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Selection, Assessment & Training: the IJN Way

From the old Weaponsman site At the dawn of World War II, Americans had extremely solid feelings of racial and national superiority. Indeed, throughout the war national propaganda featured propaganda themes that careful analysis would have shown were mutually contradictory: the Japanese were cunning, stealthy, and powerful; yet they were dimwitted, nearsighted, bucktoothed buffoons. These feelings wereContinue reading “Selection, Assessment & Training: the IJN Way”

The M1 Garand in Vietnam

If you aren’t already poking your head in at WWII After WWII you are missing out. Here’s one particular article that seems a perfect fit for the readership. Make sure to give him a read as you can tell a lot of effort goes into his articles. Since starting wwiiafterwwii, numerous people have contacted meContinue reading “The M1 Garand in Vietnam”

M1938 Garand Scabbard Deal at Sarco

Looks like Sarco has a deal on the leather scabbards for the M1 Garand. Only $40 at the time I’m posting this. The shipping was $26 for me I think so still cheaper than a lot I see on ebay or other places. Needless to say I’m pretty pleased with it. Is it heirloom quality?Continue reading “M1938 Garand Scabbard Deal at Sarco”

Warrior Camos Button Down Review

This shirt company has been around for a little while and I had been looking at their shirts. Finally got around to picking one up. I like the more non-traditional patterns. The strait up camouflage patterns are a little too on the nose for most stuff. Sort of like the Otte gear ones. Where thereContinue reading “Warrior Camos Button Down Review”

Now You See Me, Now You Don’t

Let’s have a quick chat about camouflage. I think just about everyone likes to talk about camo, it’s like trading cards for grown ups. Let’s be honest, how many have you agonized over comparison photos or effectiveness trials of your favorite patterns? Now we can all argue and debate what’s the best but at theContinue reading “Now You See Me, Now You Don’t”

Backpacking: Get wet

No, not like that you degenerates, foul weather. Now that you’ve finally left your house and are out backpacking, camping, hiking etc you will need to consider foul weather or rain gear. This would be part of the planning process to begin with, as you’ll want it to balance with your area, situation and type ofContinue reading “Backpacking: Get wet”

Let’s Make a Kid Carrier

I have wanted one of those kid carrying backpacks for a while, but I’m also not about to drop $200 on something that I might only use a handful of times. So being the cheapskate that I am I made a kid carrier for our most recent trip. I used an ALICE pack frame andContinue reading “Let’s Make a Kid Carrier”

Food for Thought: Terrain Consideration

Know your area.The lower or inland regions of California are mostly hills covered in low grass and scrub brush and dry, rocky desert effectively. Very wide open affairs most of the time. But in the mountains or higher areas its chaparral. If you’re not familiar with it it is very dense high brush and lowerContinue reading “Food for Thought: Terrain Consideration”

The 551st PIB in the Maritime Alps

After Operation Dragoon, between September and late November 1944, the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion was moved to the Maritime Alps to secure the right or eastern flank of the 7th Army. The former jungle experts of Panama conducted alpine and ski patrols against German opposition on a 35-mile front in the mountains of France. ToContinue reading “The 551st PIB in the Maritime Alps”

WeaponsMan – The Magic Rucksack

In Special Forces from 1960 to the mid-1980s, there was a capability called, among other things, “the Magic Rucksack.” (This weapon, and its mission, were prolific producers of slang and nicknames, most of which were as compartmented as the mission itself; it’s unlikely anyone knows them all). It was the Special Atomic Demolition Munition, SADM, aContinue reading “WeaponsMan – The Magic Rucksack”