We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/06/meet_corporal_joshua_dale.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:51:42 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification This war's Sgt. Curtis G. Culin. Every war brings out innovations and innovators. Some good, many bad. And the regular procurement systems can't ever really keep up. And truth be told, if it can be made in the field from local materials, the troops will probably get a "good enough" solution in place a lot faster than the "system" will - just because the system is built to over-engineer just about everything. For good reasons and bad. The troop solutions may not be great long-term solutions, and will damage or degrade things over time that weren't really built to do... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/06/meet_corporal_joshua_dale.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/06/meet_corporal_joshua_dale.html Fri, 23 Jun 2006 08:31:27 -0600 Honest! I didn't click on the Culin link, and scrolled down through the rest of the posts too quickly to read them. So, I betcha Culin was the guy who invented the hedgerow-disruptors for the tanks in Normandy! Was I right? I will now chase links, read posts 'n comments, and find out. P.s. I did notice, in passing, a picture of a soldier standing next to some kind of weird gizmo. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/06/meet_corporal_joshua_dale.html#comment-46963 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/06/meet_corporal_joshua_dale.html#comment-46963 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 20:55:56 -0600 Actually, that is even more ancient than you think. The first thing I thought of was the prow ram on Greek Ships, then adapted to the Virginia and other iron sides to ram ships and sink them during the Civil war. Funny how we re-invent the wheel..over and over and over. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/06/meet_corporal_joshua_dale.html#comment-46958 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/06/meet_corporal_joshua_dale.html#comment-46958 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 19:25:33 -0600 Amazing what a good troop can come up with, given tools and materials. What's the bet that somebody higher said "you can't do that to GOV property!" Hey, screw that, it works! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/06/meet_corporal_joshua_dale.html#comment-46947 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/06/meet_corporal_joshua_dale.html#comment-46947 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:12:02 -0600 UUhhhhhhmmmm,... I'd just like to point out that the bumper in the photograph isn't mounted on a Hummer. At least the front end of that vehicle doesn't look like the front end of any Hummer I've ever driven or seen. Can anyone confirm what it is? Gravel http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/06/meet_corporal_joshua_dale.html#comment-46940 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/06/meet_corporal_joshua_dale.html#comment-46940 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:43:35 -0600 Comrades, Yup... that's what you get when you have all these guys who took shop class and love to tinker with things join up. American GI's and Sailors and Marines are nothing if not inventive.... never underestimate their ability to fix a problem. Respects AW1 Tim http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/06/meet_corporal_joshua_dale.html#comment-46923 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/06/meet_corporal_joshua_dale.html#comment-46923 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:48:25 -0600 HELL YEAH!!! American ingenuity at it's finest! Gravel http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/06/meet_corporal_joshua_dale.html#comment-46919 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/06/meet_corporal_joshua_dale.html#comment-46919 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:36:49 -0600 That's pretty darn kewl. Kinda like a minesweeper attachment for tanks, only a little higher off the ground and attached to a Hummer. VERY COOL! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/06/meet_corporal_joshua_dale.html#comment-46918 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/06/meet_corporal_joshua_dale.html#comment-46918 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:29:22 -0600 OK, we need video of this ram in action. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/06/meet_corporal_joshua_dale.html#comment-46911 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/06/meet_corporal_joshua_dale.html#comment-46911 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:52:09 -0600