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What is the most useful piece of gear you were issued?
The lensatic compass was attached to my person where ever I went. Every time I left the wire that compass was dummy corded to my belt. If all else is lost, I won't be. That compass gave me a reassurance when operating alone and unafraid with the Afghan Uniformed Police, embedded deep in enemy held territory.
Enjoy this episode of Cigars and Sea Stories where Bennett and I share our favorite lensatic sea stories. Chime in with your own stories in the comments section.
The lensatic compass was attached to my person where ever I went. Every time I left the wire that compass was dummy corded to my belt. If all else is lost, I won't be. That compass gave me a reassurance when operating alone and unafraid with the Afghan Uniformed Police, embedded deep in enemy held territory.
Enjoy this episode of Cigars and Sea Stories where Bennett and I share our favorite lensatic sea stories. Chime in with your own stories in the comments section.
261: Lensatic Compass
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Mortar Gunner
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Map, compass, & radio was all FO/SFCP/FAC had back in the day.
Would’ve loved to have had GPS but the first satellites were still in the future for us.
Would’ve loved to have had GPS but the first satellites were still in the future for us.
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Sgt Michael Penney
Amen to that!
I had a Garmen wrist GPS. It was great for knowing your EXACT grid down to the 10 digit. That was the fanciest piece of gear I had but an FO I was working with had a Vector laser range finder/compass/GPS. You look through it like a set of binos, click the button, and everything you need to blow the enemy up is in your vision. That made calling CAS a snap!
I had a Garmen wrist GPS. It was great for knowing your EXACT grid down to the 10 digit. That was the fanciest piece of gear I had but an FO I was working with had a Vector laser range finder/compass/GPS. You look through it like a set of binos, click the button, and everything you need to blow the enemy up is in your vision. That made calling CAS a snap!
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Sgt Wayne Wood
We had a unit you could put on a jeep... ships binoculars (20x IIRC), AN/TVS-4 night vision sight, laser rangefinder, & compass. Weighed like 500 lbs.
I saw one... once... never used one & never saw one again.
I saw one... once... never used one & never saw one again.
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MAJ Don Bigger
First gps system our artillery unit ever used was a Jeep-mounted box about the size of a small cooler as I recall. For some time, we still verified data with hasty survey techniques (SIMO, Polaris-Kochab, etc)
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