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| True Light Infantry |
| 2015-12-12 |
| Posted by:BrerRabbit |
| #5 Sad as the argument is, I'm reminded of the colonial wars when the Brits were up against French guided Indians. Roger's Rangers were formed as a 'light' force to carry an asymmetrical fight away from the red coated lines of riflemen backed by artillery. Even with advances in sensor technology and air power, strategy and tactics have not evolved in nearly 300 years. The last real innovation was seen late summer in Japan, 1945. |
| Posted by: Sloluth Protector of the Weak7539 2015-12-12 10:55 |
| #4 As good as the article is, I think the comments (including the author's) are even better. |
| Posted by: brujotejano 2015-12-12 09:27 |
| #3 True Light Infantry. Is that like 'true' blacks or 'true' gays? Not qualified if they're conservative. It's a straw man argument. Light in American military terminology refers to something Americans have had to deal with since '41. It's strategically light. It certainly isn't tactical as any grunt hauling a hundred pounds plus on his mule like carcass can attest. It's the ability to move a force thousands of miles with minimal strategic lift. Or in someone else's terms, the firstest with the mostest. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-12-12 08:17 |
| #2 I think it's FN FAL too, as I have one :) |
| Posted by: texhooey 2015-12-12 07:25 |
| #1 Interesting that Lind used what appears to be a photo of a member of the RLI carrying an FN as an example of "true Light Infantry." Excellent article by the way. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-12-12 07:13 |