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2008-08-20 Afghanistan

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-08-20 12:53|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Very interesting vid; my salute and respect for those who fell there.
Also, the Rpg really seems to be the other real big soviet/russian success story, cheap, efficient, widespread, it looks like it actually gives even thirld world riff-raffs a great deal of firepower. Third world man-portable field artillery.

Posted by anonymous5089 2008-08-20 13:33|| 2008-08-20 13:33|| Front Page Top

#2 The Russians just improved the German designed Panzerfaust:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzerfaust

The single weapon responsible for the destruction of an amazing number of Russian tanks. It would "open them up like a piece of ripe fruit", according to the Germans.

I also noted that the Airborne have their maroon beret back.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-08-20 13:47|| 2008-08-20 13:47|| Front Page Top

#3 It really annoys me that they MSM feels *obligated* to throw in digs at the military, their leaders, and continual references to Vietnam into their opinionated "reports".

They have lost the ability to actually "report" any more.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-08-20 13:53|| 2008-08-20 13:53|| Front Page Top

#4 The Russians just improved the German designed Panzerfaust:

Yeah, I know, but they sure turned it eventually into a great versatile system, carried ready to fire, and the last warheads from russia are quite sophisticated (thermobaric, dual-charges, high frag,...). Plus, it's cheap, rugged, and numerous, and quantity has a quality of its own, this really gives a lot of local firepower to non-western ground troops.

Posted by anonymous5089 2008-08-20 14:04|| 2008-08-20 14:04|| Front Page Top

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