More than five million PPSh submachine guns were produced by the end of the war. The Soviets would often equip platoons and sometimes entire companies with the weapon, giving them excellent short-range firepower.[18] Thousands more were dropped behind enemy lines in order to equip Soviet partisans to disrupt German supply lines and communications.
This reminds me of Bushido…
Thought for the day: _Any man who retreats into a cave which has only one opening deserves to die.” _
― Frank Herbert, Dune
Following that thought:
WHY NO CQB HOME DEFENSE?
Most of this I agree with, some things I dont ,but, it is good food for thought. First watch the short video.
WHY NO CQB HOME DEFENSE
A firearm has already been chosen and purchased and at the very least a basic, intermediate or advanced firearms course has been taken.
Noted experts in the field of firearms and home defense will quickly tell you to first sit down with your family preferably in the presence of a certified NRA instructor. First and foremost, do a walk through of the dwelling. You will be looking at possible fields of fire, cover and concealment options as well as all entry and exit points which includes doors as well as windows. If in fact there are any alarms in the home, make sure at this point they are completely operational and that those authorized with setting and neutralizing them are clear on their operation.
You will next choose a ‘safe room’ where the entire family will go in the event of a break in or home invasion of any type. Said room should contain both a house and fully charged cell phone in addition to the firearm(s) the family has chosen. Since homes come in many shapes, sizes and designs, it is imperative that your own ‘safe room’ should be easily accessible to all and in the event of infants or small children, all adults in the home need to insure they immediately check each room where the children sleep along with any closets as frightened children frequently go there when not in their respective room(s).
Once inside the ‘safe room’ make sure that your weapon(s) of choice are loaded and made safe if this has not already been done. Make sure the door is closed and locked once it has been established that all family members are present. Regardless of what you hear, think you hear or don’t hear at all stay put.
Your very first action should be to call the police . When they answer, give the officer/dispatcher location followed by your statement that there are intruders in your home followed by your location once again. Keep the line open. The vast majority of calls into a law enforcement agency are recorded especially those of an emergency nature. Any and all events that follow are therefore recorded and can be introduced in court as evidence. You realistically do not know how many are within the structure nor do you know if they are armed or not. You do not know their individual locations. They do not know the layout of your home. You do. So, listen.
Strongly refrain from the impulse to exit the ‘safe room’ and go searching for the intruders with your firearm. By doing so, you will have placed your own life in jeopardy and at the same time leaving the rest of your family wide open for attack.
No law enforcement officer anywhere will ever tell you to conduct a house search on your own. Nine times out of ten, police are called by a family when they’ve arrived home only to find their home has been ransacked and burglarized. Law enforcement will tell you that upon seeing this to be the case, exit immediately and contact police while in route to a safe place. You have no idea if there are still burglars in the home. Assume they are.
Law enforcement is trained, experienced and equipped to gain entry and to go through the entire house in a safe and effective manner. If in fact you are in the home at the time of the break in, immediately implement the plans you made during your home meetings. Depending on the size and design of the home, you may have more than one ‘safe room’ chosen. Get there.
What do you believe you will gain by leaving your family on their own while you grab the shotgun, handgun or both and go on a room to room search?
You will have opened your wife up to rape, assault and serious bodily injury as well as the possibility of death. You will have left your children open to any manner of attack. All happening while one of the intruders sneaks up behind you and jams a butcher knife in your back and takes your weapon (s). Let us not forget one more option.
When law enforcement receives a burglary call, it is rare they are told the intruder(s) are still in the location. It is generally accepted police are called when the evidence of a burglary has been discovered by one or more family members. When they are dispatched to a location involving an intruder still in the home or possible active shooter, the entire game changes. The mindset of every officer involved changes.
Adrenalin goes through the roof and all training and experience takes over. Upon arrival to the location, they observe an individual in the window with a firearm. Exigent circumstances allows officers at this point to gain entry to the location without a warrant.
Exigent circumstances can include but not be limited to destruction of evidence, audible screams, fear of bodily harm, etc. The officers will act accordingly and will break through the door if necessary. Upon entry, they observe a person with a pump shotgun in their hands. “Don’t move.” “Drop your weapon.” The person turns towards the direction of the police with the weapon in hand now pointing at the officers. Officers react accordingly to the imminent threat of deadly force. One dead homeowner. Will it be you?
In conclusion, devise a plan and implement it. If in fact the armed intruders kick down the door to your ‘safe room’ react accordingly. Force them to come to you. Those are your tactics. It is your home. Do not allow an armed intruder the option of changing your game plan. You have a responsibility to yourself and to your family to remain safe. Conducting room to room searches on your own is not just foolish but it can end up being tragic.
I have access to a large range tomorrow and will be doing this drill as part of my workout after training. Always do something outside the normal lines of training, it helps you prepare for the chaos of the real thing. (well, for me anyway)
Flashback Friday: AFG thoughts
Armored vehicles ususally cost between 200 to 330k depending on model, but, they are sure handy to have around if you are close to an IED.
All my thanks to the crews who take us in and watch over us, great people who you count on when the shit its the fan.
Hajji marts are usually outside checkpoints on borders between providences,outside military bases, or areas where AFG truckers meet. They have a wide variety of black market goods from around central Asia, India and Pakistan. If you know the right smuggler, you can get a fifth of Jack Daniels for around 150 to 175 USD, talk about a mark up.
Kandahar Camels. Their “situational awareness” is superior, there hearing and eyesight is as good as any peanut blimp. Check out the albino.
Another good reason to check out the sandbags before sighting in your latest toy.
@ Idaho
I attended a talk last night from former Afghani Ambassador Omar Samad. He talked about how the majority of the Afghani people, those not connected to Karzai, wanted the Americans to stay to help defeat the terrorist forces. He believes the current generation, having tasted some normalcy of life after the Taliban, would be resolute in fighting the Taliban and Samad was optimistic about Afghanistan’s future.
How do things look there on the ground from your perspective?
Then he is totally delusional and I seriously question his intelligence, but, since he is a former Ambassador, it doesnt suprise me. The Taliban,ISIS-K, and the Haqqani network control 60% of the country. The ANA and ANP, even if committed, could not fight their way out of a wet paper bag. Corruption, corruption , greed, rules everything in government and the daily life of Afghans. This is the most corrupt structure I have ever seen, from the goat herder to Ghani, they exist for one purpose, to fuck the US out of as much money as possible. This is a black votex of shit and we just keep fucking over the American taxpayer. Enough. I have written about this on the PWI forum.
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This is what I wrote before:
I am very biased on this issue, so, take my answer with a grain of salt. As I have stated before, I only write based on my personal experiences, because anything else is just conjecture and cannot be backed up. I have been here 3 years, the first 18 months in Kandahar and Helmand. I spent a lot of time on the failed drug trade. An interdiction and destroy policy that through the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) agency, (an arm of the state department) wasted 8 Billion dollars of the taxpayer money.
Here is a typical example of the way things work here:
My unit had tracked down and identified a warlord who was selling/ smuggling massive amounts of drugs across the border into Iran. Long story short, we were told to back off, let him alone, because he “supports us”. “Go find another one who doesn’t and take him out”
Thats the way it works here, it depends on what team you play for that week. and the sides switch all the time. Lies rule the day.
I hate ISIS, I have seen what they do first hand, so, I will kill them any chance I get. However, what happens if we stay here? the Afghan government only controls 60 percent of the country on a good day, ANA / ANP are rife with ISIS/ Taliban and those that aren’t, will take a bribe from anyone to change sides.
Ok, we leave. The Afghans will do nothing and ISIS/ ISIS-K will take over large sections of the country. So what? If we had a strong government that cared anything about our country, we would say “fuck that” and unleash the MOAB’s. There are ways to destroy your enemies, we just dont do it.
The biggest change we can make is CUT THE MONEY OFF. Do you know that all the money the USG gives to Afghanistan, we have no control over? It goes into a general government fund and the Afghans can decide where it goes. pure insanity. The only thing Afghans understand is money.
Cut the money off, take contol of our OWN MONEY and that doesnt help change the culture of the Afghan government, pull out.
IMHO it is a waste of lives and money. leave.
Thanks for the reply. I was somewhat sceptical of his vision of the Afghani future.
Fitness question for the firefighters here:
Last night I filled in for the MT instructor who was out with a stomach virus. Two new students showed up and they were with the fire department covering the NATO base. There is a new test being implemented where they will be tested on a “stair-stepper machine”, having to climb a certain amount of floors for time. Since, we dont have those machines here, they wanted my advise. As, I have stated before, I am not a qualified personal trainer, especially giving advise for tests.
I just said I do a lot of loaded carries, both with a Rogue sandbag and plates. I also take two 45 lb plates and do box “step ups”, however, I would appreciate some advise from those of you training for your firefighting profession. Thank you.
There was a stairclimber at my last station, and while we weren’t tested on it I liked it for cardio. It is a long slow grind of a workout. If these guys can’t train on it, I found an exercise bike on low gear did pretty good at simulating the quad burn.
I do all my cardio/conditioning on my days off, because when you put on your turnout gear you’re racing the clock with hyperthermia. When I got on shift I got caught in the middle of a long set of burpees and had to gear up, and realized that my effective working time had been cut in half. Fortunately it was a false alarm.
Getting a bit more back to Afghanistan, I ran across this story. They seemed to indicate that the Pakistani commandos got them out, I wonder if they had intelligence help. Boyle is pissed at the Afghan government.
