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Re: SNOWWRESTLER.  tell me about Palau <NT> rroberts New
Re: This should get the cavers' attention Stifler New
Re: Unflattering info about Col. Chesty Puller in there too. Stifler New
Re: Yes.  Puller was very good at the battalion level, but not at the division level... rroberts New
Date: Jul 25 2008, 2:22 GMT
From: rroberts

	...he stood with his men.  His reputation was made in the Caribbean in the banana wars after ww1, which was small unit jungle fighting and counter-insurgency.  He never adapted all that well to larger scale operations. But he did have a pair of brass ones.

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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

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