There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time."

 - General George S. Patton, Jr.

 This is a Cd with more than 800 files/folders/pictures covering the greatest land war machines of the 20^th and 21^st century = The TANK. From the humble beginnings in the great war, to the sand of Iraq see the evolution.  There is just so much information out there I could have filled a hundred Cd’s with this information. So I used the cream of the crop here:

This cd contains the latest in Tank Tactics including the US Army’s Field Manual 3-21.71 on Mechanized Infantry Tactics, FM17-21-8 on Light Cavalry (Armored Scout) Gunnery, ST3-20.153 On Tank Platoon Standard Operations, 100-60 on Armor and Mechanized based OPFOR operations used by the famous 11^th Armored Cavalry Regiment “Blackhorse” who regularly beat the best the army has in head to head combat at the Ft Irwin National Testing/Training  Center, FM 17-97 On Cavalry Troop tactics and operations, FM 3-24-2 on Combined arms Breaching ops, Armor Gunnery Firing Points for every modern tank you may encounter in the field, Gunnery Signals training, use and care of IR equipment, Targeting (aspects from both intelligence and fire support), Fire Support, and Random Observations. And much more. <p>

Individual articles and photographs, some never seen before on the greatest tanks and armored fighting vehicles that the world has known from 1927-2004 including the M2 Bradley>> The excellent German Leopard and Leopard II including live action video and information sheets about its new experimental 140mm cannon—the largest mounted on a functional tank>>The US Army’s experimental Stryker vehicle—evolved from the marines LAV-25 and the subject of many scandals it is now fighting in Iraq>> The vanquished M8 Armored Gun system and its recent recall to service with the 82^nd Airborne Division>> The M113 Gavin—backbone of every armored force in the free world for the past 30 years, read several articles about this vehicle as well as the US Army’s own User cards for the M113A2 for before/during/after use>> The flying tank the  M551 Sheridan Light Tank and its use from Vietnam to desert storm including the army’s own GTA17-03-015 Guide for systems and subsystems checklists>>The German Luchpanzer>>> The mighty M1 Abrams, arguably the best tank in the world, see the tank from its inception  in the Fulda gap to Desert storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom  and read about the lessons learned in both>> The tank that held the line for more than 25 years toe to toe across the iron curtain: the M60 Patton>>The M42 Duster and the Quad M55 that were created to blast Migs in Europe but became the best friends of convoys along Highway One In Vietnam with their  awesome potential against light targets such as Viet Cong infantry >> See and read about the modern tanks of the world: the Challenger, the Leclerc, The Volkswagen built Wiesel, The Merkava, The T72, The NBC sniffing M93A1 Fox., the South African Olifant, Buffel and Rattel, The Type 88 and Type 90, and many more.

 Also read and see about the God Of War, The modern artillery with FM 03-09.21 Field Artillery and FM 03-09.70 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for M109A6 Howitzer (Paladin) Operations as well as information on the ATACMS, HIMARS, MLRS, the canceled (for now) Crusader, and more. Also read the “Fires in the Close Fight: OIF Lessons Learned US Army, 3rd Infantry Division DIVARTY” and After Action Report on how artillery is used in modern war. <p>

 Go back in time to the original German panzers, the first modern tanks. See the basic machine gun armed PzKpfw I, the tank that lead Rommel and Guideran to develop the Blitzkrieg. Read about The PzKpfw II, The PzKpfw III. And the unsung hero of the eastern front and scourge of the Soviet Frontoviks: the PzKpfw IV. >>> The darling of the wermacht –not to mention the Waffen panzer units --the Panzerkampfwagen VI H (88mm) (SdKfz 182) Ausfürung H1. Also known as the Tiger. See more than one hundred Tiger photos, read the technical specs, see the tactics, even red the original TigerFibel Field Manual (complete with illustrations)>> Then of course there is the Koenig tiger Tiger II, its cousins the tank busting Jagdtiger and the Giants that could have changed the war: the Ferdinand and the Maus.>> StuG III, StuH and StuG IV armored guns. >>The Panther>>German halftracks>>the brutal Sd.Kfz.161.3 Flak gun carrier that chewed up allied infantry (ever seen the last 15 mins of saving Private Ryan?)>>Then read about its challengers on the field of battle: The Russian KW, The T34, and the unwieldy French CharB that died quietly in the Flanders field>> the outgunned American Stuart, Lee, and Grant tanks. The later Sherman and Pershing.  

 Read of the great tank battles, but especially of the largest tank battle in history:

Immense in scope, ferocious in nature, and epic in consequence, Operation Citadel, the Battle of Kursk witnessed (at Prokhorovka) one of the largest tank engagements in world history and led to staggering losses--including nearly 200,000 Soviet and 50,000 German casualties within the first ten days of fighting. Shrouded in obscurity and speculation for more than half a century, see over a hundred pictures of the battle and read reports that marked the turning point of the war on the Eastern front and brought Hitler's blitzkrieg to a crashing halt. <p>

 There is something on this disk for you. Save yourself the time and effort combing the net, bookstore, libraries, underground sources and the like and just pick up this disk. Remember, it is only when you have lost everything that you are free to appreciate anything. I am constantly updating this disk, taking out outdated data and replacing with the most current and available out there this disk changes everyday as the most current stuff is added. <p> Note that all information contained was obtained by Open Sources and is unclassified/not confidential

A NOTE ABOUT FORMAT: Most of the 800+ files on this disk have been converted to the easy to read PDF format though much time and patience on my behalf.  Remember that Adobe Acrobat Reader version 5.0 or higher (free downloads available on the Internet) is required to read all files easily and properly.>>So do not email me saying “Hey guy everything on this disk is blank” because you are using Acrobat 2.0 or something.  GO AHEAD AND DOWNLOAD ACROBAT READER 5.0 if you win the auction and save us both an embarrassing moment. <<< All of you MAC/Apple users out there: as long as you have Adobe acrobat reader for apple (5.0 or higher) you can read 95% of the information on this disk. Those files not in PDF format are Notepad or Word but there also are a couple of really cool PowerPoint presentations on there as well.

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