Stuff breaks. No matter how expensive an item is or how many torture tests it passes, everything will wear out and break eventually if it is actually used. Or human error gets the best of us and we just lose things. When this happens in the military, Uncle Sam just reaches into his your pockets and replaces saidContinue reading “When Gear Fails”
Tag Archives: Tactical
Assessing the Effects of Fires
Anyone who has ever done any sort of small-unit tactics training can remember “covering” a buddy while they move. This is good to learn, but there can be a bit of misunderstanding as to what actually constitutes “covering fire” or “suppression”. Just because you are putting rounds downrange does not necessarily mean that you have “covering fire,”Continue reading “Assessing the Effects of Fires”
Minuteman Grenadier: How to Make 66mm DPS Rounds (Video)
Boltboy and I demonstrate how to modify EG-18 smoke grenades such that they can be launched from a can cannon. We call them 66mm DPS (Dual-Purpose Smoke) rounds, since they can be launched for hasty target reference points or thrown/launched for screening movement. We are NOT building explosives, we are simply putting a pre-made pyrotechnicContinue reading “Minuteman Grenadier: How to Make 66mm DPS Rounds (Video)”
On Body Armor Part II
In Part I, I covered general pros and cons of body armor, as well as considerations for when you and shouldn’t wear it. In this article I will cover what to look for when purchasing body armor. Determine How Much Protection You Need/Want The first step in purchasing armor is deciding how much protection youContinue reading “On Body Armor Part II”
Jäger Course 23-1 Gear AAR
This past week was the first Jäger Course. I’ve been looking forward to this class for a long time, and it was my great pleasure to finally teach it. Over the course of 5 days and 4 nights, 8 students and I lived out of our packs and slept under our tarp shelters. An aggressiveContinue reading “Jäger Course 23-1 Gear AAR”
The Jäger Course
During my time in the Marine Corps, I spent a lot of long field ops living out of my backpack. This was the case in every unit I served with, from a division COC to an infantry regiment to ANGLICO teams. As an amphibious expeditionary force, Marines never get too attached to our vehicles, andContinue reading “The Jäger Course”
TDG 12 Recap and Analysis
Originally posted on American Partisan on May 25, 2022 In TDG 12: Rock and a Hard Place, you were faced with a pretty messy situation. An intimidating foe appearing where you weren’t expecting them, orders that restrict your options, and communications went down when you needed them most. Today I will analyze the situation in depthContinue reading “TDG 12 Recap and Analysis”
TDG 12: Rock and a Hard Place
Originally posted on American Partisan on May 24, 2022 I started this series called TDG (Tactical Decision Game) Tuesdays, to get you more in the mindset of how you could potentially handle a given tactical scenario with a limited amount of resources and manpower. I have decided to resurrect this series and write a coupleContinue reading “TDG 12: Rock and a Hard Place”
TDG Tuesday: Troop Leading Steps Part III: Complete the Plan & Issue the Order
I started this series, TDG (Tactical Decision Game) Tuesdays, to get you more in the mindset of how you could potentially handle a given tactical scenario with a limited amount of resources and manpower. My goal is to get you to read these scenarios and think about what resources you have available, what sort of scenarios youContinue reading “TDG Tuesday: Troop Leading Steps Part III: Complete the Plan & Issue the Order”
TDG 10 Recon Results Featuring Badlands Rifleman
In last week’s Tactical Decision Game, you were assigned to plan your reconnaissance of your objective based on the Requests for Information (RFIs) that you came up with in TDG 9. Badlands Rifleman (who has a pretty cool blog and training company of his own) submitted a very detailed reconnaissance plan which he posted onContinue reading “TDG 10 Recon Results Featuring Badlands Rifleman”
Von Steuben Training & Consulting 