Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!cbnews!cbnews!military From: qj0309@westpoint-emh2.army.mil (Welsh James CPT) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: RE: OV-10 Bronco Message-ID: <1991Jan23.040626.5346@cbnews.att.com> Date: 23 Jan 91 04:06:26 GMT Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 18 Approved: military@att.att.com Full-Name: Welsh James CPT From: Welsh James CPT 1. The OV-10 is a multipurpose observation aircraft. They are capable of carrying small ordnance loads, but are used primarily to direct other aircraft on target and coordinate supporting arms. 2. The "log cabin" referred to in one posting is the framework for a bunker. One of the least-liked tasks that all infantrymen must master, if they are to survive, is digging in. You start with a small skirmishers trench to get you a little protection, and eventually expand these into strong defensive positions connected by trenches. The articles on the board concerning casualties underscore the need for modern soldiers to quickly get below ground or else suffer the consequences. This is not a new idea; the soldiers in the Civil War figured it out long before their generals did. Welsh James CPT