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呵呵!
对不起,是全英文的,偶英文也不好!
就全指望Dboy,或哪位英文好的兄弟帮忙翻译了!
一个陆战队员在伊拉克的经验!
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Got this from a former Marine first sergeant - thought you might be
>interested in his son's assessment of weapons and enemy tactics in Iraq
>(the boy is home from his first tour, going back in early 2006, and early
>re-enlisted for another 4 years.)
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> Hello to all my fellow gunners, military buffs, veterans and interested
>guys. A couple of weekends ago I got to spend time with my son Jordan, who
>was on his first leave since returning from Iraq. He is well (a little
>thin), and already bored. He will be returning to Iraq for a second tour
>in early '06 and has already re-enlisted early for 4 more years. He loves
>the Marine Corps and is actually looking forward to returning to Iraq.
>
>
>
> Jordan spent 7 months at "Camp Blue Diamond" in Ramadi. Aka: Fort
>Apache. He saw and did a lot and the following is what he told me about
>weapons, equipment, tactics and other miscellaneous info which may be of
>interest to you. Nothing is by any means classified. No politics here,
>just a Marine with a bird's eye view's opinions:
>
>
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> 1) The M-16 rifle : Thumbs down. Chronic jamming problems with the
>talcum powder like sand over there. The sand is everywhere. Jordan says
>you feel filthy 2 minutes after coming out of the shower. The M-4 carbine
>version is more popular because it's lighter and shorter, but it has
>jamming problems also. They like the ability to mount the various optical
>gunsights and weapons lights on the picattiny rails, but the weapon itself
>is not great in a desert environment. They all hate the 5.56mm (.223)
>round. Poor penetration on the cinderblock structure common over there and
>even torso hits cant be reliably counted on to put the enemy down. Fun
>fact: Random autopsies on dead insurgents shows a high level of opiate use.
>
>
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> 2) The M243 SAW (squad assault weapon): 223 cal. Drum fed light
>machine gun. Big thumbs down. Universally considered a piece of shit.
>Chronic jamming problems, most of which require partial disassembly.
>(that's fun in the middle of a firefight).
>
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> 3) The M9 Beretta 9mm: Mixed bag. Good gun, performs well in desert
>environment; but they all hate the 9mm cartridge. The use of handguns for
>self-defense is actually fairly common. Same old story on the 9mm: Bad
>guys hit multiple times and still in the fight.
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> 4) Mossberg 12ga. Military shotgun: Works well, used frequently for
>clearing houses to good effect.
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> 5) The M240 Machine Gun: 7.62 Nato (.308) cal. belt fed machine gun,
>developed to replace the old M-60 (what a beautiful weapon that was!!).
>Thumbs up. Accurate, reliable, and the 7.62 round puts 'em down.
>Originally developed as a vehicle mounted weapon, more and more are being
>dismounted and taken into the field by infantry. The 7.62 round chews up
>the structure over there.
>
>
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> 6) The M2 .50 cal heavy machine gun: Thumbs way, way up. "Ma deuce"
>is still worth her considerable weight in gold. The ultimate fight
>stopper, puts their dicks in the dirt every time. The most coveted weapon
>in-theater.
>
>
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> 7) The .45 pistol: Thumbs up. Still the best pistol round out there.
>Everybody authorized to carry a sidearm is trying to get their hands on
>one. With few exceptions, can reliably be expected to put 'em down with a
>torso hit. The special ops guys (who are doing most of the pistol work)
>use the HK military model and supposedly love it. The old government model
>.45's are being re-issued en masse.
>
>
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> The M-14: Thumbs up. They are being re-issued in bulk, mostly in a
>modified version to special ops guys. Modifications include lightweight
>Kevlar stocks and low power red dot or ACOG sights. Very reliable in the
>sandy environment, and they love the 7.62 round.
>
>
>
> 9) The Barrett .50 cal sniper rifle: Thumbs way up. Spectacular range
>and accuracy and hits like a freight train. Used frequently to take out
>vehicle suicide bombers ( we actually stop a lot of them) and barricaded
>enemy. Definitely here to stay.
>
>
>
> 10) The M24 sniper rifle: Thumbs up. Mostly in .308 but some in 300
>win mag. Heavily modified Remington 700's. Great performance. Snipers
>have been used heavily to great effect. Rumor has it that a marine sniper
>on his third tour in Anbar province has actually exceeded Carlos Hathcock's
>record for confirmed kills with OVER 100.
>
>
>
> 11) The new body armor: Thumbs up. Relatively light at approx. 6 lbs.
>and can reliably be expected to soak up small shrapnel and even will stop
>an AK-47 round. The bad news: Hot as shit to wear, almost unbearable in
>the summer heat (which averages over 120 degrees). Also, the enemy now
>goes for head shots whenever possible. All the bullshit about the "old"
>body armor making our guys vulnerable to the IED's was a non-starter. The
>IED explosions are enormous and body armor doesn't make any difference at
>all in most cases.
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> 12) Night Vision and Infrared Equipment: Thumbs way up. Spectacular
>performance. Our guys see in the dark and own the night, period. Very
>little enemy action after evening prayers. More and more enemy being
>whacked at night during movement by our hunter-killer teams. We've all
>seen the videos.
>
>
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> 13) Lights: Thumbs up. Most of the weapon mounted and personal lights
>are Surefire's, and the troops love 'em. Invaluable for night urban
>operations. Jordan carried a $34 Surefire G2 on a neck lanyard and loved
>it.
>
>
>
> I cant help but notice that most of the good fighting weapons and
>ordnance are 50 or more years old!!!!!!!!! With all our technology, it's
>the WWII and Vietnam era weapons that everybody wants!!!! The infantry
>fighting is frequent, up close and brutal. No quarter is given or shown.
>
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> Bad guy weapons:
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> 1) Mostly AK47's The entire country is an arsenal. Works better in
>the desert than the M16 and the .308 Russian round kills reliably. PKM
>belt fed light machine guns are also common and effective. Luckily, the
>enemy mostly shoots like shit. Undisciplined "spray and pray" type fire.
>However, they are seeing more and more precision weapons, especially sniper
>rifles. (Iran, again) Fun fact: Captured enemy have apparently marveled
>at the marksmanship of our guys and how hard they fight. They are
>apparently told in Jihad school that the Americans rely solely on
>technology, and can be easily beaten in close quarters combat for their
>lack of toughness. Let's just say they know better now.
>
>
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> 2) The RPG: Probably the infantry weapon most feared by our guys.
>Simple, reliable and as common as dogshit. The enemy responded to our
>up-armored humvees by aiming at the windshields, often at point blank
>range. Still killing a lot of our guys.
>
>
>
> 3) The IED: The biggest killer of all. Can be anything from old
>Soviet anti-armor mines to jury rigged artillery shells. A lot found in
>Jordan's area were in abandoned cars. The enemy would take 2 or 3 155mm
>artillery shells and wire them together. Most were detonated by cell
>phone, and the explosions are enormous. You're not safe in any vehicle,
>even an M1 tank. Driving is by far the most dangerous thing our guys do
>over there. Lately, they are much more sophisticated "shape charges"
>(Iranian) specifically designed to penetrate armor. Fact: Most of the
>ready made IED's are supplied by Iran, who is also providing terrorists
> (Hezbollah types) to train the insurgents in their use and tactics.
>That's why the attacks have been so deadly lately. Their concealment
>methods are ingenious, the latest being shape charges in Styrofoam
>containers spray painted to look like the cinderblocks that litter all
>Iraqi roads. We find about 40% before they detonate, and the bomb disposal
>guys are unsung heroes of this war.
>
>
>
> 4) Mortars and rockets: Very prevalent. The soviet era 122mm rockets
>(with an 18km range) are becoming more prevalent. One of Jordan's NCO's
>lost a leg to one. These weapons cause a lot of damage "inside the wire".
>Jordan's base was hit almost daily his entire time there by mortar and
>rocket fire, often at night to disrupt sleep patterns and cause fatigue (It
>did). More of a psychological weapon than anything else. The enemy mortar
>teams would jump out of vehicles, fire a few rounds, and then haul ass in a
>matter of seconds.
>
>
>
> Who are the bad guys?:
>
>
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> Most of the carnage is caused by the Zarqawi Al Qaeda group. They
>operate mostly in Anbar province (Fallujah and Ramadi). These are mostly
>"foreigners", non-Iraqi Sunni Arab Jihadists from all over the Muslim world
>(and Europe). Most enter Iraq through Syria (with, of course, the
>knowledge and complicity of the Syrian govt.) , and then travel down the
>"rat line" which is the trail of towns along the Euphrates River that we've
>been hitting hard for the last few months. Some are virtually untrained
>young Jihadists that often end up as suicide bombers or in "sacrifice
>squads". Most, however, are hard core terrorists from all the usual
>suspects (Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas etc.) These are the guys running
>around murdering civilians en masse and cutting heads off. The Chechens
>(many of whom are Caucasian), are supposedly the most ruthless and the best
>fighters. (they have been fighting the Russians for years). In the Baghdad
>area and south, most of the insurgents are Iranian inspired (and led) Iraqi
>Shiites. The Iranian Shiia have been very adept at infiltrating the Iraqi
>local govt.'s, the police forces and the Army. They have had a massive spy
>and agitator network there since the Iran-Iraq war in the early 80's.
>Most of the Saddam loyalists were killed, captured or gave up long ago.
>
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> Bad Guy Tactics:
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> When they are engaged on an infantry level they get their asses kicked
>every time. Brave, but stupid. Suicidal Banzai-type charges were very
>common earlier in the war and still occur. They will literally sacrifice
>8-10 man teams in suicide squads by sending them screaming and firing Ak's
>and RPG's directly at our bases just to probe the defenses. They get mowed
>down like grass every time. ( see the M2 and M240 above). Jordan's base
>was hit like this often. When engaged, they have a tendency to flee to the
>same building, probably for what they think will be a glorious last stand.
>Instead, we call in air and that's the end of that more often than not.
>These hole-ups are referred to as Alpha Whiskey Romeo's (Allah's Waiting
>Room). We have the laser guided ground-air thing down to a science. The
>fast mover's, mostly Marine F-18's, are taking an ever increasing toll on
>the enemy. When caught out in the open, the helicopter gunships and AC-130
>Spectre gunships cut them to ribbons with cannon and rocket fire,
>especially at night. Interestingly, artillery is hardly used at all. Fun
>fact: The enemy death toll is supposedly between 45-50 thousand. That is
>why we're seeing less and less infantry attacks and more IED, suicide
>bomber shit. The new strategy is simple: attrition.
>
>
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> The insurgent tactic most frustrating is their use of civilian
>non-combatants as cover. They know we do all we can to avoid civilian
>casualties and therefore schools, hospitals and (especially) Mosques are
>locations where they meet, stage for attacks, cache weapons and ammo and
>flee to when engaged. They have absolutely no regard whatsoever for
>civilian casualties. They will terrorize locals and murder without
>hesitation anyone believed to be sympathetic to the Americans or the new
>Iraqi govt. Kidnapping of family members (especially children) is common
>to influence people they are trying to influence but cant reach, such as
>local govt. officials, clerics, tribal leaders, etc.).
>
>
>
> The first thing our guys are told is "don't get captured". They know
>that if captured they will be tortured and beheaded on the internet.
>Zarqawi openly offers bounties for anyone who brings him a live American
>serviceman. This motivates the criminal element who otherwise don't give a
>shit about the war. A lot of the beheading victims were actually kidnapped
>by common criminals and sold to Zarqawi. As such, for our guys, every
>fight is to the death. Surrender is not an option.
>
>
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> The Iraqi's are a mixed bag. Some fight well, others aren't worth a
>shit. Most do okay with American support. Finding leaders is hard, but
>they are getting better. It is widely viewed that Zarqawi's use of suicide
>bombers, en masse, against the civilian population was a serious tactical
>mistake. Many Iraqi's were galvanized and the caliber of recruits in the
>Army and the police forces went up, along with their motivation. It also
>led to an exponential increase in good intel because the Iraqi's are sick
>of the insurgent attacks against civilians. The Kurds are solidly
>pro-American and fearless fighters.
>
>
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> According to Jordan, morale among our guys is very high. They not only
>believe they are winning, but that they are winning decisively. They are
>stunned and dismayed by what they see in the American press, whom they
>almost universally view as against them. The embedded reporters are
>despised and distrusted. They are inflicting casualties at a rate of 20-1
>and then see shit like "Are we losing in Iraq" on TV and the print media.
>For the most part, they are satisfied with their equipment, food and
>leadership. Bottom line though, and they all say this, there are not
>enough guys there to drive the final stake through the heart of the
>insurgency, primarily because there aren't enough troops in-theater to shut
>down the borders with Iran and Syria. The Iranians and the Syrians just
>cant stand the thought of Iraq being an American ally
> (with, of course, permanent US bases there).
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> That's it, hope you found it interesting, I sure did.
>
>
>
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>Brent J. Beverly |
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