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Old 12-15-2018, 10:50   #16
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Originally Posted by Peregrino View Post
I received my first explosive breaching class JAN 80 while attending SOT at the Mott Lake Compound. TTPs were both comprehensive and imaginative given what was available at the time. Tells me there were people doing it long before the cited Navy tests.
Draper Kauffman, UDTs and the “naked warriors” made some contributions. After seeing a piece on actions on our Normandy landing beaches clear they were doing some dedicated work.

Reference...take it in context: https://sealfit.com/kauffmans-naked-warriors/.
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