07-07-2004, 20:57
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Originally posted by ccrn
Does this mean that claymores would be wasted in mechanical ambush?
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No, but understand that the weapon has limitations like everything else.
It is not a magic weapon that will kill everything in a 60 degree arc out to 100 meters.
Not happening. Ask your friendly local 18C if you haven't shot any.
We now return you to the topic of this thread, SFQC advice.
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01-29-2006, 00:17
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Thought I'd bump this post to the top since it is a great read for those attending Phase II. I just graduated Phase II and am heading to SERE on Monday! Great advice mffjm8509! See everyone on the flip side, in 3 weeks.
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01-29-2006, 15:27
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Great Thread. Everything mffjm8509 wrote is right on.
I came from the Sister service and for a variety of reasons, my first exposure to the active Army was SFAS. I entered the SF pipeline and when I went to Second Phase, my peers read something along the lines of, "Great Guy, carries the weight, doesn't know sh_t." I knew by week three that I had bombed my patrols and that, in spite of what I had learned, I hadn't learned nearly enough. Ultimately, I went all five weeks and was told when it was all over that I was going to get to ride the Pain Train all over again.
Being recycled is probably one of the best things that could have happened to me. I asked for and was allowed to attend SFPC (something that should be required of all softskill types) and now know and love the SAW and 240 in ways that might be described as biblical. I'll get to attend Phase II in the next go around and I know that when I'm done for the second time, I'll have a foundation that I can rely on. More importantly, I'll have a foundation that my future team can rely on.
For every Joe that's concerned about being weak in the skill sets, beg, borrow or steal to get into SFPC (aka SOPC II). It will set you up for success.
Back to lurking. Drive on.
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01-29-2006, 18:19
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Excellent attitude Books. Drive on.
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01-30-2006, 17:23
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Some of the claymore stuff could probably be pursued under fieldcraft forum?? I agree w/rwtbkk on use, especially by a small recce team in certain terrain/conditions.
Some teams have been able to blow perimeter claymores, scat, and throw the time-fused claymores out to delay pursuit - without firing a single shot that would allow the enemigos to pinpoint location...the varieties of use are astounding-as are the variations (of claymore device). Sometimes the m18 was too big/bulky to carry in quantity - we made our own as well as drew on those small/thin ones in blk stocks so a small team could expand options...
nothing sweeter than being a couple klicks away, hearing your present go boom, and listen to the boogereaters start a firefight with the thicket you left over 30 minutes ago...
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01-30-2006, 20:51
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MFFJM8509,
Thanks for the great post.
From another MFFJM.
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05-02-2006, 10:42
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update
Just an update for those that find updates interesting.
Went through second phase (again) with a great team and CTS. Learned tons. Enjoyed (Endured?) SERE. Lost weight. Liberation broke my heart. Now banging my head against block one of Chinese and then on to the Delta course. Back to lurking.
Drive on.
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05-02-2006, 12:14
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The claymore is a very useful weapon when deployed within its limitations. I can not think of a recon team that I worked with, or along side of, in Vietnam that did not carry several claymores on each mission. Each one was fitted with a different length of time fuse. The one-one or one-zero could set one up, to discourge a tracker without the team even stopping..... then there was their use in explosive ambushes..... the good ol days.
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