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By David Doyle
The best-known American armored motor vehicle of the post-WWII period, the Cadillac Gage Commando - a flexible, amphibious, 4x4 motor vehicle - nonetheless seems glossy although it made its debut in 1962. The V-100 Commando went via a number of alterations in gentle of its vast and sundry adventure in reconnaissance, convoy escort, rebellion regulate, protection, and as a body of workers provider. because it proved its worthy to America's South Vietnamese allies and later to US forces in Southeast Asia, Cadillac Gage brought one amendment after one other in keeping with evolving strive against wishes. even if US army use of the Commando declined after the tip of the Vietnam battle, many Commandos have been rebuilt and to this present day, serve police forces and SWAT groups in Europe and the U.S., whereas quite a few armies around the globe nonetheless use descendents of the wrestle model. Illustrated with over two hundred colour photos plus distinct line drawings; eighty pages.
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The runway at Kandahar was terrible – it was so bumpy that during takeoffs it would cause the pilots’ HUD to vibrate violently enough to make it blurry. On numerous occasions the jet exhaust from our aircraft blew big chunks out of the runway during takeoff runs. Because of the runway’s deteriorated state, I wanted to limit the number of takeoffs and landings so as to preserve the runway and to minimise the possibility of engine damage from FOD. ‘By taking off and staying airborne for five hours, our aircraft were able to cover a window that would normally be serviced by several sorties (and associated takeoffs and landings).
Our principal weapons of choice were the GBU-38 JDAM [VMA-542 became the first Harrier II unit to drop a GBU-38 JDAM in combat from a LHD class warship] and the GBU-12 LGB. One jet would carry the JDAM and the other an LGB, since the latter weapon could hit moving targets – the JDAM was a precision weapon for stationary targets. With the JDAM [which could be used in any weather conditions, unlike the fair weather LGB] you could adjust the impact angle. It also had a greater standoff capability than the LGB.
With forces moving quickly, we found that “keyhole CAS” helped pilots and FACs work well together. We would get a nine-line brief but in a different format, receiving all the target coordinates, elevation and restrictions, as well as other data. ‘The first time I saw action in Afghanistan, a Marine patrol was getting shot at and a FAC asked us to perform a show of force flyby. I was focused on doing the job right to help Marines in combat, and we kept looking around because we weren’t sure if they were shooting at us too.