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Cornered Marines prevail despite being outnumbered 10:1

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m0tbaillie

Former SWO
mikwat said:
I have nothing more to say than Ooorah.

http://patriotroom.com/outnumbered-nearly-101-marines-make-em-pay/
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During the battle, the designated marksman single handedly thwarted a company-sized enemy RPG and machinegun ambush by reportedly killing 20 enemy fighters with his devastatingly accurate precision fire. He selflessly exposed himself time and again to intense enemy fire during a critical point in the eight-hour battle for Shewan in order to kill any enemy combatants who attempted to engage or maneuver on the Marines in the kill zone. What made his actions even more impressive was the fact that he didn’t miss any shots, despite the enemies’ rounds impacting within a foot of his fighting position.

“I was in my own little world,” the young corporal said. “I wasn’t even aware of a lot of the rounds impacting near my position, because I was concentrating so hard on making sure my rounds were on target.”
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That is some serious badassery right there.
 
nittany03

nittany03

Recovering NFO. Herder of Programmers.
pilot
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Super Moderator
Contributor
Those Marines could teach the Frenchies a thing or two from their own history . . .
Marshal Ferdinand Foch said:
My center is giving way. My right is in retreat. Situation excellent. I am attacking.
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Junkball

Junkball

"I believe in ammunition"
pilot
I hope the "every Marine a rifleman" philosophy never dies. Especially the "every Marine a designated marksman" variant.

Aside: how the heck can the DM connect on every shot? That's insane! This is no-kiddin combat we're talking about, from the verbiage and tone of the article.
 
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phrogpilot73

Well-Known Member
My favorite line from the article:
“A small group of Marines met a numerically superior force and embarrassed them in their own backyard. The insurgents told the townspeople that they were stronger than the Americans, and that day we showed them they were wrong.”
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Birdog8585

Birdog8585

Milk and Honey
pilot
Contributor
SEMPER FVCKIN FIDELIS!!!

I wondered if it ended with a snake eye showing up for some dessert?
 
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guest0321

New Member
These weren't your typical infantry Marines. The men in the article chose to remain anonymous, but I know the DM in question personally. Check my username if you wonder what MOS they are. They've been doing plenty of great work over there. Extremely well trained. That's what a two year workup will get you.
 
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