The Debrief - Rumble in the Jungle: American Tanks in Vietnam

Back in the summer of ’67, I was having a brutal macho slugfest with my bunkmate in Staging Battalion at Camp Pendleton. I maintained that my buddy, who was a tanker, was a no-load weenie who would never see real combat. 113/c2jPK04/VVm__n55zqkvW7ZsPcc73655PW3cF4jk4ZC7NwN39GZCt3q3npV1-WJV7CgSFNW3TL5YV6Q8JdjW6XyY2r3_nmChVz6YLl5VPMvyW3wKm2N3l0qpCW88-6zt8262HcW5mPGv13jW9GxW5HvjZ394hpH-W5M-j6v34vPbMW6sPWZl4ncthWW8lHlCz2kdY5MW89l0fn7FGmZFW5fWSqH77wmV4W5XWmRc1_Lvf9V_Dw7K5hD6w9W2PPZRR3X25BVW3hybjY7Vc2brW3w68s67CZhvfW1wwgPb98dbZWW5jJq6T1-pf2-W72CGhz3HthbTMQqsMJDgkPvW6nTpFt7NB0gz3g3J1 113/c2jPK04/VVm__n55zqkvW7ZsPcc73655PW3cF4jk4ZC7NwN39GZD33q3n_V1-WJV7CgYzRW6L3z1p1W7NZRW7LhFj_2Xx30cW1fS5fJ3JSgNyW1p4ZyF9cXRPBW7bjtc-69nXVmW5vPjkS6tpWFhW7M0RVg5RX0GnW62WRYM5fkLZqW5MvkDM3zWR0sW5n3JFG5GZHJJW1BbF7W7CftGhW1fGsgV2tqh60W4ZVLjP6SHfL0W19J35F7N2fG7W5c2c9R9gSRFtVFjKMm4nZZTQW77-Btm1KpJSvVm83Tg89bMzfW686GQL8M1W2KW3RhSQX4z-GYtW1VKBHF46fSWkW1yJsxC3x3YlfW34ZTNT4VYBwVW2ntTd04jnG0zN1kNF6CY23ZnW7LhJxd9jHX6Z3jxL1 [RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE: AMERICAN TANKS IN VIETNAM](113/c2jPK04/VVm__n55zqkvW7ZsPcc73655PW3cF4jk4ZC7NwN39GZD33q3n_V1-WJV7CgLmgW59YnpX879nGkW3FyB7Z3Rdl7xN2bllg2Rms-XW4__-7Y6NrBwXN88tFTH4TVNhW7MPrWH2VVbCsW20_Jxj5Kw6pJW2fpYLT8jYWZ4W7Rm9cB98LwqyW77hzH-9gnkbhVQhq6r1RS59nW8SM8t-91ZbznMMSKM6QqrjVW94XN0v4DTbcrW8HhcqJ3c84l3W7Y_mfj4zLwHCW6C9lpL1nxcgLW8r2Sjn6k0J71W8-96Xn4NWZP9W2GzkPg1pYmlfW8K94GB6h0Jl5N8NYDDfVP9yrW8z4v2B7tCQPbN7VnVcPyywBXN4dWglh4wXjZN3CG4yMkhMkY3kQS1) By Capt. Dale Dye, USMC (Ret) April 18th, 2023 - Back in the summer of ’67, I was having a brutal macho slugfest with my bunkmate in Staging Battalion at Camp Pendleton. I maintained that my ... [READ MORE](113/c2jPK04/VVm__n55zqkvW7ZsPcc73655PW3cF4jk4ZC7NwN39GZD33q3n_V1-WJV7CgQF3W8z1PNj4Rs4zQW4bRmM15Wr6NXW7fFbMW5fh9YtW148gyl8t0sGRTrtbj364q1KW8chymx5whnbJW6M40jj4JzlH7W3hyfjl66_G_GW8LnlTS6hd3ttW8hqqGg2PNKHKVDlnQ33X0Tc1W7szc-995ZfxKW7R4j8B85PHhtW6wb_Yn56d67WN1PktqG7WFdZN2hTyzQnxXFTW8lxkD04JfrGgW7dxbJ15t7bqbW3Ym-k-58N6_SW53KJCQ7BMgV6N6qg5bGKjMNxN8v9YFTCBpLjW5q8Dgw4yzBNNV83f0D1sv116W8k7M6Q4TsKwnW3csQy05w6SXN3dvY1) [tal-low-light-and-close-range](113/c2jPK04/VVm__n55zqkvW7ZsPcc73655PW3cF4jk4ZC7NwN39GZDG3q3pBV1-WJV7CgZc9W15hwMX7TQwwfW199dMH7NWWlNW1dcJ0H4SwjvKW13FJmg7g4L31W2MJnfX1c3VDkW37QmgT7TZ-C5W493MTy48HlMBW5Xtb0C6tNk5vW24WffG7rlsHGN49Tg8WpjGzvW8JkjVF5w4xnnN8rDyJx7w5yzF8xCNVlCckGW4nkQ7V8hpX_5W5dF5-g17rz_5W3GPbwK3HHQP6W7h1lgk79Vsy-W6qJbZz4TyvpPW6NPx742hmJK-N5HmsGxp8ldVW1R0sFG6WJ6nPW3LCFXF18BrXZW3y9qxB8t5QXVW37hj0L1Wf45KW4sxrG_1QHDySN6lJhFF4766TW7qvF6L50SJGqW6WNqr64cPRdVVk5FBp8n1KzFW5McBr23ZfKhc391R1) [GUNFIGHT IN THE DARK: WOULD YOU SURVIVE?](113/c2jPK04/VVm__n55zqkvW7ZsPcc73655PW3cF4jk4ZC7NwN39GZDG3q3pBV1-WJV7CgPQJW2Gncl_7TpcsYF1GsdLP8FlkW2dx9Db3lbVD5W7D_CZ87Rm32YW1hwvxK65MmBPW5014b61BKYPnW6zWN843dDc2YN6fcS2fBNGdwN2CSQ08133n4W89Mfh96NrKvwW2rpw8p8zDB4FW4bf9x533b7z2N33jMSMJKWLcW8Fh_wM6CZzMgW45QGd-8vSLDrW3Zy1Sl40vM4SW4Px_qh9dcTvkW3QZZFF8__7VVW97Yvs63YlHBhW2GtTY31JCj5kW6yGzQV8C-XtCN5mMcPGP9J8nW86Y01f34NW8BN8D-RvD2wK_dW5thQ-r6-Vsj7W33l_rb3_w6lFN4_dbMj4mgCMW3QfKFg1YXSdkW85yjY44brqwRW63yxG41Bgp043mSr1) By Mike Boyle April 20th, 2023 - It should come as no surprise that most violent crime occurs in sub-optimal light conditions. For centuries, criminals have been using the veil of ... [READ MORE](113/c2jPK04/VVm__n55zqkvW7ZsPcc73655PW3cF4jk4ZC7NwN39GZDG3q3pBV1-WJV7CgXwGW639NRZ19-DM7W7Tfv2Z7RpYfzVwjTBr3NbJ02W6JbpVr8YS66BW51ZCV48mm6mlW1BS4Kn3-1wCsW1ZyFVf4RqhTjMjBrNhyP1_FW6Z8hT9809t3cW3vBJ9s6y79pVW6W4sFV2CZsJ6W15n-0697j8z0W4q9wKz5GL95SW49pTW_7kklwcW8pZCF-349qskVpdlG86WkKC1W2Mg96_4JpkxTW81YbRD5R43XrW5mZrpP7nVgBcMpbzDxXSvxDW7r3PKJ4ZnkCcW35Dnc82Rv0PFVx53M53c7XN4VQwzyn1VvGKsW52D4hS2p1bFfW3J3BpK7Lqr5dW3lc5lk7kn_GVVMf9VZ5L7CHKN7R4CdgYZtmcW8_L21R7tMfp73ml71) [tal-trp-vs-emissary](113/c2jPK04/VVm__n55zqkvW7ZsPcc73655PW3cF4jk4ZC7NwN39GZDm3q3phV1-WJV7CgQdmW6wfzQy5JQ7NHW6qbwyP9hY9qZW4gBqZC55jKD9W6tg5YH44dNMFW7bjytb1cKzKHN52SqGv_5dPzW1lp3-T5qn4Z6W2mZ15v4NMNdMW63XdB61Pgg1kW3m4mgm84FbPnW5_vXRb27SFQ8N80cwDRB7nKLW37t5Ss38zY57W9bJFfT6ddFvJW5J1ph82xVVy1W5f0nRG5Nv_G3W1mDC3v91WNQ6W3JFjwL3rBgFXVFsy945kQMj6W7bXjfP3mwzSmW8GczpW6S7qhFW6Ptkt870KyS_W4vDLN62Xy1FlW1wvCQm8gmV9cW5hFPhl9glkfmW5ylRNz95m1_3N9kj4DnH9HLxW2b0bYl4XYZZl3qh01) [BATTLE OF THE 1911 PISTOLS: TRP VS. EMISSARY](113/c2jPK04/VVm__n55zqkvW7ZsPcc73655PW3cF4jk4ZC7NwN39GZDm3q3phV1-WJV7CgBcDW5vX_d-8WGTQvN458G4fhzs9dW1KHPQw1J9StCW8b2RVl5GWBw3W1FCGPq8z9jt-W5_q1XT7cZ8fPW6YhF1M8SJ83XW1Wj2Pn3P_XXcVVX3Cq5W0N1gW8FMHnR5y8zrRW8Qldnn1mfnrHW8V9jMf7yQTlHW37TNbd8lVK3GW7kxF9c41L_kCW58YMqQ5lg1D_W5wYy5G84NhKfN69PpRtrkNQLW93Wbj810vv2MW5MwyJ682mFb6W8VcWNg7wh6vbVWMJ0Y9d-lSxN5mSQmwP9D64W4Ly9Jp7n0XG7W6wzdZR2RyskWW6_gh-B45kgTgN3hnVqYmFFKpN21gllT439q9W2QQmjh4zFkJX35-B1) By Dan Abraham April 17th, 2023 - The Springfield Armory 1911 TRP (Tactical Response Pistol) has been in production for a very long time. It’s a crisp and clean 1911 that many ... [WATCH VIDEO](113/c2jPK04/VVm__n55zqkvW7ZsPcc73655PW3cF4jk4ZC7NwN39GZDm3q3phV1-WJV7CgVhMW3Ky8rG1cxdH7MGF4l3478XbW4xY-M_70VdJMW1kmFSz3F5xB8W52pgm43xJw6RVRdyH24MC9yqVM-jfb7mwFKhW1ZQBw355SVpMW53tqPG5T5rq5W5wL2j01KTzNvN7KDy5wx-Tp8W4Y8hS5246ScZW96B_Jv6bQBf2VYyY4P1SDTX9W6d2Cd178lmjBW2j-qQW5XJsVdW4pFt0_8VWxD8W92F3Zz2DMDMFW6Fgt7b16PKTSN1ztGMdTv5XjW5dxPRT6RF_DlW2gzRJ_23nc_DW8_Zqdv21zJXfW3Kp83V9fKsXvW2QyL9D4Qs9wYW4-9rQ13qLjS9W2ZgkQ867qdSBW8cnC5B3SpMbq3cFd1) EDITOR'S NOTE In this week’s Debrief, we join U.S. Marine armored units as they fight communists in Southeast Asia, prepare for an extreme fight in the dark much closer to home, and watch a pair of 1911 pistols fight it out in a cage match. To start us off, Capt. Dale Dye, U.S.M.C. (Ret) transports us to Vietnam where Marine armored units engage VC and NVA units. Often overshadowed by infantry and air operations, armored units played a significant role in the outcome of this conflict. From Zippo flame tanks in the Battle of Hue City to patrols with Dusters along the DMZ, Dye gives us a gripping, boots-on-the-ground account of how tanks were used in the Vietnam War. [Follow the captivating narrative here](113/c2jPK04/VVm__n55zqkvW7ZsPcc73655PW3cF4jk4ZC7NwN39GZD33q3n_V1-WJV7CgLpwW6nkx7-4PLfWYW7MvypD3hvdg2W7MctyN50zz57W2FsFWJ900HgnW1dCtdx2k9N4GW7Cd7f-19msBbW60jbY58xthX4W2jB8qB6pKxNTW2D_fsz5D8YChVlV9Z599b-TxW8t2z-p7Ct_nNW439m015QPfzkW81Vys44CbwS7W53qVJD8mBFsXW5k4fgj1WRSctW18RB9j3RwLbsW918Q7H8XM44DW2-pFYS9bXB0NW7wrsvZ5zrD8-W4JXCjF97zhTyN8Wfy6xK31WyW7lsdgP4mLnRFW5dvYG_6MD-DQW80ssrq1zjrGXW4-7TC81Fd1fCW4P0YYx3n0-3C3cd01). Next, Mike Boyle presents realistic tactics for self-defense when encountering an attacker in low-light conditions. Many criminals operate at night, and if you know how to use a flashlight with a pistol you can turn the tables and get home safely. [Learn the life-saving techniques here](113/c2jPK04/VVm__n55zqkvW7ZsPcc73655PW3cF4jk4ZC7NwN39GZDG3q3pBV1-WJV7Cg-3KW1MdJsC3YSJgCVCRQSr7lXzPZW6B5tXf4WrGFCW56LF8-2gJ_vwW90QYLt7tcxD_W2HFypk5HrnmhW6K88ms5Qs3p9N8nZy7mrkz-lVzH9m5553_dLW8FKkyS8dlclfVXsYC91hYn20W89pGlK5RrHBcW4KZcpl5wg7wCW18c2zS4B60lGN1TXxTJ9hPdwW5tQ-wj1D9Zr7W8z4v-B2GXCD1W5DgRW18v-xDfW7WwGQM2fTKlYW2TVFsl5B-DxRN6gH9CFhbNkfW7ZvvpM12Vc9WW97rj9p1NT4fdVRjyhV5Y9V38W3Y49dF2jvystW17D27G5mFmmZN1PWCG-C27KnVh5KsZ3MQLLHW5c8lrW5hBqVFW2MD-HR2StY7y3l-M1). And finally, Dan Abraham puts two iconic 1911 pistols head-to-head. In this TRP vs. Emissary match-up, we have a pair of .45 handguns that offer stark differences in both appearance and features. Want to see which came out on top? [Read the full story here](113/c2jPK04/VVm__n55zqkvW7ZsPcc73655PW3cF4jk4ZC7NwN39GZDm3q3phV1-WJV7CgBhxW2-Vst63QgFnnW1XDZx91yxnfRN1QL31T3Fs0TW3Pyd5Y3w4nbPW4MDVT-1Jq6T1W2bsc-D7BfqBxW1QtvKp8XYYFvW6tfLn41t1ZHjW2Wkvx-3ngw13W6NZVdp5Jl03mW9cKfLJ7dZG7VW126DCN1_Nyt7W4bhXxR4NJ9y1W7yCqHw4MFtvZW59Vp_h6Cx8qQN8nhWGYGvnfZN4dZNlGVxtxgW6SzGNz8BZm_CN6lj8lt-0T_pW4xrFS95T1by-W8ycrHQ4jq7mrW4gNyZz5xT1kdN9knNqhgKV--N4XSXLTMH7nfVmtXTQ23YZk5W6CNLZV7wsvHyW8h1DrM8WmjCVW6pJzLb6r28J53dhJ1). 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