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Date: Jul 25 2008, 0:25 GMT
From: rroberts

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This should get the cavers' attention Stifler New

Unflattering info about Col. Chesty Puller in there too. Stifler New

Yes.  Puller was very good at the battalion level, but not at the division level... rroberts New

"Goodbye Darkness" is good too.  by Manchester.  However, Puller's personal courage was unquestioned... rroberts New

It's a pity that his skill at small scale warfare seems to have disappeared from the normal training of modern troops. Wilko New

The Corps still emphasises small unit tactics, but there are only 3 divisions. <NT> rroberts New

That's what they might say, but in reality there isn't much emphasis on small unit tactics. Wilko New

No.  You are incorrect.  The Corps basic unit is the fireteam.  4 or 5 guys.  That's the building brick... rroberts New

And they were getting very heavy casualties in Falluja, simply because they failed to use those fireteams effectively. Wilko New

Bullshit!  it's an urban environment.  how the hell are you going to avoid moving through areas with rooftops... rroberts New

You can call bullshit all you want, that doesn't make you right. Exactly because there are rooftops... Wilko New

OK.  Lots of buildings.  do you leap from roof top to roof top?  helio assault?... rroberts New

The problem is that they are not going through each house.  And there again, if they did... rroberts New

Rick, cut that out! Wilko New

ain't buying it... rroberts New

That's the umptieth time you've talked about "Dresdin". What on earth is Dresdin? Please fille me in... Wilko New

Dresden, Germany, was firebombed by the Allies in World War II resulting in large numbers of civilian casualties Gordo New

Yeah, I thought that he might have meant that, but there was no battle, no tactics, just bombing of civilians. Wilko New

Sledge talks about keeping watch with a .45 in one hand while holding his eyelid open with the other to stay awake. <NT> rroberts New

Yeah, they had learned by then to ditch the Banzai charges Stifler New

Unfortunately, we still haven't found an effective antidote against those improved tactics. Wilko New

Bullshit.  The bonzai attacks were used... rroberts New

Just a minor point: Bonzai are trees, Banzai is relevant for the Japanese attacks... Wilko New

Many lessons were learned at Guadalcanal, which was the american's first engagement... rroberts New

Point out where I said that they *never* used human wave assaults. Wilko New

The human wave assault remained their main battle tactic until '44.  the infiltrations were largely... rroberts New

Yeah, of course, Rick, by repeating that it was so certainly makes it true. Wilko New

The Banzai attack was seldom used as a tactical device Gordo New

How many page number references do you want to demonstrate how wtong you are?... rroberts New

So you're going to prove that the banzai attack was used a lot with a single or even a few references? Wilko New

And as far as not learning from mistakes, Carlson took a 30 day patrol intot he jungle and met... rroberts New

Now who is talking bulshit here? Wilko New

What they didn't say was that... rroberts New

I think your Avatar is historical significance catchaneddy New

I'd like to see Truk Lagoon someday Stifler New

I've been to Truk Lagoon (now called Chu'uk) and yes, you can see several sunken ships from a sea kayak. Gordo New

What surprises me is that western armies seems to have learned very little from that kind of battle. Wilko New

It wasn't so much in training as it was the numbers of people... rroberts New

Actually, it was about training as much as the numbers... Wilko New

You are wrong.  The strength of the american military was that they were civilians... rroberts New

Wrong again. You mix up initiative and training, as well as modern fighting and what happened then. Wilko New

How much of a historian can the author of this article be? Gordo New

I caught that too, but much of what he said about Pelieu was spot on. <NT> rroberts New

Good catch there, Gordo Stifler New

The natives pronounce it sounding like "Chook" (rhymes with "kook") but with a slight catch in the "oo" sound... Gordo New

He also mislocates Palau as part of Federated Micronesia snowwrestler New

The reefs are spectacular snowwrestler New

Way cool.  got pictures? <NT> rroberts New

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