Past and Present of Warfare
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There were many reasons why the Western Roman Empire fell. Many lists are over there, such as one at the History.com. Some are better than others, but here I will debunk one point that sometimes appears on them: “weakening of the Roman Legions”, the eighth point on the previously linked list. Roman legions didn't weaken. … Continue reading Late Roman Army vs Principate Army
LEVEL 1 Fire Team (4) Team Leader Rifleman Automatic Rifleman Marksman Medium Machine Gun Team (2) Machine gunner (GPMG) Assistant machine gunner Rocket / Missile team (2) Gunner (ATGM, unguided rocket, recoilless rifle) Ammo carrier Mortar Team Squad Leader Assistant Mortarman Ammo Carrier Sniper Team Sniper (sniper rifle) Spotter (battle rifle or assault rifle) Flanker … Continue reading Military Proposal: Army Unit Organization: Infantry
Army Current state Currently, United States have 8.725 M1 Abrams MBTs. At unit cost of 8,6 million USD, this gives total expenditure of 75 billion USD for MBT force. As for APCs, there are 6.000 M113s costing 1,8 billion USD, 6.724 M2s costing 12,1 billion USD, and 4.187 Strykers costing 20,5 billion USD, for a … Continue reading US military proposal
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