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Tag Archives: tanks
The Chieftain Talks About His Time In An M1 Abrams
More tanks? More tanks! This time Moran climbs around an M1A1 Abrams tank and talks about his time serving inside one during (I’m assuming) Desert Storm [evidently the Iraq War]. Highlights include how an Iraqi bullet missed his head by … Continue reading
Posted in Military, video
Tagged Iraq, M1A1, Military, Nicholas Moran, Operation Iraqi Freedom, tanks, video
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Shermanpalooza!
Not sooner do I start writing about Sherman tanks than suddenly all sorts of Sherman-related information starts popping up. First, here’s are two really detailed videos from Nicholas Moran, AKA The Chieftain, of the features of a Sherman M4A1: Second, … Continue reading
Posted in Military, video
Tagged Ian McCollum, Military, Nicholas Moran, Sherman tank, tanks, video, World War II
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A Farewell to Marine Tanks?
Evidently the Marine Corps is going to shed all its tank units over the next decade. In the next decade, the Marine Corps will no longer operate tanks or have law enforcement battalions. It will also have three fewer infantry … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged AH-1Z Viper, China, drone, helicopters, M1A2, Marines, Military, Syria, tanks, Turkey, V-22 Osprey, Wing Loong II drone
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Movie Review: Fury
Yesterday’s post featured Sherman tanks facing Panzers on the Golan Heights in 1967, so let’s do a review of a movie about a Sherman tank crew late in World War II to make it an All Sherman Tank Weekend, because … Continue reading
Posted in Military, video
Tagged Brad Pitt, David Ayer, Jon Bernthal, Logan Lerman, Michael Pena, Military, movie review, Sherman tank, Shia LaBeouf, tanks, Tiger Tank, video, World War II
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The Last Panzer Battle
When would you think the last World War II German Panzer IVs saw combat? The Battle of Berlin in 1945? Try the Golan Heights in 1967: Syria had sourced leftover Panzer IV from all over Europe (along with a handful … Continue reading
Posted in Military, video
Tagged Arab-Israeli Wars, Israel, Military, Sherman tank, Six Day War, Stuart M3 light tank, Syria, tanks, video
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The Battle of 73 Easting
Twenty nine years ago today, on February 26, 1991, units of the American Second Armored Cavalry Regiment engaged the armor of the Iraqi Republican Guard Tawakalna Division in the Battle of 73 Easting. The furious action lasted twenty-three minutes. The … Continue reading
Posted in Military, video
Tagged Cold War, Communism, Desert Storm, Iraq, Jerry Pournelle, M1A1, Military, Moore's Law, Soviet Union, T-72, tanks, The Battle of 73 Easting, video
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The Kurdish Conundrum
Before getting into the latest developments in Syria, let’s not forget that the entire reason we’re there is the Obama Administration’s foolish decision to try to overthrow Assad’s government on the cheap, actions that precipitated us showering pallets of money … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Jihad, Military, Uncategorized
Tagged Altay tank, Donald Trump, Foreign Policy, Free Syrian Army, Iran, Iraq, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Jihad, Kurds, Kurt Schlichter, Leopard 2, Military, Ottoman Empire, PKK, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, Syrian Democratic Forces, tanks, Turkey
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Taiwan To Buy 108 M1A2 Abrams Tanks
Taiwan is in the process of buying 108 M1A2 Abrams tanks: The Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Friday confirmed efforts to procure M1A2 Abrams tanks and other weapons from the US, and welcomed news that a sale might be … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Military
Tagged China, Foreign Policy, General Dynamics, M1A2, Military, Taiwan, tanks
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LinkSwarm for Friday, June 7, 2019
Greetings, and welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! Good economic news, Democrats behaving badly, and dispatches from the #NeverTrump wars. “Unemployment for workers without bachelor’s degrees fell to the lowest rate on record in May, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics … Continue reading
Posted in Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Republicans, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, unions, Waste and Fraud
Tagged #NeverTrump, 2018 Election, Apple Computer, Baltimore, Benjamin Netanyahu, Border Controls, border fence, Brian D’Arcy, civil asset forfeiture, D-Day, Dan Crenshaw, data security, David French, Democrats, environmentalism, Eric Garcetti, EU, Florida Man, Foreign Policy, Fourth Amendment, hate crime hoax, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Scandals, Israel, Justice Democrats, Liel Leibovitz, LinkSwarm, Media Watch, Mexico, minimum wage, Seattle, Social Justice Warriors, Sohrab Ahmari, Stephen Green, Sudan, tanks, Texas, Trump Derangement Syndrome, UK, unemployment, unions, Vice News, waste, World War II
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