Sunday, January 11, 2015

Infantry Weapons and their Effects 1943



The first part of the video really intrigued me.  Instead of designated Grenadiers old skool infantry allowed each squad member to fulfill the role.  I don't know if the idea of moving to rifle grenades has any merit but the idea should be explored.  An entire squad doing a rifle grenade time on target attack at an enemy position should get heads down.


I also found the anti-air drill fascinating.  The idea of using small arms to engage fast jets is probably out there today but how about attack helicopters?  If threat forces follows the example provided by the US and our allies in Iraq and Afghanistan then we will see gun runs being conducted against our forces...especially our expeditionary forces that might not have adequate top cover.  Again I don't know how practical it would be but if its a non-starter I haven't heard why.

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