thedrifter
12-13-03, 07:32 AM
RPG-7: A True Infantry Weapon <br />
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Since early in the Vietnam War I have advocated that the U.S. Army should copy this sucker. It is never too late. - Hack <br />
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Phase Four Operations in Iraq and the...
thedrifter
12-13-03, 07:32 AM
Use smoke grenades and obscurants to interfere with RPG targeting.
The RPG-7 is a test case for a review of weapon evolution. This grenade launcher is in fact a hybrid of the World War II German Panzerfaust. As a weapon system it gives infantry or guerrillas a capability to attack and destroy vehicles of all types given the right conditions. The real advantage of this weapon system is the cost, ease of use, and lethality. The disadvantage of conducting a close combat attack is the danger of immediate retribution from a superior force. In Iraq that disadvantage is diminished because the attacker is often willing to give up his life in an effort to create casualties and political unrest. Superior planning and execution against this system is the key to success. This is not a first use throw-away weapon system. Training and expertise have to be developed with the RPG-7, and once attackers are killed, new soldiers must be found, motivated, trained, and rearmed to make the system effective.
http://www.sftt.org/cgi-bin/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=Special%20Reports.db&command=viewone&op=t&id=94&rnd=930.0957859796823
Sempers,
Roger
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