tag:www.thedonovan.com,2012://1/tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9880- 2012-03-24T15:26:30Z 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 Movable Type 4.12 tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9880 2008-10-19T15:10:31Z 2008-10-19T23:29:16Z

The Armorer http://www.thedonovan.com
Shockingly, an Infantryman of my acquaintance sent me this.



I would note he's a strategic planner by duty position and not any closer to the fight than the gun dogs he so gratuitiously slams...

We Redlegs, while lending dignity to what is otherwise a vulgar brawl, see it rather differently, of course.  We gunners prefer to channel our inner Liddel-Hart:



If you wish to fire back, or dare I say, in support, you can make these gems at despair.com.


]]> tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9880-comment:79406 Casey http://www.thegantry.net/blog
He also drew one of the sharpest points of view on the differences between the Air Force and the Army...  ("Uncle Willie!")

;)

]]> 2008-10-20T04:23:22Z 2008-10-20T04:23:22Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9880-comment:79403 AgPilot60 Thanks,
Tommy
Texas]]> 2008-10-20T03:22:31Z 2008-10-20T03:22:31Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9880-comment:79402 Brad Interesting they're using an artillery miniature from the Warhammer 40K roleplaying game in that first picture. Those are fun units in the associated video games as well. 2008-10-20T01:45:44Z 2008-10-20T01:45:44Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9880-comment:79401 Justthisguy http://enemiesofthelibrary.blogspot.com Indirect approach? Hell yeah, I've read Liddell-Hart! As a person of some autitude, I don't think much of that "wait 'till you see the whites of their eyes" nonsense. Sorry, enemy sojers, looking at yer eyeballs creeps me out; I prefer to kill you at further distances with bigger guns. More efficient militarily, and less stress in my head from looking at the guys I've killed. 2008-10-20T00:31:47Z 2008-10-20T00:31:47Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9880-comment:79400 Grimmy
Amen.
Nothing beats the infantry for when there's a need to steal the dirt out from under the enemy.

Cannon cockers are good too. Well, as long as they remember to put their product where they're told, when their told and in the amounts they're told to deliver.

That's something the arty and the airdales have in common. Battlefield FedEx for nasty packages with a sign on delivery receipt for the addressee.]]> 2008-10-20T00:26:42Z 2008-10-20T00:26:42Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9880-comment:79399 JimC ]]> 2008-10-19T22:34:01Z 2008-10-19T22:34:01Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9880-comment:79398 jim b http://www.cookiecrumbexpress.com/blog/
Infantry lends a dash of vulgarity to what would otherwise be a very stuffy affair.]]> 2008-10-19T22:13:39Z 2008-10-19T22:13:39Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9880-comment:79397 J.M. Heinrichs
Cheers]]> 2008-10-19T18:59:40Z 2008-10-19T18:59:40Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9880-comment:79396 11B40
By inclination and experience, I'm more of a "close with and destroy the enemy" kind of guy.

But I have to admit that calling in that first DT (determined target) at the end of the day, did wonders in improving my map reading.  

Somewhere, in the back of my infantry mind, I always knew that if friendly indirect fire got me, it would be thanks to our own mortar platoon. ]]> 2008-10-19T18:11:58Z 2008-10-19T18:11:58Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9880-comment:79395 BillT http://www.thedonovan.com ]]> 2008-10-19T17:45:59Z 2008-10-19T17:45:59Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9880-comment:79394 John (not the armorer) On station, ready for call for fire.]]> 2008-10-19T16:42:32Z 2008-10-19T16:42:32Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9880-comment:79393 XBradTC http://xbradtc.wordpress.com why I don't trust Artillerymen.
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