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Personal logo Legion 4 Supporting Member of TMP16 Oct 2020 7:10 a.m. PST

I like it !!!!

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General Kirchner16 Oct 2020 8:11 a.m. PST

more of a GP demo tool in my opinion

hardly a true AT. That's why we never adopted it before.

much more useful to blow up hardpoints

we still need the javelin

Personal logo Extra Crispy Sponsoring Member of TMP16 Oct 2020 1:55 p.m. PST

Do we not say soldier any more? It's all "warfighters?"

Personal logo Herkybird Supporting Member of TMP16 Oct 2020 2:15 p.m. PST

Don't you know? The best weapon against tanks is a strapped for cash defence department!!!

ROUWetPatchBehindTheSofa16 Oct 2020 2:16 p.m. PST

Or is to stop infantry using expensive guided weapons to blow up hard points and similar targets?

USAFpilot16 Oct 2020 2:27 p.m. PST

Do we not say soldier any more? It's all "warfighters?"

Good point. Our language keeps getting twisted and distorted by either bureaucrats or political correctness.

Simple words to describe various buildings on base, such as "gym", "library", and "chow hall"; got replaced with fitness center, learning center, and DFAC (whatever that stands for?!?). And when did your doctor become your PCP? I'm tired of all the BS.

Personal logo gamertom Supporting Member of TMP16 Oct 2020 10:23 p.m. PST

Not too shabby for a weapon which first went into use in 1946 (in its M1 version).

ROUWetPatchBehindTheSofa17 Oct 2020 3:31 a.m. PST

Well that doesn't make it that much older than a lot of the contents of the worlds tank stockpiles!

Personal logo Legion 4 Supporting Member of TMP17 Oct 2020 9:52 a.m. PST

more of a GP demo tool in my opinion

hardly a true AT. That's why we never adopted it before.

much more useful to blow up hardpoints

we still need the javelin

We were just getting training on the AT-4 when I was getting off active duty in early '90.

We had the M-47 Dragon MAW, but we were really not too happy with that for a Squad man-packed AT weapon. Along with the M-72 LAW. Of course we had TOWs mounted on M151 Jeeps the on HMMWVs. As well on APCs, i.e. M901 ITVs.

But I certainly think the Javelin would have been a great improvement over the M-47 MAW, AFAIK. But I also heard the M72 was still around. And I was under the impression the Javelin would still be used along with this new version of the Carl Gustaf, M3E1 AT weapon.

What did your Infantry Squads, etc., carry ? Just interested in this information after I had ETS'd …

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