SWISS ARMY 1972 TACTICS: Vintage Film “Infantry Combat” (w/ Subtitles)

By NC ScoutPublished On: August 31, 2021Categories: AP Staff, Tactical6 Comments

About the Author: NC Scout

NC Scout is the nom de guerre of a former Infantry Scout and Sergeant in one of the Army’s best Reconnaissance Units. He has combat tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He teaches a series of courses focusing on small unit skills rarely if ever taught anywhere else in the prepping and survival field, including his RTO Course which focuses on small unit communications. In his free time he is an avid hunter, bushcrafter, writer, long range shooter, prepper, amateur radio operator and Libertarian activist. He can be contacted at [email protected] or via his blog at brushbeater.wordpress.com .

6 Comments

Coop Willis August 31, 2021 at 06:00

Impressive! Infantry can do some serious damage. Looks like some MG-42s on steroids! The short bazooka type weapon kicks like two mules. Planning and tactics work.
Johnny Paratrooper August 31, 2021 at 08:36

A ten round wire guided AT-Missile System?
Yes Please!
Did you see the smaller ranging and windage test rifle on top of the recoilless system?
Those things work great. The Marine SMAW has a similar system.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oskxuQPNmnk
The system is demonstrated in this video. Though it is not distinctly obvious what is occurring.
- BePrepared September 2, 2021 at 11:12
  
  Swiss Bantam BB65
  While I can’t really read it (haven’t tried goggle translate) the pictures and diagrams show a pretty useful system. Techicals, aircraft, man-portable and linkable.
  https://www.gammalstorp.se/Robot53.htm#Produktbilder%20av%20Bantamrobot%2053
idahobob August 31, 2021 at 09:59

Here’s to all of us, young and old, 11B’s.
Hillbilly Jack August 31, 2021 at 14:18

Interesting to see the old German Panzerschrek in action!
Mike August 31, 2021 at 21:17

I love that little trick at 19:17 with the mines. I want to also point out the heavy use of rifle grenades and rocket launchers, since they’re easy man-portable counters to armored vehicles. We don’t have those, but what we do have is access to is .50 BMG anti-materiel rifles (AMRs) with armor-piercing ammunition. I believe every serious partisan group should have one of these, even if it’s just the $1300 single-shot Serbu. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, read my two articles on the AMR at the links below.
https://www.americanpartisan.org/2021/01/the-anti-materiel-rifle-amr-part-i-by-mike/
https://www.americanpartisan.org/2021/01/the-anti-materiel-rifle-amr-part-ii-employment-and-tactics-by-mike/