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Originally Posted by dragoon500ly
On the other hand, the ability of an M-1 to sneak through the woods could always be counted upon to surprise the infantry. We actually took a section of four M-1s up on of Hohenfels razor-back ridges and sat on top, looking down into an infantry battalion as they prepared an anti-armor ambush for our squadron.
We sat up there, laughing our arses off, as the umpires drove around and "god-gunned" just about every vehicle that battalion. Gotta love simulated artillery!
At the end, when the umpires revealed to the PBI that they had been under direct observation by tanks. The LTC screamed that there were no tanks to his front...the look on his face when we crashed through the trees upslope and to his rear was a true Kodak moment!
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That has got to be the worst infantry battalion in the US army. How the hell the couldn't have security out is beyond me. Also, why the hell would you put your anti armor ambush in the low ground out there is utterly stupid.
I think you do bring up a good point. I was the only 19k in the company (how a 19k ended up in a light infantry battalion is another story) but I was surprised to find out that I was the only one who routinely trained in vehicle recognition, new the difference in sounds between and M1 and an M88 and most importantly I recognized what a huge advantage the tankers had over us in LOS. A lot of infantry has no clue how to fight tanks.