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Post by paden on Mar 9, 2009 9:32:55 GMT -5
Greetings, In looking around a little, I found a great resource for the position of Support Arms. Complete with pictures and all that good stuff. It's a PDF file you can find here > www.padenfull.com/CWDocs/supportarms.pdfWith Greatest Respect, Pvt. Alexander |
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Post by thegreatmellon on Mar 29, 2009 23:31:06 GMT -5
The problem with his view point is exactly that...his view,the pictures are all frontal and do not show what the angle of the rifle would be,also nothing in Caseys instructions to indicate the rifle should be perpendicular(man I need spell check)as 1st sgt. for the 4th Michigan'C' I do my best to get it right myself and then teach it correctly so that we do not have to change the way we do things.I think nothing exasperates a renactor more then being constantly told"OH, thats the OLD way, we do it this way now"most of the men only do this a few days a month and their is a lot to try to remember,so I try to get it right the first time and only a direct order from the CO will get me to change it.d**n but I do ramble ....enough
the great mellon
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Post by thegreatmellon on Mar 29, 2009 23:47:16 GMT -5
Oooop,s I forgot I didn't make it to hardly any drills(agin I apologize)so I guess I didn't teach any body much of nothin....BUT if I had of been their I would have done my best to teach it correct the first time.....signing off sheepishly
AAAGGGHHH don't get SHEEPISH anywhere near the 10thLA.
the great mellon
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Post by shebanger on Mar 30, 2009 8:12:18 GMT -5
Glad you corrected your mistake- great mellon- WE, the tenth, had to pick up your slack!!! Being sheepish ain't so baa-aaad! It's the kicks that'll git ya!
Shebanger
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Post by Ground Sleeper on Mar 30, 2009 10:07:16 GMT -5
ya and be aware of your surrounding area, make sure there are no cliffs.
Ground Sleeper
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Post by Ground Sleeper on Mar 30, 2009 10:11:08 GMT -5
In all seriousness, that article was written by the B'Boys Comapny and the Liberty rifles, and i know they are one of the most acurate mess's around. But like i have said before the best way to learn is to use the actual manual and interpret the commands as they would have. The manuals are vague, so CO's and NCO's would have to interpret as we do.
Happy Campaigning
Ground Sleeper
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