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Sunday, February 14, 2016

Tank Gunnery 1976, Part 7, Final Engagement HEP-T at 2000 Meters

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 HEP High Explosive Plastic, muzzle velocity 2,450 fps.   In this night-fire picture, the flat trajectory of APDS is very c...
Saturday, February 13, 2016

Tank Gunnery 1976, Part 6, Moving Truck, Coax Machine Gun

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The second to last target on Table VIII is a moving truck panel.  As with the moving tank target , we had practiced tracking moving targe...
Monday, February 8, 2016

"A Hero of Our Time" and "Brother" Wild, Wild West in Russia

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I just finished the book "A Hero of Our Time" by Mikhail Lermontov.  If you like Western novels, or War novels, this bo...
Sunday, February 7, 2016

Tanker's Final Exam, Part 5, .50 Cal. Machine Gun, 1200 meters

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The commander's cupola with the M85 .50 Caliber Machine Gun is on top of the turret.   As we rolled away from engagemen...
Friday, February 5, 2016

Photos from My Father's 1st Command, Black Company World War 2

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During the early months of World War 2, my father went to Officer Candidate School.  Since he was very old in Army year, 36, his first comma...
Thursday, February 4, 2016

Tanker's Final Exam, Part 4, Moving Tank

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We are now at Part 4 of Table VIII of 1976 tank gunnery at Fort Carson, Colorado. The previous post described Engagements 3, 4 and 5 whic...
Monday, February 1, 2016

The Cold War Versus the Iraq War: The Mission Shapes Reality

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From 1972 to 1984 on active duty and in the Army Reserve, I was a Cold War soldier. My Mission, with a capital M, was to “Defend Am...