Re: Evening Before the Recon
In reply to Dawid Waldus Piotrowski (msg #755):
"Dawid, see, that's the thing man. We shouldn't be carrying an armory, we ain't supposed ta get inta contact. We get inta a fire fight, we should just break contact and withdraw. That's the point of a recon man. We get inta a fight, we open up, toss smoke and run away. That way we don't get casaulties, we don't let em fully deploy where we are gonna need any heavy stuff. I mean, if we face armor, I'm gonna do one of two things bro. I'm gonna be real still and quiet, or I'm gonna do like they did in that Monty Python flick, "Search For the Holly Grail" and "RUN AWAAAAAAAAAY! hahahaha."
Drew chuckles for a moment,
"I hope we won't need more than a days worth of ammo per man. Remember, what our mission is, get info, not engage."
Drew pauses for a moment as he ponders the winter gear question.
"Well, if we run into real bad weather we hunker down. But, on the move, we could probably get away with lighter gear. Remember, we're gonna be hauling balls, so we'll be sweting up a storm moving. We'll only need alot of the warm stuff when we sit tight. And if we dig trenches and have heaters, well, we'll have our sleeping gear and them stoves ta keep us warm. Otherwise, screw it man, just leave all the other crap at home. No spare camies, no extra boots, we can get by with one radio, hell even with helmets and vests...shit at Bridgeport <the Marine Corps Mountain/Arctic Warfare Center> we never hauled that shit when we did the cold weather package, it just made ya overheat and then freeze when ya stopped. So, we leave that shit at home. Really man, feildjackets or parkas, a wool sweater and the overwhites we made maybe some long johns and we should manage pretty good."
Drew pauses as he lets what he has said sink it hoping that the idea of this op being non combat gets across.
Sgt Drew
M9
Talking w/ Dawid and whomever else is around get the point