Comments by "Stephen Villano" (@spvillano) on "Binkov's Battlegrounds"
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Night attack on the legion's supply train, destroying their logistical support. Nothing like a 03:00 wakeup call of rifle fire well within one's perimeter to render a unit panic stricken. Then, on the way out, leave some claymores with tripwires around important areas, like command tents and watering points.
Marines also would avoid flat, open terrain, as that's a danger zone where they can be easily seen at a distance and in this scenario, archers could simply saturation fire at the area that the platoon is operating within, although the platoon would break off into fire teams immediately.
If the unit has light mortars, that'd really break the legion's back, again, useful night or day and WP rounds to ignite tentage and supplies would raise merry hell with their supplies. Even legions traveled on their stomachs, even if foraging locally.
Primary targets, the same as today. Logistical points, C3 points, being primary targets. And anyone dressed differently and fairly prominent in apparel, obviously a commander.
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@MrNewman7336 heh, it all depended, what one was anticipating to encounter. I might've went out with 700ish rounds in 30 round magazines, might go with less or more, but if I needed the men to engage, I damned sure brought extra to ensure that they could and had others also humping and I was Army.
And was carrying MG ammo and medic's extra loads. Never asked my guys to lug anything I'd not lug around as well.
And on some odd, one off missions, I lugged in a couple of thousand rounds quietly, while they did their jobs, plus MG ammo and medic's load.
Then, I became supply sarge. Thankfully, that was rare over nearly three decades.
Retired when it just hurt too damned much to put all of that shit on that kept me alive. Lest, I slow them down and get them killed alongside of me.
I took care of them, they took care of me and between us, we took care of the other SOB's.
Still, dismounted, combat load, the Romans are going to have a tough row to hoe. When they'd try to overwhelm us, they'd find fixed bayonets, e-tools, assorted knives, whateverinheell they dropped and a load of Willie Pete pissing, royally pissed off soldiers. I would expect even more from Marines than my infantry.
You may kills us, but we'll frighten the lot of you to death as well. There's a word, quite, no..., quiet..., no, quit I think, no clue what that concept is, maybe similar to, as in quite?
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