Reitarou
04.10.2016, 22:23
В гуглопереводе не очень весело читается, но все равно интересно. Статья большая.
https://www.sofmag.com/the-last-big-lie-of-vietnam-kills-u-s-soldiers-in-iraq/
The Last “Big Lie” of Vietnam Kills U. S. Soldiers in Iraq
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The Last “Big Lie” of Vietnam Kills U. S. Soldiers in Iraq
Anthony F. Milavic,
Major, United States Marine Corps (Retired)
At a Vietnam Special Forces base during 1964, I watched a U. S. soldier fire 15 rounds of .223 caliber ammunition into a tethered goat from an AR-15 rifle; moments after the last round hit, the goat fell over. Looking at the dead goat, I saw many little bullet entry-holes on one side; and when we turned him over, I saw many little bullet exit-holes on the other side. Over time, those observations were confirmed and reconfirmed revealing that the stories we were told on the lethality of the .223 caliber cartridge were fabrications. Those false reports drove the adoption of the .223 caliber cartridge as the 5.56mm NATO cartridge and, ever since, Americans have been sent to war with a cartridge deficient in combat lethality; a deficiency that has recently caused the deaths of U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
What is efficient combat lethality? The book Black Hawk Down quotes SFC Paul Howe’s description of SFC Randy Shughart, a soldier who elected to carry the 7.62mm M-14 into the urban battlefield of Somalia in 1993 rather than the 5.56mm CAR-15 (M-16-variant):
“His rifle may have been heavier and comparatively awkward and delivered a mean recoil, but it damn sure knocked a man down with one bullet, and in combat, one shot was all you got. You shoot a guy, you want to see him go down; you don’t want to be guessing for the next five hours whether you hit him, or whether he’s still waiting for you in the weeds.” (1)
With the wisdom of a combat veteran, Howe describes the lethality necessary for a cartridge in combat: one-round knockdown power.
https://www.sofmag.com/the-last-big-lie-of-vietnam-kills-u-s-soldiers-in-iraq/
The Last “Big Lie” of Vietnam Kills U. S. Soldiers in Iraq
October 4, 2016 Comments Off on The Last “Big Lie” of Vietnam Kills U. S. Soldiers in Iraq 0 Views
The Last “Big Lie” of Vietnam Kills U. S. Soldiers in Iraq
Anthony F. Milavic,
Major, United States Marine Corps (Retired)
At a Vietnam Special Forces base during 1964, I watched a U. S. soldier fire 15 rounds of .223 caliber ammunition into a tethered goat from an AR-15 rifle; moments after the last round hit, the goat fell over. Looking at the dead goat, I saw many little bullet entry-holes on one side; and when we turned him over, I saw many little bullet exit-holes on the other side. Over time, those observations were confirmed and reconfirmed revealing that the stories we were told on the lethality of the .223 caliber cartridge were fabrications. Those false reports drove the adoption of the .223 caliber cartridge as the 5.56mm NATO cartridge and, ever since, Americans have been sent to war with a cartridge deficient in combat lethality; a deficiency that has recently caused the deaths of U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
What is efficient combat lethality? The book Black Hawk Down quotes SFC Paul Howe’s description of SFC Randy Shughart, a soldier who elected to carry the 7.62mm M-14 into the urban battlefield of Somalia in 1993 rather than the 5.56mm CAR-15 (M-16-variant):
“His rifle may have been heavier and comparatively awkward and delivered a mean recoil, but it damn sure knocked a man down with one bullet, and in combat, one shot was all you got. You shoot a guy, you want to see him go down; you don’t want to be guessing for the next five hours whether you hit him, or whether he’s still waiting for you in the weeds.” (1)
With the wisdom of a combat veteran, Howe describes the lethality necessary for a cartridge in combat: one-round knockdown power.