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SPOTLIGHT FRIENDSHIP
TOUR No.2
This time we take you to southern Africa
with optional side trip to Rhodesia
. . . and home· via Rio.
Here's your chance of a life-

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days next November and join
us on the second Spotlight
Friendship Tour! To assure
your reservation, a $200 de-
posit is required on the $2,436
And away we go ... once Park. On November 14 the
package price which includes
again! tour will assemble in Johan- deluxe hotel accommodations,
Here is an incompar- nesburg and board the famous
continental breakfasts, gra-
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tuities, bus and train tickets
to South Africa, Rhodesia a ground-level flight to Cape-
and all meetings and recep-
and Rio de Janeiro! town. After a day in Cape
We are scheduled to depart Point on November 17 the tions. Your reservation is
from New York fur Frankfurt group will go to Johannesburg fully refundable up to six
November 4. Our first stop is again-this time by airplane weeks before departure time.
Windhoek, South West for Pretoria, the capital of
Africa, an isolated area rarely South Africa where many And don't forget to make
seen by tourists. South West interesting events are plan- sure that your passport is
Africa has been recently ned. valid
much in the news because of On Monday, November 21,
the demand of the UN that we will take South African
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Few people realize that this de Janeiro, arriving at 4:15 I Washington, D.C. 20003
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the world and that its popula- to your friendships because I day luxury tour to South
tion, composed of many diver- you will be meeting leading I Africa, Rhodesia and Rio.
gent races and groups, had Brazilian patriots. The return I D I'm ready to go. Here's my
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$200 deposit (per person)
gists's bonanza. You will meet will follow with arrival which I understand is
friends in Windhoek and after Wednesday morning, Novem- refundable at any time up
two days will leave for Johan- ber 23. to six weeks before the
nesburg, arriving on the 9th. Spotlight Friendship Tours tour leaves.
Then-if you are up to it- are designed not only for fun [J Please rush me full infor- I
you can take an optional spur and recreation to give you a mation before I decide.
to Salisbury, Rhodesia and vacation you can remem -
participate in their UDI free- ber the rest of your
dom celebration November life but also to establish
11. You will meet some of the friendships between patriots Address. _ _ _ _ _ _ __
finest and most courageous of all nations. They also
people in the world fighting provide The SPOTLIGHT with
for their liberty. the means of finding facts,
Those who stay in South creating a valuable back- City_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Full Auto .. . ..................... . ... .. .... Chuck Taylor 8

Flak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Steele on Knives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Steele 14
In Review........... . ...................... 16
Bulletin Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Terrain & Situation ... .. .. ... ...... . .. . . . ..... Jerry Ahern 20
Africa Is Burning . ........... . ............... Al J . venter 22
And They Were the Pros?
A Professional Soldier Evaluates
CIA/Cuban Exile Operations .. .. ... ... . ... Bradley Ayers 28
Free-Lancing in Cambodia:
Low Pay/High Risk ...... . ................ Daryl Tucker 31
Silent Death in Vietnam ..... . ............. LTC Robert Brow n 37
The New Sidewinder:
Tomorrow's SMG Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chuck Taylor 43
Great Expectations-the AR-10 . ............ : . Terry Edwards 48
Blackjacks and Billies .. .. .. . .... .. .. ...... ... David Steele 53
Sentry Removal .. ... ..... . ........... Art Gitlin & Mike Echanis 56
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Dear Sir :
Regardin g your qu estions about Air with small arms. The n, the helo pilot
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G.I. Utility SEA . I was in the Navy at the time , flying
AD " Skyraiders." I sent them several the only fix ed- wing ever downed by a
Pocketknife
chopper. Th at story was written up in the
~~~ letters and went to Taipei on my own to
Bangkok Post but to my knowledge never
Stainless and w ith I 000 uses. Ask an y see them. They we1:en 't encouragi ng. I
boy. Order No. 1760. $ 5. 9 5 eac h . made the U.S. pape rs.
had heard rumors that years before, they
W.D.
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Pocatello, ID
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wa nted to join , but that wasn :t the case
when I talked with th em. By then , their Let's hear from more of you Air Amer-
main mission was the logistical move- ican types. so we can g ive credit where
me nt of people and supplies, the "hard credit. is du e!
rice" delivery taken over b·y USN / USAF. PMRS SUPPORTER ...
Coast Guard Knife: Curre nt Iss u e No.
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kn ives), can opener, sh ac kl e and o riginal
issue 6' lanyard . Order No. CUT-1 60. efforts as dropping grenades on un- Bob Brown in the Spring edition of S.O .F.
$9 . SO each. fri endly grunts, etc., but those games from Skip Chea! down in sunn y Hon-
we re officially frowned upon , mainly be- duras . I had read the article "Honduras
COMMANDO! cause Air America and Continental Air Jump " and could relate to the con di-
Servi ce were nomin ally in business to tions that he and th e other PMR S mem-
make a buck , a nd most of the birds we be rs e ncountered during t hat mission.
lost (at that time) were due to such The idea of th e PMRS is , in itself , com -
Limited supply from British Milit ary shenaniga ns . me nd abl e; however , Skip 's decision to re-
contrac t ove rru n. NATO contrac t num-
be r stam p ed o n the g:uard. These brand An yway, Air America said to kee p iri turn to Honduras and continue helping
new knives are th e genuine , original touch and when I firially said I had a firm th e people is the ·kind of thing t hat kee ps
Br itish Co mmando pa ttern des ignea by release date from the Navy, they hired my head on straight each day . In this up-
the famous Cpatain Fairbairn. Comes
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No. COO-I. $ 16. 9 5 eac h . months in Udorn before quitting to go to can understand my statenien t.
work for Continental in Vientian e When I firs t read S.0 .F ., I found it in-
Norwegian (quicker check-outs and better pay). form ative and somewhat unique. As a
As you're aware, there were a lot of city cop who has spe nt 15 years on the
Laminated Steel heroics , but most of the m had to do with bricks , I could relate to the "shoot first,
defending buddies or friendly forces , as ask questions late r" fo rmat. Much of the
best we could with unarmed birds - hardware and security procedures ex-
atte mptin g pickups or acting as a dive r- hibite d were relevant to my profession. I
Finished 4" hunting knife blade, suitable
for sli cin g a nd sk inning. Design ed for sion . We weren't supposed to, but most have bee n involve d in the department 's
fl ex ibilit y - razo r blade h ard ce nte r of the gu ys carried weapons, more as an bomb disposal team , S.W.A.T. and
co u ched in two softer lay ers o f st ee l.
Ju st waiting for you to design the res t. ego boost t han anything, since few of us snipe r counter-sniper activities and
Order No. N-10. $3. 50 each. No . N-11 , had any training as grunts. Probably other fun and games . Your publication
4 Y2' blade. $ 4. 00 ea.,_ No. N-1 S, 6" the only result of an active defe nse would is a valuable addition to the man on the
bl ade, $ 5.00.
have been to piss off the other guys. lin e. It is also worth noting that your
We ship your order same day receiPed. magazine offers profess ional police
Please add $1.00 per order There were some interesting excep- officers a ve hicle to furth er express
for shipping and insurance. tions , however , such as when a couple of skills and training.
Atlanta Cutlery Corporation Russian-made " COLT" biplanes at- But let me say, that what really tu rn ed
tacked a nominally secret Tacan site in me on are the Ops of the PMRS. Th e
Box 33266F•Decatur, Ga. 30033 Northern Laos . A civilian version of the article on Guate mal a by Dr . John Peters
Order anytime - (404) 636-7556 Huey was just lifting off their helipad as was of special interest to me. I was a
the Russkies started depositing bombs member of an "expedition " to Guate-
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mala a short time before the disastrous ciate the opportunity to say something ture was, "Man , I wouldn't trust that
earthquake . We spent time in the moun- through your magazine. character as far as I could throw him! ' '
tains, eating and sleeping in the same As an American woman, I appreciate The predominant feature of the signa-
crude conditions as the people. We the freedom American fighting men have ture is its illegibility . One who signs his
stayed a few days with a Peace Corp bought for me . Men who have killed the name in this manner does not really
volunteer, in the small village of San enemy in hand-to-hand combat , who have want the world to know him too well. He
Lucas Toliman and observed his work. lain in muddy swamps on traditionally may have something to hide, or he may
We then walked , rode in jeeps and trucks emotional holidays, who have concen- not really care what others think about
all over the south/central mountain trated on killing the enemy over the in- him, or whether or not they understand
regions of that most beautiful Latin land. finite number of things that can distract him. When a signature is so complicated
It was my first introduction to the people the soul . . . they pay the real price of or involved that it isn't legible, one may
of Central America and to abject poverty, national freedom. I don't understand be certain that the writer has an involved
malnutrition and hopelessness. It made all such men have done, because they did and complicated personality.
quite an impression on me and I will it. I couldn 't. But I can appreciate it and A candid, open , aboveboard individual
never forget it. After reading of the respect it, and would appreciate the has nothing to conceal, and will thus
Guatemala operation by the PMRS, I privilege of expressing this to such rare write in a plainly legible manner , as he
wish now I could have gone in with them. men in a nation of abundant boys. " A wants to be understood.
If I had the training and flexibili ty to do numbe r of them may read S.0.F., so One's signature is his individual
so, I would jump in a minute. that's why I wrote you. stamp, and reveals what one thinks of
I might point out at this time , for any of Mary Ann himself and also how he desires to appear
yom readers who are so locked into the Bryan, TX to the world, whether a plain, uncompli-
"kill for thrill / die in a whorehouse" P .S. It's refreshing to read your cated person or an ostentatious egotist.
mentality , that every mission has an ob- magazin e . The signature of the only commanding
jective. And above all, remind them that officer in naval history to surrender his
if you have won the people, you have won MORE ON PETROGUARD ... command without a show of force also
the war. reflects this illegibility, along with a
Officer K.B. Dear Colonel Brown: circle enclosing the signature , indicat ive
Toledo Police Department As a handwriting analyst , I was of a protective nature that shuns respon-
Toledo, Oh immediately drawn to the "chicken sibility, and is only concerned with his
scratching" of a supposed "D.C. Dun- own comfort, safety, and hopeful safe
gan, Col. (Ret.) " that accompanied the retirement.
FROM THE DISTAFF SIDE . .. Petroguard, Limited, letter on page 38 of I feel that SOF is packed with good
Dear Sir: the September 1977 issue of SOF. stuff. Keep up the good works. Were I
As politicians attempt to maintain the Even without having read the material younger, I'd hightail it for Rhodesia in a
status quo, with our freedom as the or knowing just what the score was, my minute , but am nearing 70 and retired on
expendable commodity, I wculd appre- first reaction upon examining the signa- (continued on page 68)
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GERBER MARK II
SURVIVAL KNIFE
• BRAND NEW Hand-
crafted from a special
alloy tool steel. Is not
chrome-plated and
can be blued. Scab-
bard complete with
hanger for regulation
web field be lts and
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leather thong ties
scabbard to leg .
Double-edged
blade for defense
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ONLY $37.50 plus . 'f
70¢ p&h Q. I'm glad to see that you are now the simplest concept for a one ~hand lock
doing a column for SOF. It's one of my back that I could come up with. Here it is:
favorite magazines. a pin through the handle of the knife
Although the recently liberalized which limits the inward travel of the
"concealed-carry" law here in Georgia rocker, and the tang of the blade ground
permits almost any law-abiding citizen to so that the blade will swing freely from
carry a concealed firearm, I have always 20 degrees to 160 degrees of its 180
preferred an edged weapon. Besides , degrees travel. A knife made in this man-
with my build (5' 7", 200 lb.) it is difficult ner can still have a strong spring and be
to unobtrusively carry a 6-inch S&W easily operated with one hand. As soon as
M-19. I can find someone who will either modify
SEND CHECK/MONEY ORDER 10: a production knife or make one at a
I have been looking at the various com-
PHOENIX mercial folding hunters with an eye to
rapid one-hand operation. I have a
reasonable price, I'm going to try my idea
and see if it works.
ASSOC.
P.O. BOX693
Gerber Mark 1, but the thought of per-
haps ditching a $35 knife makes my Scots
R.W., Harlem, Ga .
BOULDER, COLORADO 80306 ancestors visit me at night with much rat-

tling of Claymores and Targes. A. Your conclusions are sound. I car-
So I decided on a lock-back folding ry a Gerber Folding Sportsman II more
knife for full time carry. The Gerber Mk. than any other knife. It is slender, easily
How'd you like 1 and S&W M-19 are to be held in reserve
for any excursions into doubtful terri-
carried, and takes a great edge. It is, as
you say, very easy to open one-handed
your Buck 110 tories. (readers should refer to my book, Secrets
I am now the proud owner of some 12 of Modern Knife Fighting, for photos of
Folding Hunter lock-back folding knives; none cost more how this is done). It always seems to be
to cut like this? than $25. All are of fairly good to excel -
' lent quality, both U.S. and Solingen.
the knife I have with me, whether walk-
ing the streets of Los Angeles or fishing
Of all these knives, the one that I have in the Gulf of Thailand.
found most suitable for weapon use is the If there is anything th.at my book added
Gerber FS II. Mine has the original swept to the literature on knife fighting it was
point blade, and I keep it sharp and lube the emphasis on folding knives. The older
the pivot with Gunslick. books, like those by Biddle, Fairbairn,
After a close examination of this knife I Styers, and Applegate, dealt with the
have come to think that Al Mar (Gerber's sheath knife exclusively. The sheath knife
designer) had more than "safety" in is the weapon of choice for military com-
mind when he came up with the hesita- bat, where extreme strength. is neces-
tion notch idea. With the exception of a sary and concealability is not an issue. In
custom-made "semi-gravity" knife that I street combat, on the other hand, the
saw recently, the Gerber is the easiest of folder reigns supreme, though the boot
Supersharp will sl im down the blade all the folding knives that I have ever knife and belt buckle knife are also quite
of your Buck for easier resharpening , examined to operate one-handed. Simply popular among afficianados.
then we'll finish and polish to a hair· "thumb" the blade out to about 25 I have suggested to Pete Gerber and Al
splitting edge and have it back in the degrees, and it springs into the hesita- Mar that the FS II be produced in a model
mail to you within 5 days. The Super- tion notch. A simple wrist flick and it is with a V-point, with grooves along either
sha rp edge is easily restorable by locked open. In order to assure rapid side of the blade replacing the nail-nick
conventional means. operation under all conditions I added a for easier thumbing. Whether they take
Introductory price: $5 .00 plus $1 " Flicket". After a few minutes with a file my suggestions would depend on several
handling. I reduced the Flicket to just a rounded factors , not the least of which would be
Send $1.00 for Illustrated Brochure tab. This prevents excessive wear on my whether local ordinances directed against
of special knives, modifications and pockets and still provides a bearing sur- it might curtail its market.
prices. face for my thumb. Q. I have been looking around for a
After some thought I have come up particular item for some time now, and
Supersharp with an idea. After much sketching of
button and lever gravity knives, I decided
after reading your articles on knives I feel
that you may be the one to help me. I am
Rt. 2, Box 253, Scott, La. 70583 that "more is less" and turned toward looking for a knife with qualities that I
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have been unable to find in any sporting
goods stores here in Toronto. These
qualities should be :
1. Balanced - suitable for throwing
in emergencies.
2. Double-edged blade keen
enough for skinning animals and
yet robust enough for general
camping use .
3. Fairly heavy.
If it is not possible to purchase a knife
such as this , who would I contact (U.S. or
Canada) to have one custom-made? I
would like to emphasize that this knife
would be used strictly for hunting/camp-
ing and is not intended for offensive or
defensive use agai nst another person.
L.R., Toronto, Ont.
A. Your que1y presents several prob-
lems. Jn sum, I would have to suggest you
buy two, perhaps three, knives to do what ORDER THE NEW RS·1 FOLDING SURVIVAL KNIFE WITH WIRE SAW BY SENDING
you want. First, throwing knives are PAYMENT TO THE REMOTE SURVIVAL COMPANY,
usually made softer (on the Rockwell C- P.O. BOX 523, NEW HAVEN, CONN. 06503
scale) than hunting knives, in order to
resist breakage; they will not hold a hunt-
ing edge long. Second, a double-edge
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ly on the backstroke. Third, a "fairly
heavy·· knife does not usually ''pay its
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sive burden to the bedraggled hunter.
Th e best compromise I could think of
would be the Bowen Model 114 "Wilder-
ness Knife. '· This knife has a six-inch
440C blade with solid integral handle,
balanced for throwing (in emergencies
only). Remember that throwing a knife is
not likely to protect you from a man or a
dangerous animal, better to throw rocks
and save the knife for close combat.
Bowen Knife Company's address is Rte.
3, Box3245A, Blackshear, GA. 31516.
Q. How do you stand on switch-
blades? I know a friend who bought a 12
inch job in Chicago but refuses to part
with it. Are there any states where they
are not illegal? Do you know of any other
good quick-action folding knives?
M.S., Columbus, Ohio
A. The federal government, under a
law passed in 1968, made it illegal to
manufacture, import, or transport across
state lines any switchblade or gravity
knife. Simple possession of them is a mat-
ter for local and state ordinances; check
with your local D.A. 's office.
There have been some high quality
switchblades made in Germany, Eng-
land, and the United States, perhaps also
in Spain and Italy (though I've seen only
second-rate examples). How ever, none of
the ones I've come across, including the
6-inch Italian stilettos, are really first rate
as fighting knives. They are usually weak
in the tangl lockback juncture, possess
flat springs which weaken with time, and
are made of cheap steel that will not hold
an edge. I could not recommend to any-
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Th is lightweight (Magnesiu m Alloy Case) Ronald Payne. G.P. Putnam & Sons, New at Tel Aviv's Lod airport. Libya's Colonel
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handset, aerial, carrying strap. from the world's most famous practi- to El Fatah.
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Ramirez Sanchez, the woma111z111g, Tunisia plus the late King Faisel of Saudi
slightly pudgy (he was called "El Gordo" Arabia. He has, with the aid of the oil
- " The Fat One" - long before he be- money his once poverty-stricken nation
came "Carlos") son of a millionaire now possesses, instigated a nd financed
Venezuelean Communist Party member. an extraordinary variety of terrorist oper-
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reer at the age of 14 in a series of riots.Rome airport in which 32 were killed and
that swept Caracas in 1963. Trained in 18 injured to a projected assassination of
Cuba and bounced out of Moscow's Henry Kissinger to Entebbe. The limits
Patrice Lamumba University "for anti- to which he will go were revealed by
Soviet provocation and leading a dissi- Anwar Sadat, who has stated that in 1973
pated life" (the authors feel the expulsionQuadafi ordered two Egyptian submar-
was a KGB contrivance), he very quickly ines on loan to Libya to sink t he liner
settled down in Paris and London as a key Quee n Elizabe th ll as it steamed toward
operative of Wadi Hadad 's Popular Front the port of Haifa to celebrate the 25th an-
for the Liberation of Palestine. niversary of the state oflsrael.
RUGGED ORIGINAL Jn London he personally attempted t he The former bedouin Quadafi may be
FALLSCHIRMSPRINGERSTEIFEL murder of a pro minent Zionist, Teddy excused for his actions because of a basic-
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Smooth black leather with a patented the Hague . offers refuge to hijackers for a cut of t he
laci ng system . Lined with suppie ca lf- It was Carlos who led the 1975 raid on ransom money. Cuban diplomats in Paris
skin and padded for protection . Closed the Vienna OPEC conference and seized
tongue . Waterproofed. Double-stitched . were in freque nt collusion with Carlos
Non-slip rubber h eel and half-sole over such prominent hostages as Oil Minister and three were expelled from France for
leather base. European sizes 39-47 Sheik Yamani of Saudi Arabia. lt is sus- it. The Soviet-i1ifluenced governme nt of
(US 6-12) N a r row, reg ular & wide. pected that he masterminded the Somalia has been implicated in the
S h ort ages req u ire 1 O weeks deliv- Ehtebbe hijacking of 1976.
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BOUNTY HUNTING IN RHODESIA
Special report from Rhodesian co1·-
Prior, of Nottinghamshire, England,
said he did not regard himself as a bounty
comes on this ranch looking for it, he's
also dead. The poor blighter cannot win.
respondent , John Kelley: hunter. He is also paid a small salary and "I stopped six men yesterday and
Ranchers in Rhodesia are offering said he would still get a bonus if he made them strip. If I had seen a weapon
$1,600 a head for dead cattle rustlers. killed nobody-provided no cattle had qr anything suspicious I'd have shot the
And if the rustler happens to have been a been lost. lot."
guerrilla, the Rhodesian government will Rhodesian ranchers have lost millions Is there not a temptation to shoot
match it. of dollars worth of cattle in recent almost anybody and claim the $1,600?
More than ISO men are standing by i~ months. Many of them have been forced "Certainly there is," admitted Prior.
Britain waiting for security clearance to to quit and leave ranches deserted after ''But one has to resist that.''
chase the rustlers. Soon they will be em- losing nearly all their stock. At Hammond An Australian and two Rhodesians are
ployed by ranchers to patrol areas of Ranch near Mozambique, where Prior to take up the rustler-hunting job soon.
90,000 acres and upwards. They will be operates, owner Douglas Lilford lost But there are none from the United
expected to operate almost 24-hour $22,000 worth in one month. States-so far.
watches and lay booby-traps together Ranchers near the Botswana border on
with their African trackers. Rustlers tend to be tribesmen living in the other side of the country are going
The government supplies the arms and nearby reserves, whose own cattle have across the line themselves after stolen
grenades for the traps. died because government agricultural cattle . Police are forbidden to violate the
First man to tackle the job is 40-year- workers cannot get in to treat them border.
old Mike Prior, former British Army non- against diseases. The guerrillas ruthles- Said one, "To hell with borders. I can ' t
com who fought in Cyprus and who sly refuse to help them by allowing a afford to go broke through thievery,
admits to "being in Africa before." He temporary truce. Guerrillas also insist wherever it comes from."
said, "Sure, I have a license to kill. tribesmen supply them with meat on pain
There'll be no messing about. Any rust- of death or mutilation. GAMEWARDENS OF VIETNAM ...
ler gets it between the eyes. Other raiders are the Frelimo army of All personne l that served with Naval
"I haven't killed one yet, but the other Mozambique, who are also starving due Task Force 116 in Nam are invited to join
day I just missed 12 of them . I was real to lack of supplies. th e Gamewardens of Vietnam Assn.,
mad about that because it would have Said Prior, "Pity the poor tribesman . If Inc., P.O. Box 5523. Virginia Beach , VA
been a nice few bucks." he fails to get the meat, he's dead. If he 23455. Membership fe e is $3.00.
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Small $35.00
Medium $37.50 HY ,JEllllY AIIEllN
Large $40.00 A few years back, Charter Arms a revolver and feels a big bullet is the
(430 Sniffens Lane, Stratford, Conn . answer, the new gun , with well-con-
Tabi (shoes) 06497) introduced the first commercial structed handloads, might well be the
Black hitop cotton canvas with .44 -Special revolver to come down the answer. For the homeowner, looking for a
special sole and toe grips. pike in a good two decades. It was the revolver spitting sizable chunks of lead
Sizes 7 - 11 $27.50 three-inch barrel .44 Bulldog, a fixed without sufficiently high velocity to drive
Ninja Combat System sight five -shot cylinder gun with beefy the projectile through seve ral walls in t he
(A Training Manual) wooden grips and lightweight construc- event of a miss , it is a marvelous solution .
$5.00 tion. Yet, though ocasionally some screws In the field , it obviously does not compare
started working loose , the little gur to a .44 Magnum , yet packs sufficient
Shuriken seemed capable of digesting moderately punch to knock down most men and
$2.50 each or 3 for $6.50 hot handloads within the recoil capacity beasts with a solid hit. The .44 Bulldog
of a 19-ounce gun . It would be extremely was a compromise gun in its original form
P.O. Box Ninja unwise · and masochistic to run .44 Special and with the new barrel and sights is
28222 loads that would make a Model 29 or a still that, but much more viable . For
..-::;;iiliiiiiiiiiAiiiiiiiitliiiiaiiiiniiiitiiiiaiiii,Giiai.i3i0i3i2i8iiiii~--' Ruger Super Blackhawk twitch through those needing a big bullet in a revolver
that is easy to conceal and light enough to
such a lightweight gun.
THE COMPLETE Even with factory loads , the big carry all day with comfoti , the Bulldog
CIA & SPECIAL FORCES (246-gr .), slow moving bullet had a lot to .44 from Ch arter Arms is the only game
be said for it in knockdown power. The in town . And , with the quality of con-
e IMPROVISED MUNITIONS e continued popularity of this pint-sized struction evinced in my test sample , t he
blaster has now led to still another .44 new bigbore Charter is a fine , well-made
Special from Charter , this Bulldog sport- gun to boot. Learning to handle the
ing a four-inch tube and fully adjustable Bulldog is not difficult , either. After a few
rear sights . rounds for familiarization, my nephew,
Firing the new .44 was quite an experi- George Smith , who'd never fired a hand-
ence. To begin with, in such a light- gun before in his life, was keeping every-
weight , arm recoil from a four-inch tube thing in the chest area of a Colt Silhouette
was definitely challenging , and there is at a rough 25 feet. If a bigbore DA
no way I could see myself standing revolver is what you 're lookin g for,
around for hours, plinking away with check out the new Charter.
such a gun. Yet , recoil was manageable
T hese books were or ig in all y devel o ped by the
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and not so unpleasant as to be painful. ******************
CI A L FO RCES. Th ey are the mos t de tail ed and Functioning of the .44 was reliable and
compreh en sive w orks ever done on th e su bje c t of
improvi sed weapo ns. For y ears they ha ve bee n t he smooth , the single-action pull breaking The Barami Corporation (6250 E.
m ost sough t after an d sec reti ve boo k s eve r publi shed
by the A MERI CA N MILIT ARY. Only after len gth y
well and the DA pull even and not overly Seven Mile Rd., Detroit, Mich. 48234) ,
and exten sive researc h h ave we bee n abl e t o acq uire heavy. One difficulty of little conse- much to my · consternation and with my
the se co m p lete origin al book s and are now m aki ng
them av ail ab le to you. A n yone w ho can f o r esee th e quence except to someone who likes to definite approval, has put me in the
trou b led t i mes ahead sh ou l d not be withou t the
kno w le dge co n t ai ned in these boo k s. pattern load was the binding of the awkward position of wanting to use two
cylinder which occurred with the gun pairs of grips for the same gun . For quite
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(BB-1) Vol. 1, 147 Pg .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.95 fully loaded , cylinder out. Apparently, a few years, these folks have been
(BB-2) Vol . 2 , 141 Pg . . . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . $9 .95
the case rim closest to the frame made marketing a replacement right-grip panel
contact with the frame itself with the for Smith & Wesson and Colt revolvers ,
Iii DESERT PUB.LICATIONS cylinder positioned for reloading . This in as well as the Charter Arms guns. The
lf' P.O. Box 22005 Phoenix . AZ 85028 device was made of high-impact resistant
no way hampered closing the cylinder,
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nor proper indexing. Cylinder lock-up black ABS plastic and featu red a shelf
_ copy(s ) of BB-I
_ co py(s ) of B B-2 was tight when I started and tight when I extending from the uppermost portion of
finished shooting . And , on this gun, no the grip and slightly away from the
screws seemed to have loosened . frame. Known as the Hip Grip , it allowed
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What the new .44 Bulldog with longer a revolver packer to stuff the gun in his
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barrel and better sights offers is quite a pants sans holster and know that regard-
lot . For the police officer who must carry less of what physical activity he engaged
in, short of hanging upside down , the gun As this is written, a very sick man has sual or bizarre is always news. Taking an
would still be there . That little shelf just been apprehended in New York City , average year ' s murder rate and figuring
worked like a hook to hang the gun on the after a series of murders with a large it against the estimated number of hand-
trouser waistband or belt and did away caliber revolver . This case as well as guns in private ownership, it works out to
completely with the need for a holster many others where mentally unstable significantly less than one per cent of
under conditions of extreme conceal- people use firearms to kill , will like as not privately owned handguns killing any-
ment . In addition to this , it was a damned be used by the anti -gunners some time one. The actual number is below two-
sight nicer looking than a lot of rubber soon to exemplify handgun use and as hundredths of a per cent. Question: Has
bands wrapped around the butt to add one more reason why private ownership the United States really gotten to the
friction to hold a snubby revolver in of handguns should be abolished in the point where it will deny a fundamental
place. United States . Just as most anti-gun liberty to the great mass of the popula-
I used one of these little devices from arguments , this doesn't wash . Demented tion in order to ineffectually attempt to
time to time with great satisfaction. Yet minds have been with us long before prevent the unconscionable acts of the
something about it offended my aesthetic handguns were invented and will be with few?
sense. The black plastic right-grip panel us forever, barring medical break-
looked terrible with the brown wooden
grip on the left. Yet when ultimate con-
cealment was required , on went the black
throughs we cannot yet envision. Crim-
inal minds will also be with us , using
guns, knives, or anything else to force
llilli!
plastic Hip Grip . their will and deprive others of life and
Now, Barami has met the challenge. property. Thankfully, criminals and the
Though still providing the replacement
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right-grip panel only, they also offer a
matched set, with the actual Hip Grip as
mentally aberrant are a minority. They
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I'd bet. And, at a price of $10.95 for such
a truly useful device, plus considering
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Like a modern tragedy unfolding on a
After this article was prepared, certain dingy stage, these have been an eventful
events occurred in Africa with such rapid- 36 months for what has overnight become
ity that it was necessary to add this up- the world ' s most turbulent continent.
date. It is all the more distressing for those
During the last week ofJuly, Egypt and with a stake in the African future when
Libya conducted a minor war against one one is aware that the apogee of bloodlet -
another, involving large numbers of ting has not yet been reached. There is
armored equipment and war planes. A more murder and mayhem to come .
shaky truce was negotiated, while Egypt The period has spawned the specter of
used the incident to press for new mili- aggressive Soviet involvement in the af-
tary equipment from its new ally, the fairs of a number of black states and wit-
U.S. The American government refused nessed Cuba's unheralded implication in
to give or sell Egypt any fighter planes to the military stakes of several African
replace the Russian-made Migs owned by nations.
Egypt, many of which were grounded by There has also been an escalation in
lack of spare parts, due to the severance the level of hostilities in Southern Africa ,
' of military agreements between Egypt the bloody overthrow of several respected
and the Soviet Union. Instead, the U.S. African Heads of States - including
government announced arrangements to those of Nigeria, the Congo and Ethiopia
retrofit Egyptian Mig aircraft with - as well as border disputes between a
English jet engines - American engines number of countries which these days
would have been. more suitable, but the seem more bent on using force than
idea was too politically volatile for the mediation in a quest for a solution.
Carter Administration - said to provide More ominous still, it would appear
better performance than the original that the day of the mercenary has not yet
Russian engines. ended, for there are still meres active in
An even more ironic situation is devel- Angola.
oping in the Somalia/ Ethiopian conflict, Apart from the use of these dogs of war
where Ethiopia is using its entirely to ill effect during the Angolan debacle ,
American-equipped army to fight the mercenaries subsequently appeared in an
Russian-equipped Somalian army. How- abortive invasion of the miniscule west
ever, the Russian government is now African Marxist Republic of Benin . The
backing the Ethiopians, while the U.S. attack by hired guns - apparently with
has switched its support to the French backing - lasted about 48 hours ,
Somalians. The result is that the U.S. - after which most of these adventurers
supported side, Somalia, is busily shoot- climbed back onboard their chartered
ing down American-made F-86 and F-SE DC-8 jetliner and left for destinations un-
jet fighters with its Russian-made Mig known.
fighters, all with the blessings of the Another startling development during
American government, while the this unhappy phase of African history was
Russians are encouraging their side in its the involvement, for the first time , of a
destruction of Russian equipment given white, Southern African state - this time
to the Somalians. Machiavelli would be South Africa - in the military affairs
proud ofAfrican politics today. of a black state to the north: in this in-
To date, Ethiopia's ''proletarian army ' ' stance, Angola. South Africa has since
has not shifted the balance of power from withdrawn , but left some of her me n be-
the Eritrean rebels in the northern por- hind as prisoners of war. These POWs
tions of Ethiopia. The Marxist Ethiopian are still being held in Luanda.
government is learning the lesson the A succession of flashpoints have ripped
meres taught in the Congo in the 1960s: entire regions of Africa apart. Not limited
that poorly-trained masses cannot suc- to any one area, brutal and oft-time gory
ceed against lesser numbers of better- rebellions have encompassed the affairs
trained (and motivated) soldiers. of more than a dozen states, and about
the only thing that is certain is that more
blood will flow in the immediate future .
It has taken exactly three years for the For while most of the world's attention
focus of international attention - where has been focused on military develop -
war , insurrection and revolt are con- ments in Angola, and, more recently , the
African troopers are armed with a cerned - to switch from the carnage of invasion by Cuban-backed Katangese
variety of weapons which vary greatly in Vietnam and Cambodia to the African rebels into Southern Zaire (a conflict
effectiveness. mainland . which now threatens to develop into a
22
full-scale guerrilla war where once again Long term pprtents for. East Africa are
the-influence of Moscow is manifest) hos- ominous. VVith the independence of the
tilities are a daily event elsewhere. Territory of Afars ~nd Issa imminent (the
In the extreme western corner of French colony , the last in Africa, was
Africa, a fairly substantial war is being formerly called French Solmaliland),
fought in the arid wastes of what was Ethiopia and Somalia are preparing for a
once known as Spanish S~hara. Here sev- major military showdown. Both nations
eral countries are involved: Morocco and claim that the tiny Rr;:d Sea enclave which
impoverished Mauretania, on the one is only a little bigger than Swaziland and
hand, backed by the West and an army of inclqdes the modern harj:Jor of Djibouti, is
Algerian-supported Polisario Front theirs by traditional h\storical right.
guerrillas, on the other, armed and aided
by tqe communist powers. While Somalia reckons that the desert
Clearly, a fang term affair, the war in territory has always been part of Greater
the Western Sahara has already devel- Somalia, Afars, linked by rail to the
oped into a full-blown ideological conflict. Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, has
The most recent event in early May was overnight become a pawn in the Big
the murder of several French expatriate Power stakes for this corner of Africa.
workers and their families in a Maure- Issues are further complicated by the
tanian mining village by Polisario insur- fact that Ethiopia, for long the major re-
gents. The gesture was a bid to deter fur- cipient of American military aid in Africa,
ther French involvement in hostilities has overnight switched allegiances to
and has severely strained Franco- Russia. ·
Algerian telations. President Mengistu, a Marxist, has
In Ethiopia, developments have been recently returned from a state visit to
even more drastic . Recent events Moscow. On his return , he denounced
included the slaughter of more than 300 what he termed "American Imperialism"
university students at Addis Ababa Uni- and has embraced the Soviet Bear as the
versity , also early May. benefactor of all things bright and beauti-
All these youngsters were diametrical- ful, including huge quantities of sophisti-
ly opposed to the tyranny of the Ethiopian cated war materials. · ·
leader, Major Mengistu Haile Mariam The problem , essentially, is that while
(now known as the butcher of Addis Ethiopia is a newcomer within the ranks
Ababa). They were massacred by the of Soviet recruits, Somalia has been a
vanguard ·of a r·adical "People's Army" staunch Russian ally for most of this dec-
which has been formed specifically for ade. ·
the purpose of countering the Eritrean During this time, Moscow has helped
Liberation Front insurrection on the Red build up the Somali military machine into
Sea, a guerrilla war which has been sim- one of the most formidaj:Jle on the conti-
mering for a decade and a half. nent; in return, the Mogadishu govern-
According to sporadic reports filtering ment has granted Soviet Russia unlimited
out of the Ethiopian capital, the m11ssacre defense facilities on her soil, including, it
can be regarded as little more than a pre- is reported by Western intelligence
liminary for what is still to come. · sources, missile bases along the Somali
coast.
One East African source quoted by What makes the Ethiopian-Somalia
Nairobi 's Daily · Nation maintained that confrontatjon particularly hazardous to
once Ethiopia 's "proletarian army" of this part of Africa is that both nations are
about 200 ,000 peasants (the majority of armed with modern destructive weapons.
whom have received only one · month's Ethiopia (according to London's Inter-
military training at the hands of Cubans national Institute of Strategic Studies)
and East Germans and have been armed has a regular army of about 50,000 men
with Soviet ordnance) is let loose against backed by battalions of tanks (mostly
the Eritreans in the north of the country, American) and an air force of 36 combat
the slaughter which is likely to result will aircraft including US-supplied F-86 and
be the bloodiest annihilation of one peo- F-5 fighters and Canberra bombers:
ple by another in contemporary African Ethiopia also has a sizable navy by Afri-
history. can standards, again, mostly American
He phrased it this way: "It will make issue.
military events in both Biafra·and Angola In coqtrast, Somalia, with a defense Notorious English mere; Col. Callan,
look like an afternoon's military maneu- establishment half that size, is far better armed with CIA-provided M-2 ca rbine,
vers on C;rnterbury Plain." equipped and trained. executed in Angola in July '76. Op-
portunities for meres will continue as
long as Africa "burns." 23
The Somalis are able to field six tank
battalions , nine mechanized infantry bat-
talions and 13 other battalions, including
two specializing in commando work.
These units are supported by 250 Soviet
T-34 and T-54 tanks, together with more
than 300 armed personnel carriers and
other vehicles of war. Somalia also has
on hand almost 500 pieces of artillery
and, according to recent report s, her
forces know how to use them.
Coupled with this is the Somali Air
Force, fielding 70-odo combat aircraft
which include Mig-21 fighters and
Ilyushin-11-28 bombers.
Somalia's territorial claims do not only
extend northwards into Ethiopia. Kenya
has also been a target over the years
with Mogadishu claiming parts of
Kenya 's Northern Frontier District as its
own in much the same way as Somalia
has laid claim to Ethiopia 's Ogaden Pro-
vince. Several times Somalia 's claims
have been backed by force in allowing
Shifta guerrillas to strike across the
border.
For its part, the Nairobi government
has entered the arms race somewhat
belatedly , for while the Kenya defense
establishment numbers less than 10,000
men , President Mzee Kenyatta has
launched a crash training program , in-
Above: Rhodes ian terrorists training in Mozambique during early phase of volving the help of Britain and the United
terrorist/guerrilla war. Now terrs are well equipped with modern com- States. Fox scout cars are on order from
munist-made arms. Britain and a dozen F-5E fighters have
arrived from the United States .
While politics in East Africa remain in
a state of flux, pending the final dismem-
Below: Zairean troops at assembly area, prior to battling Cuban-directed berme nt of the East African community,
Katangese meres in southern Shaba Province. U.S. refused to ship M-16 (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda), the
ammo for Zairean troops. potential for real military involvement in
one territory or the other remains.
In this capacity , Uganda continues to
stir unrest with several of her neighbors ,
notably Kenya and Tanzania. Also, it is
no accident that with the help of t he
Soviets and several Arab powers (includ-
ing Libya and Algeria) President Idi Amin
has built up a sizable defense force in his
otherwise economically crippled nation.
Uganda's total armed forces at present
,!J number somewhere in the region of
25,000, including a variety of specialized
infantry and commando battalions as well
as an air force composd of two squ~drons
of Soviet Mig fighters. Amin also boasts
an anti-tank missile capacity (Sagger-
guided missiles) , helicopter squadrons
and more armor than any other country in
what was once known as British East
Africa , Zambia included .
Nor has this military force been inac-
tive . Following a spate of claims and
counte r-claims, Uganda is known to have
launched at least one invasion force into
Tanzania; this was across the narrow
stretch of territory which separates Lake
Victoria from the former Belgian colonies
of Rwanda and Burundi.
In a saber-rattling bid to back his claim
for territory which he maintains is right-
fully his , Amin has also moved some of
his armor to the Kenyan frontier. This is
one of the reasons why Ken ya last
year hastily approached a number of
Western powers in a bid to raise the level
of fighting power of her armed forces.
More recently, Field Marshal !di Amin
has had a hand in developme nts in Zaire .
Following the Angolan-backed Katang-
ese invasion of Sh aba province , th e er-
ratic leader committed a section of his
'· Suicide Battalion" to help oust the
in vaders.
Recent repotis e manating from Central
Africa indicate that the fighting prowess
of the Ugandans in Zaite , despite the pre-
sence of their supreme commander for a
short period, leave much to be desired .
In one onslaught west of Kolwezi,
Moroccan troops had to spend time re-
grouping a Ugandan "suicide" contin-
gent after they had dropped their
weapons and fled into the bush following
a brief Katangese rocket attack.
While conditions along Uga nda 's
borders remain unstead y, there are sev-
eral other states where internal di ssen-
sion threatens more drastic action.
We have th e People ' s Republic of the
Congo where political dissid ents assas-
sinated the president earlier this year.
This was followed by brutal recrimina-
tions at the hands of mobs who roamed
the streets looking for the killers. Among
those hacked to dea th were a fo rmer Above: Zairean troops prepare for battle near Angola border in Shaba
President of the Congo and th e Roman province formerly known as Katanga. Note Moroccan advisor with beret in
Catholic Archbishop of Brazzaville . center.
One can only speculate what the inter-
national reaction would have bee n had
one of the Rhodesian or South Africa n re-
ligious leaders died under similar cir- Below: Meres will continue to play significant roles in African conflicts as
cumstances. majority of black troops are poorly trained, disciplined; have littl e technical
Southern Sudan , for long a region nur- expertise. Note DShK 38/46 12.7mm heavy machine gun mounted in Land
turing its own civil war, re mains in the Rover with anti-aircraft sights.
political wilderness with the former
Anyanya guerrillas once again threaten-
ing to take up arms to drive out their Arab
overlords from the north. In the past,
Anyanya - suppotied by the West and
Israel , while the Sudanese obtained the
bulk of their succor from the Egyptians
and communist sources - spent almost
two decades fighting for liberty.
Recent months have seen several
southern separatist leaders making clan -
destine claims that this war is likely to
erupt again.
Resenting Khartoum 's largely Arab-
orientated control of a basically Christian ·
and animist region bordering on Kenya
and Uganda, rebel leaders have again
made a call of war. Among the states ap-
proached for weapons are th e United
States, Israel, a nd certai n European
powers , including France.
Developm ents are interesting within
the context of inter-African power play.
Because Sudan has sided with th e Anti-
Ethiopian Eritrean rebels for so long,
Addis Ababa now also has a ha nd in
fostering revolt in Sudan 's southern
Equatoria Province: An eye for an eye ...
A similar state of affairs holds for
Burundi, furth er to the south where the
minority Tutsi tribe have waged a series No journalists have been allowed into There is also the Maiombe Forest ,
of murderous tribal campaigns against Equatorial Guinea for years; all reports reckoned by naturalists to be equal to the
their diminutive fellow -countrymen , the of events on the island come by word of most densely foliaged equatorial regions
Hutu. Time was, only two years ago, that mouth from survivors who are prepared of the Amazon basin.
tens of thousands of Hutu were being ex- to paddle 50 kilometers by dug-out canoe This is the country that FLEC knows
terminated like vermin wherever they through shark-infested waters to the and where it has made its most substan-
were found. Rivers and ravines in this African mainland. tial gains. Twice I have visited this area
part of Africa were choked with bodies; But it is in Southern Africa that the tur- during the course of the past decade.
the Hutu people who survived ran for bulence that is now sweeping Africa is Twice I have been awed by this incredible
their lives into any neighboring terri- really making itself felt . Here, in a string dense jungle where it seems impossible
tory that would have them . The majority of countries stretch ing from the South for man or beast to survive.
still live as refugees in Tanzania, Atlantic to the Indian Ocean, a spate of But they do, for FLEC has become a
Rwanda and Zaire. military conflicts threatens to set the en- serious impediment to President Neto
Observers who were present at that tire sub-continent alight. normalizing relations in this part of his
time noted that the Burundi massacres Apart from Angola, wars - fired and domain.
were among the most vicious and system- fueled by the Soviets - are being fought In Northern Angola, the rebel FNLA
atic displays of genocide Africa has seen along the South West African frontier movement which is headquartered in
since the Biafran debacle. The killings with this former Portuguese colony. Zaire (thus Neto's backing the Katangese
went on for months , and they were docu- There are regular clashes in Rhodesia, invasion into Southern Zaire) continues
mented by the international community. in Zaire and in certain parts of its probing guerrilla thrusts against com-
But the world did nothing. The issue Mozambique , where anti-Frelimo dissi- bined Cuban and MPLA forces.
did not even rate a mention in the United dents have recently made their military In recent months FNLA fiber has been
Nations . presence felt . stiffened by the recruitment of fairly
Another brutal dictatorship where It is in Angola where the fiercest fight- large numbers of American mercenaries
there has been huge loss of life during the ing in Africa's current phase is to be (almost all ex-Vietnam vets) who are now
past 12 months is Equatorial Guinea, seen. The war continues on several fronts waging long-range strike operations
once a colony of Spain on the west coast in spite of denials by the Luanda regime against the Luanda Government. The sys-
of Africa. of President Agostinho Neto and the pre- tem, basically, is one or two experienced
This state is composed of a tiny sliver sence of almost 18,000 to 25,000 Cubans veterans working closely with a 10 or
of territory on the mainland together with in the country. 12-man FNLA "stick" behind enemy
an island, formerly known as Fernando Military operations are at present be- lines. This long range jungle penetration
Po. ing conducted in the southern and south- operation has had a severe effect on
It is not for nothing that the region was eastern provinces against Unita; in the MPLA and Cuban morale.
known to travelers of old as The Armpit north against Holden Roberto's FNLA Cuban casualties have also been a sig-
of Africa, for it lies only 20 minutes by and in Cabinda. nificant factor. Although only a few
air from the steamy Nigerian and Cubans die each week, these figures
Camerounian coasts. In thimble-sized , oil-rich Cabinda mount up over a year, presenting Castro
Equatorial Guinea, like Burundi, has where Gulf Oil continues providing the with his biggest problem since he allowed
seen a program of orchestrated violence Marxist government with valuable his forces to enter the African theater of
which holds few pars in the twentieth revenues, the anti-MPLA liberation operations. Cuban cas ualties since the
century. group which calls itself FLEC has made start of operations are reckoned to be well
valuable gains since early 1977. The into four figures.
Anyone who is regarded as a threat to strength of this organization - which has Observers who are familiar with devel -
the security of the state - suspicion is French mercenary backing from at least opments in the north maintain that the
enough to draw the maximum penalty - one Biafran and Congo veteran, Bob FNLA operation is the first clandestine
is liquidated by as efficient a bevy of Denard, and operates from Gabon - policy gesture by America 's Central
security cutthroats as can be found. A stems from the fact that Cabinda lies Intelligence Agency since Watergate.
score of cabinet ministers are numbered across the Congo River and the war there Nor is Dr. Jonas Savimbi of Unita
among those who have been murdered by prsents the MPLA with huge logistical any less active in Angola 's southern
the oligarch Macias Nguema, the man problems. Most equipment has to be regions . Despite massive onslaughts -
who came to power and t hen killed the flown there or shipped to the enclave by backed by tanks , armored cars and Mig
majority of those who brought him there . boat. fighters - in a bid to flush out Unita
fighting elements from their traditional
Ovimbundu tribal areas, success has
been marginal. Huge numbers of inno-
cent civilians, including women and
children, have died at the hands of
government troops; others have fled as
refugees to South West Africa. But Unita
fights on, and judging by admissions
made recently by Neto in Luanda , with
some success.
It is axiomatic that in order to fight
a guerrilla war, the rebel army needs sup-
port. It has puzzled observers where
Unita obtains its logistical support , for
ostensibly no African state is prepared to
help a secessionist movement.
The truth is that much of the support
needed by the Unita army still enters
southern and eastern Angola from Zaire
A- F.N.L.A . Panhard armored car is wheeled aboard a Zairean C-130.
and, surprisingly, Zambia. Unquestion-
F.N .L.A . troops were no match for Cuban regulars in Angola. Meres arrived
ably, Unita elements who have crossed
too late.
the border southwards are also providing The majority of Rhodesia 's problems •
what assistance they can. stem directly from Mozambique ' s in-
Further to the east, Rhodesia continues volvement in the war, for without active
its own form of guerrilla war with casual- participation from Samora Machel's
ties being released to the Press on a daily radical Maputo government, Rhodesian
basis. Conditions within the operational forces would have flushed out the enemy
areas - there are now four: Hurricane, long ago. All Soviet, East European and
Repulse, Thrasher and Tangent - have Chinese military aid to the Zimbabwe
deteriorated somewhat during the past People's Army is channelled through
year, but the Rhodesian High Command Mozambique's two ~ports of Beira and
has somehow managed to stay Maputo (formerly Lourenco Marques) .
abreast of the problems. But everything is not well in Machel's
But Mr. Ian Smith's problems are not backyard either , for following his harsh
on.ly military. Following his acceptance of Marxist-Leninist decrees which have
th e concept of majority rule during the made Mozambique a carbon-copy of a
visit of former American Secretary of Comintern state, there have been
State Dr. Henry Kissinger , most rumblings of discontent from many of the
Rhodesians now accept that they are no traditionalists , including most of the
longer fighting for the Rhodesian home- larger tribes. In parts of the northwest A tyrant on his throne. Dictator and
land, but rather for the means of hand- President-for-Life ldi Amin, his chest
there has been open rebellion.
bedecked with self-awarded medals,
over to a black majority. Machel ' s biggest mistake could well
The issue now , basically , is whether reviews a parade in Kampala,
have been his declaring Mozambique
Uganda. Third World nations refuse
the whites hand over power to black poli- an atheist communist state, especially
to condemn this bloodthirsty killer.
tical moderates amenable to their pre- since a large proportion (between 50 and
There is more anti-government activity
sence , or to Marxist hardliners such as 60%) of its 10 million people follow the
in th e south from an organization which
Robert Mugabe who ultimately sees Islamic faith. Here the Macondes and
calls itself FUMO.
Rhodesia - or Zimbabwe as it will be coastal Makuas , both traditionally from
Restricting its military activities to the
called - as a communist state invested th e north, have reacted strongly, in some
Gaza Province adjoining Maputo Pro-
with the task of continuing the black cases backing their sentiments with mili-
vince and the region near the Rhodesian
military revolution southwards. tary action.
frontier , FUMO has been successful
The Rhodesian Government in its ef-
in a number of two and three-day engage-
forts to contain terrorism is not helped by The rebels have no shortage of
ments against Frelimo government
the daily departure of about 50 of weapons. Following the end of Frelimo 's
forces. First hand reports from this re-
its white nationals, nor by pressure war against the Portuguese , many of
gion maintain that many of Machel's
which has in the past been exerted by the these insurgents buried their guns and
claims that Rhodesian troops have en-
South African Government. ammunition in the forest. Much of this
gaged his forces are, in fact, admissions
The Rhodesian economy is also feel - hardware has been retrieved and used to
of FUMO 's military activities.
ing the pinch. Industries are running at excellent effect in the present dispute, so
It is significant that when the Rhode-
the lowest level of capacity ever, and much so , in fact, that President Machel
sian army goes into Mozambique on re-
farms are affected by continual call-ups. has had to admit that a large proportion
taliatory strikes, they go in, do their
Recent reports indicate that groups of of his militia is now engaged in a form
business , and get out . Any such opera-
farmers in some of the worst disputed of protracted guerrilla warfare similar
tion in the past has rarely taken ionger
areas are now leaving the land and head- to that engaged by the Portuguese in the
than a few hours.
ing southwards. Among these numbers Mweda and Cabo Delgado regions of
FUMO , on the other hand, lacking the
are some second and third generation Northern Mozambique during the past
training of the average Rhodesian
Afrikaans -speaking agriculturalists . decade.
(continued on page 68)
out-of-hand executions in most war zones. If captured,

you don't have to worry about hiring a lawyer.
AID TBIY WEBB
TBIPBOS!
A Professional Soldier Evaluates
CIA/Cuban Exile Operations
by Bradley Ayers
At the age of 18, Bradley Earl Ayers In early 1963, Ayers was selected by Captain Bradley E. Ayers was serving
enlisted in the U.S. Army paratroopers. the Department of Defense for a sensi- as the Executive Officer of the U.S. Army
In his 12 years of military service he was tive, undercover assignment with the Ranger Training Camp at Eglin AFB,
promoted through the infantry ranks from U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Upon Florida in the spring of 1963 when he was
private to captain. He is qualified as a completion of this top secret mission in ordered to the Pentagon for a secret as·
master parachutist, underwater demo- late 1964, he resigned his Army commis- signment. H e and an Engineer Officer·
litions swimmer, mountaineer, aircraft sion. He was honorably discharged and in demolitions expert, Major " Wes ..
pilot, and flight instructor. He has re- 1965 organized his own air charter com- Westrum, after undergoing extensive
ceived various awards and decorations for pany. He has been active as a real estate security screening, were given an op·
his military exploits. broker and private investigator. portunity to ·'volunteer ·· for undercover
Crew member of CIA mother ship Leda ducks from pho- also carried .50 cal. Brownings, emplaced at sea on mounts
tographer as he works on a V-20, a high powered speed boat bolted into plates embedded in fiber glass . Armor plating
used to carry Cuban exile command teams to their objectives. was embedded in fiber glass to protect fuel tanks and per-
Note MG stanchion (see arrow) for .30 cal. Browning. V-20's sonnel. Each cost over $30,000.
This CIA raider/mother ship was photographed an- The CIA had several such vessels which were recon-
chored within eyesight of former President John F. ditioned WW II U.S. Navy Patrol Craft. They were
Kennedy's West Palm Beach retreat in October 1963. equipped with sophisticated communication and navi-
gational gear, but lightly armed.
assignments with the CIA . Both officers organizations, and infiltration and coer- command and staff assignment as a
were subsequently placed on ·'loan·· to cion of cultural and academic circles. Th e jun ior officer through regimental level,
the agency and were assigned to JM- objective: destroy Caslro ·s hold on Cuba. instructor-briefing officer experience at
WA VE. the Miami CIA Station, in con- Results of the CIA 's cover/ paramili- higher command echelons; at age 28,
nection with the CIA ·s intense covert tary actions agai11sl Cuba had not been with ten yea rs of active regular army duty
paramilitary war again.st Fidel Castro. encourag ing. Principally a ·'cloak and behind me, I hadn't missed much. It was
The K ennedy Administration had been dagger· · intelligence-gathering organi- with this background that I enthusiasti-
sponsoring paramilitary and espionage zation. the CIA could not handle offensive cally embarked upon my undercover mis-
operations, under the supervision of the combat operations. as was shown ve1y sion with the Agency .
Central Intelligence Agency, designed to clearly at th e Bay of Pigs. The Standing
harass, disrupt, and weaken Cuba since Group decided to strengthen. th e Agen- After all, they were supposed to be the
shortly after the Bay ofPigs in April 1961. cy 's parami/ilary capability by providing pros in clandestine paramilitary warfare.
In the spring of 1963, following the ,two "advisers .. }i'om the regular U.S. Drawing upon former OSS personnel and
Cuban missile crisis and supported by the arm ed forces. on an undercover basis. expe rience, the Agency had the best my
Administration's Latin American policy, Captain A yers has now g iven (ui. ac- country could put forth, I thought. Un-
these actions received increased attention count of this mission in his hardcover limited resources, latest tech niques and
under the direction of the newly formed book, The War That Never Was, pub- skills, the most sophisticated equipment,
·'Stan.ding Group, · · also known at that lished recently by the' Bobbs-Merrill the best in training and tactics, tops in
time as the Special Group, and the Company (and to be review.ed in th e organizational efficiency and operational
National Security Council. Attorney next issue of SOF). Portions of the fol- planning . As the Eastern Airlines Electra
General Robert Kennedy, the director of lowing article (which will appear in two touched down at Miami International I
the CIA, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff' parts, in successive issues of SOF) are could scarcely repress my excitement.
were the principal voices of the Standing condensed f rom Captain Ayers· book.
Group. I came well prepared to my assignme nt However equipped I was professionally
The CIA 's secret war against Castro with the CIA , from a professional stand- for my mission , I was not mentally pre-
was not limited to clan.destine paramili- point. As a Regular Army airborne in- pared for what 1 found. It soon became
tary activity. Code named ·'Operation fantry captain with prior enlisted experi- appare nt that my preconceptions and ex-
Mongoose, " the CIA focused its efforts ence , I had accumulated just about all the pectations were quite unrealistic. The
on eve1y aspect of Cuban communist life qualifications for my unconve ntional war- first real jolt came when, shortly after my
and included international economic and fare mission . Ranger qualified, psy war, arrival in Miami, I was taken on a tour of
trade boycotts, penetration. and subver- mountaineering, air-ground ops, spe- CIA undercover h·aining bases in the
sion of Latin American. political and labor cialized training with Special Forces, Florida Keys.
One of the "outside" agents'' took me I boarded one of the "sanitized" plained that this was the safehouse and
to the Homestead Marina, where I met V-20s; that is, all suspicious-looking gear, base of operations for his commandos.
Turk MacPhail. I'd already heard many such as machine-gun mounts, towing The team lived and trained here and were
stories about the tall, rawboned man and shackles, and special electronic equip - allowed to go ashore to see their families
his daring escapades at the Bay of Pigs. ment, had been removed or disguised so and friends only once every week or two.
Turk, in his mid-forties , was a contract that the boat appeared to be a common Turk showed us through the old build-
employee of fairly long standing with the pleasure fishing craft. Two wiry, dark- ing, which was set up like a military bar-
CIA and was held in high esteem by al- skinned young Cuban men climbed racks. In the large kitchen, an elderly
most everyone . Like Dave, the chief of aboard dressed as fishermen. Turk Cuban cook was busy over steaming pots
operations to whom he was directly re- ordered the operator to open up the boat that gave off spicy but appetizing odors.
sponsible , he was said to be stubborn , full throttle as soon as we reached open We proceeded to the equipment shed ,
independent, and jealously protective of water. and with that we were on our way . and I saw that the group was well sup -
his men, who, from what I had read and I had brought a marine chart of lower plied with weapons, outboard motors,
heard, performed well under his super- Biscayne Bay and tracked our course rubber boats , packs, green fatigue uni-
vision. from Homestead Marina to the west forms , and various military hardware.
shore of Elliott Key . The water was very Turk pointed out that everything on the
Turk apparently had not been told shallow-with jagged coral a few feet island could have been purchased in most
about my military background. I had been down-but we skimmed high over it, and civilian-military surplus stores; theo-
instructed to use an operational (Paragon the spray soaked our clothing. Turk told retically, therefore, the commandos '
Air Service) cover , and Turk didn't ask me that on the open sea , even on a calm equipment could not be attributed to
any questions. As the tour began, Turk day, the powerful boat skipped like a flat direct U.S. military support.
briefed me on the V-20 boats used in the ston e from the top of one swell to an - After lunch I went for a long walk on
commando strikes. Their 20-foot V- other, landing each time with a bone- the beach. I saw no other dwellings or
shaped hulls had been extensively jarring smack, only to launch itself in the signs of civilization. Elliott Key was an
modified and reinforced-at a cost of air again. From the moment I saw the ideal site for a training camp. Turk had
more than $30,000 each. They were made boat and felt it under me , I knew I wanted said that the on ly intruders were week-
of double-thick fiberglass to withstand to handle one myself. end beachcombers and occasionally
the beating of high speeds on the open someone seeking help in a boating
seas and to resist damage from coral and It took us about forty minutes tci reach emergency. Aside from that , the only
objects submerged in shallow water. Ell.iott Key. We pulled into a small dock, security problem lay in the island's
Armor plating was embedded in the partially concealed in the mangroves, logistical support: Everything-fuel, bot-
fiberglass to protect the fuel tanks and near the center of the island. Two un- tled gas for cooking , fresh water, food,
the occupants. Plastic foam and rubber, shaven young Cubans met us there with and other supplies- had to be trans-
installed in critical places, added protec- a rusty old homemade car. One man ported from the mainland, and I could see
tion against bullets and afforded the crew stayed to guard the boat, and the rest of the difficulties involved in shipping with -
some cushioning within the open cockpit. us pil ed into the makeshift vehicle. With out creating suspicion .
Equipped with twin "souped up " hun- Turk behind the wheel, we bumped over It was very peaceful in the old house
dred -horsepower Greymarine inboard a narrow coral road through the man- that night. Limited electrical power was
engines with retractable outdrives , the groves and stopped in front of an iso- furnished by a noisy generator and the
boats could travel 35 miles per hour while lated, ramshackle old house surrounded dim light was supplemented with old-
using no more than 75% of their full by palm trees and dense vegetation on fashioned gasoline lanterns. In one
power. th e ocean side of the Key. Turk ex- (continued on page 60)
CIA also used converted oil rig "crew" boats like one ponsible for paying crew, coordinating logistics for
shown right of center to transport infiltrators, weapons. operations. Case officers were not supposed to go on
Each boat was assigned a CIA case officer who was res- ops, but did so occasionally.
HIGH RISK/LOW PAY=
fREELA.NCING
IN CAMBODIA.
BY DARYL TUCKER
Cambodia, 1974 - The Cambodian
soldier in front of me flicked the selector
switch on his M-16 to rock and roll and,
kneeling, fired a burst toward a treeline
about 100 meters away. His firing was the
only sound. He didn't look more than 12
years old.
I was with two infantry squads,
crouched in a dry paddy south of Phnom-
Penh. The young rifleman let go with a
couple more bursts and then eased back
behind me, obviously scared.
An elderly lieutenant with a M-79
grenade launcher said something to the
kid and motioned for him to move back
up. He shook his head and replied in
Cambodian, which I didn't understand .
But I do understand "Fuck you, lieu-
tenant" in any language.
The lieutenant slid a round in his
grenade launcher and fired toward the
treeline. He fired a few more, the rounds
smacking into the trees.
As I was checking out my camera, the
insurgents opened fire. When I looked
around to see what the troops were
doing, they were running to the rear like
striped-assed apes. All I could see was
assholes and elbows. One had even run
out from under his helmet.
I leaped up and did a not-too-subtle
imitation of the troops, as AK fire
cracked, whined, and zinged around me.
I caught up with the sprint commandos
and threw myself behind a bladed
parapet. Welcome to Cambodia. It was
my third day in country.
And how did I find myself in this
situation? A month after I was discharged
from the army I bought a ticket for
Saigon , to work in Vietnam or Cambodia
as a free-lance photographer. I had spent
two tours in Vietnam as an army photog-
rapher, and knew the country fairly well.
I had tried to get letters of accredita-
tion in Oregon and California from
weeklies and dailies, and from a news-
paper I had worked for in Arizona, but
was not successful.
A letter of accreditation would state
that I might be submitting work to a
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publication that recognized my profes-
3rd BOE troops of Cambodian Army, armed with AK-47s, leisurely survey
sional status. Wi th two or three letters,
ar~illery impacting on Khmer Rouge positions about 400 meters away, eight
I would be able to obtain a press card in
miles north of Phnom Penh.
a foreign country and a work visa, wh ich
wou ld e nable me to stay beyond the time
allowed for a tourist visa (us ua lly 30 days
or less).
The papers which I contacted denied
me any s upport, ge ne rall y for th ree
reasons:
1. The editors didn 't know me, didn't
trust me, and were afraid I mi ght run
up bills in their na mes .
2. They preferred to get the ir stories
and photos from the wire services and
had no interest in any other sources.
3. S.E. Asia, at the time I wanted to
go t here (in 1970, and then again in
1974 ), was not considered big news as
it was earlier in the war. }lack journal-
ism decrees what is news and what
isn 't.
A coupl e of mon ths before I got out of
the army I wrote to the AP bureau chief
in Saigon and asked about the poss ibility
of free-lancing in Vietnam. He replied
t hat it wasn't easy working in there at
that time but he wouldn ' t try to dis-
courage me totally.
Since there wasn't any work in Arizona -~ ~.2:::1.::z
or California , I figured it wouldn ' t be friend fini Vietnam , no marry with me , tions across the rivers were counted. The
any worse in S.E. Asia . I had heard souvenir me one baby-san." gove rnme nt position at Takhm a u con-
that Mike Hoare, the Congo mercen ary A talk wit h the Saigon burea u chief sisted of a perimeter around a shelled
colonel , was in Cambodia , and hiring. If convinced me that it was n't easy to get hous e by the road.
journalism didn 't pay I figured I could a press card in Vietnam and that worki ng There were sa id to be 74 Khmer
always fall back on mere work. As it in the country was difficult in the absence Rouge batta lions of 300 men each in
turned out, he wasn 't even in the country. of t he U.S. military and its accommoda- the Phnom -Pe nh area, yet little more
And so, after a flight through Hong tion, no matter how gru dg ing, of th e t han a battalion of government troops
Kong, there I was, back in fun city- press . were e ngaged a t each front . They were
Saigon. With all the GJs gone Tu Do A photographer was apt to be turned bare ly holding on when they weren't
Street was quiet. Most of the bars were away at checkpoints before he could get falling back.
closed or converted to restauran ts. The to a possible story. Also, communist Jn the miles of uncontested country
Eden Roe was no more , but the Sa igon zones had bee n established, and it was north and west of the city life went on as
Bar was still open. Naturally a girl as ked, possible to wan der into one by mistake. usual.
" Honey, you ' member me ?" The communists may or may not have The war was, to say the least, bizarre ,
The taxi girls were hungry a nd ready to ininded but the ARVNs certa inly did, a nd as I wo uld soon find out.
follow somebody home for the price of a would arrest anyone re-entering the ir Since I was carrying material for AP
dinner. They had sad stories: "My boy- side. and CBS in Phnom-Penh , it had been
The bureau chief suggested I try Cam - arranged fo r someone to meet me on
bodia , where things were much more my arrival. Chh ay Born Lay, AP ' s
casual. So a short flig ht on a DC-3 number-two ma n, spe d me through
brought me to Phnom -Penh. customs and drove me downtown .
Ca mbodi a, in April 1974, had a year During my stay in the coun try he proved
before the fall of its gove rnment to the a real ge ntle man. I hope when things
Khmer Rouge. To an observer in the we nt to he ll a yea r late r he was a ble to
fie ld, however,, a coll apse seemed pos- get out.
sible a ny day. Matt Franjola, the burea u chief, said
The insurge nts contro lled all major he would g rant me accreditation and
highways leading to Ph nom-Penh an d that AP wo uld supply me with film . They
had moved their captured artill ery close would return any negatives th ey didn 't
e nough to shell the city a nd cause nu me r- buy. A letter was ty ped up , acknowledg-
ous civilian cas ualties. There was fighting my status as a professional pho-
ing a mile from Takhmau, a suburb to tographer.
the south of Phnom-Penh. Government That was the easy part. Getting a press
troops had been falling back a kilometer card and a work visa through the govern-
a day for a lmost two weeks a nd had ment was a hass le. Burea ucrats are self-
recently left a large stockpile of 104mm important morons anyw here, but were
art illery shells to the Khmer Rouge. especially so in Ca mbodia . Mr. Cheng,
There was another fro nt eig ht miles the official I had to deal with at th e Jnfor-
Career hazards of a free-lance com- north of Phnom-Pen h along Hig hway 5, matio n Ministry, began by sending me to
bat photographer are aptly illustrated and one to t he south west. The north and the Immigration Ministry for a fo rm
as arty rounds impact. Author's south fron ts were only a few hundred which he knew had to be supplied by his
camera was up and ready for this yards wide, even when insurge nt posi- office. Of course, I was sent back.
action shot.
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M-60 machine gun crew fires at Khmer Rouge positions eight miles north of Two, and then later three, American
Phnom Penh several months prior to the fall of Cambodia. Large quantities pilots lived in the house. They were part
of weapons utilized by friendly forces were abandoned or sold to Khmer of a colony of adventurers who flew 30-
Rouge by corrupt government officials. year-old DC-3 cargo planes in a combat
zone for $600 to $900 a month , flying
supplies and troops into beleagered cities
like Battambang and Kampot .
They were ex-CIA, ex-Air Force, ex-
Marine, ex- a lot of things. I never asked
too many questions, just let them tell me
what they wanted .
They hung out at the Khmera Cafe on
Manivong Street, a real hole, with a cer-
tain depraved style, like an elderly prosti-
tute who used to have some class. The
pilots liked to stomp and holle r, and their
vitality horrified effete Cambodians and
French.
I was walking along the street one
morning, when a pilot told me I had just
missed a good show at t he Khmera.
Three Cambodian soldiers had walked in,
one with an empty s leeve, one with a leg
missing, and a third with his very own
hand grenade . He had a finger in t he pin.
They wanted some food and they got ser-
vice in a hurry . The pilot said he was
crou ched for one hell of a sprint to the
door .
Never a du ll moment at the Khmera.
And so it went-waiting, walking One morning I noticed a particu- Usually there were hot-eyed women,
between ministries, being ignored by ar- larly large group, staring at the house. quite pretty ones, of merce nary graces .
rogant little bureaucrats, e nduring the in- "Hey . Tony , look at this," I called to Occasionally a waiter would slither up to
solence of office . I wasted a couple of one of the pilots who lived in the house . one 's table and whisper, "Monsieur, can
days a month, getting my visa re newed . He walked out to the balcony, surveyed change money?' '
When I first got to Phnom-Penh I lived the s itu ation , the n bent over and pulled If a customer needed some Riel
for a while in a whorehouse hotel that had his pants down . Hare Khrishna! The (Cambodian currency) and the black-
been recommended for its low rates- street cleared as if he had throw n a market price was right, a transaction
$1.50 a day. For another dollar the toilet gre nade . would be made by hands transferring
had a seat. Sometimes in the morning I Another time a pretty g irl in a police funds under the table. I tried to time my
could hear a whore retching in the hall- uniforn'l sat outside the gate and kept transactions after the government had
way. looking up where I was reading on the
My room had an overhead fan that balcony .
worked sometimes. Its walls were de- I we nt down to talk to her with my maid
cayed yellow, the ceiling grimy pink. to interpret. The girl didn 't speak a word
With only a weak fluorescent bulb for of English bu t was quite interested in
illumination, the room was never light who I was and what I did. She asked if I
e nough . It was a hell of a place to have a was an American officer. I decided that if
fever in . the police we re going to ply me with
When I heard of a Brit who had a room wome n I was going to hold out as long as
to rent in a villa , I went to have a look . It possible. After a while s he said she had to
was right next to the Defense Ministry. go, and I ne ve r saw her again. Sorry , no
Since Phnom-Pe nh was often hit by artil- James Bond-Kissy Suzuki stuff.
lery and 122mm rockets, the location was The room I had rented was unfur-
a bit downrange . But t he room was only nished , a nd after slee ping on the floor for
$30 a month. Such a deal. a wee k, I decided to buy a bed . .John, my
Groups of people ofte n stood in the British la ndlord , knew of a s hop near the
street, watching the house , eithe r be- central market , so we hopped on his
cause they were paid to or from curiosity . Lambretta motor scooter and went shop-
Probably one g uy was assigned by the ping. I saw a bed I wanted , paid about 10
police to keep an eye on us , and while he dollars for it, and we loaded it on a cyclo.
was standing there , another bunch would J ohn wa nted to look at some othe r stuff.
stop and stare too . ''Uh, John, the cyclo driver is peddling
Cambodians loved to stare, just stand away."
the re with their mouths open . They es- "No sweat, Mate, we 'll catch up with
pecially liked to stare at American s, and hi m."
we could draw a crowd just by walking The cyclo driver we nt around a corner,
down the street. pedalling like crazy, with the double-
In my case . it was suggested that s ince wide bamboo bed in the passe nger se at.
I looked so cadaverous because of my By the time I got the Brit on his scooter
fevers , the crowds were waiting for me to and moving , the cyclo, drive r, and bed A Cambodian soldier under fire hap-
drop so they could loot my body befo re I we re gone. The bas tard had stolen my pily poses for the camera during a
hit the ground . bed . stand down .
A 12-year-old Cambodian soldier
points toward elements of the enemy
force about 100 meters away. "Beau- survive or work efficiently, such as where This had been going on for several
coup VC." Children were used as the fronts were, which units were liable weeks. The front about eight miles north
soldiers on both sides. to take a powder under fire, or if the in- of Phnom-Penh was about 300 meters
surgents had just cut a road. I had to wide where the 7th Brigade was in con-
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wander around on my own to find out tact with a Khmer Rouge unit about the
where everything was and how things size of a company, some 60 to 100 men.
were run. The APCs (M-113s) could have turned the
I learned to watch what I said around enemy flank in a minute or two, but their
journalists. Since stories are their trade, commander wasn't aggressive enough.
often obtained second-hand, an ordinary One Sunday when I had a fever, a
recounting of a day's adventures can government battalion, under the five-
give a journalist something to run with. I o'clock-quitting-time ruse, pulled back,
once joked that it would be amusing if an and then made a flank attack that rolled
Ameriqm were able to pose as a U.S. the communists back two kilometers.
Army officer and get an attack going, so Next morning there wasn't much to
naturally it got around that I had been see- cratered earth, burnt trees, and
passing myself off as an officer . Khmer Rouge dead sprawled here and
I learned that the war ended every day there, as if some Grendel had torn them
at five in the afternoon, a phenomenon I apart and flung them to the ground . The
observed numerous times north of bodies were close to the bunkers, a few
Phnom-Penh. Each day, Cambodian still in them, and flies buzzed drunkenly.
government armored personnel carriers It was doubtful that many prisoners had
been taken, since that was not the
l1t'ft gave covering fire to infantry as they
custom.
lost another pulled back from skirmish positions. The
On a similar occasion all surviving
be higher. recoilless rifle on an APC was armed and
fired point blank at Khmer Rouge posi- wounded had been shot. All of them.
I never saw journalists in the field, just
tions about 200 meters away . Muzzle Moving grass gave away a wounded man
photographers. A journalist can do his
flame flashed against smoke, and ringing trying to crawl to safety. A kid with a
stories in a hotel room, but a combat
pillars of dust from impacting mortar lemon grenade ran over and threw it at
photographer must go where the action
shells burst among the vehicles. Com- him. He was on his knees, covered with
is.
munist Kalashnikov AK-47 rounds zinged blood , his hands together in supplication,
The Cambodian photographers in par- when il went off in his face.
ticular did excellent work, of great power through the leaves of the trees, and rico-
and poetry, at considerable risk. In a two- chets whined low over the dry paddies.
month period , six of eight photographers There were a number of children
working 'out of the AP office were When the APCs had pulled back far among the dead. A 12-year-old soldier
wounde4. A few months after I left, Lim enough, the infantry climbed on board floated face up in a flooded shell hole.
Sftveth •. a fine photographer who was al- and the battalion rumbled and clanked Using children for soldiers was also a cus-
ways in the middle of a firefight, was back to 3rd Brigade headquarters for the tom of the country. Another custom was
killed near Kompong Chang. night, leaving a few people behind to hold to cut the liver from a dead enemy and eat
AP told us they couldn 't guarantee the line; the communists obligingly it , but there did not seem to be any muti-
medical expenses if we were shot up, as stayed where they were. Next morning lations of that sort.
several photographers had already been. they'd be at it again, standing there No papers or weapons lay around.
And also, "please don 't use up so much blasting away at each other. Everything but the bodies had been po-
film." AP and UPI graciously paid their
Vietnamese and Cambodian staff photo-
graphers about $30 a month.
Combat photographers operate as staff
or free-lance photographers or stringers.
In Cambodia a stringer received $3 a day
in the field plus cash for any negatives
sold. A free-lancer is paid by the nega-
tive. 1974 prices in Cambodia were
$20 per negative. If you could sell two or
three negatives a week, it was possible
to live in Phnom-Penh, especially if you
were an accomplished moocher. In the
10 weeks I was in Cambodia I sold one
whol~ picture.
While the photographers were helpful
and friendly, the journalists generally
weren't, perhaps fearing competition, or
seeing photographers as a bit below their
station. They could usually be seen lolly-
gagging around the pool at the Hotel le
Phnom or sipping Cambodian coffee of
half sweetened-condensed milk , half
coffee at the Information Ministry (also
known as the Ministry of Truth). The
ministry never had any information of
worth. Members of Cambodia's 3rd BOE react as hostile fire rudely interrupts a
No journalist ever offered to show me smoke break in the war. Note the M-79 , M-16, and, in 'the background, the
the things I needed to know in order to APC with mounted .50 cal. machine guns. ·
!iced up, and a few days later they were Khmer Rouge positions should have An infantryman ' s life is short, nasty,
dumped in a hole somewhere. been attacked before there was time to and brutish enough without the callous
The small U-shaped bunkers were build bunkers . Finding the enemy was no disregard of his government. Many
barely large enough for two short men. problem in Cambodia. That's what soldiers simply gave up, as did the entire
Lightly covered, they could not withstand bothered government officers. They may 3rd Brigade toward the end of the war.
a direct hit from lOSmm artillery or even have been more stupid than cowardly, They sold their weapons on the black
a heavy mortar . Those hit were usually but their cowardice was considerable. All market for dope and booze, and tried to
near a prominent terrain feature such as a they could do was line up their troops as if forget about the mess. In 1974 M-16s
small stand of trees that gunners could they were on police call and let them blast were selling for $15 apiece. Everything
use for a target fix. away, hoping they wouldn 't have to close else was for sale, too , up to and including
These Vietnamese-designed bunkers with the enemy. M-113s.
were carefully built into the low paddy Officers were stupid and cowardly be - Cambodian officials were involved with
walls without disturbing their contours. cause the feudal ruling class that pro- Vietnamese naval officers in the heroin
Because there were no firing slits, duced them was enervated and degener- traffic. American aid for refugees was
defenders had to rise from bunker en- ate. Competent soldiers could not become stolen by officials , and I saw American-
trances to fire their weapons. Due to a officers without the proper social back- aid rice being unloaded at the Informa-
slight rise of elevation behind them, they ground. Since social mobility did not exist tion Ministry, and distributed among offi-
did not present silhouettes. in the culture, it could not exist in the cials, as Mr. Cheng supervised .
A Phnom Penh bar girl strikes a pose army. As in Vietnam, the army could not A New York Times article by Sidney
and smiles happily despite the des- be changed and made effective without Schanberg catalogued the sale of lOSmm
perate war situation. After the first changing Cambodian society, some- artillery shells, rice, gas, and medicine to
Khmer Rouge takeover, girls of her thing the United States couldn't do, and the Khmer Rouge by government offi-
occupation were systematically an- had no business trying. cials. It was believed that many shells
nihilated along with over 1 Y2 million How many Ph.D.s does it take , asked that fell on Phnom-Penh , killing and
Cambodians. l.F. Stone, to figure out that we can't win wounding nearly 1000 people, had been
a war in a peasant country on the side of supplied to the insurgents by corrupt of-
the landlords? fic ials .
Government officers were trying to Inability to adapt or to accept new ideas
compete with an insurgent cadre re- to meet changing conditions were also
cruited from the peasantry and promoted factors in Cambodia's defeat. I was
because they could fight , rather than for personally involved in an incident that
loyalty. They often did dumb things but illustrates government narrow-mind-
didn't lack for courage. Light infantry edness . I had never seen a spotter plane
armed with AK-47s, some rockets and in use to locate enemy positions and
mortars, had held off a mechanized bri- direct artillery fire. An observer with a
gade supported by lOSmm artillery and camera in a spotter plane could easily
occasional air strikes. The unit was pro- pinpoint the location and number of
bably an understrength company , for I Kmer Rouge bunkers. Communist
counted about 30 two-man bunkers. Their bunkers, while difficult to see on the
low rate of fire indicated insufficient am- ground from only 30 meters distance ,
munition supplies, something the govern- were easy to find from the air because
ment brigade commander confirmed. their entrances stood out dark against
Yet when the insurgents were finally the lighter paddies.
overrun they died at their positions. An 8x10 print from a 3Smm negative
Government enlisted men could hold a shot at a low altitude (1200 feet) is easily
line too and frequently displayed the understood without special training.
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qualities of good soldiers, but they were Cambodian commanders could carry
Since the paddies sloped gradually, the often hungry and lacked motivation. Lack prints with them in the field and know
. bunkers looked down on government of motivation was understandable in the exactly where all bunkers were. Since
positions. About 30 meters apart, they absence of leadership and a positive they couldn't make a move without three
were usually dug in against the corner of cause. Frequent examples of poor morale weeks of artillery preparation, at least
two paddy walls . The communists were and discipline, especially fire discipline , their fire could be directed accurately,
better concealed in an open field by this were indictments of government leader- knocking off insurgent bunkers one at a
effective use of terrain than were govern- ship. time.
ment troops , who occupied a tree line.
From these bunkers , the Khmer Rouge Soldiers were often hungry because
had held off a superior, mechanized force they were paid through their battalion I decided to offer my services as a
for days, enduring constant artillery bar- commanders , who had a habit of pocket- spotter photographer to the Cambodian
rage before dying at their positions when ing their pay. They also appropriated the government. The problem was making
finally overrun. pay of missing soldiers, as well as the the right contact. I made an offer to a
Since the government fought from the death benefits, a year's pay, of soldiers field commander, but he wasn 't inter-
road , and road interdictions are easy mis - killed in action. ested, even though he was under fire
sions, it made no sense for these lightly When soldiers did get their pay it was from the bunkers I'd been speaking of.
armed troops to make themselves static only eight dollars a month. An Australian I wouldn't get beyond the first clerk at
targets for artillery and armored vehicles. mercenary who had fought with the 3rd the Defense Ministry, so I went to see
All they had to do was shoot up a truck Brigade told me he was paid eight dollars Cheng. Although he was a bastard, I
once in a while to block a road for days . for three months. reasoned that he would be able to pass
They could have pulled back any time, or It wasn't unusual for officers to be my idea on to the right official , if there
attacked the 3rd Brigade 's lightly held blown away by bitter soldiers. When a was a right official. My usefulness to
nocturnal positions. Instead they dug in. finance officer showed up empty-handed the government would also facilitate my
A rearguard holding action was a possible at a unit that had not been paid for three visa extensions. Cheng ranked just
explanation, but stupidity was equally months , he was shot and eaten, chomp, below the Minister of Information, so
probable. chomp. was hardly a clerk. He had gone to school
at UCLA and spoke excellent English, Salems. They were real nice people . As photographer were wounded by M-79
so there would be no communication they continued down the road , they kept grenade fire . Rockoff spent a couple of
problem. turning around to wave and smile. weeks in a Bangkok hospital. When he
He could n't be bothered. I should go I wanted a picture but didn 't want to in- came back , he said I was next.
to another ministry, he said. vade the ir privacy , since they had little
else left. I wasn't able to get a shot, but I I wasn't next, because Cambodian
I realized then t hat these people were germs did me in before the bad guys
so enervated that the ir instinct to survive can still see them on that long, hot road
that seemed to lead nowhere , a symbol of could get the right windage. I had been
was gone . The ruling class lacked aggres- feeling the effects of a lingering flu when
siveness, the ability to adapt to changing the senseless waste and tragedy of that
wretched land . I felt an obligation to be a I left the States and had little resistance
conditions , or to adopt innovations . Only to contaminated food and water in
greed was left, and the compulsion to witness , and to never never forget.
Only a few days were quiet when I was Phnom-Penh , although I had never been
steal, like one last shudder and gasp. sick in a foreign city before . From the be-
in the field. There was usually a firefight
Other indications of social and military ginning I had fevers that made my ears
going on , but that didn 't mean there were
decay became apparent during a recon- ring and that drained me of energy. Some
decen t photo opportunities. Since the op-
naissance my British landlord and I made days I could barely get out of bed, much
posing lines were only 200 to 300 meters
on his scooter . The AP Bureau chief had less stagger around rice paddies . The
apart , to be shelled and shot at was an
heard of insurgent infi ltration northwest next time I work in a foreign country with
everyday thing.
of the city and asked me to look into it. dubious sanitation I'll start taking pills
To reach the government position
We were ringdingdinging down the as soon as I get there .
south of Takhmau , for example, a photo-
dike road that ran west from Highway 5, Trying to work sick got harder and
grapher had to evade insurgent fire from
made a turn, and suddenly found our- harder . One day after a particularly long
across the Bassac River, as well as south
selves in the midst of unfriendly troops walk to a firefight in 110 degree weather ,
and west of the perimeter. A psychotic
who wore bits and pieces of different uni- and a run across a fireswept field , where
with an AK kept trying to grease me , and
forms and civilian clothing, and were mo1iars were being walked up and down
I had to scurry through the bushes like a
armed primarily with AK-47s. the line, a shell impacted a few feet in
wombat. The snipers almost always fired
"Uh oh , Mate, it looks like the bad front of me .
too high , but I'm not complaining.
guys." Fire from M- 79s and mortars was often My face was in the dirt at the time, dirt
"Uh . Well. Let's get the fuck out of more accurate . I was told that M-79s ac- smelling suspiciously of stale urine, but
here." counted for at least 40 % of the casualties. the grenadier beside me was kneeling to
"Too late. Smile." fire. He was hit in the shoulder, face, and
Down the road from me one day, AI
So we smiled at the nice people. Hi. chest.
Rockoff, a stringer for AP, and another
How ya doin ' ? Suddenly the platoon I motioned to the wounded man 's bud-
leader turned his men around and dy to pick up his gear. Just as the firing
marched them back down the road. intensified after a comparative lull , and
They weren't bad guys after all , but before I could help him up , the grenadier
they weren 't quite good guys either , and staggered a few paces toward the rear
their officer certainly didn 't want to talk and fell to his knees.
to us . I jerked him up , and we managed to
make it across the field. It was a good
They were third-rate provincial troops, walk to an APC that took him down the
and it wasn't hard to fig ure out a deal had road to an ambulance jeep. By the time
probably been made with the insurgents. he was on his way to a hospital I could
They wouldn't hassle the Khmer Rouge barely stand, and there were a couple of
and the Khmer Rouge wouldn't hassle miles yet to a crossroads where I could
them , a common S.E. Asian arrange- get a ride to the city. After I had shuffled
ment . Their stroll down the road was just a mile or so, a Cambodian UPI photo-
for appearances. grapher gave me a ride on his Honda .
Open country stretched mile after mile . I worked the next day, but after that I' d
Government stockades were fe w and far had it physically and financially . A pilot I
between, and except for the phony patrol knew arranged a free flight for me to
there was no military activity at all. Battambang. From there I took a taxi to
We came to a·small compound of provi- the Thai border and then a bus to
sional troops. There were no officers pre- Bangkok. My return to S.E. Asia had
sent. The commander was " downtown. " lasted three months, not too much com-
The Brit, who spoke the language , pared with two years in Vietnam.
asked them about insurgent activity . It My next expedition will be better fund-
was all very quiet, they said. No VC. A ed, and I will be in much better shape.
young man in· the back row blurte d that With a degree in geography and journal-
there had been VC moving south last ism , I am better prepared to record my
night. He was poked in the ribs to shut observations and experiences.
him up. I recommend free-lance writing and
Another gut-feeling situation that said photography as a ticket to adventure, but
they let the insurgents operate all around expect to pay your own way, and have as
them. much background as possible. Cultural
We motored on through a small town geography and land use are especially
and then out into the country again. helpful in analyzing conditions in a
Loose , deep soil in the road made it diffi- country.
cult to keep the scooter upright . A Cambodian with M-60 during ad- Have a lot of money in the bank, don't
Up ahead a soldier with an empty pants vance toward Wat Khvos, a rural get sick, don ' t get shot, don 't expect to
leg struggled along on crutches , accom- area near Phnom Penh. Often the make any money. Nothing to it. Have
panied by a woman and child. We pulled equipment carried equalled or ex- fun! ~
over to rest and gave the man a pack of ceeded a soldier's body weight.
SILENT DEATH IN VIETNAM
BY LTC. ROBERTK. BROWN
Above: Maj. Willis Powell, commander of first Army Timothy the MAW-A-4.M14. In five months Army
sniper team sent to Vietnam in 1968, shows Brig. Gen. snipers zapped 1245 VC, expending 1.37 rounds per kill.
Pitch black night was once again deadly AK-47s at the ready. The VC point
descending over the fertile , rice- man ' s head exploded in a red mist and he
producing Mekong Delta in Vietnam . As slipped below the paddy water. The
darkness moved in, it was time for Victor remaining VC, tel'rified because they had
Charlie to move out. But tonight , the lack heard no noise, sought cover. In a few
of visibi lity was to prove no friend to the minutes they double-timed away from
VC unit operating in the area, ambushed th e dead VC. One after another , they all
by a small element of Company D, 3/ 60th died, quickly and silently. At 2315, two
Infantry , 9th Division. more VC were observed moving parallel
Six battle-hardened Gls in camou- to the road and they died - just as
flaged fatigues positioned themselves quickly and just as silently. Another
along a treeline near a small muddy Charlie slopped rapidly through the rice
canal bordering a large rice paddy. The paddy . He died too. The "Silent Death"
ambush location offered excellent fields had struck again .
of fire and observation of the paddy area Eleven VC killed in three hours at an
and a road which crossed the paddy at a average range of 400 meters , and no
forty-five degree angle . Once situated noise! Did the ambush party have some
and concealed, the ambush party did not fantastic new guided missile or laser
have long to wait. beam? Negative. But they had something
At 1950 hours (7:50 P.M.), as dusk just as effective . A two-man sniper team
closed in ,' three heavily armed VC were armed with an accurized M-14, shooting
observed humping down the road in an match grade ammo, a noise suppressor
unconcerned manner about 400 meters (more commonly known as a "silencer")
away. In a matter of seconds , the three and a Starlight scope. And the sniper
VC crumpled into grotesque positions of credited with the 11 kills proved once
death in the red dirt. Shortly thereafter , a again that there is nothing quite as ef-
single VC emerged from a nearby banana fective as well-aimed fire for economy
grove . He suddenly pitched forward - and results.
dead. Two hours later , another VC Since the beginning of our Army, in-
peered cautiously from the woodline , dividual marksmen have played an
attempting to determine what had important part in contributing to our
happened. As he attempted to retrieve battlefield successes over years . The
the weapon and web gear from his dead significance of the potential effectiveness
Mitch WerBell carries the M-16 comrade, he collapsed - dead. of skilled marksmen was first impressed
sniper unit with Sionics Corp. sup- Within an hour, another party of half-a- on European powers when General
pressor and night-seeing device used dozen VC moved across the rice paddy Braddock ' s red-coated regulars were
in Vietnam. from the left of the ambush party, their thoroughl y decimated by French troops
and their Indian allies during the French
and Indian Wars. Only the American
frontiersmen, led by Colonel Wash-
ington, were able to prevent the de-
feat from becoming a total rout.
During the American Revolution, t he
American sharpshooter, clad in buckskin
and wreaking havoc with his long- ')
barreled Kentucky rifle contribu ted
~.~
greatly to the defeat of the English and
their Prussian mercenaries. In fact, it
was one of these gimlet-eyed woodsmen rte',
that directly affected the battle which
led to the final British defeat at Saratoga.
Shortly before the Battle of Saratoga, a
large uni t of British infantry, led by
f
/\~~
General Frazer, who was considered one lt
of the most effective officers in the British de monstrate that pinpoint marksman- Members of 5th Special Forces Group
Army, was attacked by America n forces s hi p could make a contribution in modern in Vietnam familiarize themselves
commanded by the famed General warfare as well as punch the "X" ring with M-16 sniper unit. Was used for
Daniel Morgan. The British line was out of a target. While developing a prisoner snatches, covert ops.
broken shortly after the initial engage- Program Of Instruction (POI) for sniper The original sniper instruction team
ment and General Fnazer began re- training, AMTU members conducted assigned to Vietnam consisted of one
organizing his forces. extensive tests to determine the weapon officer and eig ht non-commissioned
Morgan obse_rved General Frazer , that would best meet their requirements . officers, one of whom was a trained
astride his horse, directing the regroup- The M-14, highly accurized in their own gunsmith. Because of the sophistication
ing. Morgan sent for one of the most shops with glass-bedded stocks, match of the sniper weapons and need for
widely known of the famed " Morgan sights , star-gauged barrels, etc ., was minute-of-angle accuracy, the gunsmith
Riflemen," Tim Murphy , a nd directed finall y selected. was as important, if not more so, than
him to bring down Frazer. Murphy' s The Redfield scope company was any other single man on the team.
third shot tumbled Frazer off his horse contacted to build a number of their 3 x 9 The individual sniper was to perform
with a mortal wound. The resulting variable scopes with a special cross hair only the most basic maintenance on his
confusion among the British unit enabled and stadia marks . This special Redfield weapon, including cleaning. About once a
Morgan 's forces to e ncircle the British scope was then married up with a special mo·nth , each sniper returned to the sniper
a nd launch a successful attack from the mount and a ballistic cam system de- school where his weapon received a zerq
rear. The loss of this position forced veloped by Captain Jim Leatherwood. check and thorough cleaning. At this
Burgoyne to retreat to Saratoga, where This sighting system was then designated time , members of the original sniper
he wa!s eventually forced to surrender. as the Automatic Ranging Telescope instruction team determined how the
The skills and courage of individual (ART). The mounts were designed to equipment was performing , what prob-
riflemen continued to prove of immense a llow the interchanging of the ART lems the sniper encountered and if the
value to the United States th roughout and Starlight Scope on the same rifle, sniper was being utilized properly.
numerous conflicts. However, since without affecting the zero of the weapon . One of the main problems the sniper
World War II, the military has placed Consequently. a sniper can utilize the program faced was the mis-utilization of
emphasis on vol ume of fire and fancy same rifle in both day and night without sniper team personnel. Several snipers
gadgets rather than the well-aimed shot. any adjustments as long as he has both were wounded because they were walk-
Generally speaking, this was especially scopes with him. ing point, providing rear security or as-
true in the Vietnam conflict. Early in 1969, a "silencer" (more saulting a fortified position. Many small
The Army Sniper Program in Southeast accurately described as a "noise sup- unit commanders attempted to get
Asia was initiated in late 1967 when pressor") was added to the accurized M- sniper personnel transferred into slots
General Ewell learned he was to assume 14 and ART . The "silencer," (developed where they would serve as squad leaders
command of t he famed Ninth Infantry and patented by Mitchell L. WerBell III, a or platoon sergeants. Company and
Division in Vietnam. General Ewell former OSS officer and long-time soldier Battalion Commanders, who were not
believed that snipers could operate of fortune and manufactured by the familiar with the sniper's capabilities,
effectively in this area, inasmuch as Sionics Corporation which was absorbed were aware, however, that said person-
large portions of the Ninth Division's into the now defunct Military Armaments ne l were highly-trained, motivated and
area of operations contained wide ex- Corporation) reduced the noise level of competent in a wide variety of military
panses of flat, cleared terrain and rice the muzzle blast to the extent that subjects and, furthermore, had exten-
paddies. He fe lt there still might be a beyond I 00 meters, it was impossible to sive combat experie nce.
place for the individual rifleman equip- determine where the shot originated When the first sniper instruction team
ped with accurate rifles and possessing from. Furthermore, the "silencer" or arrived in Vietnam in June 1968, they
patience, stamina, judgme nt , courage " noise suppressor" completely eli mi- found that they would have to build their
and an eagle eye. General Ewell con- nated muzzle flash. which proved espe- own range and instruction facilities. At
tacted the Army Marksmanship Train- cially valuable during night amb ushes. that time, the only accurized M-14s
ing Unit (AMTU), which heretofore had The "suppressor" increased the with ARTs were the ones brought by the
bee n primarily concerned with develop- capability of sniper personnel. as it gave instruction team from Ft. Benning.
ing champion competition marksme n, at them confidence to take targets under While the range was under construc-
Fort Benn ing, Georgia, and asked them if fire that they would have normally tion, the instructors themselves operated
they could develop a program for training ignored for fear of revealing their loca- as snipers with units in the field, in order
snipers for the Ninth Divisio-n. tion. It was found that the suppressor to determine what problems their future
Members of the AMTU, a ll of whom made by Sionics. as contrasted to other students would have to cope with and to
had had extensive rifle competition mode ls under consideration , affected familiarize small unit commanders with
experience, enthusiastically embraced ne ither the range nor the accuracy of the their unique capabilities . Concurrently,
the cha llenge as they were anxious to s niper 's fire. · they a lso organ ized a familiarization and
as his body count grew, he was dubbed
with the code name , " Daniel Boone.' ! On
one occasion, he dispatched a nine-man
VC column , working from rear to the
front. With his weapon silenced , the VC
were unaware that they were being
eliminated one by one .
Below are a few after-action reports de-
scribing the activities of Sfc . Alderbert
F . Waldron (Ret.):
Sergeaµt Waldron aQd his partner oc-
cupied a night ambush position with
Company A, 3/60th Infantry on 25
January 1969, approximately four kilo-
meters southeast of Mo Cay (XS 502178).
The area selected for ·the ambush was
along a dike adjacent to a rice paddy. The
configuration of the terrain was such that
a firing platform had to be improvised
from C-ration boxes in order to provide
clearance over the paddy dike. After the
sniper position was completed, · nippa
leaves were used to conceal the team. At
1910 hours, two Viet Cong moved frolJ!.
right to left across the edge of the paddy
and Sergeant Waldron engaged both, re-
sulting in two Viet Cong killed. A half
hour later, three more Viet Cong crossed.
An Australian officer tries his hand with the suppressed M-16 at demon- the same area and Sergeant Waldron took
stration near Saigon in 1969. them under fire, resulting in three more
Viet Cong killed. The next contact took
zeroing program on the M-16 for replace- ow n particular brand of tactics that pro- place at 2232 hours, when one Viet Cong
ments coming into the Ninth Division. duced th e most kills . Initially , sniper returned across the paddy, apparently in
Sixty-five of the accurized M-14s and te ams were e mployed with Intellige nce an attempt to extract the weapons · or
sophisticated scopes arrived in Vietnam Squads and with Battalion blocking forces bodies of the fallen. Sergeant Waldron
in late October 1969 and the snipers but with little success. Then sniper teams suhsequently engaged and killed this Viet
began dealing large doses of "silent were in serted with compa ny-s ize units on
Cong. The final contact of the night came
death" to the un suspecting Viet Cong the evening res upply chopper. This tactic at 2355 hours. A single Viet Cong came
and North Vietnamese regulars. produced good res ults until the VC wised
out into the paddy, was taken under fire,
In selecting students to participate in up and bega n giv in g company-size units a and killed. A total of seven enemy sol-
the sniper school , it was determined that wide berth. Eventua lly the snipe r teams diers were killed at an average range of
a man should have at least three months ' found the most effective tactic was to 350 meters with a total of seven rounds
combat experience with · a field unit , that work on their own with a four-man having been fired.
he should have at least six months security e lement. Th is was the tactic used
re maini ng in Viet Nam and above all , to kill the l l VC noted earlier. Sergeant Waldron and his partner ~c
that he must volunteer for the program. Jn any case. results proved that the cupied a night ambush position with
Initially , unit comma nders sent me n to tac tics se lected wo rked and that there Company D, 3/ 60th Infantry on 22 Jan-
the school who were not volunteers - still is a place in modern warfare for an uary 1969, approximately seven kilo-
who had no idea why they were there or accurate s hot. From January 7 to July 24 , meters south of Mo Cay (XS 480128). The
for what. These individuals were quickly 1969. fo r in stance, U.S. Army snipers in night ;unbush sight was along a treeline
identified and returned to their units. Vietnam accounted for 1245 VC , expend- near a small camd, bordering a large rice
The sniper school lasted 18 days and in g an ave ra ge of 1.37 rounds per kill! paddy. The snipers' position offered
started with a review of bas ic marksman- One of the unsung heroes of the Viet- 1 them very good fields of fire, including
ship fundamentals, such as positions, use nam conflict is the sn iper who accounted excellent observation of a road which
of slings , reading and holdoff for wind, for the 11 VC mentioned above. He is crossed the paddy at a forty-five degree
care and maintenance of the weapon plus Sfc Alde rbert F. Waldron (Ret.) , who angle. At 1950 hours, three Viet Cong
other related subjects such as target during his tour as an Army sniper was were observed walking down the road,
detection , map re ading, land na vigation, credited with 113 confirm ed VC kills and and they were taken under fire by Ser-
camoufl age, tactics, adjusting artillery, ten blood trail s. And in only eight geant Waldron and his partner, resulting
etc. months! in three Viet Cong killed. Only one of
On the average, only 48% of a 30-man Waldron. who was one of the first these kills was credited to Sergeant
class was grad uated. Some dropped out sn ipers graduated from the new s niper Waldron. Shortly thereafter, a lone Viet
beca use they were not willin g to put forth school, fo und that, initially, he spent as Cong came out of a banana grove and was
the necessary effort; others, when it much time selling his program to skepti - takeQ under fire by Sergeant Waldron,
became appare nt they could not shoot ca l commanders as he did killing VC. resulting in one Viet Cong killed. The
accurately and consistently. It was pos- For his first six mi ss ions , he lay on the next contact took place at 2100 hours
sible to score 360 points in the two field floor of a Huey chopper, scanning the when one Viet Cong appeared frofl!. the
firiiig courses. The wash out score was cou ntryside throu gh his Starlite scope for woodline, attempting to retrieve the
320 and no exceptions were made for wandering VC. When he picked up a VC, weapon and web gear from the falleµ
those who fai led to make it. who thought he was safe in the dark, body. The Viet Cong came out of a
Tactical employment of snipers varied. Waldron would fire tracers to direct the banana grove and was taken under fire by
Trial and error, coupled with fl exibility , g un sh ip to the target. Finally, he started Sergeant Waldron, resulting in one Viet
allowed t he sniper units to develop their operating with small ambush parties and Cong killed. The next contact took place
at 2100 hours when one Viet Cong ap- eight, the total number of Viet Cong meters south of Ben Tre (XS 527283).
peared from the woodline, attempting to killed during the night. Eight rounds The area selected for the ambush was at
retrieve the weapon and web gear from were fired in obtaining these kills at an the end of a large rice paddy adjacent to a
the fallen body. The Viet Cong was taken average of 500 meters. wooded area. Company D, 3/60th In-
under fire by Sergeant Waldron, result- Sergeant Waldr9n and his partner oc- fantry, had conducted a MED CAP
ing in one Viet Cong killed. Within an cupied a night ambush with Company D, and ICAP in a nearby hamlet during the
hour, a group of five or six Viet Cong 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry on 3 February day, hoping to gain information on Viet
began moving across the dee paddy from 1969, approximately three kilo- Cong movements in the area. At approxi-
the sniper's left. Sergeant Waldron took meters south of Ben Tre (XS 518281). mately 2105 hours, five Viet Cong moved
the group under fire, killing one Viet The area selected for the ambush was in a from the wooded area toward Sergeant
Cong and causing the others to drop to large rice paddy bordered by a wooded Waldron's position and he took the first
the ground. After a few minutes, the area. At 2109 hours, five Viet Cong one in the group under fire, resulting in
entire group got up and continued mov- moved from the woodline to the edge of one Viet Cong killed. The remaining Viet
ing and were subsequently engaged one the rice paddy and the first Viet Cong in Cong immediately dropped to the ground
at a time until a total of five Viet Cong the group was taken by Sergeant Wald- and did not move for several minutes. A
were killed. The next contact took place ron. The first shot missed the target, short time later four Viet Cong stood up
at 2315 hours, when two Viet Cong were necessitating that Sergeant Waldron and began moving again, apparently not
observed moving near the road. They readjust his starlight scope. The missed aware of the fact they were being fired
were immediately engaged by Sergeant target prompted his partner to comment, upon from the rice paddy . Sergeant
Waldron, resulting in two Viet Cong "You missed that one, dido 't you ." After Waldron took the four Viet Cong under
killed. Approximately ten minutes later, necessary adjustments were made, fire, resulting in four Viet Cong killed.
Sergeant Waldron's position began re- Sergeant Waldron again engaged the The next contact took place at 2345
ceiving probing fire from an AK-47. Con- first Viet Cong in the group, resulting in hours, when four Viet Cong moved into
tinuing to scan the area with his starlight one Viet Cong killed. Immediately the the rice paddy from the left of Sergeant
scope, Sergeant Waldron spotted one other Viet Cong formed a huddle around Waldron's ambush position. The Viet
Viet Cong running across the rice paddy the fallen body, apparently not quite sure Cong were taken under fire by Sergeant
and he was immediately engaged by of wlrat had taken place. Sergeant Wald- Waldron, resulting in four Viet Cong
Sergeant Waldron, resulting in one Viet ron continued engaging the Viet Cong killed. A total of nine enemy soldiers
Cong killed. The probing fire continued one hy one until a total of five Viet Cong were killed during the night at an average
and therefore the sniper team moved to were killed. The next contact took place at range of 400 meters. Sergeant Waldron
an alternate position for the remainder of 2225 hours, when one Viet Cong returned used a starlight scope and noise sup-
the night. A total of eleven kills we~~ across the rice paddy, apparently look- pressor on his match grade M -14 rifle in
credited to Sergeant Waldron for the ing for equipment and weapons near the obtaining these kills.
night. bodies of the fallen Viet Cong. Sergeant As his body count rose , so did his fame
Sergeant Waldron and his partner oc- Waldron too.k him under fire, resulting in - both among American units and the
cupied a night ambush with Company B, one Viet Cong killed, bringing to six the enemy. Victor Charlie quickly tired of
3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry on 30 January number of Viet Cong killed during the Waldron' s game rules and put a $50,000
1969, northeast of Ben Tre (XS 528351). night. price on his head - dead or alive. Once
The area selected for the ambush was an Sergeant Waldron and his partner oc- American intelligence found out abo ut
intersection of two dikes surrounding a cupied a night ambush position with th e price on Waldron 's head, he was
large rice paddy. The fact that the rice Company D, 3/ 60th Infantry on 4 Feb- hustled out of the !;ind ofrice paddies and
had recently been cut provided the ruary 1969, approximately three kilo- "s ilent death" in 12 hours!
snipers with good fields of fire and en- (continued on page 70)
abled them to use a prone position. Just
Sixty-five accurized M-14s, with suppressors and Adjustable Ranging
before dark, two or three individuals were
Scopes (developed by SO Fer Jim Leatherwood) arrived in Nam in Oct. 1968.
sighted moving towards a nearby village.
Curfew was not in effect at that time and
therefore the individuals were not
fired upon. At approximately 2000 hours,
one Viet Cong was observed moving near
a treeline forward of the snipers' position
and a request for artillery fire was called
in. The request was denied since the area
was considered populated. Sergeant
Waldron observed the Viet Cong again
and engaged him, resulting in one Viet
Cong killed. The next contact took place
at 2040 hours, when sixteen Viet Cong
were observed moving in a line across the
edge of the rice paddy. Sergeant Waldron
took the first VC under fire resulting in
one Viet Cong killed. The remainder of
the group immediately hit the ground.
Five minutes later, the group got up and
resumed moving, apparently 1101 sure of
what had happened. Sergeant Waldron
engaged and killed one more Viet Cong,
causing the remaining Viet Cong to panic
and start running towards the ambush
position. They apparently thought th ejire
was coming from the woodline. Sergeant
Waldron subsequently engaged and
killed five more Viet Cong, bringing to
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by Chuck Taylor
Once in a great while, a really worth- ., In the spring ·.of 1966, arms expert and
while idea comes along in the field of master machinist Sidney J. McQueen
armaments. Indeed , if one were to seri- took a Jong, hard look at all existing auto-
ously ponder the myriad of differe nt mili- matic weapons designs and decided that
tary weapons-systems in worldwide use a vacuum existed in the area of effective
over the last 75 years, it would be seen use of the we·apon with only one hand.
that only a few ideas of extreme merit, Every auto-arm in existence at that time
usually in the face of great opposition required the firer to use both hands to
from those committed to the " conven- handle the weapon at its maximum effi-
tional" school of thought, have been al- ciency. With the technology now availa-
lowed to develop to their full potential. ble, McQueen felt that there was no
Among such ideas , for example, were the reason why it should be necessary to
self-loading rifle and handgun, the airforce the firer to use both hands, when it
plane, the submarine, and, of course, the was possible to feasibly create, develop,
submachinegun. and produce a weapon that could be as
simple , but lighter, more compact , and at
Although a completely new concept in least as effective or more effective than
SMGs was created recently in the form any weapon in current use , but to accom-
of the SIDEWINDER, we are using es- plish these things with the use of only one
sentially the same weapons theories to- hand! With this objective in mind , he set
day as we did fifty or more years ago. out to make such a firearm a reality.
Naturally, various weapons have been After closely examining and evaluating
modified and improved, but they are still the existing concepts of small-arms
a product of the same basic theories that design, McQueen decided that the closest
originally stimulated their creation. The weapon in existence to what he was seek-
new SIDEWINDER, on the other hand, ing was the somewhat ill-fated EM-2
bears no resemblance in theory, appear- Sidewinder SMG, light, robust and Assault Rifle of the early 1950s . Although
ance, or utilization, to any other weapon dependable. Requires minimum the EM-2 still required the use of both
of the present or past. training for troops. hands, it was , because of the trigger-
of Historical Armaments, Albuquerque ,
New Mexico, and the SIDEWINDER be-
gan to take form.
Eventually, a SMG with a tubular re-
ce iv er and a nine-inch barrel, weighing
between four and 6 1/ 2 pounds, with an
overall length of 18 inches , was created .
Extensive testing by McQueen and his
associates had disclosed that four pounds
was about the miniprnm a weapon could
weigh while retaining robustness and
full-auto control, while an overall length
of 18 inches , rather than the usual 36
inches-plus, provided superior compact-
ness for carrying and storage .
After more than ten years of develop-
ment, a SMG that weighs four pounds,
with an overall length of 18 inches and a
swivel magazine, is a reality. It is
astoundingly simple and it works ! The
final prototype SIDEWINDER is a
straight (undelayed) blowback weapon
with a cyclic rate of 1200 rpm , and, de-
pending on caliber, a 30-32-round box
magazine.
Its concept of operation is to merely
grip the trigger group, fit the yoke at the
rear of the receiver into the inside of the
elbow joint, point the index finger at the
target , pull the trigger with the second
finger (a la derringer) , and watch for re-
sults! For left-handed firers, the entire
magazine-well assembly can be swivelled
as much as 360 degrees in either direction
to whatever position is desired or re-
quired. This feature lends itself particu-
larly well to situations where wounds , ob-
stacles, or vehicles would severely re-
strict efficient use of a conventional sys-
tem.
Above is .45 cal. version of Sidewinder; a bit heavier, slightly larger When asked about his reasons for crea-
than 9mm model. Note yoke that fits into inside of elbow joint. Author tion of the SIDEWINDER , McQueen
uses second finger to increase pointing accuracy. · responded: "We ' re faced with a chang-
ing concept in the make-up of military
group being placed amidships rather than configuration. In addition, the magazine
powe r as we've known it in the past. We
to the rear, a superbly balanced rifle and well was placed just to the rear of the
i~s design was such that it could poten- trigger-group to further enhance the
are going to see the very young, the very
tially be adapted to one-hand use. gun's balance . old , and the female become commonplace
So, using the EM-2 as a starting point, on the battlefields of the future. When.we
Obviously, other necessary considera-
talk about wars of the scope and magni-
he ?egan. ex.perimenting with more inno- tions were weight , overall-length, poten-
tude that we will face, we 're talking of
vat1ve pnnc1ples of arms design to allow tial manufacturing speed and economy,
global and total warfare. At such a point ,
the firer to utilize his weapon, leaving one and simplicity , but McQueen, with the
h.and free. The EM-2 was a full-sized assistance of his partner, Donald the entire spectrum of civilization and all
nfle, chambered for the .280 (7mm) car- Packingham, continued his work on its inhabitants must be utilized if we are
tridge that very nearly became NATO developing the one-hand SMG, solving to have any hope of survival. The SIDE-
standard in the early 1950s. Immediately, each problem as it became evident. Addi-
McQueen realized that a full-powered tional ideas were contributed by arms ex- Sid McQueen discusses merits of
rifle cartridge was far too potent to be perts Phillip Dater and Robert Baldwin, Sidewinder with SOFers during test
controlled with one hand and decided to and evaluation.
concentrate his efforts on a SMG, since
a pistol cartridge offered the best proba-
bility of effective one-hand use with ade-
quate power to do the job on the battle-
field.
The original tool-room concept model
of the SIDEWINDER consisted of a dis-
carded shotgun barrel with an old
Thompson SMG vertical foregrip taped to
it. From this, McQueen was able to deter-
mine that the best point of balance for his
new SMG would be approximately six
inches to the rear of the muzzle, and the
working prototypes were produced in this
44
,,,...,_ _ ....,,_._ _~~~--. S i dewinder is only SMG to fire pistol car-
tridge. Magazine to rear of pistol grip en-
hances balance.
homework. 1 found the ir statements of
fa ct most soberin g . ...
The prototype SIDEWINDERS were
produced in 9mm parabellu m and .45
ACP for reasons of worl dwide continuity,
with the .45 being necessarily slig htly
SOF Publisher R. K. Brown test fi res a modified M -2 carbine that served as larger and a bit heavier than the 9mm
a prototype for the Sidewinder. ve rsion . Howeve r, it still remains well
within the 6 1/ 2-pound-1 8-inch overall re -
W INDER can be re adily used by a con- Civilian casualties see m to occur in al- quire ment ment ioned earlier. The 9mm
ventional military organi zation or by most a reverse ratio to the nu mber of g un ut ilized a 32-round M P-40 magazine,
gue rrillas or common citizens for any able -bodied me n that can be placed into while the .45 s ported a 30-round M3
urban, jungle , or vehicula r combat sit ua- the milita ry field . This leaves the old , the "Greasegun" mag. In both calibers the
tions that may arise because of its supe r- young, a nd the women as the easiest tar- prod uction g uns will fea ture a double -
ior pointing ability, compactness, ligh ter gets fo r an oncomi ng force . The SIDE- column box magazine which is similar in
weight , and sim plicity. " W INDER can easily be utilized in a simi- design to the Thompson magazi ne that
Unque stionably, the SIDEW INDER lar ma nner to the German Volkssturm feeds alternately from both sides of a
doe s have excellent point ing ability. The carbine of World War II , i.e ., last ditch doub le column of cartridges rather than
weapon actually fee ls as if it has become defe nse. It is an all-people gun because from a single row forced from a double
an e xte nsion of the firin g arm , with any all sizes, all ages , and all sexes can use it row, a common concept these days . Per-
moveme nt of the muzzle accomplished by in combat with little or no form al train- sonally , I feel that this is an excellent idea
moving the torso or the position of the ing a nd become proficie nt wit h it because an d will defin itely enhance feeding relia-
leg s , rather tha n by swing ing the arms, of its simplicity, small size and light bility and magazine life .
as with other we apons. The fire r is the we igh t, and especially because of its Additional feat ures of the production
g un platfor m and all movement ori- pointab ility .' · g uns will be a prog ressive trigger, allow-
ginates fro m him . The SIDEWINDER is To me, at least, there was no question ing t he firer to achieve semi- or fu lly
designed to adapt the fire arm to t he indi- t hat all of those involved in the SIDE- automatic fire by trigger control rather
vidual instead of the common practice of WINDER project had indeed done t he ir th a n a se lector-switch (which McQueen
adapting the individual to the fire arm . In
the pa?t . considerations of time and ex-
pe nse have prohibited ut ilization of such
a principle, a nd , in my opinion , justifiably
so , but now an al most ideal system is
within grasp .
Robert Baldwin , an expert in g uerrilla
warfare , added : " Anyone who studie s
mi litary history knows that m uch of the
warfare of the fu ture will be highly un -
conventional, and will be of an urban
nature , because it will occur in cou ntrie s
that are hig hly urbanized. As civilizat ion
fa lls apart , anarchy and disorde r will
become more and more prevalent . The
SIDEW INDER le nds itself perfectly for
this type of fighting. "
As I considered Baldwin 's state me nt ,
McQuee n continued : " Those who are
most vulnerable in warfare , it see ms , are
the civilians caught in the middle .
SOFers pose after test firing. Sug-
gested title for photo was , " What if
They Gave a War and W e Ca me."
SOLDI ER OF FORT UNE

fee ls "is always placed in an inaccessible
place for use under stress"), a reversible
bolt to allow th e use of either the 9mm or
.45 by merely reve rsing the bolt and re-
placi ng the barrel and magazine, a tele-
scoping buttstock which fi ts aro und the
tubula r receiver to allow the wea pon to
be used at ra nges where the one -hand
fea ture is not practical, and fo ldup sights,
including a prov ision fo r use of the
Sing lepoint , Starlig ht , or Conve ntional
te lescoping sight-syste ms.
Firing the SID EWIND ER, especially

whe n one is already trained in conve n-
tional SMG techniques, requi res a bit of
fa miliarization but defini tely would re-
qui re a much shorter training period than
any existing wea pons-system . Wi th a
short instructional session fro m
McQueen , I was able to pl ace effective
fir e on the ta rget with little diffic ul ty.
Some malfunctions we re encountered

while testing the prototype g uns , but one
should reme mber that both of the
weapons are testing prototypes , created
specificall y for the purpose of solvi ng '
various design and production problems .
In actuality, none of the proble ms ex-
perie nced are wo rt h mentioning since
th ey we re eas il y correctable.
Wh at do I think of the SIDEWINDER?

Admittedly , I was impressed ! In fact, I
pl aced my order fo r one of the fi rst pro-
du ction guns on the spot!
In summary, th e SIDEWIND ER syste m

refl ects a n imme nse a mount of fo resight ,
desig n-simplicity . and economy, all of
which are ve ry im porta nt considerations
to any military orga ni zation , particularly
during war time. It 's a winn er and could
be the a nswer to many a soldier 's prayer .
Le t' s hope that those who are of the in-
fa mous "conve ntional school of
thought ,· ' do not fa il to recogni ze this
fact !
Interested personnel should contact

Sidney J . McQueen, 414 Coors Boule-
vard. Albuquerque , New Mexico , 87105,
U. S.A.
Photos one through three illustrate Photos four through six demonstrate
movement of unique rotary magazine movement of rotary magazine to
to left: provides firer with flexibility. right. This concept facilitates direct-
ing fire around buildings , obstacles.
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The kick is viole nt, and the noise when t he shoote r off balance , but whe n shoot- tain consistent hits on a silhouette at 100
fired from the shoulder irritating. From in g 7.62 NATO, three shots shou ld be yards with out using the sights , after a
the hip, the blast is deafe ning, but, con- e noug h. On semi-auto with a hot barrel few doze n practice rounds.
trol is excelle nt. It doesn't twist or and poor rest, the rifl e grouped fiv e shots
climb ; it just locks on target driving out in s ide four inches. Proper bench rest The front sight is a fixed blade. The
7.62mm bullets at 700 ro unds per minu te. techniq ues coul d like ly na rrow this to two a pe rture re ar sight is raised or lowe red
Placing this rifle in the ha nds of in- or three-inch groups. on its threade d pe destal by turning the
experienced troqps, however. wo uld be Afte r 50 fa st rounds, smoke began to drum in the carrying ha ndle. There is no
an eye-dosing , flinch-produ ci ng disaster. pour off of oil on th e barrel an d th e n it be- wind age adju stme nt , but loosenin g a
GREAT EXPECTATIONS:
AR io
The gun I a m talking about is t.he
~R-10 ~ssault nfle, perhaps the most ~II - N
~~~~~ allows zero ing by moving the rear
Fi ring 150 rounds left only a light
time?, ig nored and forgotten gun of its blacke ning on the in side of th e bolt
quahty ever produced. ~t. ca n ?e. com- carrie r a nd on t he bol t itse lf. Carbon
pared to the last of the Bnttsh Spitfires - buildup in critical a reas was practically
dazzling pieces of technology and design, nonexistent. After trying the gun dry , we
but doomed to obsolescence by a world add ed a g lob of LSA lube. (The blacken-
moving in another direction . in g vis ible in the photos is the lube mixed
Designed by Eugene Ston er before and with liquid carbon.) While t he M-1 6 was
durin g his tenure with Armalite, the rifle late r to have ca rbon problems, they were
was produ ced in quantity only in Holland du e to a cha nge in a mmunition propel-
and it appears that less tha n 4000 were !ant , lack of clean in g and the s maller
ever built. . dim ens ion s of the M-16. According to the
The g un pictured in this test was made designer, the AR-JO was so free of carbon
midway through production at the problems, that no special cleaning tools
Dutch govern ment-own ed Artillerie- had to be provided.
Inrichtingen plant and sold to the Sudan
by Int ~rar m s, of Alexandria, Virginia.
· The AR-JO looks like a large AR-15,
but, in f!lct, the reverse is t rue : th~
AR-15 is an evolution of the AR-10.
The two guns are almost identical in
design and construction, sharin g alloy

receivers, fiberglass or plastic stocks and
BY TERRY EDWARDS On ly two minor problems occurred in
te sting . The first was the cocking han-
pistol grips, in-line des ign an d high- cam e too hot to touch . Accuracy did not d le' s habit of coming free and sliding
over-the-bore lin es of sig ht. se e m to be affected. The Portuguese, arou nd in sid e the carrying handle. A
It takes time to get used to the AR-10. who bought 1200 AR-lOs for use in the ir replacement of spring corrected this
Recoil exceeds that of the FN / FAL or the colonia l wars, also found th e gu n had no problem. The second was more a lesson
M-14 , but is not unmanageable for any- over-heatin g prob le ms, even whe n the in safe g un ha ndling than a problem .
one of average North American build . African climate ga ve such te ndencies a After a long burst, the g un stopped-
The rifle 's re markable featu re is its com- head start. apparently empty. The fact that the bolt
bination of lig ht weig ht (nin e pounds For th e soldi er whose main concern stayed closed in stead of being hung up by
empty), poi ntab ility and un ca nny control abo ut a 7 .62mm rifl e is dragging it for th e hold-ope n device, s hould have been
under rapid or full-auto fire. The in-lin e mil es throu g h the bu sh, the AR -I 0 comes th e ti p-off, but no one noticed. Our
stock configuration is designed to e lim - thro ug h as a light. handy and eas ily- shooter cleared th e bolt to the rear , re-
inate mu ~zl e climb by placing the ax is of man ipulated weapon. The weight bal- lea sed it (sti ll not realizin g thi s should not
the .bore in lin e with t he shooter's shoul- an ces at th e front of the carrying handle , be happening}, pointed the g un down-
der so the g un will ki ck stra ig ht back in - and if th e shoote r hooks his index finger range and triggered it. Instead of the
~ tea d of pivoti ng around the shoulder. It around th e cocking handl e, th e rifl e ca n e xpected clack of the hammer , off went
works. Laying a three shot burst on a be loaded and shoulde red in one quick another round . A cartridge had become
sil)louette target at I 00-ya rds is no prob- motion. The gun points natura ll y, like a h un g up in the mag , chambered during
lem . After that , the kick begins to knock shotgun. An expe rie nced trooper can ob- cleari ng and gone off. Fortunately ,
proper safety procedures were us ed, and rifl e . Li ke Sulli va n and Dorchester , to develop a s urvi val rifl e . Armali te re-
paid off. St one r was using light alloys and com- spo nded with the A R-5. The rifle was
Ove rall , it is hard to fault the AR-10. pos iti on sto cks in hi s design. Sulli va n of- adopted by the Air Force as the MA-1.
Three hundred rounds is not an end ur- fer ed Ston er th e post of Chief Engi neer. Enco ura ged by this s uccess, Armalite
a nce test, but , all of the g un 's stop - Stone r accepted , sold hi s part of hi s took a closer look at the mili tary market
pages had to be blamed on the maga zin e . con s ulting e ng in eering fi rm to hi s and accelerated work on the rifl e Stoher
The AR-10 is a handy, confidence -in- partn e rs and join ed Armalite as the third had bro ug ht wit h him to the fir m.
spiring rifle-one of the best to come out e mployee . Three more firearms experts Stoner 's rifle , des ig nated th e AR-3,
of the era that spawned it. As its history join ed Arm a lite : Arthur Mill e r, who was was a .30-06, gas-o perated, in -line
shows, the AR- I 0 got li tt le chance to later to de sig n th e AR-16 and AR -1 8 desig n with lig htweig ht compon ents
prove itself. The des ig n li ves on in th e rifl es. arm s desig ner L. J a mes Sullivan, throughout. The gas operation was a co1;-
AR-15/ M-!6 rifl es of today . If it needs and Robert Fre mont, th e e ngi neer who ve ntional pisto n des ig n. but t he bolt
a ny vindication , it achieves it in Colt' s tac kl ed the desig n tole ran ce problems fe at ured a mul ti -lugge d . lock-up system.
production of over three million M-J6s of mass-produ cing Armalite weapo ns. The bolt desig n was s lotted foi· use in the
and their adoption by man y nations. In 1954 , th e s mall arm s world was in a new assa ult rifl e.
The AR-10 story bega n ih Californi a in state of flux. Th e indu stri ali zed nations Sto ner desig ned the new g ui1 with an
1947, whe n two brothers-in-law , Charl es we re e ngaged in choosin g replacements in-lin e stock, an aluminum alloy two-
Dorch ester and George Sullivan , go t for outmoded rifl es. and a rms manu- piece receiver hinged at the fro nt for
together to design and build a new bolt fa cturers aroun d th e wo rld were fa lling fi e ld-strippin g . an a luminum barrel with
action rifle. Their idea was to incorporate over each oth er fo r ord ers. Th e big plum, tita nium liner , and fiberglass stocks and
a foam-filled plastic or fiberglass stock of course, was th e Uni te d States . Tests in pi stol grip. The tri gge r mecha nism was
and lightweight alloys into a ha rd-hitting, the U.S. started in 1950, putting the similar to th e M -1 carbine, and an
Mauser action rifle. Both these men were FN / FAL, the British EM-2 and the integral carrying handle housed the
Author firing AR-10 from hip during tests. AR-10 was predecessor of widely adopted U.S. AR -15/M-16.
successfully fo llowing full-tim e caree rs ,Sprin gfield Armory T-25 in competi - rear sight well over the line of the bore.
so the project moved slowly from base - tio n . Yet , the tests were unsatisfactory . The front sight was mounted on a ped-
ment to ga rage . In 1952 , the men decided Th e T-25 was found unsuitable and re- esta l above the gas port in the barre l.
to form thei r own compa ny: Armalite. placed by th e T-4 7. The British and
Armalite got into gea r in 1954. Th a t Be lgian gun s we re se nt home on the The gas system chosen was a departure
year , Sulliva n met with th e late Richard ba s is of th e ir .280 cali be r. Britain gave from the conventional piston type. In the
Boute ll e. then -Preside nt of Fairchild up , but Be lg ium cam e back with a n F AL AR-10 , the gas ex its from a gas port on
Engine and Airplane Corporati on.in 7.62X5.lmm NATO. Mea nwh il e, top of the barre l a bout six inches from the
Boutelle was impressed with the lig ht- the T-4 7 had bee n s he lved by Spring- mu zzle . It then travels via a chromed
we ight conce pt and its potential. On fi e ld in favor of th e T-44. Th e n. the stee l tub e , b ack along the barre l to the
October l ." 1954 , Arma lite beca me the FAL deve loped probl e ms . They were action. This featur e wa s not new. The
Armalite Division of Fairch'ild Engine corrected and the tes ts moved on to AG-42 used a s imil ar syste m as designed
and Airplane. troop tri a ls , manufa cturing tria ls. etc. fo r the Swe dish Arm y by Ljuagman
Europ e was in a sim il ar state , and th e durin g World War II. In the Ljungman
At this point, the re we re six more t im e see med rip e for a new assa ult syste m , th e gas strik es inside a cap at the
words in the company na me than e mploy- rifl e . top front of the bolt carri er above the axis
ees on the roster. Sullivan got in tou ch of th e bore which res ults in a ti pping, out-
with an ex-Marine workin g in Ca lifornia Wh e n he arri ved at Arm ali te . Stoner of-line torque on the part of the bolt
as a consulting 'eng inee r , na med Eugen e had to di vide hi s ta le nts . The AR-1, as ca rri e r . In the AG-42 action, which
Stoner. Stoner, who had a life long t he rifl e Dorch es te r and Sulli va n bega n re sts on a machined steel base, thi s is not
fascination with firearms des ig n. was cam e to be ca ll ed. had to be finished. a problem, but , such a torque would
wo rkin g in his s pare time on his own Th e n. th e U.S . Air Force asked Armali te te ar he ll out of a light alloy receiver. So,
Stoner designed his own version of the A test of the new gun was arranged at two years . The Austrians couldn 't
pistonless gas operation. Springfield Armory. At the time, U.S . accept this and turned to FN. FN assured
When the gas in the Stoner design government was still conducting tests of the Austrians that the F AL was ready to
reaches the receiver, instead of hitting new weapons, but it appears the T-44 go and shipped off several hundred for
the bolt carrier directly, it is ch;anneled (destined to become the M-14) had testing. The Austrians found that parts of
inside the bolt carrier. There it enters and already won. the guns were not interchangeable, the
fills a chamber created by the locked bolt Several guns were packed up and F ALs to FN, and called on Artillerie-
and the bolt carrier. As the gas expands, Stoner traveled with them to the Con- Inrichtingen again, with a firm order. But
it strives to expand the chamber and can necticut armory. The test got off to a bad Arti llerie-Inrichtingen was having money
do so only by pushing back the bolt start when Stoner was met at the door by problems. The Dutch Army had decided
carrier , which cams the bolt unlocking it irate Springfield employees brandish- it didn 't like the new gun , and s ince
seven lugs from the barrel extension. The ing copies of the current issue of Time Artillerie-lnrichtingen wasn 't a state-
important thing is that this chamber magazine, which had hit the streets ow ned company, they were not able to
actually surrounds the part of the bolt, while Stoner was still in the air over the pry enough money out of their govern -
sealed by piston rings on the bolt . Thus , mid-west. In the article, an Armalite me nt. Austria eventually went back to FN
the unlocking thrust is in a straight line public-relations man was quoted as and equ ipped with the FAL.
to the rear, in-line with the axis of the saying some less-than-flattering things
bore. This eliminates any stress on the about the U.S. government small arms Artill erie-Inrichtingen finally started
receiver and also allows the receiver to development program. Since that pro- producing the AR-10 two years after they
be constructed from light, relatively gram centered on Springfield Armory, got their license . By that time, orders
weak materials. the Springfield people were a little upset. such as Austria's had come and gone and
The AR-10 field-stripped. In actuality, system is simpler integral with the bolt carrier, rather than incorporating.a
than current M-16/ AR-15 in that cocking actuator is separate charging handle as with the M-16.
In 1955, the AR-10 was introduced to a test got under way again, once the expensive ad campaign was largely
startled and impressed small arms feathers were smoothed. wasted.
world. Among others, representatives of The AR-lOs gave little trouble, digest- As produced in Holland , the weapon
Artillerie-Inrichtingen showed up at ing thousands of rounds with perform- was essentially the same as the Armalite
Costa Mesa to see the new gun. They ance rivaling the other rifles then being prototypes. The Dutch version eliminated
were so impressed, they asked to manu- considered. Just before the fire testing the combination muzzle brake/ flash
facture it. Armalite agreed to their pro- was to end, one of the titanium-lined hider/s uppressor of the early guns, be-
posals in 1956 and issued a production barrels blew up. The guns and Stoner cause most customers had demanded
license , whereupon Stoner and Miller returned to Costa Mesa, where the guns bayonet-mounting, grenade-launching,
went to Holland to assist in converting were put into all-steel barrels. The blank-firing attachment-adaptable bar-
the design to metric dimensions and aluminum barrels were not tried again . rels. To give this capability , the Dutch
starting up production. The rebarreled guns went back to Spring- made steel sleeves that slide over the
Armalite then began an ambitious field and completed the tests without barrel from the front sight base to the
marketing and public relations program. incident, but Springfield had already filed muzzle and have either a bayonet lug or
Besides Artillerie-Inrichtingen, Inter- its report after the barrel-bursting grenade launcher built on. Most flash
arms of Alexandria, Virginia, Cooper- episode, and American government hiders are three-pronged; some are
MacDonald of Baltimore, Maryland, and interest died. threaded on the end for a blank-firing
Sidem International of Bonn, Germany, Things were not going much better in attachment, while early production guns
were chosen to sell the new rifle. Ads ap- Holland. The Austrian government took are not. The barrels are steel , while the
peared in publications around the world, a long look at the AR-10 and decided to stocks are made of either plastic or fiber-
while Armalite scrambled to deal with adopt it for their army. Artillerie-In- glass. The receivers are machined
inquiries. richtingen told them delivery would take aluminum alloy forgings. The bolt and
the bolt carrier are made from brushed adj ustable . A small valve screw, visible depressed. The handguard cannot be
chrome-plated steel. The recoil spring is on the front of the front sight base, was removed unless t he front sight base is
housed in a steel tube through the used to pre-set the gas at the factory removed.
butt. before the gun was shipped. The user
The action is buffered by an aluminum should never have cause to tinker with One of the first announced sales of the
and steel buffer assembly. Loaded, the this valve, nor is there a safety sear in the AR-10 was to the Sudan. Sam Cummings
rifle weighs just over 10.5 lbs. It is 40.25 gun. The design of the bolt and carrier of Interarmco (now Interarms , Alex-
inches long, with a 19. 75-inch barrel , precludes the firing pin clearing the bolt andria, Virginia) sold 300-400 of the
rifled with four wide grooves taking a face unless the action is locked . weapons while in the Sudan. The . sight
turn every 10 inches. Some early produc- Both Armalite and Artillerie-Inrich- graduations on the Sudanese guns are in
tion g uns may be fo und with chromed tingen produced experime ntal models of Arabic. Other sales were made to Nicar-
chambers. the AR-10, including magazine and belt- agua and Burma. At least a few of the
During production, different tools and fed light machine guns with quick change Artillerie-Inrichtingen guns were im-
materials were utilized; therefore , barrels and a short-barreled carbine ver- ported to the U.S . These can be identified
differences are evident between individ- sion . Several fore-end designs were tried by the electro-penciled word "Holland"
ual rifles. Stocks were made from both in plastic, fiberglass, and wood and above the stamped word "Nederland" on
fiberglass and plastic and can be found in stamped steel, none of which passed the magazine housing. Portugal got the
green , brown, or black. The gas tubes t hrough the prototype stage. last guns to come off the production line
were made from chromed steel, but there At least two sniper versions were pro- in 1959. They bought 1200 rifles, many of
are rumors of a few made of stainless duced, differing mainly in the method of which saw extensive use later in Angola
steel. Artillerie-Inrichtingen added their mounting the four-powe r scope on the and Mozambique.
Close up view of right side of AR-10. Other than size AR-15. Note cocking actuator inside rear-sight base/car-
differences,_rifle is almost identical to its success9r, the r.YJ!!g_handle.
~~~~~7'"'""'""
own touch . . . cooling fins machined carrying handle . Many of these scopes Development work at Armalite pro-
into the barrel within the handguard . The were later marketed in the U.S. by Colt. duced two more experimental models :
jacket has longitudinal fins to dissipate A bipod attached to a specially-designed the AR-12 and the AR-14. The AR-12
heat. The handguard is lined with hard version of the front sight base folded back was a stamped-steel version of the gun
polycarbonate foam and is reflective. to become part of the handguard when designed for rapid production . It prob-
Some guns were provided with night not in use. Wire-cutting bayonets, gre- ably would have cost $45 to make at the
sights, whkh -are simply white dots added nade launchers, slings, cleaning kits , and time. The AR-14 was a Monte Carlo
above the rear aperture sight and below blank-firing attachments were produced. stocked semi-auto for civilian sales.
the front blade sight. Sometimes the All production AR-lOs use the 20-shot Armalite was never equipped for mass-
paint used was luminescent, sometimes waffle-pattern al uminum magazine producing the AR-10 and only turned out
not. pioneered at Armalite, have the cocking batches of prototypes-about 100 guns
Artillerie-Inrichtingen also experi- handle inside the carrying handle and altogether.
mented with semi-auto models. Early adapt for gloved use by folding down the Late in 1957, Joe Lyman visited Arma-
guns released gas from the bolt carrier bottom of the trigger guarfl. lite on behalf of the U.S. Army. The
straight out to the side through the Field stripping the AR-10 involves no Army was seeking a small caliber, light-
ejection port. This arrangement was tools. With the gun cleared, the soldier weight rifle and wanted Armalite to have
changed and three holes were used , merely pops out the pin holding the rear a shot at the project (no pun intended).
angled forward to direct the gas away of the receiver halves together, and Armalite produced t he AR-11 , a selective
from a left-handed shooter's face . breaks the rifle. A tug on the cocking fire rifle with a standard configuration
There is no primary extraction in the handle will bring the bolt carrier out stock . The stock design and the gun's
AR-10 to loosen the case before extrac- where it can be grabbed and removed. excessive rate of fire made full-auto fire
tion. In an action as inherently violent as This carrier, bolt, firing pin assembly uncontrollable, and the design was
unregulated, straight-through gas, one comes apart by removing one pin and the abandoned . The AR-10 drawings were
would expect primary extraction, but , bolt camming stud. The buffer assembly dusted off and Stoner and his team scaled
Stoner claims that it simply wasn 't and recoil spring are removed after the the g un down to .222 caliber. Six months
needed. Actually , the gas system is detent holding them in the buttstock is after work began, 10 prototype rifles were
delivered to the Army for t est at Aber-
deen Proving Grounds. The gun , later
changed to .223, became the AR-15.
Another Evaluation Of The AR-10
By
Although no one realized it at the time , it John Michaels
was also the AR-lO 's death knell. Jolin Micha els. a Canadian weapons phenolic composition handguards
Shortly after Portugal received 1200 expert. tested on e of200 AR-JOs recently which are, however , repairable with
rifles , the licensing agreement between imported to Canada from th e Sudan. Fol- fiberglass. Of all modern assault rifles ,
Artillerie-lnrichtingen and Armalite came lo win g are excerpts from his test reports. only the AR-10 feels solid, yet light. Even
up for ren ewal. A dispute over territory (Ed.) if one has to fix the bayonet for close
had cooled relations between the firms Test-firing 500 rounds of ball ammuni- quarter fighting, the AR-lO's strength
and the agreement was allowed to lapse . tion produced no malfunctions, and with ai1d weight inspires confidence.
The fa te of Artillerie-lnrichtingen's th e exception of extracted brass being Until the 4.85mm round becomes
production tooling is not known. So, the spat in differe nt areas because of a wide more prevale nt, I will stay with the 7.62 .
AR-10 ceased to be made in 1959. In range of different ball test ammo, the The 5.56 has its beautiful moments ,
January of th at year, Colt's Patent Fire- weapon behaved magnificently . The especially in low ammo weight , but any-
arms had acquired manufacturing rights AR-10 produces, with the splayed prong one who has been up against fixed forti-
for the AR-15 , and when the AR-10 be- fla sh hider , only slightly more recoil fications, especially bunkers , will know of
came a free agent, Colt got the rights to it than the M-16. what I speak . I opt for the 7.62; the 5 .56
as well. The Sudanese variant lived up to the just doesn't cut the cake in that situation.
Armalite decided fo overhaul the legend of the AR-10 . It cycled mixed If one doesn't have an L.M .G. along in
design of the AR-10 before Colt began loads flawlessl y . Cleaning of the weapon such situations, it can spell disaster.
production. The cocking handl e was was combat S.0.P., lubricating with
moved to the rear of the receiver , the bolt Dri-slide and a quick assembly. The specifications of the Sudanese
and extractor en larged and the flash- With the exception of the author, the AR-10 variant are as follows:
hider/ muzzle-brake / suppressor of the two shooters who helped with the test CALIBER: 7.62mm (NATO)
early prototypes was re-introduced in had never before seen an AR-10 , much OVERALL LENGTH:
modified form. The re-design ed gun was l ,035mm
le ss fir ed one. Both were impressed. It
designated the AR-lOA. While Colt was WEIGHT / EMPTY MAG .: 3.36 KG.
has been a long tim e since I have seen an MAG / CAPACITY: 20 rds .
part way through tooling up, it became incredulous look of joy on a man's BARREL LENGTH: ~3mm
obvious that the AR-15 would eclipse the fac e . It was a pleasure to behold. TWIST: Right hand
AR-10. Arma lite and Colt agreed to drop The feature of the AR-10 I wished had LENGTH OF RIFLING:
work on the AR-lOA. Only one or two 450mm
b een incorporated into the SP-1 , AR-15, NUMBER OF LANDS: 4
AR-lOAs were produced at Armalite. or M-16, is that of the charging handle. SIGHT RADIUS: 525mm
- Fairchild and Armalite parted company In stead of extending th e arm (dependent SIGHT ADJUSTMENT: Up to 600 meters
in 1961. That same year , Stoner left the upon whether on e is left or right-handed, (calibrated in Arabic).
firm to do consulting work for Colt and various postures must be adopted to
Cadillac-Gage. With Cadillac-Gage, he draw back the rear charging ears as on an
developed the Stoner 63 System. He al- M-16) , one simply curves the finger I know our American brothers will be
so worked with Thompson, Ramo and around an inverted trigger-shaped hook gnashing and weeping at this point be-
Woolridge of Port Clinton, Ohio, where under th e sight platform / carry handle, cause of the 1968 Firearms Act, fo rbid-
he developed the TRW 6425 single- briskly draws it to the rear , and releases. ding importation of military arms into the
barreled automatic 25 produced by Oer- This is much faste r, and when field strip- U.S. We have always felt this strange ,
likon as the KBA-B and KBB. He now ping, one does not have that extra three since there are more military surplus
ru'ns Aries, Inc., found ed in the early to five second jiggle that is usually in- weapons in the U.S. than anywhere
'70s. Stoner himself is pursuing re- curred when reinserting the bolt and else.
charging track. With novices, this may One can only wonder why Inter Arm
turn into a longer ordeal where a situation Co. has not produced the AR-10 com -
could occur that would be fatal. mercially . We can only hope that they
One could go on indefinitely listing the will. A man deserves .the best he can ob-
merits of the AR-10. 1 am sorry that I can- tain in our troubled world. For my profes-
not list any faults other than the early sional money, it's the AR-10.
se arch in "la1'ger calibers," but there are The writer would like to thank Richard
' 'on e or two small arms programs going Klotz ely of Armalite and Eug ene Stoner
on.' ' of Aries. Inc. for their in valuable assist-
Art Miller worked with Stoner in ance in preparing this article. Oth er re-
search material was derivedfrom W.H.B.
deve loping the AR-16 rifle before Stoner
Smith ·s Small Arms of th e World. and
left. Later , Miller was to scale down the
Mqjor F. W.A. Hobart"s work in Jane's
AR-16 and produce the well-known
l!~(antry W eapons 1975 and Small
AR-18.
Arms Profile #22. The test gun was sup-
Sullivan left Armalite to join Lockheed pliedji-om th e Unit Nine collection.
and Dorchester stayed as Chairman of the It was brought to our attention that
Board , a post he holds today. AR -JOs were advertised for $775 by
Artillerie-lnrichtingen? Well, they're Gun and Tackle. Tetachwan, Ontario.
out of the gun business now. When Subsequent investigations revealed that
Arma lite President, Richard Klotzely , these AR-JOs can only be imported by a
visited Holland a few years ago , he Class Ill dealer, who in turn. can only sell
decided to ring th em up for old times ' them to law enforcement personnel or the
sake. milit(//y. Any other indlVrduals should be
Portuguese mere with AR-10 during subject to prosecution under th e 1968
recent Angola fiasco. Note recesses "They didn't eve n want to talk about
Gu;i Control Act. ~
in handguard for bipod, indicating gun s. "
late model Dutch production. Several
hundred AR-10s found their way into SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
Angola via the Sudan.
BLICl.JICIS AID
BILLIES BYDAVIDmELE
The patrolman casually walked his beat saps have been used in the past as "in-
near 5th and Main in downtown Los terrogation tools" (the "Gestapo rubber
Angeles. The evening was cool , but not hose" image), their proper function is to
cold enough to keep five young punks convince a prisoner to do whatever he
from appearing, taunting the officer for refuses to do (strip for search, go through
no reason but sport. The patrolman knew a doorway , stop fighting with his cell-
the odds were bad , so he just walked by, mate, etc.) by judicious blows to nerve
letting the lads continue their game. He centers or large muscles. Although there
walked to a callbox, put in a request for are unarmed techniques for performing
assistance. As the backup was arriving, these functions, most institutions do not
he walked up to the gang leader , told him provide sufficient training to give a guard
he was under arrest for disturbing the an equal chance against an inmate who
peace . The gang leader swung but not may have been training for years in the
fast enough. The officer landed an open- prison weight room .
hand blow to his temple which put him on The rubber sap should be as standard
the sidewalk . His companions scattered as Chemical MACE in detention facil-
into the arms of the other officers, mut- ities . Some jails and prisons also autho-
tering about how their leader had been rize the use of lead-loaded blackjacks,
decked by a slap. What they didn't know Ket-Lites (police flashlights), and Stun
was that while the officer was putting in Guns (a billy which also launches a shot-
his call for assistance, he was also slip- filled bean bag); these can be very use-
ping on a palm sap under his glove; his ful, but their use must be accompanied by
"slap" was backed by six ounces of procedural protections to effectively pre-
powdered lead. vent their being snatched from the of-
This incident occurred some years ago. ficer and used against him.
Although the palm sap , a lead-filled pod The next step up from the rubber sap is
on a watchband-type strap, is still made the lead-loaded blackjack. This is a
(Lewis Leather Goods in Los Angeles is leather-covered device six to eighteen
one maker), it has been largely super- inches long, averaging eight to 10 inches
seded by sap gloves, such as those made for the standard police models. It may
by Damascus Leather Shop in Boring, weigh from six to 34 ounces and usually
Oregon. Sap gloves have six ounces of weighs from six to 12 ounces. There are
granulated lead in either the palm or four main styles: 1) the flat sap, with a
across the knuckles. The knuckle sap solid lead pod fused to a flat spring (such
variety is more practical since it allows · as the Bucheimer " Denver " or " Tex-
conventional fist blows , protects the back an " ), 2) the round sap , with a rounded
of the hand when using the baton, and lead pod connected to a coil spring (such
allows grasping the service revolver. Sap as the Bucheimer Models 821 , 7980 ,
gloves can also be swung like a black- 8980, etc.) , 3) the lead shot-filled sap
jack ifthere is no time to put them on. (such as the Bucheimer Model 211) , and
The next step up from the sap glove is 4) the " lead clay" or granulated lead-
the light blackjack. Although it is possible filled sap (such as the Bianchi Model 39).
to "choke up" on the 'jack, using its head
for short thrusting blows, this weapon is There are advantages and disadvan-
designed for swinging blows, which can tages to each style. The type least likely·
be used to sting and incapacitate large to lacerate or fracture is the flat sap,
muscles , disable joints , and snap the The "Gestapo" spring cosh. The root especially the lighter models, such as the
skull forward, creating concussion and tube is solid, the interior tubes are "Midget" or " Junior" made by Buch-
unconsciousness. These blows may also heavy coil springs swung into posi- eimer in Frederick, Maryland. If the of-
cause lacerations (cuts) , contusions tion by gravity action. The head may ficer works uniformed patrol and normal-
(bruises), and skull fracture, but, if used be steel and comparatively light. ly carries a full length baton , he might
properly , blackjacks are safer to use than well in prisons . Prisoners are most likely want to carry one of these light saps for
conventional clubs - safer , though less to attack impulsively without weapons, so those occasions when the baton is in-
versatile and usually less effective. using severely incapacitating weapons on appropriate or accidentally left in the car .
Some blackjacks are made from them makes for bad press. Also , if The round sap can strike to either side as
rubber. Rubber saps are quite safe com- prisoners should snatch away the of- well as front and back . It is also easier to
pared to the lead variety, with practically ficer 's rubber sap they could not easily "choke up on " for thrusting blows to
no danger of fracture , concussion, or use it to kill or maim him as might be the solar plexus or chin. It is more likely to
severe laceration. They can be used quite case with other weapons. Though rubber lacerate than the flat sap. The lightest,
The "Gestapo" spring cosh (left), less there is no other target available, and the hand. The yawara stick can be used to
closed, compared with the Ni tele- the suspect must be stopped imme- strike forward or backhand against nerve
scoping baton (right), also closed. diately. centers and joints, and, when used in
The Ni device, has a quillon to protect The blackjack can be a useful weapon combination with feints and parries with
against knife attack, to the detective or plainclothesman who the left hand, it can provide a remarkable
cannot carry a baton. No policeman measure of protection against the attacks
should go out with only a gun. A pistol is of an unarmed man.
an effective weapon, but its use is all but Next up from the blackjack and yawara
precluded by a host of laws and policy stick is the billy. This is a short baton,
directives. The butt of a folding knife , a usually 10 or 12 inches long. Modern
yawara stick, or a blackjack can help billies may be made of wood , plastic
bring a suspect into custody when the (such as the Monadnock series), or
mere threat of a revolver will not. The aluminum (such as the Kel-Lite billy).
revolver itself should not be used to strike The billy , since it is rigid, not flex ible like
blows , since this can make it inoperable . a blackjack, can be used for a number of
One alternative to the blackjack is the one-hand parries, jabs, and blows,
yawara stick. ln professional police limited only by the imagination and train-
models this is an eight-inch cylinder of ing of the user. It is the most versatile
plastic or aluminum, one inch in diam- stick short of the conventional 18 to 26-
eter, usually with a device such as a inch baton .
spike or sharp ring, to prevent its being
snatched away. The Yawara has become
fairly popular since F.A. Matsuyama in- One type of blunt instrument which fits
troduced his back in 1947. Monadnock no simple category is the telescoping
Lifetime Products in Fitzwilliam , N .H., baton. This may be either flexib le or
makes several types of plastic yawara rigid. In either case the telescoping baton
sticks including some with chrome steel is made up of a six-inch root tube and two
balls on the tips (which unfortunately in- shorter, thinner tubes which pop into
crease the lethality of the device; these place by gravity or spring tension. The
most convenient sap on the market is the balls focus the force of the blow to a much earliest one , attributed to the Gestapo, or
Bucheimer 8980, a six-ounce round sap, smaller area than would a conventional Nazi secret police, used a solid root tube
which can be completely concealed in the stick or blackjack, making them likely to and two flexible coil-spring tubes, which
pocket without noticeable bulge, an ad- penetrate the soft parts of the skull) . An popped out like a car aerial with a flick of
vantage to plainclothesmen. The shot- aluminum "judo stick" is made by Kel- the wrist. The tip of this device might be
filled and lead clay saps allow some Lite/ Safariland of Monrovia, California. solid steel or it might be weighted with
"give" at the moment of impact, possibly A simple yawara stick can be made cast brass . It is used in the same swing-
spreading out the impact of the blow. The from an ordinary wood dowel - just cut it ing manner as a blackjack, but since it
Bianchi Model 39 (made in Temecula , to five, six, seven, or eight inches, de- has no padding, and because of its much
California) also has the advantage of pending on the width of your hand, so longer arc of whip, it is much more lethal
being completely filled with lead. With that an inch sticks out above and below than a blackjack.
this type of sap the handle as well as the
pod can be used to strike blows. Also, this
type of sap is more acceptable to those
who do not like the spring-whip of other
types. The Bianchi sap can be used to
strike flat blows , short thrusts (choked
up), and slashing blows with the side
edge.
If carried in the back pocket or special
sap pocket with its end sticking out, the
blackjack can be snatched away more
easily than a conventional baton (of
course, in this case the officer could be
justified in using his sidearm since the
suspect is now armed), so the officer may
want to consider a sap that can be con-
cealed completely. The main drawback to
the blackjack , however, is its flexibility.
It cannot be used to parry a weapon or to
strike full-length thrusts. Its main ad-
vantages seem to be concealability,
convenience, and less risk to the suspect.
Aside from its flexibility its main dis-
advantage is its short reach. Even so , it
can be effectively used against targets
like the knee or ankle (with training),
targets which can incapacitate a suspect
while requiring little treatment , which
can be explained away if necessary (e.g.,
"He must have bumped into a chair or An early set of adjustable cuffs shown with a vintage lead-loaded sap. This
fallen down while I was struggling to sap is identical in design with many roundhead blackjacks. Some depart-
restrain him") . Blows should not be ments now prefer the flat sap since it is less likely to lacerate than this old-
directed at the head , face, or neck, un- style round sap.
In fact, the Gestapo baton 's propensity keibo, and its most popular variation is a standard baton , while adding the ve rsa-
for penetrating a skull made it a favorite spring-loaded model which shoots into tility of a practically indestructible flash-
silent assassination weapon of the under- position at the touch of a lever. It also has light. The shorter models can be used in
ground. Incidentally, the same type of a substantial quillon to ward off knife at- place of a conventional blackjack or billy.
coil spring (not telescoping) was used in tack. The only drawbacks to this device In fact , these have become so popular
the light whip of female guards at Ger - are that the chrome finish tends to rust, that policemen often refer to them as
man concentration camps, with which and pounding the device on the floor their "electric sap."
they were reputed to be able to deftly (necessary to close it) may dislodge the A variety of objects can be used as im ~
pluck out an eye. The Gestapo "spring soldered-on tip. I once tried to interest provised batons or blackjacks. The list in-
cosh " is not in general use today , but the several arms people into importing this cludes ballbats, flashlights, towel racks,
example shown was the property of a device, but their test marketing showed bunk adaptors , tree limbs, socks or
modern German policeman . that most American policemen feared its handkerchiefs filled with sand , gravel,
The second type of telescoping bafon , "secret weapon " image which they felt quarters, or lead shot. In the LAPD
or "extensible nightstick," is the rigid could adversely affect public relations. Archives I have even seen an improvised
variety, made of three solid steel tubes. Practically every policeman I saw in blackjack that one old time copper made
One of these, called the tokushu keibo, is Taipei had one of these, and folded into from a bent horseshoe - quite an in-
manufactured in Tokyo and is worn by its leather carrier it is so inconspicuous timidating sight.
airport security police among others. The that if I hadn 't known what to look for I A weapon is only as effective as the
private army organized by the late would have missed it - only a criminal training that goes with it. Since most de-
Yukio Mishima , noted author, ultra- assailant would see it in its "fear-in- partments do not offer much in the way of
rightist, and suicide, was armed with this ducing " position. It is certainly less con- baton training , if a policeman wants to
device . The Japanese policeman does not spicuous than a 26-inch baton banging on ' become really proficient , he should study
find the idea of a steel truncheon to be the hip. some relevant martial art. The most valu-
Above: the Bianchi Model 39 sap, 10 inches of leather- famous "Texan" model. This is the typical soiid-
covered lead clay. The thong, a simple shoelace, can be lead-pod-with-steel-flat-spring covered with leather, a
removed and tied around the thong ring. Below: ttie good slapper sap but less versatile than the Bianchi
Bucheimer "Denver" flat sap, a smaller brother to the design.
repugnant, as does his American counter- The conventional 22 or 26-inch baton is able, practical art that I have come across
part, perhaps because old feudal Jap- an excellent weapon. Its length allows is escrima, the Filipino art of stick and
anese policemen were equipped with the two-hand as well as one-handed attacks, ·knife . Unfortunately , there are few
j utte, a short metal wand which could useful for retaining a secure grip on the escrima schools outside Hawaii and Calif-
even ward off sword attacks. Also, Ja- weapon at all times. It can be used to ornia. You might also look into some of
panese policemen are far better trained in parry, thrust, beat, and slash with a the Chinese martial arts schools , as they
the use of their stick weapons, so that a variety of moves adapted from saber stress the use of stick techniques as well.
device which compresses its blow to the fencing , kendo, ju-jutsu, kali, escrima, An excellent Super 8mm training film on
narrower confines of a metal tip can be or a number of other martial arts. Its only the use of the police baton is now avail-
trusted in their hands. Tokyo policemen , drawback is its length and conspicuous- able from Harold Brosious (290 Verde
for example, practice three times a week ness. London and Hong Kong police are Vista Dr., Thousand Oaks, Ca.) My own
with baton and shinai (bamboo practice satisfied with a 10-inch truncheon. Tokyo book on stick fighting will be available
sword used in kendo). In America, police- and Taipei police often carry only the soon from Phoenix Press (Box 693,
men rarely train with the baton after they telescoping baton. Boulder, Colo.) , publishers of my last
get out of the academy, even though this book, Secrets of Modem Knife Fighting.
One compromise that combines length
is their primary weapon, their first line with less conspicuousness is the police The stick fighting book will detail tech-
of defense , a weapon used far more than flashlight. This device, made of alumi- niques for using the baton , blackjack, and
the handgun. related weapons , as well as offer hereto-
num (such as the Kel-Lite) or plastic fore unprinted photographs of vintage
Incidentally, anothe·r rigid-type teles- (such as the Pro-Lite, which picks up police weapons.
coping baton is made by Professor Ni of most of its weight from its batteries),
the Central Police College in Taiwan , a comes in a variety of shapes and sizes.
man I met a few years ago in Taipei. His The 18, 22, and 26-inch Baton-Lites made
device is slightly larger than the tokushu by Kel-Lite virtually take the place of a
FOR MERCS & SOF'ERS ON THE ROAD OR IN THE BUSH
HOME DRYING JOURNEY FOOD
BY EDWARD BROWN
Ever since the first restless men left And that brings us right up to the (4) Now comes the waiting game.
the familiar confines of their home present with the old standby , beef jerky, Leav e the meat in the oven for four or five
1
grounds to venture into unknown terri- famed of outback, mountain pass, and hours , with the door propped open an
tory , one of the greatest problems the cocktail bar. There must be a couple of inch or so, more if your oven is hotter
wanderer had to face was maintaining an dozen ways to prepare jerky, using the than 120 degrees.
adequate food supply for the trip. One sun, making a drying house of willow (5) Five hours into the game, turn the
solution was, and is, foraging and hunt- sticks, or whatever, but for the purposes strips over and carry on as before for
ing along the way, but if the new land is of this article we're going to stick to the another three or four hours. Begin check-
truly terra incognito, there can be no simplest technique consonant with the ing for dryness after allowing a stick or
reasonable assurance of subsisting off it. end result of tasty and nutritious food. two to cool first. The jerky by this time
To give himself an even chance of The rationale behind the process of ought to be shriveled and black and
survival, the early explorer had to devise preparing jerky is that by removing by should break like a green twig, not a dry
ways of preparing food in advance that heat anywhere from 80 to 90% of the one.
would make for compactness, nourish- water content of meat, and reducing the (6) Store the finished jerky in the fridge
ment, and " longevity , " which is to say bulk by roughly one-third, those organ- until you're ready to use it, then take it
that his food had to have the staying isms which can cause spoilage in un- along in a plastic bag inside a nylon or
power to last and remain eatable under treated food are removed, so basically the cotton stuff bag.
all circumstances and weather conditions. preparation of beef jerky involves strik- Dried fruits, also prime energy givers,
It's a tribute to primitive man that the ing a balance between applying just and good travelers under any conditions,
processes he developed with few tools enough prolonged heat to adequately dry are something else well worth the time to
and little knowledge for preparing the meat, but not cook it. "tailor make ."
expedition-type food - principaliy dry- Here's how it's done : In preparing dried fru its there are
ing, salting, and pickling - have come (1) As raw material, use a good grade some general principles best followe d .
down to us with little basic change. of mature, lean meat - a shoulder cut of For one, always use wooden trays for the
Despite today's technology and know- beef or venison works well - and cut process, never metal. A cheap way to
how, we haven't been able to improve to strips as long as possible out of the meat, make drying trays is to get hold of the
any great degree upon these pre-Biblical going with the grain. These strips should crates produce comes in at the local
practices of food preservation. be roughly one inch wide and no more market and saw into sections a couple of
Moderns can, then, take a leaf from than 1/2 inch thick. inch es deep. No metal on the bottoms
early man's book to prepare nutritious (2) Mix salt (one tablespoon for each eith er - two layers of cheesecloth or
food that will travel, and as a further pound of meat), garlic powder, pepper, other woven cloth over wooden strips
dividend can prepare it at home at a a nd any favorite herb which goes well works well.
fraction of the cost charged by commer- with meat - parsley is one - and pound Second, always use the freshest fru it
cial outfitters. these seasonings into both sides of the and the best grade you can lay hands on.
From the time our shaggy ancestors beef strips, using a mallet or rolling pin. Cut thin - this makes for better drying.
first got their canines into a slice off the (3) While you 've been doing this, your After the process, store the dried fruit in
joint, man has been a confirmed meat oven has been preheating to 150 degrees. closed containers in a dry piace until
eater, preferring this form of protein over Put the strips on an oven rack, one deep, ready for use.
any other single food for its taste, and and as soon as you get them into the ·Again, for simplicity we're going to de-
muscle-building and energy-g1vmg oven, turn the heat down to 120 degrees. scribe a fruit-drying process which in-
properties. It's not surprising, therefore, This is low , and man y ovens won't go volves the standard kitchen oven. There
to find his earliest efforts at preparing down this far. Get yours as low as you are procedures using the sun , and/ or
journey food centered on preserving can, but if it's a bit higher, put your complicated drying trays , but these are
meat. oven rack well up from the oven bed. outside the scope of this elementary how-
Apples and pears in the process of being steam-blanched Apples and pears after the drying process and ready for
preparatory to the drying phase of the process. Steam pasteurizing. The drying tray (which went right into the
blanching of both fruits and vegetables is necessary to oven) . is the bottom section of a vegetable crate, lined
inhibit the decomposing action of the enzymes and to with surgical gauze.
\ loosen plant tissues. Five minutes is enough for these SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
) two fruits. .
to-do-it piece. If you decide to get serious finished product, allow the fruit time to hours total should be enough to properly
about home-drying fruits and vegetables , cool before doing any testing. dry the fruit .
the July 1977 issue of the monthly B etter Authorities recomme nd Ba ldwin , Ben Freestone peaches are a good choice
Homes and Gardens has a good set of Davis , Winesap , Rome , and Delicious for home drying and are best d ried by
plans for a drying box made out of 1/2-inch apples as best for drying . Slice whatever hal ves rather than by slices . Strip the skin
plywooq , 3!4 -inch pine , and four light apple you' re using into 'ls -inch peels and and stea m-blanch halves for 15-20
sockets on page 18. steam-blanch for five minutes . Wipe off minutes . Begin the oven temperature at
If you 've got an electric oven , discon- excess moisture and start them off in 130 degree~. and raise gradually to 155
nect the upper element and be sure to an oven at 130 degrees. Raise t his tern- degrees after one hour. Rotate halves
vent the ove n well during the drying pro- perature gradually to 150 degrees after whe n visible juice has dried and lower
cess by leaving the door ajar. If you can 't the first hour. When nearly dry, lower oven temperature to 140 degrees during
get your oven down to 140 degrees, set it oven temperature to 140 degrees. Six the last part of the process. Peach halves
as low as you can and open tpe door a foot take a while to dry - 15 hours total, so
or so. Remember to put your drying trays .--T·W-·Q-•Slll!.•I-E-•D•l•S_H_E_S_.,. be ready for a long process here .
well up from the oven bottom. 0 Bartlett pears are a good bet for dry-
In preparing dried fruit, there' s a A couple of excellent emergency foods ing. Cut down the middle and take out the
process known as "blanching" which which can be tucked in a comer of a pack core with a melon ball scoop . Work with
must be effected during the processing. or survival kit are Pinole and LogaQ slices qr halves as you prefer . Steam-
Blanching involves treating the fruit to be bread. blanch slices five minutes . halves 20
dried with steam in order to minimize the minutes. Begin with an ove n temperature
decomposing action of the enzymes in the PINOLE of 130 degrees , raise after the first hour
fruit, maintain the color of the fruit, an·d Pinole is an old Indian travel food _ to 150 degrees, and lower to 140 degrees
promote drying by loosening the plant very durable, light, and nutritious. A for the 'last hour or so. Slices take six
tissues. pound of pinole will keep one on-his feet hours , halves 15.
To steam blanch, first heat half a pot of and moving for a week. Pinole is simply Even though you are sure your dried
water to boiling and arrange over it a rack fancied-up parched com. To make it, fruit has been properly prepared and is
just high enough to miss the sputtering shake out a pint of dry, sweet garden com ready for the eating, it 's a good idea to
water. Put a layer of fruit on the rack no in a baking pan and put into an oven make absolutely sure by taking the pro-
more than a couple of inches deep, and heated to 350 degrees. When the com is a cess one step further and pasteurizing
let steam. Be sure the steam gets to all light brown, sprinkle two heaping table- each batch.
parts of the rack. Test a center piece - it spoons of brown sugar on top and return
should be soft and thoroughly heated to the oven until the sugar begins to melt. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees and
when done. Steam-blanching times for Cool and grind in a food grinder. If you lay the fruit out on trays. Aim for a one-
each fruit are given in the individual have no grinder, put in a couple of plastic inch depth of fruit , no more, and don 't
preparation directions for that particular bags and attack with a rubber mallet. try to pasteurize more than two trays at
fruit. When finished , spread the blanch- Store the pinole in a plastic bag inside a one time. Leave the trays in t here for 15
ed fruit out on a paper towel and let dry. nylon stuff bag. When eating, wash down minutes , then spread out to cool on paper
Now let's make some dried fruit: with water - you'll think you've had toweling.
A favorite for taste and pick-me-up more than you've gotten.
qualities is the apricot. Get a couple of Before packaging dried fru it, be sure
pounds or more just before they're ripe LOGAN BREAD the product is completely cooled. Dried
enough to fall from the tree of their own Logan bread has been described as fruit even slightly warm will sweat in
accord, halve them and remove the stone, "hard as a rock (igneous), dry, and plastic bags . Paper bags or the ubi-
but don't worry about peeling them. light," and is an Alaskan recipe. In- quitous plastic bags are good fo r storage .
Steam-blanch the apricot halves for 15 cidentally, this recipe makes a platoon- Put the bags somewhere away from the
minutes. Roll them in paper toweling and sized portion, so if you want less, cut mice in a cool and dry place.
start their oven treatment at 130 degrees. down on the ingredients proportionately.
After one hour, raise gradually to 150 To one quart of water, add: 4 lbs. whole Then when you're getting ready for
degrees. After half a day (literally - 12 wheat flour, 12 oz. melted shortening, 12 your next mere or soldie r of fortune foray,
hours) test them. Apricots should " test oz. natural sugar, I lb. honey, I lb. just go to the pantry and take out the
dry ," which means there won't be any blacJ<strap molasses, 4 oz. powdered goodies you' ve stored there . If you've
more than 10 to 20% water left in the milk, I tsp. salt, 2 tsp. baking powder. done it yourself, as our forefathers did ,
fruit. When squeezed, no water drops are Nuts added as desired. Mix and bake at you won't need so many long-range
in evidence, and the fruit has a pliable 300 degrees for one hour, dry out well for patrol rations or to spend so many bucks
and fairly tough feel to it. Again, as in the several hours with low heat and oven door for commercial freeze-dried products.
case of checking out beef jerky as a open a crack .
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A two-pound chunk of meat ready foli Partially sliced for the oven. Care Next stop, the oven, preheated to 150
the slicing. This is what housewives should be taken to cut the meat in the degrees and lowered almost at once
call "London Broil" and is con- . longest strips possible. After drying, to 120. Oven door is left ajar to facil-
venient for making jerky because its they'll shrink down to a reasonable itate drying and prevent 'too much
thickness is a bit over an inch or so. size. heat buildup.
Lurk ing behind the unsuspect ing sentry, Echanis spins the sentry around, break-
Echanis observes the timing and move- ing his bal ance and disorienting him.
ments of his target in order to pace his Notice th at Echanis moved away from the
actions wi th those of the sen try. sen tr 's · un .
Keeping low to avoid entering his tar- With sen t ry ' s balance ruined by spin, it
get 's peripheral vision, Echanis, stepping is easy to du mp him . .Note that Echanis
softly, approaches the sentry. maintains twisting pressure aga inst
sentry ' s neck and head; pressure from
thumb and fi ngers on windpipe .
Echanis prevents the sen t ry f rom shout- A detailed view of just where pressure is
ing by clamping his left hand over both being applied and grip used to cut off
mou th and nose . The right hand goes to air and b lood supply to sentry's brain.
the sentry's throat, applying direct
pressu re to the windpipe and voice box.
SOLDI ER OF FORTU NE
Extending his left leg under sentry, Echanis delivers the coup de grace (if
Echanis slams his knee into sentry's the sentry is not already dead) as he
head; shifts his hands to sentry's hair, to slams raised right leg into the sentry's
keep sentry disoriented and prepare time throat. He main tains pressu re until
for next move. sentry's life signs are no longer visible.
Art Gitlin/ Mike Echanis
Leaning back but without releasing his After dragging his handiwork down the
grip on the sentry's hair, Echanis raises bank and out of view Echanis is free to do
his right leg high. whatever it was that he had in mind when
this all started. Guard duty never was
much fun.
SOLDIE R OF FORTUN E
AND THEY WERE Turk's team already understood the Later on, Turk showed me their newest
piece of equipment, an item called a
mechanics of the weapons, but while the
THE PROS? class was going on, there was a lot of''silent" outboard motor which was about
50% quieter than a standard outboard.
chattering and fooling around with the
(continued from page 30)
weapons. The Cubans seemed to enjoy The Navy had developed it for VDT mis-
corner of the main room the Cubans had sions and other clandestine activities.
the image of commando freedom fighters
created a small shrine in memory of the The motors were not available through
and acted out their roles with humorous
men who had been killed or lost on earlier bravado; some of them even wore theircivilian channels. They were made by the
missions. It seemed to exemplify the weapons and cartridge belts Mexican- Johnson Company in several sizes.
camaraderie within the commando (Turk's men had a ten-horsepower and a
bandit style. I wasn't ready to criticize
team and their profound dedication to 25-horsepower model.) The motor looked
this; I realized that the guerrilla image
their cause. like no other outboard I had seen. It was
could be essential in maintaining high
In the morning, everyone waited in line painted a dull Navy gray and had a regu-
morale among the exiles, and to suppress
for the toilet. The sanitation facilities on lation military appearance.
their childish enthusiasm might destroy
the island were limited: there was no their will to fight. The evening's exercise was a rehearsal
shower, and fresh water had to be con- The afternoon training session in-of a proposed raid to destroy a railroad
served. No one bothered to shave , and cluded instruction in the use of six-man
bridge in Cuba. Although the mission
bathing was done in the sea. Two weeks rubber boats, and I had my first look at
was not yet approved by Headquarters,
or more of island living presented per- the Boston Whaler, a rather unique fiber-
the team had spent several weeks prepar-
sonal hygiene problems, but most of the glass boat which was well suited for rug-
ing for it. There was no railroad bridge on
Cubans had adapted to the hardships. ged use. The Whaler was shaped like aElliott Key, so the commando team had
Training did not begin until mid- small barge, and Turk said it was virtual-
constructed a crude mock-up out of bar-
morning, after all the housekeeping rels and driftwood planks back in the
ly unsinkable. It had a shallow draft hull
chores were done. The first session, a with a tri-V configuration to give itmangroves.
review of basic weapons, was conducted stability on rough open seas. The com- They had rehearsed the raid several
in the large central room of the old house. mandos used the standard commercial times , so no premission briefing was
The class was presented quite informally, given. As soon as it was dark, the 12
Whaler without modification, either the
in Spanish, by one of Turk's assistants. 13-foot three-inch version or the 16-Cubans donned their equipment and
The commando team had been issued a went down to the dock. I watched the men
foot seven-inch model. The boating class
variety of individual weapons, including climb into two six-man rubber boats,
was presented by another of Turk's as-
Colt .45 pistols, M-3 submachine guns, which were towed from the dock by the
. sistants and, once again, there was a lot
Thompson submachine guns, .30-caliber of horseplay and the instruction was dis-
Boston Whaler and released several hun-
carbines, AR-15 rifles, and standard M-1 organized. Finally the team tipped one of
dred yards off shore. This action simu-
rifles. Turk said the weapons had been the rubber boats, spilling everyone into
l;tted the release from the mother craft.
obtained through Canadian or other the water, which provided an excellent While the commandos were paddling
foreign sources and could not be traced to excuse to halt the training and go for a
the rubber boats ashore, Turk and I
the United States Government. Most of swim. walked through the mangroves to a pre-
arranged landing point about a half mile
from the house. We hid in the dense
vegetation and watched the raiding party
come ashore and conceal the rubber
boats. Although the men had paddled the
boats quietly , once they were ashore they
completely disregarded noise discipline.
Talking and the clanking of equipment
would have given away their position
quickly in the real situation.
Keeping ourselves out of sight, we fol-
lowed the commandos to the mock-up
, railroad bridge. The team moved quickly,
P/..J;j 1/./.00 6flJPPIN€rANb ' but, again , there was too much noise.
~ They would never have made it if there
HANDLJA/<!f/CA~H ~CHEC.I:.. had been reasonably alert guards on the
o/l/LY bridge. The attack itself was disorgan-
ized. There was no base-of-fire element,
no provision for security, and apparently
no basic tactical organization as I had
known in the military. The entire raiding
party walked straight to the objective and
set the simulated charges (small cans of
gasoline), and when the charges de-
tonated, everyone scattered. No rallying
point had been established, and , as it
turned out, two team members failed to
show up at the rubber-boat site for the re-
turn to the mother craft. .
Confusion reigned. Finally I went back
NAM.£ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ to the mangroves and found the two
frightened, embarrassed Cubans who
ADbRE5j _ _ _ _ _ _ __ had become separated from the with-
drawing force. Reunited, the team pad-
CITY~~~~~~~~~- dled back along the shoreline to the dock
5TATE _ __ ZIP_ _ _ __ in front of the safehouse . Turk said little
• BODYCUARD •
on the way back, and I was sure he was
ready to light into the commandos for
bungling the rehearsal, especially in the
presence of visitors. From my military
viewpoint, the exercise had been almost
humorously amateurish. But when we re-
&Mercenary
turned to the house, Turk said nothing.
There was no critique and no after-action
commentary. Instead, the men im-
mediately devoured an enormous stack of
sandwiches and black coffee. They didn 't
even bother to clean their gear, and as
soon as they had finished eating they
went to bed.
Functions Providea
I lay awake a Jong time that night, not
able to accept what I'd seen. Turk, as the
A Manual on Bodyguard,
case officer in charge of the team , was Assassination, and
obligated to correct their tactical errors.
These men's lives, and the success of Harassment Techniques
their missions, rested on his ability to
train them . To allow the exercise to be- Includes
come almost a farce and to ignore the
blatant errors which in the real situation Defensive Weapons of the Bodyguard I The
might have gotten th~m all killed was, I Bodyguards Life and Re;;ponsibilities I Assas-
felt , a serious oversight. sination Methods and Weapons I Guerilla
Warfare Tactics I Chemical and Explosive
Following the tour of the Elliott Key Formulas for Harassment I Security and tricks
base, I went to Point Mary in North Key of the trade used by professional bodyguards.
Largo where another commando team
was established in a safehouse-training Mail $4.95 +.50 (First Class Postage To:)
base in an old fishing camp. There was no
American case officer immediately in
charge of the group and I introduced my-
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self to Julio, the Cuban team leader. At
first, Julio looked confused and I quickly
explained that I'd come to observe the
training of his commando team. I was first impression was that they didn 't have for the day when he could center the cross
pleased to discover that Julio spoke excel- the spontaneity and high spirit that hairs of his telescopic sight on Fidel
lent English. He told me that he was the Turk' s men had; they seemed more Castro. Julio seemed unconcerned that
commando team leader. mature and resolute. I tried to spea!C with the morning target-practice sessions
Julio took me on a brief tour of his several of them, but I found that no one might destroy the fragile security of the
base. It was not nearly so secure as besides Julio spoke English. Neverthe- safehouse complex.
Turk's island hideaway, but it was acces- less, I felt more comfortable, and less like Later, while we were eating breakfast,
sible by a good road from Key Largo, an intruder, than I'd felt with Turk's the sniper came into the mess hall and
which greatly reduced the logistical sup- men. told Julio he'd killed three cormorants
port problem. It was only about 200 Later that day the men gathered in the at a range of nearly 500 yards. Julio
yards from a small subdevelopment of classroom. After a few introductory com- smiled proudly and complimented him.
vacation homes, some of which were oc- ments , Julio turned the meeting over to My CIA escort, Bob, drove up as we
cupied year round. Although the safe- one of the older men, who gave a class on were finishing breakfast and told me to
house complex was surrounded by fairly knot tying . During the course of an hour get ready to go to another location to ob-
heavy vegetation, I wondered how the he reviewed five or six basic knots. The serve more training. When we left , head-
team's activities could go unnoticed by presentation seemed good enough , but ing north toward the overseas highway, I
the neighbors. When I asked Julio about he passed one long rope around instead asked about Julio's group and learned
this, he said they tried to be very careful, of giving a small piece of line to each of that the team was supervised by Bob him-
and thus far no one had paid any atten- the men, which I thought would have self. But from time to time a man called
tion or bothered them. been a better training technique . "Colonel" John Roselli, who worked out
There were two old wooden buildings I was awakened early the next morning of CIA headquarters in Washington,
at the site; one served as a bunkhouse, by the crack of a rifle. Sitting up, I looked used the team for raids and other clan-
and the other was a combination mess around to see Julio still sleeping soundly. destine operations. Roselli, like Turk,
hall, classroom, war room, bar, and rec- Racing outside , clad only in my shorts, I was one of the few Americans authorized
reation room. Individual supplies were heard another shot. I walked in the direc- to actually go on commando missions into
stored in open sight in the sleeping tion of the sharp report, but just before I Cuba.
rooms , and large pieces of equipment reached the rifleman, Julio caught up
were stored beneath the floor in the with me.
mess hall. A small shrine in memory of "What the hell is going on? " I asked, Bob admitted that he depended heavily
the fallen team members, similar to the incredulous . on Julio to run his operation, and he
one at Turk' s, stood in the corner of the Julio laughed . "It's just our sharp- recognized that lack of supervision at the
main room. shooter doing his daily marksmanship safesite resulted in some waste of time,
Julio's exiles appeared to be much like practice. He shoots the sea ravens . . . as well as poor security. In response to
the men I'd observed at Turk's, except you know, the cormorants .. . that rest on my continued prodding, he confirmed my
they were older. Julio explained that his the mangrove roots to dry their wings." belief that neither he nor Turk allowed
commandos had been fishermen , farm- As we returned to the safehouse, Julio anyone else to exercise any great degree
ers, and soldiers in Batista's army . My explained that the sniper was rehearsing of influence or control over their groups,
even .for the purpose of training. It was Greg took me into the house, where that night, physically and mentally
obvious to me by then that they'd created three Cubans were seated before a black- fatigued as I was and badly in need of a
their own little "commando empires" board, and a short, elderly man whom shave and a shower, the room seemed
and that trying to work with them could Greg introduced as Otto was giving in- like a haven. I tried to organize my many
pos.e real problems. struction. Otto spoke with a heavy impressions of the past week. I hadn't
Bob wasn't aware, or pretended not to German accent, and his presentation was been prepared for the inadequacies I had
be, that Julio's team was doing target translated into Spanish by another seen in the program; naively, I had ex-
practice with live ammunition, and al- Cuban. Greg explained that the men in pected too much from the Agency. The
though he cursed when I mentioned it to the class were training for a secret land- week had been unsettling; I could see
him, he said nothing about correcting the ing on the Cuban coast. Once ashore, the that making a meaningful contribution to
situation. Sensing that he wanted to team would go back into their home the cause was going to be a greater
change the subject, I asked him to tell me province, establish a clandestine radio challenge than I had imagined.
about his responsibilities as a case of- transmitter, and send raw intelligence With renewed interest and determina-
ficer. He said that he , like others, han- back to the station in Miami. They would tion, I went ahead with my tour of train-
dled the administration and logistical stay in Cuba indefinitely, living ''black,'' ing activities. In the days that followed I
support for one or more exile teams. He which meant that they would live com- again observed Greg's work with the in-
also recruited them , scheduled their pletely in secret, without attempting to filtration team. Successful land and sea
training, and looked after their personal use cover or risk any exposure. Greg had navigation was vital to the team's mis-
needs, much as an infantry squad leader less than three weeks to prepare the sion, and Greg spent several days teach-
would do. He was the key man in influ- three-m~n team for this secret, hazardous ing them to use a simple magnetic com-
encing the team's actions and behavior existencJ . It was a dirty, tough, highly pass. They seemed uninterested in the
and, ultimately, was the person who dangerous mission but representative technical explanations and had trouble
would have to be convinced of the need of the intelligence-gathering operations comprehending the workings of the
for improvements in the training. conducted by the CIA. instrument. They didn't trust the com-
I was especially concerned about logis- I spent the rest of the day listening to pass to determine direction and location.
tical problems. Bob explained that when the classes. Greg said the team was I observed a compass exercise at night,
an order of supplies or piece of equip- typical of the exiles being recruited: and the team got hopelessly lost. Greg
ment was too large to be transported in None had any previous military training, finally found them at about midnight, ex-
the trunk of a case officer's car, the logis- and although they were in their mid- hausted, discouraged, and confused,
tics branch arranged for a rented truck or twenties, they were not in good physical standing in front of the Orchid Jungle, a
commercially marked van to deliver the condition. One man had been a waiter, tourist attraction. Fortunately, no one
supplies directly to the safehouse. In another a musician, and the third a bank else had seen them.
cases where a safehouse was inaccessible clerk. When I asked Greg what their I made detailed notes of my observa-
by road, the items were taken to a clan- chance of success would be, in view of tions and spent several evenings record-
destine boat-landing site and transfer- their training, he just laughed, which ing my earlier observations on Elliott Key
red, in innocuous-appearing containers, made me wonder about the Cuban volun- and Key Largo. When I felt I had a firm
to a boat or ship which would make the teers, for certainly they must have under- grasp of the tradecraft program, I ar-
delivery. stood the odds against them. ranged to visit the small-boat training
As we drove through the town of As Greg drove me back to my motel conducted by the maritime branch at
Homestead, Bob told me that I was go- that evening he told me that he had been Flamingo.
ing to observe a newly recruited and working with infiltration teams for a year An isolated, very luxurious house on
organized intelligence team receiving in- in Miami. He stressed the fact that most the edge of the Everglades several miles
struction in tradecraft:2 We traveled a of the recruits were highly dedicated from Homestead was the base of opera-
few miles on Quail Roost Drive, then but pitifully inexperienced. Almost with- tions. Perry, a former Navy warrant of-
turned down a narrow dirt road and stop- out exception, they needed far more ficer, was responsible for the small-boat
ped at a low blue stucco house sur- training than the station was providing. training. He had been working with two-
rounded by pine trees. Bob introduced A week earlier, I wouldn't have be- to five-man infiltration teams for nearly a
me to a tall, husky man named Greg, then lieved that my room at the Mariner Motel year. Small-boat training had been non-
said goodbye and left. could ever be a welcome sight. But existent until he joined the station and
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put the present program together from inventive, imaginative agent would sud- had no experience with maritime naviga-
scratch. I was impressed with his sin- denly turn up in Spain or Europe, ap- tion or the relatively sophisticated boats
cerity and personal involvement as he parently from nowhere, long after he had and equipment the CIA provided. How-
emphasized that the seaborne phase of been given up as missing. ever, to successfully compete with the in-
infiltration was almost totally beyond the But in most cases, Perry explained , the creasingly proficient Russian equipment
control of the station or any American infiltration team would call for a "black" of the Cuban forces, it was essential that
case officer. Once a team was released emergency evacuation. A ship, and a the exile teams learn to use the better
from the mother ship and placed aboard commando squad if there were wounded equipment.
smaller boats, they were on their own. to be brought out, would be sent to a pre- Perry gave all the instruction him-
Under the cover of darkness, and some- arranged location off the Cuban coast. self. He had no Cuban assistants, nor did
times under unfavorable weather con- The fleeing team, sometimes with he e mploy a full-time interpreter from the
ditions, the teams had to navigate, usual- Castro's men and dogs hot on their station. The former Navy instructor said
ly by dead reckoning, to either a primary trail, would go to the previously con- he would like to have a team for about two
or an alternate site on the coast. If they cealed boat or boats, recover or inflate weeks.
reached shore safely, they had to con- them , and, under the cover of darkness , All of the classroom instruction was
ceal their craft before moving inland. In make their way to the CIA ship lying given at the secluded Homestead safe-
most cases the boats were sunk or camou- somewhere off the coast. Many things house. The group traveled daily to
flaged in the mangroves but were kept in could interfere with this sort of operation, Flamingo, where Perry kept his training
seaworthy condition. This was extremely and more often than not the rescue ship boats; there, the team practiced what
important, because escape by sea was the would return empty. Perry emphasized they had learned in their classes.
only way a team could expect to leave that every effo1i was made to get a team Seldom did a team get the full two
Cuba. Because of increased surveil- out, even if it meant keeping the mother weeks of training that Perry wanted.
lance by Castro since the missile crisis, vessel in the dangerous coastal waters for Most of the groups came to him on a
more and more teams were being dis- several days. There was always the possi- "crash " basis, with specific instructions
covered or compromised. Without a bility that the team might show up the on what type of craft, navigation, and
means of evacuation, they would likely be next night, or the next, or the next. In a landing procedure they would use. Such
captured, to1iured, imprisoned, and very few instances , teams escaped in was the case with the group scheduled to
ultimately shot. small boats and managed to make it on begin small-boat training that morning .
If an infiltration team became aware their own back to Florida or to some The Cubans- two sturdy men in their
that capture was imminent and if they Bahamian island . early thirties a nd one elderly black fisher-
had some means of communicating with From Perry's remarks, it was apparent man-were brought to the Homestead
the Miami station (clandestine radio, that the recovery of an endangered tea m safehouse by their case officer, a fat,
secret mail, reports through other was of the highest priority to the station . greasy man with a pockmarked face and
agents or exiles who had escaped), a Therefore , Perry spent a lot of time teach- thin gray hair. The officer explained that
rescue could be requested and attempting the men to use the radio direction the men were being sent to Cuba covertly
ed . On a few occasions false documenta- finder (RDF) so that they could , if neces- to gather intelligence in their home pro-
tions, credentials and an emergency sary, home in on the mother ship at night. vince in the Santa Clara Mountains.
cover could be established for an agent in Teaching the RDF, navigation and map There were rumors of rising anti-Castro
an effort to bring him out through diplo- reading , and the mechanical functioning sentiment there, and the1 CIA needed
matic or commercial channels, often of boats and motors presented the. big- more information in order to provoke and
through a foreign country . Sometimes an gest problems. Most of the Cubans had exploit the unrest. The three-man team
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would make a " black" landing on the chanical operation of a standard 20-
south coast of Cuba: The Boston Whaler horsepower Johnson outboard engine,
would be hidden in a narrow cove near and methods of concealing and camou -
the home of a close friend of the older flaging. No time was wasted on extended
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with black ink on brtght yellow Vinyl ceed inland and attempt to resume
slock. HOW TO OROER: Mrn order,
AS LOW AS was the case at the training bases on
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fisherman would work the local fishing were attentive and made every effort to
EACH boats with his old partner and act as a absorb what Perry said. Nevertheless , it
standby in case of emergency. The in- seemed that the younger men were al-
formation which the team hoped to collect ready planning to depend on the wisdom
would be passed back to the station by and experience of the fisherman during
means of a radio transmitter which they the mission.
would set up in a clandestine location. It was a 60-mile drive to the Flamingo
The case officer said that the three development, which consisted of a large
volunteers had been smuggled out of government-operated marina, motel,
Cuba by the CIA a month earlier specifi- service station and power plant, and a
cally to train for this mission. Their in- few official buildings. When we arrived
filtration was scheduled for the latter part each day we quickly loaded our gear-the
of May , so there was very little time for military items concealed in burlap bags-
small-boat training; communications and onto a Whaler and set off on the hour-
tradecraft instruction had already taken long trip to the secluded training area just
up most of their time. west of Cape Sable. It was undoubtedly
When the case officer left and we one of the loneliest and most disagree-
joined the team , Perry was pleased to able areas in the U.S., but it was also one
Any Wording Yott \\'uni discover that one of the younger men of the most secure. There was no worry
on a Bumpcrstkkcr! spoke English. Through him, Perry asked about intruders stumbling onto the
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operating the motor, navigating, an ct was pleased with their progress , and I
holding a course by dead reckoning. The
fisherman was quite at home, and soon
was impressed with their boat handling
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fidence. al security when they finall y got on the Weapon from the East!
Perry gradually_ made the training beach. Anyone within several hundred Many times more effective
exercises more challenging. We took yards could have heard them, and an than k nives or clubs. even
practice runs through the maze of chan- enemy patrol certainly would have picked against multiple attacks.
nels in Whitewater Bay, and all the them up . Whipping motion afforded
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operate the engine in shallow water. They was completed, the infiltration team's times the speed and power
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and camouflaging the unsinkable Whaler wished the exiles good luck, and they operation, maxi mum
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irt the vegetation. jumped into the officer's car and were Made of wood, aluminum
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This exercise gave the Cubans an idea of
what they would have to conte nd with in My overall impression of the ClA
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It seemed that exile training was con- training program. I knew I would have toliiiiiiiiiiiiii•iiiii:~
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ties , but it should have been second only inertia , but ·J was determined. As a pro-
to the actual operations. fessional soldier, but unable to do the
The training branch had never been fighting , I was compelled to give the
asked to give instruction to either of the Cuban exiles the best paramilitary tools ,
commando groups , and the commandos my background and experience might
enjoyed privileged status among the provide. This became my first under-
exile volunteers. taking in my mission with the CIA .
The deeper I got into the training (Part 2 of this series will deal with the
setup, the more disturb ed I became . The organization of the new Cuban. exile
low priority given to training, the ap- training program at JMWA VE.) . Stat e your right to keep and bear
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SILENT DEATH American units , it is worth noting th.a t in
the course of calculating snipe r kills, no
(continued from page 41) VC or North Vietnamese was counted as a
Apparently General Ewell was pleased "kill" unless an American trooper, either
with the sniper program, as he noted in the snipe r or a member of the support
"Impressions of a Division Commander unit, actually was able to physically place
in Vietnam ," his foot on the body.
The most effective single program we Wars may come and wars may go, but
had was the sniper program. This took a the valiant U.S . Army sniper personnel
whole year to get off the ground from again proved the value of a man and a
scratch, but we ended up with 80 snipers rifle. Let 's hope the Army doesn 't forget
who would kill (or capture) from 200 to this lesson as it has others in the past .
300 enemy per month. Not only did we
<frotun get this direct return, but they also

encouraged the other men to shoot well.
Snipers, like everything else, are highly
~urplus sensitive to tactics and techniques, so

one has to handle them well. The flat,
open delta terrain was ideal for snipers.
~torts Other divisions are now trying snipers in

other areas, so we shall see how they
work on a broader basis. Snipers had
Jttb been tried before in the theatre with tepid
results, but we insisted that the program
1005 · lltb ~treet ~.<tf. be exactly right, demanded results and
got them.
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THE AEROMAG BLOWGUN
(continued from page 19) or educational program , and fewer th an
NEW "PROFESSIONALS" WATERING 10% were on welfare .
HOLE ..• It 's obvious , contrary to the bl atherin gs
Professionals arriving in South Africa of Young and Carter , they weren 't
should check out a new watering hole hung ry-they were thieves . The AEROMAG BLOWGU N is al l alu mi num , darts
The time-honored method of dealing have machined aluminum air-cones wit h pi ano wi re
called "Deaf Pete's Deep," a bar in the
darts-NO plastic or rubber used on the blowgun
Johannesburger Hotel near the center of with looters would have prevented this or darts , onl y machined parts. Blowgu n and si x
the city. Is frequented by U.S. volunteers debacle - shoot them . darts- $14.95, additional darts $2.95 per set of six.
on furlough from Rhodesia, Rhodesian Po stpaid in U.S.A.
and South African professionals and NOT A TOY , FO R A DULT USE ON LY
numerous Portuguese veterans engaged
If you demand t he best, the AEROMAG BLOWGUN
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Southern Africa. Just ask the Portuguese want ed , we pay top cash.
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evaluating several new side arms and
checking out the terrorist war in Rho-
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next issue.
Mike Echanis has been appointed
Contributing Editor, Martial Arts.
GUERRILLA WAR IN S.E. ASIA ••.
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CAR-15 or an XM-177E2 for less than ing buttstock assembly, and these can be
FULL AUTO $200 . obtained from Lock, Stock, & Barrel,
(continued from page 8) B&H Service Co., Natalia, Texas, is 20211 Prairie, Chatsworth, CA 91311, for
produced an immense muzzle flash, now offering, on a production basis, the about $80.00. Parts included in the kit are
louder-than-normal report, and ear- entire assembly of parts necessary to con- the telescoping stock, shortened buffer
splitting muzzle blast. After all, SMGs vert an AR-15 or M-16 to a CAR. Included tube, buffer, and all of the miscellaneous
are SMGs in the first place because they in the kit are a barrel with legal flash sup- parts required to mount the apparatus on
fire a pistol cartridge , right? pressor permanently attached to achieve a standard AR-15 / M-16 lower receiver .
Yet, in spite of its inherent drawbacks, legal U.S. length of 16 1/2 inches, short The quality of the kit is superb, with all
t he "XM" generally accomplished its handguards, handguard cap , shortened of the parts being manufactured to
mission well and though it is no longer in gas tube , front sight base , and a barrel government specs. Attachment of the kit
service on a T .0 . & E. basis in the U.S. nut wrench ... all for $99.95. All parts takes about 15 minutes, using the de-
military, many can be found throughout are manufactured to original U.S. tailed instructions furnished by the
t he world, courtesy export sales by its Government specifications and finished manufacturer.
originator, Colt Firearms, Inc . in the appropriate military style. Personally, I feel that the XM or CAR
On the U.S . Class III market, an XM or All that is necessary to convert one's offers a much superior alternative as a
CAR will cost upwards of $1500, and gun is to assemble the kit and fit it to an general-purpose weapon than does the
many military and police agencies would AR-15/ M-16 upper-receiver. The assem- AR-15 or M-16 and possesses the added
love to own a couple but shy away be- bly time is approximately 30 minutes if advantage of doubling as an excellent
cause of the high cost per unit. you wish to do the job yourself or, if you survival rifle that stows easily in an air-
Realistically, the XM / CAR is a good prefer, B&H Service will do the job for craft cockpit or vehicle.
choice for urban or vehicular use for the you for a $12.00 fee. The quality of this kit So, if you are using the AR-15 / M-16
same reasons it worked in Vietnam, and is excellent and well worth its price. and feel the need for a more compact
now anyone who owns a basic M-16 or To make a complete conversion to the weapon , a letter or telephone call to Lock,
AR- 15 can convert his gurt to either a XM-177E2, one must have the telescop- Stock, & Barrel or to B&H Service can
change your situation for the better.
More on Phoney caliber .30 carbine
OLD SARGE Muzzle Brakes
Cpt. Mike Stratton, of the CARBINE
CSaw:am- CLUB , 1008 Boulevard Street, Salem, VA

24153 , recently wrote me in regard to my
comments in "FULL AUTO" (September
Presents 1977 SOFJ about phoney caliber .30 car-
bine muzzle brakes being sold as origin-
THE SHORTY als by a number of firms.
Cpt. Stratton advised me that the ori-
ginal GI muzzle brake (recoil check) is
A Compl•t• Kit For Your AR:-15 M16 lo Convert to Th e XM177 Type usually marked on the bottom with the
• Kit includes everything plus
Comple te lnatrucliona •
letter "U" or "NLD." In addition, the
• Gunsmith Service · No ffl required•
Pair of Shorty Hi:lndguards letters "NL. . . ," and a .c ombination of a
with Liher&
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just the upper hall · and our military train ed

s mith will convert ii lor you lor only $12. 00.
third letter are sometime encountered.
Any other lettering combinations en-
S 3.ts separaiely Co~de
Gas Tube W/Pin ~\pa 1 u.
You pay postage lo u1. We pay shipping back countered should be cause for immediate
to you.
S 12.00 Separately suspicion and subsequent investigation of
Barrel Asay. W/Barrel Nu t.
Fron! Sight Base. Sling Complete Uni t
• Barrel Exchange Program •
the product prior to purchase.
You can trad e in your old barrel ii you desire.
Swivel 8r: a Permanently Is Only 17 Inches
lf it passe s inspection then we' ll give you Reiiable Explosive Handgtin/SMG
Attached Suppressor long I
t•t:ts Separately
SI0.00 oll or convert your gun without a gun
smith charge ol 512.00 above. Knock oil another
Ammo Now Available
And A Barrel Nut Wrehch $5.00 if you don't want the wrench!
fl2.SO Velex Weaponry Co., N. 6809 Lincoln,

The Advantages Are Apparent Spokane , WA 99208, has introduced a
• fit s oil M-16's, AR-IS 's • Perlect for SWAT & TACTICAL UNITS line of explosive ammunition for hand-
• Legal length· no special permit required • Drastic reduclio n of length makes gun easier 10
guns and SMGs. The ammo features
LJ •
•
Immediate Shipment
The barre l itself is same as standard 12"
Military barrel for CAR
use in conlined s pace · makes it lighte r. more
portable . more apt to be there whe n you need
it · and THAT'S when lt COUNTS.
what is termed a "recessed discrimi-
nating impact fuze , similar to those found
BH SERVICE Call the Sarge 9am to 6Qm in artillery shells, with a projectile filled
P 0 Box 479, Natalia,Texas 78059 1 (512)663-9913/663-9'918 with explosive .c ompound" to prevent
M· 16 ACCESSORY SPECIALS AR-15 PARTS SA LE detonation irt the weapon while insuring
I. Bipods- New w /new latest canvas case, , , , , , $10.9S
2. Above w /cleaning kit in case comp lete ...... , , .. $1S.9S Flash Suppressor CAR TYPE . .. ..... . $14.95 explosion upon target impact.
Hammer or Trigger Pin. . ... . S .9S
3. L.S.A. 4 oz. squeeze bottle. ea ... ........ .. ...... $ 1.9S
3 for ........... . .... , . , . . . . .
4. LS.A. in qt. can , . . .. ...
. ....... ... $ S.00
. $ 9.9S ,, •
I Triggers ........... . . .. .......... . ... $ 7 .95
Trigger Springs . . .. S .95
I have test-fired some production sam-
ples and found that they accomplish
1 Hamm e rs.. . .... S 1.95
S L.S.A. by the case 24-4 oz. btls. (best price ) $2S . OO ~
6 223 P.mmo Pack w/1 4 str1pper1> 7 covers I b~ndoleer I ~
I Hammer Springs ..... S . 95 everything that Velex claims. Amazingly
guide makes 11 1u st ltke GI. . ., . f 1.95 Mag, Catc h Bar. . . .... S 1.IS
enough, the ammunition testing deto-
7. IO of the .22 3 Ammo Packs enough for 14.00 rds. o f ' Mag. Catch Button ..... S 1.IS
amm11n1tion . . . . $15.00 " Mag. Catch Spring . .t .75 nated on, and literally destroyed, empty
8 Silent Sling very latest GI $ 2.95 Selector Le ver. , . .. ... s 12.so
9. 20 rd. magazine ea . $ 2.7S coffee cans in spite of the light resistance
-1 Extractor. ..... t l.SO
7 lor . . . f11.9S Extractor Spring . .. s .so encountered by the bullet. In my Beretta
10 30 •d. magazme by Colt. fl0.00 '· Handguard Slip Ring .. .• 2 . 50
11 Ny lon 30 rd pouc h GI new S S.9.S ' 1, M-34 .380 ·pistol and in the Ingram
13
12 CAR IS Flash Suppressor .. .
Magazine charger fo r stripper chp.
3 fo r . , ,,,• .. . .. . . .
f .JS/ I
$14.9S
S 1,00
,
Handguord Snap Ring ..
Weld Spring
Gas Tube Pin ...
front Sight ABliy. {No Base ) ...
. . . . 1.2S
..• 2.00
. . . • .so
.• s.oo
(MAC) M-11 .380 SMG, Velex functioned
flawlessly, while giving the .380 ACP the
14, 22 cal Cleaning Rod separately (4 piece E2) , S 4.95
Bolt Catch . ....• 1. 9S
IS . ~I~ ~~. ~~ C~ s: l·e· . ~/~h~~-ld~~. ~tr.~p -~ bel~ l~pt ~~~d; Bolt Catch Pin . . ..... S .•s
measure of authority it badly needs to be
16 2 20 rd Mags 1n t1pec1al issue rare pouch a s new
.... , .. . . . . . . . . . . $ S.95
Bolt Catch Plunger ... . .. t .SO effective.
Bolt Ca!ch Spring . . . ........ , .... t . SO
17. Colt 30 rd. Mag. Set-3 mags. w /latest issue nylon pouch - Mos t olher parts In stock - The Velex people advised me that they
all new., ................... .. .. .' .... ,, ... .' . . .. . ,.$24.,95
are marketing their ammo in .380 ACP
XM-177 E2 BUTT STOCK ASSEMBLY
P A R T S LIST .....
D-ANN MARTIAL
1 Nut, Lock Pin ARTS SUPPLY CO.
2 Lever, Releose
3 P·in , Lock
4 Spring, Locking OVER 150 DIFFERENT
5 Stock, Butt, Sliding
6 Body, Buffer ITEMS
*7 Spring, oction [not Supplied
must be mode by cutting down
8
original AR 15 spring 2 1/ 2" .
Extension, Lower recei ver
;;;;;;1 ·~
9 Plate, End, receiver SHOCK RESIST ANT PLASTIC
10 Nut, Receiver extensiori
YAWARA STICK. GUARAN-
*All parts numbered are included
TEED NOT TO BREAK. $10.00
POST.PD.
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COMPARISON with the M16Al RIFLE ....
CAR-15 SMG M16Al Rifle
Length stock closed 28. 3 inches
Length stock extended 31.0 inches 39. 0 inches
Barrel length 10.0 inches 20 . 0 inches
Width 2 . 4 inches 2 .4 inches
Height w/ magazine 10.2 inches 10. 2 inches
PUSH DAGGER WITH 41/2"
30 rounds LONG SINGLE EDGE BLADE,
Weight empty 5 . 2 pounds 6.3 pounds WOODEN HANDLE & CARRY-
Weight loaded 6 . 2 pounds 7 .3 pounds
Muzzle velocity 2750 feet/ sec 3250 feet/ sec ING CASE. $20.00 POST. PD.
Cyclic rate of fire 750 rounds/ min 750 rounds/ min
Maximum rate of fire 200 rounds/ min 200 rounds/ min
Maximum effective range 350 meters 460 meters ILLUSTRATED CATALOG
(9mm Kurz/ Corto) , .38 Special, 9mm Overall, I would have to say that one
$2.00
Parabellum, .357 Magnum , and .45 ACP . who carries anything but the most potent FREE CATALOG WITH ORDER
Particularly in the case of the .380, .38 of handguns would be well advised to
Special, and 9mm Parabellum, Velex am- purchase this new, highly effective am- P.O. BOX 41592, DEPT. S
munition will improve the relative stop- munition . CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60641
ping power (RSP) of the cartridge to the An interesting sidenote on the subject
point of being adequate for combat use applies to the use of Velex in short-
while providing a solution to the prob- barrelled revolvers. For many years, it
lems of ricochet and over-penetration that has been a known fact that any cartridge
are so prevalent with these calibers. under .40 caliber, fired from a snubbie ,
was sadly lacking in stopping power, in-
How effective is Velex? A 5-lb. coffee cluding the .357 Magnum. The use of
can full of water shot with .38 Special Velex radically changes this picture since
Velex ammo, from a S&W M-66 (21/2-inch its effectiveness is not dependent upon
bbl.) deposited its contents all over the velocity.
ceiling of the range (about 12 feet high) If you didn't sign the Geneva Conven-
and moved visibly backward upon tion and carry a handgun that is less than
detonation of the projectile , coming to .40 caliber ... this ammunition could well
rest almost a foot to the rear of its original save your life! Admittedly, it is a bit ex-
location . Upon examination , the can was pensive, with a packet selling for almost
visibly bulged, and the backside of it was $10, but . .. how much monetary value
shredded from the explosion! can one place on his own life???
Cartridge Bullet Weight Velocity (fps) Energy (ft. lbs.)
VE LEX, .380ACP 87 1092 230

9mm Parabellum 92 117.1 385
INC.
.38 Special 101 1144 W-bbll 294
.357Magnum 101 1439 (4" -bbl) 465
.45 ACP 200 972 420
Comparison of Relative Stopping Power-Conventional Ammo Versus Velex
Cartridge RSP Cartridge RSP
.380 ACP-RN . ..... 15.0 .357 Magnum-RN . 27.4*
.380 ACP-HP .. . . . . 27.9 .357 Magnum-HP. . 51.7*
.380 Velex ....... . 58.0 .357 Mag. Velex . . . 111.0
9mm Luger-RN . . . . 24.5* .45 ACP RN . . . . . . . 49.8
9mm Luger-HP . . . 46.3* .45 ACP HP . . . . . . . 70.0
9mm Lug. Velex ... 98.0 .45 ACP Velex 180.0
.38 Special-RN ..... 20.3 ~
.38 Special-HP . .. . . 35. 7 ?"'.. *Exits Target
.38 SPL Velex .... . 77.0
STEELE ON KNIVES 1. TWISTING the blade upon full
entry - up to the hilt - maximizes
Gravity knives are as fast as switch- shock and thoroughly incapa-
blades, and they have the advantage of citates, very rapidly.
no flat opening spring which is held 2. Prior to actual engagement with
by W.A.K. under constant stress. However, the an opponent, it is best, when
only good ones I know of were made in possible, to CONCEAL one's
Solingen, the best known being the Nazi blade, and to offer the appar-
paratrooper knife (and one of these in ent ''front'' of an unarmed
good condition will cost more than $100). fighting stance (blade hidden
along rear of the thigh).
Length 3. Mid-section thrusts, eye and
Folded= 6 %"
Opened= 12" The rocker-locked folding hunter, the neck (throat) attacks are the
Weight = 1 lb . Barry Wood Mark 2, and the Filipino best by far.
balisong all can be opened one-handed 4. It cannot be stressed too often
(see my knife book for instructions) and that SOMETHING TOSSED
make good last-ditch.fighting knives. The INTO THE ENEMY'S FACE
"ATCHISSON FOLDING" PRIOR TO BRINGING THE
balisong, or Batangas butterfly knife,
HUNTER KNIFE INTO PLAY is a basic,
may be fairly difficult to obtain. The
A weapon as silent as a slight Barry Wood knife is excellent but sells for effective fighting strategy. Peb-
breeze-for that uneasy situation . collector's prices and, unless you know bles or sand carried in the pock-
Acclaimed by fighting forces, mer- et is perfect for this purpose.
cenaries, and men of action. someone who has one, involves a long
waiting list. Most of the rocker-locked Bradley J. Steiner, Phoenix, AZ
Amazing accuracy through gyro- A. Thank you for your letter and for
like action. The kinetic energy pro- folders are factory made and usually do
duced will penetrate %" plywood at not cost over $30. I recommend the Puma sending along a copy of your booklet,
20 yards! 265, the Gerber FS II, and the compara- The Tactical Skills of Hand-to-Hand
This four bladed hunter is easily tively inexpensive folder made by Fried- Combat (Self-Defense). All of the com-
thrown and always sticks-takes rich Herder and Sons of Solingen. For ments in your letter are worth emphasiz-
down easily to fit pocket or pack, this type of knife the best blade length is ing, though let me remind readers that it
opens instantly for emergency use. is usually necessary to attack the op-
between three and four inches. Of course,
Made of high quality, tough carbon no knife should be considered for defense ponent 's hands (whether he is armed or
steel , heat treated to Rockwell 55- unarmed) before going for #3. With good
60 Re. with hard black ox ide finish . that does not lock open.
combination attacks the sequence from
Another quality product by WA.K. hand cut to killing thrust is immediate
Q. I found the letter by C.R.R. of
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Illinois in the current issue of SOF to
The principles you list in your booklet
BINGHAM LTD. be most interesting. The gentleman to
are excellent, beginning with ''the only
3609 Shallowford Rd., N.E. whom C.R.R. refers, Charles Nelson, was
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rule in street fighting is that there are
one of the people with whom I studied, no rules. ·' One example of your philo-
Atlanta, Georgia 30340 about 16 years ago in New York. In fact,
sophy I found particularly striking. ' 'If
my own system, COMBATO, is an out-
PHONE: 404-455-0050 I take it upon myself to threaten you with
growth of Nelson's ideas among many
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defense. suddenly spit into my face and kick me as
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tinue your attack after I have desisted in
my assault lest you then become the
OPENS LOCK-BACK BLADES FAS- aggressor. Those of us who have dealt
TER THAN A SWITCH BLADE WITH first-hand with hundreds of the de-
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schools and streets and who commit
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one hand operation for fast protection. cording to a recent survey), know that the
Actually timed at 1/400th of a second .. .
eve n with gloved hands. Made of heat only answer seems to be massive counter-
treated spring steel, nickel plated . Please violence AT THE TIME OF THE IN-
spec ify your knife make , model and length CIDENT. Unfortunately , whole cate-
of blade when open, when ordering. gories of persons, including teachers,
probation officers, corrections officers,
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Only ~:d. Cash, M .O . or Cert . police officers, who have to deal with
check . Add 5<!: if cas h . these ''people'· every day are con-
strained under job and legal penalties
from defending themselves in the best
way possible. For example, I knew one
180-pound juvenile hoodlum who was in front of the g uard. It must have a sharp
high on ''angel dust'' when he robbed a point to get in past heavy neck muscle.
store. The police surrounded him, while The blade length allows a deep thrust
he shouted, ''Shoot me, motherfucker. ·' into neck or heart, while still allowing
In spite of his being armed with a pistol control for the rip through the wind-
the police still managed to take him alive, pipe. The ricasso allows a fir m grip (with
for which I'm sure the taxpayers are first finger wrapped around it) so the boar
eternally grateful. cannot knock it out of your grasp by
I knew a substitute teacher who was twisting his head. Sawteeth, such as on
strong-armed in one ghetto school and the Randall Model 18, might come in
had a trash can dumped on him in an- handy for ripping through neck muscle or
other. He was told by the principal that severing the head (a heavy nine-inch
they could not invite him back (cu rtail- blade is also useful for chopping off the The NEW Incomparable
head as well as for cutting through thick
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ing his salary in that respect) because
they could not guarantee his safety. So, brush) . Among the better knives I could
in effect, he was punished twice, being think of for this work would be the
A unique leg-sheathed kni fe with a
assaulted and losing that job, while the Randall 7'12-inch Model 18, his eight- Velcro closure system for utmost
hoodlums ran free (it 's hard to identify a inch Model 1, and his eight-inch Bear concealability. The 4% ou nce suede
suspect with a trash can on your head). Bowie. Bob Lofgreen's " Combat Bowie" leg wrap is so comfortable you'll for-
He would have been better off fighting would also be excellent . get it is there . The polished blade,
hollow-ground knife is superbly
tooth -and-nail and worrying about the Those interested in such a hunt should hand-crafted of heat treated 440-C
consequences later, than trying to retain write : steel. Knife unit is 5" long , Yi6' thick
the manners and ethics of an essentially Calvin Pacheco and weighs less than 2 ounces. A
middle class system in an area where P. 0. 206 Pepeekeo functional tool for outdoorsmen , or
Hilo, Hawaii as a weapon for pe rso nal defense &
those values have no meaning. evasive tactics-easil y removed for
P .S. In my last column I mentioned I instant use! The SKIN-DOO comes
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might have more information on hunt- Velcro closure adaptable to boots,
ing wild boar with dogs and a knife. Since pocketbooks, or anywhere l
then I have travelled to Hawaii, the Big
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child. His father-in-law, a Godfearing ex-
cop, encourages Larry to spy on the
Weathermen. He does, and the seamy
BLACK,6-SHOT, IMPORTED FROM was not until Carlos personally dis-
WEST GERMANY. INCLUDED 100
and often routine story connects events
patched two of their top security agents that would otherwise be thought un-
ROUNDS OF
that the French began to crack down . related.
BLANK
AMMO The West German government has For one year Larry Grathwohl led the
NOT SOLD given in several times to kidnappers' proverbial ''three lives." During this
IN NEW YORK threats and treated captured members of time, he learned about the Weatherman
OR CALIFOR- the Baader-Meinhof gang with kid gloves infrastructure, and about their liaison
NIA OR TO MINORS. and special privileges (the original jail with other radical organizations such as
ALLOW FOUR WEEKS break of Andreas Baader by Ulrike the Black Panthers and the White
FOR DELIVERY. SEND Meinhof was engineered while Baader Panthers . Basically, the book explains the
$21.00,CHECK OR was given leave to research a book he was strategies and tactics of "struggle" (an
MONEY ORDER. POSTPAID ANY- writing). Chancellor Kriesky of Austria
WHERE IN US LAWRENCE M. euphemism for violent revolution). The
COHEN IMPORTS,409JAMES was extraordinarily weak and conciliatory overall strategy was deadly simple: kill
STREET, UTICA,N.Y. 13501. during Carlos' OPEC operation and the the "pigs" and overthrow the U.S .
United States itself is seen by the authors Government by any means possible. The
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as a particularly ineffective link in
Western anti-terrorist security. " Why
don 't you ask the British and the French;
tactics were crude, but dynamite or
molatov cocktails effective enough to
account for numerous needless deaths.
they know more about terrorism than we For anyone who has not read about or
1. WAFFEN SS PULLOVER ... ... . .. .. . • . . . . $150.00 do ," says our own Inter-Departmental lived the counterculture lifestyle, the
2. W AFFEN SS OVER-PANT ........ .. .• . . . ... S 75.00
3. W AFFEN SS HELMET COVER ... .. . .••.... $ 40.00 Working Group on Terrorism. book will be more interesting. Bringing
4. WAFFEN SS PULLOVER SET It is freedom which the terrorists ul- Down America should be enlightening to
(#1, #2, #3) ... .... .. ............ . ... •• ... . $250.00 timately aim at and freedom which they
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all radical-watchers , no matter their
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6. WAFFENSSHBTPANT .... .. .......••. . . . S 75.00 "Freedom of speech and of the press, is liberals may find the Weathermen were
7. W AFFEN SS HBT SET
(#5 • #6) ...... .... ............ . .......... $200.00 here their essential weapon," say Payne not misunderstood college kids crusading
8. W AFFEN SS PANZER WRAP· and Dobson. "If the world had not been for a more egalitarian government. Red-
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All Item• are reproduced In exact detaJI and are authentic In
de1lp. • Any piece of these replica SS camouJJaae will be For that reason terrorism could never out-of-date but it is not obsolete.
a fine addltJon to your collection at a fraction of the cost of succeed in the Soviet Union. There, un- One point the author makes superbly:
orl111nal Items • A oample of material, your choice of pat·
tem, and the history of Waffen SS camouJJaae 11 available at less there are political reasons for report- the Weathermen gave little thought to
a coat of $3.00 • The price of Items with a full description ing a piece of news, as in the case of the what will happen after the Revolution:
and the history of Waffen SS camoullaae Is available for
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flee from Russia in a hijacked plane on philosophy is that they probably couldn't
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11 ohlpped. Illinois residents add 5% state sales tax. Please Groups of terrorists, say the authors, Most Weatherman planning and
add $5.00 per order for United States Parcel delivery. Any
onlen not shipped by U.P.S. please add $10.00 per order for "crave only attention and power. The strategy goes into implementing a
poetage and Insurance. proof of their insincerity in demanding revolution and not into setting up a viable
change is that there is no example of in- government afterward. However, when
R.S.SALES ternational terrorists striking at those they did discuss this postrevolutionary
P.M. MANUFACTURING parts of the world where left-wing tyran- period, their plans were frightening.
DIVISION nies rule with a heavy hand. Violent pro- Their society would make George Or-
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Collinsville, Illinois 62234 whether they are effective right-wing If Bringing Down America were a
U.S.A. governments or Communist dictator- movie, you would be well advised to wait
ships. Their target is democracy . .. " until it was reru n on TV. Since it is a
BRINGING DOWN AMERICA: An book, you are advised to check it out of
FBI Informer with the Weathermen, by the library, or peruse it in the bookstore
Larry Grathwolh as told to Frank Reagan. before paying the asking price. ~
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Carbine, original-$200.00, CETME , 7.62 NATO, Sprayed brass or polished aluminum color. $5.95
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numbers you need. Carla! Monser , Box 77 RR 1,
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large posters , $1.50 (refundable). Krupper , Box
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