Dropping the Hammer | Tanks in the Pacific
We needed armor on those islands we were hopping to fight the Japanese. Join us for another installment of Tank Week as we delve into armored warfare. In this installment, Bucky Lawson talks about tanks in the Pacific.
The Beast: Tank porn with heart
Today the tremendous talent of Mike Durand joins us once again to break down a modern tanker classic: The Beast. While you're at it, reacquaint...
Britain’s Tank Killer: The PIAT Gun
Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank | Britannic anti-armor Peter Suciu During the First World War, the British looked to break the stalemate through the...
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Military Intelligence | The Army is Stuck on Stupid
Today we're posting our first guest article from Nick Perna...and God help us, he's a former Army officer outta the Eighty-Deuce, and not just an officer — a southpaw! We've all heard the "military intelligence" jokes, and many of us have seen the effects of an...
How to Train on a Shitty Range
We usually don’t shoot in indoor ranges; they’re not ideal. Sometimes, however, they’re the only option available. So let’s exploit ’em all we can.
The Top 10 Ways to Breach and Clear
Barring the "Let Fisher and Jacques and GW go first, we'll use 'em as body bunkers!" just what are the best ways to breach and clear? Corridor Digital spells it out for us in this video. (Note: if the image above looks...
Knife Goodness: The SOG Quake
Most of our crew -- as always, we won't speak for all -- prefer SOG tools to SOG knives. Many of our minions have, like you, used SOG on duty and in foreign lands -- SOG is after all one of the three most ubiquitous manufacturers of multitools. The other two in...
A Look at RE Factor Tactical Essentials Target
RE Factor Tactical released new products at a pretty impressive rate all through last year, constantly broadening their product line without (as best...
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We ♥ Carl Gustaf
Who doesn't like the Carl Gustaf?NOBODY. That's who.According to Military.com, Saab Defense released a new version of the venerable (but beloved) Carl Gustaf 84mm weapon system at AUSA (we were there, but we must've missed it). The new M4 Multipurpose Weapon System...
GUNWATCHER: one place to find it all
It’s pretty simple and to the point. You simply pull up their page and type in a model of gun, particular gun part or maybe type of ammo, and hit search.
Females in the Infantry? Er…Yes, actually.
Women grunts - you know we've argued THAT back and forth. Lots of people pontificate about the idea, from infantrymen to Congresswomen to journalists ad nauseum. You know who we haven't heard from? A FEMALE INFANTRYMAN - infantryman used intentionally. Let's change...
Perception and Its Consequences
Sometimes it's easy to explain why someone ends up dead. Sometimes, not so much (particularly if the reasons or causes are ambiguous). It would be nice if everything was as cut, dried and clear at the time of the event as it is in hindsight, but that's just not...
Review – The Propper STL II Pants
Here's another great piece from Propper's new line-up, the redoubtable STL II pants, that came in my haul of Propper loot, along with a Liberty Bottle, the ICE polo shirt, their Gen Multipurpose Bag and a 720 Belt, all of which have reviews pending. Watch this...
Nature’s Coffee Kettle: a review
Coffee is the nectar of the gods. It's the distilled essence of Kipling, of cigarette smoke after a hump outside the wire, of good Scotch, a soft woman and your dog grinning at you when you pick up his leash; bitter or sweet, bold or mellow black or brown, in a mug or...
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