February 26, 2010

Punching Out, Where It Counts

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Winds of Change has an important post on the subject of something very basic: having a rifle and a doctrine that can engage the enemy at the range where he is usually encountered. In Afghanistan, that's out to about six hundred meters. While the infantrym an is ideally suited for combat in Afghanistan, his current weapons, doctrine, and marksmanship training do not provide a precise, lethal fire capability to 500 meters and are therefore inappropriate. Comments from returning non-commissioned officers and...

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