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How 9 Tanks Beat 50 in a Sandstorm (Desert Storm, 73 Easting)

McMasters REALLY earned his pay that day! Grumpy

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The Private Army of the British East India Company

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Past Wars Americans should pay attention to the most…

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All About Guns This great Nation & Its People War

The XM21 and M40 rifles.

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A Soldier of the Frasers Highlanders Regiment circa 1750’s North America

I am always amazed at how much gear and unrealistic uniforms that Troops have had to hump around in a combat zone. Like this crusty old sweat of the 78th Fraser Highland Regiment during the French & Indian war.

But then I suppose that some veterans in the next century will be saying the same thing about the stuff we had to wear and carry today. Seeing as that the one right that all soldiers have is to complain about something.

A side note – A good line officer would & should become very nervous if his troops were not bellyaching about some . Grumpy

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Every War Tactic Explained in 8 Minutes

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9 Things the Army Gave the Rear in Vietnam That Grunts in the Field Never Got

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HK91 – Factors that Affect Market Value

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9 Things Marines in Vietnam Had to Steal From the Army

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A Victory! Allies Manly Stuff Soldiering War

When the 78th Highlanders got really pissed off at Lucknow during the Sepoy Mutiny

78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (The Ross-shire Buffs): Raised in Scotland in 1793 by Francis Humberston Mackenzie. It fought in the French Revolutionary Wars, the Second Maratha War (Battle of Assaye), the Napoleonic Wars, the Anglo-Persian War, and the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 (earning in that fight 8 Victoria Crosses).

It was amalgamated with the 72nd Seaforth (Highland) Regiment in 1881 to form the 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders.