Showing posts with label infantry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label infantry. Show all posts

Monday, December 20, 2010

U.S. Military's Infantry Burdened by Heavy Loads

The U.S. infantryman is supposed to close and destroy the enemy.  That is hard to do when you are wearing 80 lbs of high-speed, light-weight gear plus radios, body armor, helmet, ammunition, water, food, medical supplies, and more.  The Taliban fighter carries an AK-47 and a few magazines of ammunition.  The Taliban fighter is much more mobile.  An article recently published analyzes this dilemma and offers some suggestions to put our technological advantages to use to aid our heavily-burdened infantryman.  Read more in "Lightning Infantry: U.S. Technological Advantage and the Need for Modern Light Infantry", American Chronicle, December 19, 2010.