US Army gives away the Beret

06-17-11, 04:41 PM

I remember the 'Little Group of ParaTroopers' rule very well!

It was drummed into my head just below the main rule.
The Mission comes first and must be completed even if you are the only remaining Trooper!
That was how it went in the early '80's anyway.
I enlisted April 1st 1980 at 24 years old.
I was called 'Old Man'.

So you, Hanomag, and myself are ParaTroopers that I know of for sure.
I met Hanomag at Neal's at the 2008 SubSim meet.

And what I remember of a fireteam was 3 Troopers in the shape of an arrow head with a guideing fireteam leader as the shaft of that arrow head.
That fireteam leader (at least in my old Unit) would never step ahead of the other 3 Troopers for fear of Friendly Fire.
Not cause we were bad shots, but mostly cause he knew we would take him out.
I actually got wrote up a few times dureing War Games for 'killing' that Richard!

06-17-11, 04:41 PM	#20
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I remember the 'Little Group of ParaTroopers' rule very well! It was drummed into my head just below the main rule. The Mission comes first and must be completed even if you are the only remaining Trooper! That was how it went in the early '80's anyway. I enlisted April 1st 1980 at 24 years old. I was called 'Old Man'. So you, Hanomag, and myself are ParaTroopers that I know of for sure. I met Hanomag at Neal's at the 2008 SubSim meet. And what I remember of a fireteam was 3 Troopers in the shape of an arrow head with a guideing fireteam leader as the shaft of that arrow head. That fireteam leader (at least in my old Unit) would never step ahead of the other 3 Troopers for fear of Friendly Fire. Not cause we were bad shots, but mostly cause he knew we would take him out. I actually got wrote up a few times dureing War Games for 'killing' that Richard!