Slowhand
Pre-Banned
Waiting for those to trickle into the CMP...
20 years overdue in my opinion. There were absolutely situations where we needed suppressors on night patrols and had to effectively write off a dozen or so after somebody getting attacked by wild dogs and firing a shot. Also a few situations of engaging across canals in vegetation or from inside of buildings where they would have been really helpful, not to mention setting up night ambushes on known high-IED areas.
And you really can't compare a functional tool to a decorative uniform item. If you have to maintain a tool because it enhances your performance then so be it, if you have to polish boots so they're extra shiny and the enemy can see you better that's something completely different. I mean maybe they should get rid of those overly-complicated, delicate, light-sensitive NVGs as well.
1/2, one of my old units, did the first test run of mass-issue suppressors about 10 years ago and the results were very positive. From what I understand, they're going to be issued at the company level to be issued out as needed depending on the mission, so it won't be something that the average private is going to constantly have in his kit and maintaining and instead they'll be checked out depending on the mission.
Is this because those combat earplug things didn't work out so well?
Where are they getting the money for suppressor? Here it is.
The U.S. Marine Corps is eliminating all of its tanks and most of its artillery to become a smaller, lighter force.
The Marines are shifting towards the ability to seize small islands in the South China Sea during wartime.
Marine aviation, law enforcement, and other arms will also face steep cuts or elimination.
Good. All of this is a step in the right direction.
Slight derail. There was a serious effort with clinical trials a few years ago to use autologous skin stem cells (i.e. cells from the patients own body that could be reprogrammed for different roles) in patients that had tinnitus to repair/replace hair cells in the inner ear. Thought it looked promising at some point.
Big Marine Corps is issuing Knights Armament suppressors. Specifically the old NT-4 model that’s been around since the late 90s.I thought the Corps was going with the Surefire SOCOMs, which are sealed and very hardy, but maybe not.
Boss's son, a young Marine reservist was just telling me they were all getting new M27, but their designated MGs were the only ones being issued suppressors. He couldn't tell me just yet, what suppressors they were getting.
Right. The plan includes a much needed mission shift as well. If "they need them" they'll be doing it wrong.Until they need them and can not get supporting fire from other branches.
Right. The plan includes a much needed mission shift as well. If "they need them" they'll be doing it wrong.
Marines should have stopped being Army-Lite years ago. They'll still need light artillery, and light vehicles, but the rest needs to go.
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Do they need their own "aviation" units including heli gunships?
Until they need them and can not get supporting fire from other branches.
Right. The plan includes a much needed mission shift as well. If "they need them" they'll be doing it wrong.
Marines should have stopped being Army-Lite years ago. They'll still need light artillery, and light vehicles, but the rest needs to go.
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Nope.
Missions come into play. Why does the Army have helicopters, shouldn’t they be move to the Air Force? Should the aviation units on the aircraft carriers be moved over to the Air Force.
The USMC is an expeditionary force in readiness, forward deployed and available at a moments notice.
Missions come into play. Why does the Army have helicopters, shouldn’t they be move to the Air Force?
Missions come into play. Why does the Army have helicopters, shouldn’t they be move to the Air Force? Should the aviation units on the aircraft carriers be moved over to the Air Force.
The USMC is an expeditionary force in readiness, forward deployed and available at a moments notice.
Call came over the radio, Sierra 3 Romeo topside, ...I grabbed my M14 DMR, body armor and kevlar helmet(only wearing silkies). Climbed up the ladder in my room, through the hatch and running, sliding into position behind an M2 machine gunner...fired three rounds at RPG guy and his 2 AK buddies. No time to put ears in at that short of notice. My ears ring so bad some days its maddening! Miss all of it just the same...