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)”
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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”
TDG 10: Troop Leading Steps Part II: Arrange & Make Reconnaissance
Originally posted on American Partisan on April 18, 2021 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 thinkContinue reading “TDG 10: Troop Leading Steps Part II: Arrange & Make Reconnaissance”
Minuteman vs. Jäger: A Tale of Two Paradigms
In a previous article, I wrote about training paradigms. Basically, everybody has that one scenario in their mind that they are preparing themselves for with their gear and training. That paradigm is the lens through which we view all our tactical inputs, and shapes everything we do in training and preparation. In my experience talkingContinue reading “Minuteman vs. Jäger: A Tale of Two Paradigms”
TDG 9: Troop Leading Steps Part I: Begin the Plan
Originally posted on American Partisan on May 11, 2021 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 thinkContinue reading “TDG 9: Troop Leading Steps Part I: Begin the Plan”
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