Barrett Sniper Rifle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXrfvTq7Zcg
Swiss Conscript: “I Would Never Shoot A Person in Real Life. I Would Run...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jwSTriPAag
Finland Adds 18 AMOS (Advanced MOrtar System) Guns to Its Arsenal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6umbRWvzhs
Back in the day, Russian despot Joseph Stalin noticed that Leningrad was only 32 clicks from the Finnish border. Sensibly enough, Jo worried that the Germans would invade Mother Russia from the west, through...
Marines vs. Army: SOST vs. “Green” M855A1 Enhanced Performance Round
Inter-corps rivalry isn't all football games and bar fights. When it comes to strategic integration on the battlefield, getting all the military's playas on the same page is a life and death business. Good...