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Originally Posted by swaghauler
Very True. This was the reason that the US Army began to fully mechanize in the 90's. The idea was that you would ride into battle (bringing your equipment and heavy weapons with you), So carrying capacity was not an issue. Iraq proved this "concept" to be "flawed" (to a degree, anyway). The Russians found the exact same flaw in their TOE during the battle for Grozny against the Chechens. They lost so many T90's to point blank RPG-7 attacks; that they had to launch a "foot mobile" assault into the city. Resupply became problematic. That old adage is STILL true: "Ounces equal pounds; Pounds equal pain...."
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likewise when packing gear another old adage applies. "one is none, two is one."
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the best course of action when all is against you is to slow down and think critically about the situation. this way you are not blindly rushing into an ambush and your mind is doing something useful rather than getting you killed.
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