July 2013 - Argghhh!

The Launchers. There were essentially 5 types of V-B launchers in US service. To minimize the time between adoption, production, and issuance, the V-B launcher and grenades were adopted as-is. The only initial changes needed were the dimensional changes required to adapt to US rifle barrel/front sight profiles. When US production caught up there were 4 US- specific Marks of launcher adopted, though the Mark II was never manufactured. 1. The original was the French launcher . While US producers were...

Nota Bene: this is a long one, and I've chopped it up into four parts. Okay, as I have said before, people who are trying to kill you while you are trying to kill them suck. They’re supposed to just surrender, right? I mean, why can’t we all just get along – especially if you’ll do what I tell you! Anyway, once this whole blackpowder/gun thing got going, especially as the guns got better, people started doing things like hiding. And that sucks. Besides, they rarely come...

Not that you guys *get* the concept of Zen. Gau-17. Me want. Even if it is a bit profligate with the pocketbook to feed...

...beside the starry banner, old Erin's flag of green!

BOQ

At least, that's how it was in the Auld Army. If you were on a range, you were in a helmet. But we didn't wear reflective belts everywhere, so there is that... 07/10/2013 - U.S. Army Cpl. Zach Fitch, assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, fires during the final day of M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System (SASS) qualifications at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 10, 2013. The brigade’s Soldiers attended...

First... Sorry John. All things considered it IS a lame excuse in context, but I've been busy here on the ridge.