#2-503rd

[deutschland-im-krieg]

King Tiger tank with zimmerit (anti-magnetic paste) of the Heer (German army) 2/Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503 (2nd company, 503rd Heavy Tank Battalion), Budapest, Hungary, October 1944

[casbooks]

Books of 2023

Book 39 of 2023

Title: First In, Last Out: An American Paratrooper in Vietnam With the 101st and Vietnamese Airborne Authors: John Howard ISBN: 9780811766067 Tags: AC-130 Spectre, AUS ADF AA 1st Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), AUS ADF AA Australian Army, AUS ADF Australian Defence Force, AUS Australia, B-52 Stratofortress, C-130 Hercules, CHE Geneva Conference of 1954 (French Indochina War), Cold War (1946-1991), CUB Cuba, CUB Cuban Missile Crisis, FAC, FRA ADT French Ground Army (Armée de terre), FRA ADT Groupement Mobile 100 (French Indochina War), FRA France, GER Berlin, GER Berlin - Checkpoint Charlie, GER Berlin Wall, GER Germany, GER Munich, KHM Cambodia, KHM Cambodian Incursion (1970) (Vietnam War), KOR Blue House Raid (1968), KOR Camp Greaves, KOR Freedom Bridge, KOR Imjin River, KOR Korea, KOR Korean War (1950-1953), KOR Munsan, KOR President Park Chung Hee, KOR ROK Capital Tiger Division, KOR ROK KATUSA Korean Augmentation to the US Army, KOR ROK Republic of Korea Army, KOR ROKMC Republic Of Korea Marine Corps, KOR UN UNC United Nations Command, KOR US USFK US Forces Korea, LAO FSB 31 (Lam Son 719) (Vietnam War), LAO Lam Son 719 (1971) (Vietnam War), LAO Laos, M113 APC, O-2 Skymaster, PHL Philippines, PHL US USAF Clark Air Force Base, PRK Kim Il Sung, PRK KPA 124th Army Unit, PRK KPA North Korean People's Army, PRK North Korea, SA-2 Guideline SAM, SA-7 Strela SAM, SAM, THA Bangkok, THA Bangkok - Nick's #1 Hungarian Inn, THA RTAFB Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Base, THA Thailand, U-2, UN United Nations, US Ambassador Maxwell Taylor, US Martin Luther King Jr (Civil Rights Leader), US MOH Medal of Honor, US MSTS Military Sea Transportation Service, US MSTS USNS General Leroy Eltinge (T-AP-154), US OH Kent State University, US OH Kent State University Shootings (1970) (Vietnam War), US OH Ohio, US President John F. Kennedy, US President John F. Kennedy Assassination - Dallas TX (1963), US President Lyndon B. Johnson, US President Richard M. Nixon, US Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, US USA 101st Airborne Division - 1st Brigade, US USA 101st Airborne Division - 3rd Brigade, US USA 101st Airborne Division - Screaming Eagles, US USA 173rd Airborne Brigade - Sky Soldiers, US USA 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team, US USA 1st Cavalry Division, US USA 1st ID - 3rd Brigade, US USA 1st ID - Big Red One, US USA 23rd Infantry Regiment, US USA 23rd Infantry Regiment - 3/23, US USA 2nd ID, US USA 2nd Infantry Regiment, US USA 2nd Infantry Regiment - 2/2, US USA 327th Infantry Regiment, US USA 327th Infantry Regiment - 1/327, US USA 327th Infantry Regiment - 1/327 - A (ABU) Co, US USA 327th Infantry Regiment - 1/327 - B Co, US USA 327th Infantry Regiment - 1/327 - Tiger Force Recon, US USA 38th Infantry Regiment, US USA 38th Infantry Regiment - 2/38, US USA 502nd Aviation Bn, US USA 502nd Aviation Bn - A Co, US USA 502nd Infantry Regiment, US USA 502nd Infantry Regiment - 2/502, US USA 502nd Infantry Regiment - 2/502 - C Co, US USA 503rd Infantry Regiment, US USA 503rd Infantry Regiment - 1/503, US USA 503rd Infantry Regiment - 2/503, US USA 70th Engineer Bn, US USA 7th ID, US USA 8th Army, US USA 937th Engineer Group, US USA 9th Cavalry Regiment, US USA 9th Cavalry Regiment - 1/9 - F Troop, US USA 9th Cavalry Regiment - 1/9 - Headhunters, US USA Col David Hackworth, US USA Col Jack Jacobs (MOH), US USA Fort Benning GA, US USA Fort Benning GA - Airborne School, US USA Fort Benning GA - IOAC Infantry Officers Advanced Course, US USA Fort Benning GA - NCOCC NCO Candidate Course, US USA Fort Benning GA - Ranger School, US USA Fort Benning GA - US Army Infantry School, US USA Fort Campbell KY, US USA Fort Ord CA, US USA Fort Ord CA - USATC US Army Training Center, US USA General Barry McCaffrey, US USA General Charles H Bonesteel III, US USA General Creighton Abrams, US USA General Fred C. Weyand, US USA General Frederick Koresen, US USA General James A. Hollingsworth, US USA General John Guthrie, US USA General John Heintges, US USA General John McGiffert, US USA General John R. McGiffert, US USA General Normal Schwarzkopf, US USA General Ray Lynch, US USA General Thomas Kennan, US USA General Willard Pearson, US USA General William Coleman, US USA General William Enemark, US USA General William Westmoreland, US USA LRRP Team (Vietnam War), US USA United States Army, US USA USSF Green Berets, US USA USSF Special Forces, US USA USSF Team ODA-221, US USA USSF Team ODA-222, US USA Walter Reed Hospital, US USAF 21st TASS - Rash FAC, US USAF 21st TASS - Sundog FAC, US USAF United States Air Force, US USMC 3rd Marines - 3/3, US USMC United States Marine Corps, US USN NPS Naval Postgraduate School CA, US USN United States Navy, US USN USS Newport News (CA-148), US USN USS Pueblo (AGER 2), USMA West Point, USMA West Point - Camp Buckner, USSR, USSR 1st Secretary Nikita Khrushchev, USSR General Secretary of the Communist Party Leonid Brezhnev, VNM 1968 Tet Offensive (1968) (Vietnam War), VNM 1972 Easter Offensive / Nguyen Hue (1972) (Vietnam War), VNM An Khe, VNM An Loc, VNM An Ninh, VNM Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem (1963) (Vietnam War), VNM Battle of An Loc (1972) (1972 Easter Offensive) (Vietnam War), VNM Battle of Camp Holloway (1965) (Vietnam War), VNM Battle of Dak To (1967) (Vietnam War), VNM Battle of Dien Bien Phu (1954) (French Indochina War), VNM Battle of Hue City (1968) (Tet Offensive) (Vietnam War), VNM Battle of Ia Drang Valley (1965) (Vietnam War), VNM Battle of Saigon (1968) (Tet Offensive) (Vietnam War), VNM Battle of Tan Son Nhut (1968) (Tet Offensive) (Vietnam War), VNM Bien Hoa, VNM Binh Dinh Province, VNM Binh Long Province, VNM Buddhist Crisis (1963) (Vietnam War), VNM Cam Ranh Bay, VNM Camp Carroll (Vietnam War), VNM Camp Evans (Vietnam War), VNM Camp Holloway (Vietnam War), VNM Central Highlands, VNM Cham People, VNM Cholon, VNM Cholon - Binh Xuyen (Cholon Mafia), VNM Chon Thanh District, VNM Chu Lai, VNM Cua Viet River, VNM Cung Son Special Forces Camp (Vietnam War), VNM Da Nang, VNM Dak To, VNM Di An, VNM DMZ Demilitarized Zone - 17th Parallel (Vietnam War), VNM Dong Ba Thin, VNM Dong Ba Thin Special Forces Camp (Vietnam War), VNM Dong Tre, VNM Dong Tre Special Forces Camp (Vietnam War), VNM DRV Ho Chi Minh, VNM DRV NVA 320B Division, VNM DRV NVA 7th Division, VNM DRV NVA 95th Regiment, VNM DRV NVA 95th Regiment - 5th Bn, VNM DRV NVA Communist B2 Front, VNM DRV NVA General Tran Van Tra, VNM DRV NVA General Vo Nguyen Giap, VNM DRV NVA North Vietnamese Army, VNM DRV Party Secretary Le Duan, VNM DRV Politburo Central Military Committee, VNM DRV VC 5th Division, VNM DRV VC 9th Division, VNM DRV VC Viet Cong, VNM DRV VM Viet Minh, VNM Emperor Minh Manh, VNM FRA 1st Vietnamese Paratroop Bn (French Indochina War), VNM FRA French Expeditionary Corps (French Indochina War), VNM French Indochina War (1946-1954), VNM FSB Mai Loc (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Sarge (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Than Khai (Vietnam War), VNM Gulf of Tonkin Incident (1964) (Vietnam War), VNM Heiu Xuong District, VNM Highway 1, VNM Highway 13 - Thunder Road, VNM Highway 19, VNM Highway 9, VNM Hill 169, VNM Hill 65, VNM Hill 875, VNM Hue, VNM Hue - Le Huan St, VNM Hue - The Citadel, VNM I Corps (Vietnam War), VNM Ia Drang Valley, VNM II Corps (Vietnam War), VNM III Corps (Vietnam War), VNM IV Corps (Vietnam War), VNM Kontum, VNM Kontum Province, VNM Lai Khe, VNM Loc Ninh, VNM LZ Albany (Vietnam War), VNM LZ Sally (Vietnam War), VNM LZ X-Ray (Vietnam War), VNM Mekong Delta, VNM Montagnard, VNM My Canh, VNM My Chanh River, VNM My Lai, VNM My Lai Massacre (1968) (Vietnam War), VNM My Phu, VNM Nha Trang, VNM Nhon Co, VNM Ninh Thuan Province, VNM Operation Arc Light (1965-1973) (Vietnam War), VNM Operation Checkerboard (1965) (Vietnam War), VNM Operation Dong Tien (1970) (Vietnam War), VNM Operation Flaming Dart (1965) (Vietnam War), VNM Operation Hump (1965) (Vietnam War), VNM Operation Lam Son 72 (1972) (1972 Easter Offensive) (Vietnam War), VNM Operation Linebacker I (1972) (Vietnam War), VNM Operation Linebacker II (1972) (Vietnam War), VNM Operation MacArthur (1967-1969) (Vietnam War), VNM Operation Sayonara (1965) (Vietnam War), VNM Operation Silver Bayonet I (1965) (Vietnam War), VNM Operation Van Buren (1965) (Vietnam War), VNM Phan Rang, VNM Phan Thiet, VNM Phu Bai, VNM Phu Sen, VNM Phu Yen Province, VNM Phung Ha, VNM Pleiku, VNM Quang Tri, VNM Quang Tri - Citadel, VNM Quang Tri Province, VNM Qui Nhon, VNM RVN ARVN 11th Airborne Bn, VNM RVN ARVN 15th Regiment, VNM RVN ARVN 18th ID, VNM RVN ARVN 1st ID, VNM RVN ARVN 20th Tank Regiment, VNM RVN ARVN 21st ID, VNM RVN ARVN 31st Regiment, VNM RVN ARVN 3rd ID, VNM RVN ARVN 56th Regiment, VNM RVN ARVN 5th Airborne Bn, VNM RVN ARVN 5th ID, VNM RVN ARVN 6th Airborne Bn, VNM RVN ARVN 8th Airborne Bn, VNM RVN ARVN 9th Airborne Bn, VNM RVN ARVN 9th ID, VNM RVN ARVN Airborne Division - Su-Doan Nhay Du, VNM RVN ARVN Army of the Republic of Vietnam, VNM RVN ARVN CIDG Civilian Irregular Defense Group, VNM RVN ARVN General Cao Van Vien, VNM RVN ARVN General Du Quoc Dong, VNM RVN ARVN General Hoang Xuan Lam, VNM RVN ARVN General Le Van Hung, VNM RVN ARVN General Ngo Quang Truong, VNM RVN ARVN General Nguyen Van Minh, VNM RVN ARVN General Vu Van Giai, VNM RVN Madame Nhu (Tran Le Xuan), VNM RVN Marines, VNM RVN Ngo Dinh Diem, VNM RVN Ngo Dinh Nhu, VNM RVN Nguyen Van Thieu, VNM RVN SVNAF Da Nang Airbase, VNM RVN SVNAF South Vietnamese Air Force, VNM Saigon, VNM Saigon - Missouri BOQ (Vietnam War), VNM Saigon - Pham Van Hai St, VNM Saigon - US Embassy (Vietnam War), VNM Srok Ton Cui, VNM Tan Khai, VNM Tan Son Nhut Air Base, VNM Tan Son Nhut Air Base - Camp Alpha (Vietnam War), VNM Thach Han River, VNM Thanh Binh, VNM Thanh Hoi, VNM Tuy Hoa, VNM US MAAG Military Assistance Advisory Group Vietnam (Vietnam War), VNM US MACV AAG Army Advisory Group (Vietnam War), VNM US MACV ADAT Advisory Team 162 (Vietnam War), VNM US MACV ADAT Airborne Division Assistance Team (Vietnam War), VNM US MACV Advisory Teams (Vietnam War), VNM US MACV BCAT Battalion Combat Assistance Teams (Vietnam War), VNM US MACV DCAT Division Combat Asisstant Team (Vietnam War), VNM US MACV FRAC First Regional Assistance Command (Vietnam War), VNM US MACV Military Assistance Command Vietnam (Vietnam War), VNM US MACV TRAC Third Regional Assistance Command (Vietnam War), VNM US Project 100000 (Vietnam War), VNM US USA 3rd Field Hospital - Saigon (Vietnam War), VNM US USA 85th Evacuation Hospital - Phu Bai (Vietnam War), VNM US USA 8th Field Hospital - Nha Trang (Vietnam War), VNM USA TF Hackworth (Vietnam War), VNM Vietnam, VNM Vietnam War (1955-1975), VNM Vung Tau, VNM War Zone D (Vietnam War), VNM Windy Hill Rating: ★★★★ (4 Stars) Subject: Books.Military.20th-21st Century.Asia.Vietnam War.ARVN.Airborne Division, Books.Military.20th-21st Century.Asia.Vietnam War.Specops.LRRPs, Books.Military.20th-21st Century.Asia.Vietnam War.US Army.Advisor, Books.Military.20th-21st Century.Asia.Vietnam War.US Army.Infantry

Description: Fresh out of West Point, John Howard arrived for his first tour in Vietnam in 1965, the first full year of escalation when U.S. troop levels increased to 184,000 from 23,000 the year before. When he returned for a second tour in 1972, troop strength stood at 24,000 and would dwindle to a mere 50 the following year. He thus participated in the very early and very late stages of American military involvement in the Vietnam War. His two tours—one as a platoon commander and member of an elite counterguerrilla force, the second as a senior advisor to the South Vietnamese—provide a fascinating lens through which to view not only one soldier’s experience in Vietnam, but also the country’s. **

Review:   Let me first say that I did enjoy this book - to a degree. That's why it gets 4 stars. But it's important to know that this is not a great book, which with the authors experiences, it really could have been. One of the biggest deficiencies is that he spends more time telling than showing. Good books of this genre give you a first hand view of what happened and what someone experienced. This book is very light on that, especially during his 1965 tour. It gets better with his Korean and Advisor experiences later on, but only just. Instead you get a lot of history of Vietnam, a lot of history of what happened, who went where, what they did. It's all very strategic and 1000 foot level when what this book is supposed to be is very in the weeds at the 1 foot personal experience level. This is a man who participated in a lot of intense operations, worked with incredible people like Foley and Hackworth, and was both a part of ABU and Tiger Recon with the 101st. But you never really get a feel for what it was like to be a member of either. You never get to experience a recon mission, though he was a part of many. You just know that x unit moved to y place, and then this is what happened / this was the outcome. 

You get a good overview of the battles, the war, and even a few of the people, but very little else from his time with the 101st. 

His time in Korea is a bit better and gives you a good understanding of what happened and some incidents and the people. Also his time as an Advisor is also more personal as well. So maybe it's just a memory thing and things from 72 are easily recalled vs 65. 

One thing you'll notice is a lot of ring knocking and naming of generals... so many generals. So just... be prepared for that.  

Overall though, a decent book... he needs to work on the tell vs show more than anything. Up next, going to read Foley's Special Men. I always loved Foley's fictional writing, so I have high hopes for his book about his time with Tiger Recon and other units. I have a feeling it's going to be a good compliment to this book. 

[gugu-plum]

day 6 of maleknighting. it's a questionable experience so far

i'll retry the nonfarming stages later (someday...) but only having access to adnachiel and rangers for ranged, low cost sustained dps feels kinda scuffed... especially for this event. made things unnecessarily complicated and made me wish i [wanted to try maleknighting] back during HdE (so i can get insider at least. and fedex loml)

and courier!!! i'm so sorry. a part of me can't believe i skipped him for promotions because "he'll cost too much at e1 with no pots" - efficiency is bad for your health btw don't do this (i'll promote him soon)

the acc is lv21 i think. qanipalaat why are you so expensive

i don't know how long i can stay with this restriction honestly. having staples like kroos fang gravel orchid cardigan is a dream of mine but i KNOW if i even raise one female operator/conviction/jk/lancet this early on, i'll get addicted to the Taste of Convenience and this won't be a maleknights account anymore. suddenly i'll be raising the chalter that i got as an offbanner 2 days from now and then this will turn into my 503rd alt acc that i only log into during limited banners

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rant

the addition of kernel headhunting make things more complicated for me when it comes to where to pull. on one hand, there are way more male 6* in the yellow ticket banner, but the kernel/blue ticket hh has: thorns (soon), SA, and aak (never used him before but he can be my AA sniper)

the kernel hh also has more male 5* that i want to try building a squad with... like ayers, broca, leon

but blue certificates are kinda useless. "oh since i full potted perfumer, now i get yellow certs everytime i get another copy of her, right?" not if i pull them from kernel, no. because the token i get from there can only be exchanged into more blue certs... i think

meanwhile with yellow certs, we can buy both kernel and standard shoperators :(

kinda reminds me of cashback features in some online marketplaces. you pay for stuff, get a significant discount in the form of "cashback", but the currency is only valid in their system. good if you're a frequent customer, but for this case i'd rather be able to choose whether to spend the money there or somewhere else

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2-503rd in predeployment training in Monte Romano, Italy [Image 2 of 13] by DVIDSHUB Via Flickr: U.S. Army soldiers with 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, conduct a convoy during a training exercise at the predeployment training in Range Monte Romano, Italy, Jan. 31, 2012. (Photo by Paolo Bovo) 7th US Army Joint Multinational Training Command Date Taken:01.31.2012 Location:RANGE MONTE ROMANO, IT Read more: www.dvidshub.net/image/811561/2-503rd-predeployment-train...

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Training for the Battlefield by The U.S. Army Via Flickr: A U.S. Army Paratrooper with 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade carries a AT-4 training grenade launcher during a platoon level live fire exercise at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 21, 2018. U.S. Army photo by Gertrud Zach.

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So the fact that Taylor posted 2 pictures yesterday means that the 1989 (TV) announcement isn’t going to be her 501st post, so that means that Speak Now (TV) is coming right? (503rd post)

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A burned Tiger 2 heavy tank from 503rd Tank Battalion

[eopederson]

Centenary Celebration! Three photos of my father-in-law who turns 100 today: top in Korea during the Korean War, middle with his wife  in 2007, the year of their 65th wedding anniversary and the year she died; and wearing the hat of his WWII outfit, the 503rd paratroopers.

Although he is not of Norwegian ancestry, my father-in-law turns 100 on the Norwegian national day, and that country would be proud to have a citizen like him, for his life has been quite an amazing one. Born into rural poverty in Michigan, he was not given an opportunity to attend high school, but he did join the CCC and as a teenager worked on the construction of parks in northern Michigan and Wisconsin. Shortly after that life defining period, he joined the US military, attended “jump school” in North Carolina and Georgia (and of all things mountain school in Colorado), and was then dispatched as an army paratrooper to the South Pacific where he served for most of WW II. Fighting in the swamps of New Guinea in the early part of the war, his outfit was decimated in battle. He was given a field commission and later attended OCS in Australia - he retains fond memories of that country and its people. As the war turned in the Allies favor, he participated in the recapture of several South Pacific islands culminating in a jump on Corregidor in the recapture of the Philippines. He was positioned to be a member of the invading forces as the military pushed toward the Japanese home islands, but the war ended. He has bittersweet memories of a 60 day trip back to the US, landing in San Francisco on Christmas Day 1945. Only after almost a week more of train travel could he join his wife and three-year old daughter, born after he was deployed to the South Pacific.

After a brief stint as a civilian, he decided he wanted to be an engineer and rejoined the army. Soon thereafter he was among the first to be sent as a military advisor to Korea where he taught South Korean soldiers to blow up bridges in order to block the advance of North Korean and Chinese troops. Spending weeks on end with no contact with anyone other than South Korean soldiers (he still speaks a little Korean) and more than a few months behind enemy lines, he was in Korea until the end of that conflict. Somehow he managed to avoid serious physical injury in both WWII and Korea, though he has more than a few mental scars from the horrors of those wars.

Upon return from Korea, he was given the opportunity to attend the army engineer school then at Ft. Belvoir where he passed with honors and, despite his lack of formal early education, earned the credentials of a Professional Engineer. That was followed by two stints at U.S. military bases in post War Germany interspersed with a fascinating posting supervising construction on the Greenland ice cap (look up Camp Century on Google). At the end of his second posting in Germany he was sent to France to close down a base at Verdun when DeGaulle pulled France out of NATO. That was followed by a brief stint in Texas where he was offered a chance for promotion supervising an engineering batallion in Viet Nam. With 8 children by that point, he decided he could not take the risks and was unwilling to be away for yet another long deployment. It was time to retire and “spend more time with family!”

After retirement from the army he worked for the District of Columbia government where he was, among other things, the civil servant responsible for snow removal - a thankless job to say the least. He retired  from the DC government job at 65, worked as a consultant until age 70 and then truly retired.

His 8 children, their spouses, his 14 grandchildren, and his 12 great grandchildren had planned a major bash for this day inviting tens of friends and relatives for a celebratory lunch at Ft. Belvoir’s officers club, but Covid-19 intervened. Instead we are limited to a family gathering on his lawn, 2 meters between each of us, to sing happy birthday and raise a glass of champagne.

Happy Birthday Fred!

[ultrajaphunter]

June 26 

Full update to thread on estimates of #Russia and #Ukraine losses compared to available forces, using RU and UKR claims along with the best available #OSINT observations and estimates.

Summary OSINT % losses of Russian Committed  (Russian total) vs Ukrainian total 

 Personnel 40.1(11.4) vs 10.2   Armor 43.6(13.1) vs 13   Tanks 45.1(23.7) vs 16.3   Artillery 16.5(5) vs 4.3   Aircraft 9.6(2.5) vs 16.8   Helicopters 16.6(5) vs 9.3

New This Week There is not as much change in the OSINT observations of equipment losses this week, as mid-week Oryx was travelling

The Russian claims of lost Ukrainian artillery pieces suddenly jumped more than 900 units between June 23 and June 24,  an increase of 50%.  As their claim was already >100% of known Ukrainian artillery,  the claim is now ~168%.  This may have been a reclassification of losses by Russia

There were reports of up to 80% casualties of starting force in one Ukrainian unit. 

While anecdotal, the total Ukrainian force has tripled, so this could imply 1/3 x 80% losses from original force. 

This equals 26% loss of current total personal

Company commander of Ukrainian 503rd Marines Battalion says 80% of his troops have been killed or wounded. 

A rare insight into Ukrainian casualties. #UkraineRussiaWar 

https://youtu.be/UH2tiIx22u4

26% personnel loss falls very near the middle of the range from 10%-37% of Ukrainian forces as casualties (KIA + wounded).  

The range is based on Ukrainian admissions and Russian claims. 

Therefore these reported losses are plausible

According to Ukrainian officials: “Aggressive recruitment of contract soldiers and reservists has helped generate as many as 40,000 to 50,000 troops to replenish those lost or incapacitated in the first weeks of the fighting”

Another Ukrainian official, Budanov, has said that “the Kremlin has already committed 330,000 personnel to the war, which constitutes over a third of the Russian Armed Forces”. 

This suggests ~140,000 reinforcements plus 190,000 starting personnel

In summary, the reports of Russian force size this week: Ukrainian official: 40,000-50,000 reinforcements 230-240,000 total 

My formulaic estimate: 65,000 reinforcements ~255,000 total 

Budanov: 140,000 reinforcements (330,000 – 190,000) 

 I will continue to keep an eye on reports

Concept When competing claims are made for losses, setting these claims against each other can narrow the range that actual numbers should lie within. 

Claims form a maximum and admissions form a minimum.

“The military officer, speaking on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by NATO, said the estimate of the number killed is based on a combination of information from the Ukrainian government, indications from Russia, and open-source information.” 

https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/

Examination of open source intelligence such as photos of equipment losses can further narrow the range or provide insight into which claims are closest to confirmable numbers. 

There are MANY limits to how much value this range has. 

This is not a predictive tool.

If you fail to make reference to open source evidence, you wind up with analysis like this

Major Sources 2/ Russian claims of Ukrainian losses https://rutube.ru/video/226ff3a5edc83d0736f8e37d86a63286/… 

Daily updates May 6 – May 30 https://youtube.com/c/MinistryofDefenseofRussia… Daily updates prior to May 6 and after May 30 https://rutube.ru/channel/24675435/videos/

Jun 28

Major Sources 5/ Russian force estimates from The Military Balance 2022. The stated Russian total force numbers from minus rus com are very similar to values from The Military Balance 2022 within 5%

Mar 25 

For reference, here are just a few of the relevant details on the Russian military from The Military Balance 2022. 

Note that this is a long entry in the publication and these examples do not contain all data

Jun 28

Updates on the general force repositioning and equipment resupply efforts were getting to be too big to include in one thread. Please read them here. They form the backdrop within which personnel losses are considered June 26 Update

Jun 27

Thread consolidating updates from June 21 – June 26 on the large scale unit repositioning and resupply efforts ongoing in Ukraine. 

This thread will be incorporated into my primary thread on combat losses, which will be linked at the bottom once complete

Show this thread1Michael Bond@HelloMrBond·

Jun 28 May 1 https://twitter.com/HelloMrBond/status/1520917467643658240?s=20&t=0Nv705-DH6rvFdCcUSC68Q… 

May 8 

https://twitter.com/HelloMrBond/status/1523458930063552514?s=20&t=V-QmNtyTFMa_0bUNWvEpgg… 

May 15 

https://twitter.com/HelloMrBond/status/1525978598032670721?s=20&t=V-QmNtyTFMa_0bUNWvEpgg… 

May 22 

https://twitter.com/HelloMrBond/status/1528540962741428224?s=20&t=bnYatYgahsSG3dIh5llI1g… 

May 29 

https://twitter.com/HelloMrBond/status/1531070366981971971… 

June 5 

https://twitter.com/HelloMrBond/status/1533615344526434307?s=20&t=ypkpu6otgxV6hzka4f33qw… 

June 12 

https://twitter.com/HelloMrBond/status/1536135716920512512?s=20&t=qFG_QhbCFr7nigU8iUDIKg… 

June 21

Jun 22

Thread consolidating updates from June 13 – June 20 on the large scale unit repositioning and resupply efforts ongoing in Ukraine. 

This thread will be incorporated into my primary thread on combat losses, which will be linked at the bottom once complete Show this 

Jun 28 

Attempts to correct for known Errors 

There are many challenges in counting losses of equipment. 

Here is an explanation of some of those challenges, along with attempts to correct for those errors.

May 23 

An ongoing thread to keep track of attempts to correct for errors in evaluating evidence of battle damage in connection with the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Jun 29 

Apparently something went wrong and the second half of the thread was posted separately. 

Here is the continuation of this week’s threadQuote TweetMichael Bond@HelloMrBond · 

Jun 28 

Russia: Personnel Personnel is the most complicated loss figure. 

It required its own thread to discuss. 

Please read it if you want to see where the numbers below come from Personnel 1 https://twitter.com/HelloMrBond/status/1507457072664875034… 

Personnel 2 https://twitter.com/HelloMrBond/status/1520882246441447424?s=20&t=0Nv705-DH6rvFdCcUSC68Q… 

Personnel 3 https://twitter.com/HelloMrBond/status/1536192422073487362…

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Books of 2023

Book 2 of 2023:

Title: Days of Valor Authors: Robert Tonsetic ISBN: 9781935149385 Tags: AUS ADF AA Australian Army, AUS ADF Australian Defence Force, AUS ADF RAN FAA 723 Sqd, AUS ADF RAN FAA Fleet Air Arm, AUS ADF RAN Royal Australian Navy, AUS Australia, US USA 118th Assault Helicopter Company - Thunderbirds, US USA 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, US USA 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment - 2/11, US USA 128th Assault Helicopter Company - Tomahawks, US USA 12th Aviation Group, US USA 12th Infantry Regiment, US USA 12th Infantry Regiment - 4/12 - Warriors, US USA 12th Infantry Regiment - 5/12, US USA 12th Infantry Regiment - 5/12 - A Co, US USA 135th Assault Helicopter Company, US USA 179th Military Intelligence Det, US USA 17th Cavalry Regiment, US USA 17th Cavalry Regiment - 3/17, US USA 17th Cavalry Regiment - 3/17 - A Troop, US USA 17th Cavalry Regiment - 3/17 - A Troop - Silver Spurs, US USA 17th Cavalry Regiment - 3/17 - Aero-Rifle, US USA 17th Cavalry Regiment - 3/17 - Aero-Scouts, US USA 17th Cavalry Regiment - Delta Troop, US USA 187th Assault Helicopter Company, US USA 199th Light Infantry Brigade (Redcatchers), US USA 1st ID, US USA 25th ID, US USA 27th Infantry Regiment - 2/27, US USA 27th Infantry Regiment - Wolfhound Raiders, US USA 28th Infantry Regiment, US USA 28th Infantry Regiment - 2/28 - Black Lions, US USA 35th Artillery Regiment, US USA 35th Artillery Regiment - 2/35, US USA 35th Artillery Regiment - 2/35 - C Batt, US USA 39th Infantry Regiment, US USA 39th Infantry Regiment - 4/39, US USA 39th Infantry Regiment - 4/39 - B Co, US USA 3rd Infantry Regiment - 2/3, US USA 3rd Infantry Regiment - The Old Guard, US USA 3rd Ordnance Bn, US USA 40th Artillery Regiment, US USA 40th Artillery Regiment - 2/40, US USA 40th Artillery Regiment - 2/40 - C Batt, US USA 478th Aviation Co, US USA 47th Mechanized Infantry Regiment, US USA 47th Mechanized Infantry Regiment - 2/47, US USA 47th Mechanized Infantry Regiment - 2/47 - A Co, US USA 47th Mechanized Infantry Regiment - 2/47 - B Co, US USA 47th Mechanized Infantry Regiment - 2/47 - C Co, US USA 49th Scout Dog Platoon, US USA 4th Cavalry Regiment, US USA 4th Cavalry Regiment - 3/4, US USA 503rd Chemical Det, US USA 51st Infantry Regiment, US USA 51st Infantry Regiment - F Co (LRP), US USA 52nd Infantry Regiment, US USA 52nd Infantry Regiment - C Co, US USA 60th Infantry Regiment, US USA 60th Infantry Regiment - 5/60 - B Co, US USA 60th Infantry Regiment - 5/60 - Banditos, US USA 60th Infantry Regiment - 5/60 - C Co, US USA 716th Military Police Bn., US USA 71st Infantry Det (LRRP), US USA 7th Infantry Regiment, US USA 7th Infantry Regiment - 3/7 - A Co, US USA 7th Infantry Regiment - 3/7 - Cottonbalers, US USA 87th Engineer Co, US USA 9th ID, US USA ASA 856th Radio Research Det, US USA ASA Army Security Agency, US USA Combat Trackers - K9, US USA General Frederick Weyand, US USA General John Hay, US USA General Robert C. 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1st Marine Bn - Wild Birds, VNM RVN VNN RVNMD 147th Marine Brigade, VNM RVN VNN RVNMD Republic of Vietnam Marine Division - Su Doan Thuy Quan Luc Chien, VNM Saigon, VNM Saigon - CMD Capital Military District (Vietnam War), VNM Saigon - Phu Tho Racetrack, VNM Song Be, VNM Suoi Dia, VNM Suoy Tay Loi, VNM Tan My Tay, VNM Tan Son Nhut Air Base, VNM Tan Uyen, VNM Thu Duc, VNM Trang Bom, VNM US MACV Military Assistance Command Vietnam (Vietnam War), VNM US USA 24th Evacuation Hospital - Long Binh (Vietnam War), VNM US USA 3rd Field Hospital - Saigon (Vietnam War), VNM US USA 93rd Evacuation Hospital - Long Binh (Vietnam War), VNM US USA II Field Force (1966-1971) (Vietnam War), VNM USA TF Hay (Vietnam War), VNM USA TF Panther (Vietnam War), VNM USA TF Ware (Vietnam War), VNM USA USARV United States Army Vietnam (Vietnam War), VNM Vietnam, VNM Vietnam War (1955-1975), VNM Vung Tao, VNM War Zone D (Vietnam War), VNM Xam Suoi Dia, VNM Xuan Loc Rating: ★★★★ Subject: Books.Military.20th-21st Century.Asia.Vietnam War.US Army.Infantry

Description: On January 30, 1968, the storm broke loose, as Saigon and nearly every provincial capital was overrun by VC and NVA bursting in unexpected strength from their base camps. In this book we learn the most intimate details of combat, as the Communists fight with rockets, mortars, Chinese claymores, mines, machine guns and AK-47s. The battles evolve into an enemy favoring the cloak of night, the jungle—both urban and natural—and subterranean fortifications, against U.S. forces favoring direct confrontational battle supported by air and artillery. When the lines are only 25 yards apart, however, there is little way to distinguish between the firepower or courage of the assailants and the defenders, or even who is who at any given moment, as both sides have the other in direct sight. Days of Valor covers the height of the Vietnam War, from the nervous period just before Tet, through the defeat of that offensive, to the highly underwritten yet equally bloody NVA counteroffensive launched in May 1968. It ends with a brief note about the 199th LIB being deactivated in spring 1970, furling its colors after suffering 753 dead and some 5,000 wounded. The brigade had only been a temporary creation, intended for one purpose, and though its heroism is now a matter of history, it should remain a source of pride for all Americans. SUMMARY: The 199th Light Infantry Brigade was created from three U.S. infantry battalions of long lineage as a fast reaction force to place in Vietnam. As the book begins, in December 1967, the brigade has been at war for a year, and many of its battered 12-month men are returning home. The Communists seem to be in a lull, and the brigade commander requests a transfer to a more active sector, just above Saigon. Through January the battalions sense increasing enemy strength, NVA personnel now mixed with Viet Cong units. But the enemy is lying low, and a truce has even been declared for the Vietnamese New Year, the holiday called Tet. On January 30, 1968, the storm broke loose, as Saigon and nearly every provincial capital was overrun by VC and NVA bursting in unexpected strength from their base camps. In this book we learn the most intimate details of combat, as the Communists fight with rockets, mortars, Chinese claymores, mines, machine guns and AK-47s. The battles evolve into an enemy favoring the cloak of night, the jungle-both urban and natural-and subterranean fortifications, against U.S. forces favoring direct confrontational battle supported by air and artillery. When the lines are only 25 yards apart, however, there is little way to distinguish between the firepower or courage of the assailants and the defenders, or even who is who at any given moment, as both sides have the other in direct sight. Days of Valor covers the height of the Vietnam War, from the nervous period just before Tet, through the defeat of that offensive, to the highly underwritten yet equally bloody NVA counteroffensive launched in May 1968. It ends with a brief note about the 199th LIB being deactivated in spring 1970, furling its colors after suffering 753 dead and some 5,000 wounded. The brigade had only been a temporary creation, intended for one purpose, and though its heroism is now a matter of history, it should remain a source of pride for all Americans

Review: This book fleshes out Tonsetic’s other book about his time with Charlie Co. 4/12, 199th LIB during the Tet Offensive in 1968. Focusing on the 199th as a whole, and the various elements involved, it goes into depth about the pre-Tet battles, the clearing of the Widows Village, Ho Ngai Village, Cholon, and the Phu Tho Racetrack in particular. A great  companion book to those written about the 9th Infantry Division’s 47th and 60th Infantry during the same period like “Two One Pony” and Our Time.

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7.10. Promotion of Korea’s modernization

Question 7: Modernization of Korea and its obstruction › 10. Promotion of Korea’s modernization

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7.10. Promotion of Korea’s modernization

  The following quote is taken from a description on the promotion of full-fledged modernization of Korea and the moves against it from p. 174 of “4. Promoting modern reforms”, History Textbook of Korea.

[  At that time, the Donghak Peasant Movement, which demanded reforms, occurred, and the forces of both Qing and Japan intervened. Faced with such an unexpected situation, the government concluded the Treaty of Jeonju with the Peasant forces and requested the forces of both countries to withdraw. However, Japan refused the withdrawal of its forces, insisting that reform of the internal administration was necessary for the social stability of Korea. That was why the government established the Reform Agency (Gyojeongcheong) to promote voluntary reforms, partially adopting demands made by the Donghak forces.

　[…]

  Ignoring the demand for withdrawal, the Japanese forces occupied the Gyeongbokgung Palace and started the Sino-Japanese War. Finally, the Min administration collapsed under strong pressure from Japan, and the first Kim Hong-jip administration was established, with Daewongun nominated as the regent. The government led by Kim Hong-jip abolished the Reform Agency, set up the Gunguk Gimucheo (Deliberative Assembly) and conducted significant reforms (Gabo Reform).]

  The first reforms were pushed through with the legislation enacted by the Kim Hong-jip administration that was formed at the end of July 1894, ten years after the Gapsin Coup. The contents of the first reforms are summarized below from pp. 174-175, “Promoting the Gabo Reform” in History Textbook of Korea.

[ During the first reforms, the national administration and the affairs of the royal family were separated and respectively entrusted to the Uijeonbu (State Council of Joseon) and the Gungnaebu (Department of the Royal Household), thus strengthening the authority of the cabinet. The Gwageo examination, which had guaranteed the privileges of the Yangban class, was abolished, and a new system for  recruiting officials was developed. In social terms, the class system and discrimination against women were abolished and measures for the improvement of human rights were put into practice, including the abolition of the legislation on public and private slaves and the approbation of the remarriage of widows. In the field of economy, all the taxes were to be paid in coins, a monetary system based on the silver standard was introduced, and the system of weights and measures were standardized.

  As Japan drew near to victory in the Sino-Japanese War, it began to actively intervene in the internal administration of Korea. Under pressure by Japan, Heungseon Daewongun left his post and Bak Yung-hio, who had sought refuge in Japan, came back home and became the Minister of the Home Office. Then, the second Kim Hong-jip administration was established and the Gunguk Gimucheo was abolished.

  Reforms were further promoted, and King Gojong showed the basic direction of the reform by publishing the Fourteen Clauses of the Great Charter.]

  Below is the quotation of the passage on the background of the declaration of the Fourteen Clauses of the Great Charter (Hongbeom) and the content from pp. 322-327 (pp. 247- 251 in the original version) of “Chapter XXI The King’s Oath - The Audience”, Korea and Her neighbours.

[ On the 8th of January 1895, I witnessed a singular ceremony, which may have far-reaching results in Korean history.

[…]

(Beginning of the sentence omitted) the oath was taken in circumstances of great solemnity in a dark pine wood, under the shadow of Puk Han, at the most sacred altar in Korea, in presence of the Court and the dignitaries of the kingdom.

[…]

After a long delay and much speculation as to whether the King at the last moment would resist the foreign pressure, the procession emerged from the Palace gate. […] Then came the red silk umbrella, followed […] by a plain wooden chair with glass sides, in which sat the sovereign, pale and dejected, borne by only four men.

[…]

When the procession reached the sacred enclosure, the military escort and the greater part of the cavalcade remained outside the wall, only the king, dignitaries, and the principal attendants proceeding to the altar. […] from a political standpoint the taking of the following oath by the Korean King was one of the most significant acts in the tedious drama of the late war.

THE KING’S OATH

On this 12th day of the 12th moon of the 503rd year of the founding of the Dynasty, we presume to announce clearly to the Spirits of all our Sacred Imperial Ancestors that we, their lowly descendants, received in early childhood, now thirty and one years ago, the mighty heritage of our ancestors, and that in reverent awe towards Heaven, and the following in the rule and pattern of our ancestors, we, though we have encountered many troubles, have not loosed hold of the thread.

[…]

We, your lowly descendants, do now take the fourteen clauses of the Great Charter and swear before the Spirits of our Ancestors in Heaven that we, reverently trusting in the merits bequeathed by our ancestors, will bring these to a successful issue, nor will we dare to go back on our word. Oh, bright Spirits, descend and behold!

Fourteen clauses of the Great Charter for the reform of internal administration

1.  All thoughts of dependence on China shall be cut away, and a firm foundation for independence secured.

2.  A rule and ordinance for the Royal House shall be established, in order to make clear the line of succession and precedence among the royal family.

3.  The king shall attend at the Great Hall for the inspection of affairs, where, after personally interrogating his ministers, he shall decide upon matters of State. The queen and the royal family are not allowed to interfere.

4.  Palace matters and the government of the country must be kept separate, and may not be mixed up together.

5.  The duties and power of the Cabinet (Note: Uijeonbu) and of the various Ministers shall be clearly defined.

6.  The payment of taxes by the people shall be regulated by law. Wrongful additions may not be made to the list, and no excess collected.

7.  The assessment and collection of the land tax, and the disbursement of expenditure, shall be under the charge and control of the finance department.

8.  The expenses of the royal household shall be the first to be reduced, by way of setting an example to the various ministries and local officials.

9.  An estimate shall be drawn up in advance each year of the expenditure of the royal household and the various official establishments, putting on a firm foundation the management of the revenue.

10. The regulations of the royal officers must be revised in order to discriminate the functions of the local officials.

11. Young men of intelligence in the country shall be sent abroad in order to study foreign science and industries.

12. The instruction of army officers, and the practice of the methods of enlistment, shall be established to secure the foundation of a military system.

13.  Civil law and criminal law must be strictly and clearly laid down; and none must be imprisoned or fined in excess, so that security of life and property may be ensured for all alike.

14. Men shall be employed without regard to their origin, and in seeking for officials, recourse shall be had to capital and country alike in order to widen the avenues for ability.

   Though at this date Korea is being reformed under other than Japanese auspices, it is noteworthy that nearly every step in advance is on the lines laid down by Japan.]

  We have considered that it was a wonderful thing for the future of Korea that the king himself enacted the “Fourteen Clauses of the Great Charter”. However, history shows that the king in fact intended to revive his unlimited privilege when he had the opportunity to do so. He did not come to realize that his unlimited privilege caused the confusion and decline of the Joseon Dynasty and made Korean people suffer.

  Pages 156-172 of “Chapter 3. The Joseon Dynasty starts to melt down” in Truth of the Japanese Annexation of Korea fully describes the Fourteen Clauses of the Great Charter and the related matters. Below is the quotation of the description related to the Fourteen Causes of the Great Charter.

[ In November, following the request by Japan, King Gojong formed a progressist government appointing Kim Hong-jip as the Yeonguijeong (prime minister) under the name of Daewongun. The Kim Hong-jip administration nominated as ministers two pro-Japanese figures, namely Bak Yung-hio, who joined the Gapsin Coup (1884) and left for Japan and then for the United States, and Seo Kwang-beum.

[…]

  Following the intention of the Japanese government, Kim Hong-jip promoted the great reform of the internal administration called Gabo Gyeongjang. Gyeongjang literally means re-stretching strings of a harp and referred to reforming and promoting the things that had been loosened.  

  If the Gabo Gyeongjang had been loyally followed, the subsequent course of the Korean race would have considerably changed. The Joseon Dynasty was like a rotten tree that would fall at any moment. However, with the Gabo Gyeongjang, it should have been possible to turn Korea into a modern state like Japan.

  For this purpose, history first gave Kim Ok-gyun the opportunity to save the Korean race. When he failed in the Gapsin Coup, Kim Hong-jip was called on to appear.

  Gabo Gyeongjang was the very dawn that the Korean race had waited five centuries for.

[…]

  On January 7 of the 32nd year of his reign (1895), King Gojong paid a visit to the Grand Mausoleum accompanied by Daewongun, the royal prince and around 100 civil and military officers. He went down on his knees to pray for the spirit of the founder and promised that he would proceed to a great Gyeongyang (fundamental reform).

  Following this event, he proclaimed the Fourteen Clauses of the Great Charter.

  The Fourteen Clauses clarified the basic principles that constituted the essential of the Gabo Gyeongjang. Today, it is appreciated as the first constitution of Korea, even by anti-Japanese scholars.

[…]

  Through the Gabo Gyeongjang, all the treaties that the Joseon dynasty had concluded with Qing were abandoned. By abolishing the suzerainty by Qing, Korea declared itself to be an autonomous and independent state.

  In addition, he aimed to turn Korea into a civilized state just like Japan by conducting audacious reforms in all the fields of politics, economy and society.

[…]

  During the Joseon era, there was nothing that could truly be called national finance, and the bureaucrats collected the maximum amount of taxes from people, mainly peasants, and stocked the collected money, rice or other cereals in their own chests or warehouses and paid only around one third to the central government.

  However, as such figures as Daewongun, King Gojong and Queen Min nominated the officials following the trading of posts and ranks, they could not question them even if they noticed that they were embezzling a large amount of money.

  On the central level, Daewongun, King Gojong, Queen Min and their entourage indulged in pleasures and wasted money by holding receptions every night, while people were suffering from starvation.

[…]

  The Fourteen Clauses of Great Charter demanded that the direct rule by the king should be abolished, that the royal authority should be limited, that the involvement of the queen consort and the members of the royal family in politics should be prohibited, and that the expenses of the royal family and the government should be separated, in other words the national treasury and the royal expenses should be kept apart. This meant that King Gojong and Queen Min would no longer be able to privatize the national finance.]

  This was an excellent reform plan that tried to remove the fundamental causes of the various problems of the stagnant Joseon Dynasty and to build the foundation of today’s Korea. In addition, the majority of people at that time were to be liberated from the status of slaves. Those who would be liberated might have largely contributed to the development of Korea, as they would be able to act positively and spontaneously. Moreover, people of the Yangban class, for whom doing nothing and indulging in luxury by exploiting law-abiding citizens and slaves were a sign of their authority, would have been forced to work hard as they would have lost their privilege. Besides, by training officers, enforcing military service and building the foundation of the military system, Korea could have become a true independent state without having to depend on Qing for its defense. Such a system that would allow all Koreans to act positively would have served as the basis of the independence and development of Korea. Therefore, it seems quite normal that the key figures who led this reform, including Kim Hong-jip, should be respected and honored as the benefactors who built the foundation of the modernization, development and independence of Korea.

  However, there is the following description on page 175 of “Promoting the Gabo Reform”, History Textbook of Korea.

[ The second Gabo Reform was stopped due to the weakening of the Japanese forces through the Tripartite Intervention, and the downfall of the leader of the reform Bak Yung-hio, suspected of attempting a coup d’état.]

  As suggested above, the much-desired reform was interrupted. Regarding the downfall of Bak Yung-hio, there is the following description in an article entitled “Gabo Reform” on page 44 of “Chapter 1. Opening and Enlightenment of Korea”, Korean History II, which is different from that of History Textbook of Korea.

[ However, in the second Kim Hong-jip administration, the Kim Hong-jip faction and the Bak Yung-hio faction became opposed to each other. On May 8, Kim resigned from the post of prime minister and was succeeded by Bak Jeongyang. With the rise of the pro-Russian faction after the Tripartite Interference, the pro-Russian Yi Wanyong was appointed as the minister of education on June 2. On July 6, Bak Yung-hio, minister of home office, suspected of an attempted murder of the Queen, fled to Japan again.］

  We have already pointed out that in Korea, false accusation was often used as the means to lay the blame on political opponents. It was highly likely that the accusation that “Bak Yung-hio tried to kill the queen” was a false charge from someone who was against the reform. As false charges were often made without the chance for explanation or verification of the facts and many people were executed just because they were suspected, it would have been wise of him to go into exile immediately. With one false charge, Korea again lost the chance to get out of the bottomless predicament. While it can be presumed that the person(s) who would suffer disadvantages through the enforcement of the Fourteen Clauses of the Great Charter, such as the king, the queen, members of the Yangban class or officials, made such a false accusation, there is no description about the person who falsely accused him.

  We would like to quote a passage from the article on “Gabo Reform” from pp. 44-45 of Korean History II, as it describes that many reforms were carried out between the beginning of the second Kim Hong-jip administration and Bak Yung-hio’s defection.

[  First, the cabinet system was established (In April 1895, Uijeonbu was transformed into the cabinet, while the eight ministries (Palwimun) were transformed into the seven departments, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce and the Ministry of Industrial Affairs were integrated into the Department of Agriculture, Commerce and Industry.

  Second, the military reform was conducted. In December 1894, the hierarchy organization of the army officers was put in place, and the military grade system that included army generals, adjutant generals and third-grade generals was introduced. […]

  Third, the modern courthouses were established (in April 1895), marking the first step of the separation of the judicial branch from the administrative branch. […]

  Fourth, the financial reform was also conducted. That consisted of (1) enforcement of the “tax administration and tax collection office system”, […](2) enforcement of the Accounting Act, […] and (3) abolition of the local granary system (in April 1895). […]

  Fourth, the government started to develop the school education system. […]  <Here, the word “Fourth” may have been used mistakenly for “Fifth”.>

  Fifth, the reform of the local administration system was also carried out (in June 1895). The existing eight provinces were reorganized into 23 bu (prefectures). And all the eup were turned into gun (counties) (23-bu System). […]

  Sixth, the government enforced various measures to clearly show independence from Qing. […]

  Seventh, the organization of Gungnaebu (Department of the Royal Household) was also subject to reform (in May 1895).]

  While the decision on these reforms was made in 1895, we do not know when they were carried out all over the Korean Peninsula. We say this because while modern courthouses were set up in 1895 to ensure fair trials, a Swedish journalist witnessed ten years later, in 1905, that cruel whipping and extremely brutal death penalty continued to be executed in old-fashioned courts.

  These reforms were not put into practice possibly because the Kim Hong-jip administration was soon crushed by King Gojong, and prime minister Kim himself was murdered, preventing the succeeding rulers from conducting the reform.

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CYL 2 ranks, part 2

ok time to see where my more well-known and my underappreciated children ranked... I’m actually kinda nervous ;_;

the girl’s side of the voting was a much closer fight for the top spots, as expected.

Veronica beat out Camilla so closely! Wow, people really seemed to jump on it when they saw she had a chance! Good on you, Veronica fans!

Camilla did get more votes than last year overall though!

still crying a little for Marth fans because wow, that hurts, even me who doesn’t even really know Marth... counting his two appearances together, he’d be snugly between Hector and Celica...

even counting split votes for other candidates, I think Hector is the clear winner

I’m pretty sure Eirika lost quite some votes after her (honestly, really random) alt version for the SS banner was revealed DURING the voting.

would’ve been pretty cute to have both Eirika and Ephraim or Alm and Celica in the top 2 but alas

Tharja really fell far, I wonder what happened? Are her fans satured with her Heroes appearances after all? (interestingly this does not seem to apply to Camilla)

interestingly, many Awakening and even Fates characters seem to have dropped down, except for the ever-popular Camilla and Azura... and the Hoshidan princes? I guess that really shows players want more of THEM compared to the many Nohr alts (same with Leif and Myrrh in the intermediate results placing so high, I think people just really wanted them already!)

Reinhardt is 11th. DISGUSTING nothing against Reinhardt but he’s already cancerously widespread and strong do you really want that to be upgraded??

Nino and Lilina picked up in comparison to last year, which makes me very happy (12th vs. 39th and 25th vs. 49th.) as I love both of them

Owain in 26th. PLEASE GIVE US OWAIN ALREADY (and also Brady, even if he is in 346th...  ;; )

or for that matter, any Awakening children ####

Selkie seems to be the most popular beast unit at 21st UNLESS you count together Ranulf’s split votes, which would put him 33rd, between Ninian and Kliff! So I guess he wins this one? Honestly, rightfully so, he’s pretty important and likable AND good, he’d be a great choice for introducing beast units.

Eliwood crawled up 8 ranks to 26th. This pleases me.

Ninian also jumped from 100 to 32, shows how well Heroes worked out for her (unlike for some of the Awakening characters that were part of the starter/fodder units)

Kliff ist still most popular non-lord from SoV at 32nd. My echoes favs are different ones but I’ll take anyone they introduce. I wonder if they’d make him a mage?

Alfonse, Fjorm and Sharena are pretty close in their ranks around 40th , interesting. I expected Anna to be closer to them but I guess... it’s because she’s not strictly a Heroes OC?

Aversa shot from 100-something to 41, I think people really just want that GHB for a free red mage flyer (like I predicted but never happened)

a lot of (especially 3DS) beast units up in the top 50, let’s hope it sends a sign (and gives us Laguz too)

Sumia at 53rd and Maribelle a bit higher. I think people really want yet-unreleased Awakening characters way more than alts (me too, but... where’s my alt Lon’Qu I really really expected to happen ;_; )

Wrys at 56th. Meme voting #2 *disgusted noises*

Fae ranked much higher than before, well done my fav baby chicken!

Haar at 64, yes yes YESSSS give us our favourite Wyvern rider please

Louise at 72??? That’s??? a surprise??? but a GOOD surprise for me, I really like her. Interestingly, she crawled up MUCH higher than last year in comparison to her husband... who also gained votes but not as many, for whatever reason (Pent is 112th!)

NILS went frm 285 to 81 !!! People really want Ninian’s little brother and honestly I WANT HIM TOO. REUNITE THE SIBLINGS!!!

is Fae really the highest ranking echoes villager after Kliff? I don’t understand.

CANAS IS 89th!!!! he jumped up 24 spots since last year! I’m so happy, I really do have hope that they’ll add him...

Lon’qu barely made the top 100.... ;_; ...he dropped from 25th...

FE6 Hector (you know, bearded adult Hector) TRIPLED his votes from last year, shooting him from 217st to 101st... WOW (combining to almost 41,000 votes! That’s roughly comparable to Lucina’s last year...

Genny, Lukas, Conrad and Python crowding around the 100th places for Echoes representation! I really enjoy that (and voted Pythont too)... but where’s Forsyth D8 (ah, in 270th...  ;_; )

Ilyana in 131st!

Mila actually ranked 134th! No idea how they’d implement her but. YES. MILA.

Erk (135th) and Knoll (136th) so close together amuse me... maybe there’s hope after all

Florina dropped from 71st to 147th D8

Sain is 160th! Best represented Cavalier from FE7, I can live with that (bringing him in without his buddy Kent (327th) is unthinkable anyway and Lowen... I’d be in disbelief if they actually considered adding my boy OTL

Dorcas dropped to 185h but honestly, subtracting the unexpected memetic growth from last year, that’s still a really good spot for a barely-noticed FE7 character, likely because he’s a really great unit in FEH.

Legault and Leila both crawled a bit higher than before!

Brigand Boss in 212th. DISGUSTING.

Leon (Echoes) in 250th.... lower than Tatiana - I love her but this is surprising for me. Valbar is at 300! while Kamui is in 359th, rip Kamui D,: no wait RIP JESSE in 534th... WELL, one of those 205 votes is mine!

though, amazingly they all rank above Mathilda at 362? I thought she was really popular, maybe her Heroes appearance was underwhelming?

Stefan is only 339ths... this actually surprises me a little, I thought he’d rank higher (though he has 1003 combined votes...)

Oswin in 358th! that’s like 30 ranks lower than last year! NOOO!!

I was gonna say that villains ranked pretty good in this one, but just... comparing unplayabable one-level Awakening Boss Mustafa at 473, just one rank above Tobin from the recent Echoes... wow.

Tormod in 381st, Muarim in 431st... well, not far apart at least?

Amy got in 461st and Elena (Ike’s mom) in 423rd... wow

if Gatrie’s votes got combined he’d be at 410 or something... but they aren’t. He got pretty evenly voted for for both games he’s in though! I honestly do not get why Shinon is so much more popular lol

THERE HE IS. LOWEN. in 503rd with 238 votes, some of those from me. he... lost around 100 ranks and votes compared to last year. I’m very sad, but not at all surprised.

Jarod is at rank 551 with 181 votes, omg @konfuse

Geitz in 568th, aaah..

aaaand that was it for what I really wanted to know I guess

Oh man, Lowen, mah boi

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Lt. Terrats and his P-51C, 503rd Fighter Squadron.  He was shot down 2 March 1945 while flying this aircraft.

Note the dorsal fin extension, standardized on the P-51D and retrofitted to older aircraft.

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King Tiger Cross Stitch Pattern | Royal Tiger | Tiger II

Digital download (5 PDF)

★ Pattern specification for different types of fabric. • Fabric: 16 count Aida. • Colors: 35. Palette: DMC. • Size: 200 × 120 stitches. • Finished size will vary depending on the count fabric/canvas you choose.

✔ 14 count ⇒ Size: 14.29 × 8,57 inches | 36.3 × 21.77 cm ✔ 16 count ⇒ Size: 12.50 × 7.50 inches | 31.75 × 19.05 cm ✔ 18 count ⇒ Size: 11.11 × 6.67 inches | 28.22 × 16.94 cm

💾 5 PDF includes: 1. FIVE SCHEMES (Fabric: 16 count Sky Blue Aida): • Color Blocks with Symbols. • Color Symbols. • Color Blocks. • Color Crosses. • Black and White Symbols. 2. Color photo for reference. 3. List of DMC thread colors (instruction and key section).

🔎 The Tiger II is a German heavy tank of the Second World War. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B, often shortened to Tiger B. It is also known under the informal name Königstiger (the German name for the Bengal tiger), often translated literally as Royal Tiger, or somewhat incorrectly as King Tiger by Allied soldiers, especially by American forces. 🔎 Two turret designs were used in production vehicles. The initial design is often misleadingly called the Tiger II (P), after the "Porsche" turret due to the misbelief that it was designed by Porsche for their prototype; in fact it was the initial Krupp design for both prototypes. This turret had a rounded front and steeply sloped sides, with a difficult-to-manufacture curved bulge on the turret's left side to accommodate the commander's cupola. Fifty early turrets were mounted to Henschel's hull and used in action. 🔎 The King Tiger was developed late in the war and built in relatively small numbers. Orders were placed for 1,500 Tiger IIs - slightly more than the 1,347 Tiger I tanks produced - but production was severely disrupted by Allied bombing raids. 🔎 The first combat use of the Tiger II was by the 1st Company of the 503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion (s.H.Pz.Abt. 503) during the Battle of Normandy, opposing Operation Atlantic between Troarn and Demouville on 18 July 1944. Two were lost in combat, while the company commander's tank became irrecoverably trapped after falling into a bomb crater created during Operation Goodwood. On the Eastern Front, it was first used on 12 August 1944 by the 501st Heavy Panzer Battalion (s.H.Pz.Abt. 501) resisting the Lvov-Sandomierz Offensive.

Source: King Tiger Cross Stitch Pattern.

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Books of 2023

Book 27 of 2023

Title: This Is What Hell Looks Like: Life as a Bomb Disposal Specialist During the Vietnam War Authors: Stuart Allan Steinberg ISBN: 9781625450654 Tags: AC-47 Spooky, AFG Afghanistan, B-52 Stratofortress, CBRNE Weapons, EOD, FRA ADT French Ground Army (Armée de terre), FRA France, FRA Groupement Mobile 100 (Indochina War), HH-43 Huskie, JPN Japan, JPN Okinawa, JPN Okinawa - Naha, KOR Korea, KOR ROK 26th Infantry Regiment, KOR ROK 26th Infantry Regiment - 2/56, KOR ROK Capital Tiger Division, KOR ROK Republic of Korea Army, KOR ROKMC Republic Of Korea Marine Corps, M551 Sheridan, Office of Strategic Services (OSS), OSS Albert Peter Dewey, OV-1 Mohawk, Pathfinders, SpecOps, Typhoon Hester, UN United Nations, UN UNODC Office on Drugs and Crime, US CIA Central Intelligence Agency, US USA 101st Airborne Division - Screaming Eagles, US USA 119th Assault Helicopter Company, US USA 140th Transportation Det., US USA 158th Aviation Bn, US USA 15th Artillery Regiment, US USA 15th Artillery Regiment - 7/15, US USA 160th Aviation Group, US USA 160th Aviation Group - Pathfinders, US USA 170th Ordnance Det, US USA 173rd Airborne Brigade - 3rd Provisional Rifle Co, US USA 173rd Airborne Brigade - Casper Aviation Platoon, US USA 173rd Airborne Brigade - Sky Soldiers, US USA 17th Artillery Regiment, US USA 17th Artillery Regiment - 2/17, US USA 17th Cavalry Regiment, US USA 17th Cavalry Regiment - 2/17 - A Troop, US USA 17th Cavalry Regiment - 2/17 - Aero-Rifle, US USA 184th Ordnance Bn, US USA 187th Infantry Regiment, US USA 187th Infantry Regiment - 3/187, US USA 191st Ordnance Bn, US USA 1st Cavalry Division, US USA 25th Ordnance Det., US USA 26th Artillery Regiment, US USA 26th Artillery Regiment - 8/26, US USA 27th Engineers, US USA 287th Ordnance Det., US USA 319th Artillery Regiment, US USA 319th Artillery Regiment - 2/319, US USA 326th Engineer Bn, US USA 326th Engineer Bn - B Co, US USA 327th Infantry Regiment, US USA 327th Infantry Regiment - 1/327, US USA 327th Infantry Regiment - 2/327, US USA 377th Artillery Bn, US USA 39th Artillery Regiment, US USA 39th Artillery Regiment - 1/39, US USA 39th Transportation Bn, US USA 42nd Ordnance Det, US USA 44th Ordnance Det, US USA 46th Supply and Service Bn, US USA 4th ID, US USA 4th ID - 1st Brigade, US USA 502nd Infantry Regiment, US USA 502nd Infantry Regiment - 2/502, US USA 502nd Infantry Regiment - 2/502 - B Co, US USA 503rd Infantry Regiment, US USA 503rd Infantry Regiment - 1/503, US USA 503rd Infantry Regiment - 2/503, US USA 503rd Infantry Regiment - 4/503, US USA 506th Infantry Regiment, US USA 506th Infantry Regiment - 2/506, US USA 506th Infantry Regiment - 2/506 - D Co, US USA 50th Infantry Regiment, US USA 50th Infantry Regiment - 1/50, US USA 51st Medical Co, US USA 533rd Ordnance Det, US USA 571st Ordnance Co, US USA 58th Infantry Regiment, US USA 58th Infantry Regiment - D Co, US USA 59th Ordnance Brigade, US USA 5th ID (Mechanized), US USA 5th ID (Mechanized) - 1st Brigade, US USA 647th Quartermaster Co, US USA 67th Ordnance Det, US USA 69th Armor Regiment, US USA 69th Armor Regiment - 1/69, US USA 75th Rangers, US USA 75th Rangers - L Co, US USA 77th Aerial Rocket Artillery (ARA), US USA 77th Aerial Rocket Artillery (ARA) - 4/77, US USA 820th Ordnance Co, US USA 85th Ordnance Det., US USA 8th Infantry Regiment, US USA 8th Infantry Regiment - 3/8, US USA 8th Infantry Regiment - 3/8 - B Co, US USA 8th Transportation Group, US USA 90th Replacement Bn, US USA ASA 8th Radio Research Station, US USA ASA Army Security Agency, US USA Combat Trackers - K9, US USA Dugway Proving Grounds UT, US USA Fort Gordon GA, US USA Fort McClellan AL, US USA General John J. Hennessey, US USA General John M. Wright Jr., US USA LRRP Team (Vietnam War), US USA United States Army, US USA USSF 5th SFG, US USA USSF Green Berets, US USA USSF Special Forces, US USA USSF Team A-101, US USA USSF Team A-221, US USA XXIV Corps, US USAF Eglin Air Force Base FL, US USAF United States Air Force, US USMC 1st MarDiv, US USMC 3rd Force Recon Co, US USMC 3rd MarDiv, US USMC MAG-36, US USMC United States Marine Corps, US USN NOS Indianhead MD, US USN NOS Naval Ordnance Station, US USN United States Navy, US UT USA DPG - Sheep Kill Incident (1968), US UT Utah, VNM 1968 Tet Offensive (1968) (Vietnam War), VNM 1969 Mini-Tet Offensive (1969) (Vietnam War), VNM 506 Valley, VNM A Shau Valley, VNM An Khe, VNM An Khe Pass, VNM An Loa Mountain, VNM Ao Lai Bang, VNM Ap Hien, VNM Ap Hien Luong, VNM Ap Thanh Tan, VNM Ap Uu Phuong, VNM Arizona Territory, VNM Battle of Dong Ap Bia (Hamburger Hill) (Operation Apache Snow) (1969) (Vietnam War), VNM Battle of Hamburger Hill (Dong Ap Bia) (Operation Apache Snow) (1969) (Vietnam War), VNM Battle of Khe Sanh (1968) (Tet Offensive) (Vietnam War), VNM Battle of Lang Vei (1968) (Tet Offensive) (Vietnam War), VNM Battle of Saigon (1968) (Tet Offensive) (Vietnam War), VNM Bien Hoa Airbase (Vietnam War), VNM Binh Dinh Province, VNM Bong Son, VNM Cam Lo River, VNM Cam Ranh Bay, VNM Camp Eagle (Vietnam War), VNM Camp Evans (Vietnam War), VNM Camp Radcliff (Vietnam War), VNM Camp Vasquez (Vietnam War), VNM Central Highlands, VNM CIA Phung Hoang / Phoenix Program (1965-1972) (Vietnam War), VNM Cu Chi, VNM Cung Son, VNM Cung Son Special Forces Camp (Vietnam War), VNM Da Nang, VNM Dien Bien Phu, VNM DMZ Demilitarized Zone - 17th Parallel (Vietnam War), VNM Dong Ha, VNM DRV NVA North Vietnamese Army, VNM DRV VC 300th Sapper Bn, VNM DRV VC 300th Sapper Bn - 5th Co, VNM DRV VC Viet Cong, VNM DRV VM Viet Minh, VNM Duc Co, VNM French Indochina War (1946-1954), VNM FSB Airborne (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Bastogne (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Berchtesgaden, VNM FSB Birmingham (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Blackhawk (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Currahee (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Davis (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Destiny (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Jack (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Ripcord (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Roy (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Shepard (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Sheridan (Vietnam War), VNM FSB T-Bone, VNM FSB Tomahawk (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Vehgel (Vietnam War), VNM Gia Lo, VNM Ha Tay, VNM Hai Van Pass, VNM Hanoi, VNM Highway 1, VNM Highway 19, VNM Ho Chi Minh Trail (Vietnam War), VNM Hue, VNM I Corps (Vietnam War), VNM Ia Drang Valley, VNM II Corps (Vietnam War), VNM IV Corps (Vietnam War), VNM Kontum, VNM Lang Vei Special Forces Camp (Vietnam War), VNM Long Binh Post (Vietnam War), VNM LZ English (Vietnam War), VNM LZ Hard Times (Vietnam War), VNM LZ Pony (Vietnam War), VNM LZ Sally (Vietnam War), VNM LZ Schueller (Vietnam War), VNM LZ Uplift (Vietnam War), VNM Mang Yang Pass, VNM Nha Trang, VNM Operation Apache Snow (1969) (Vietnam War), VNM Operation Arc Light (1965-1973) (Vietnam War), VNM Operation Ranch Hand (1962-1971) (Vietnam War), VNM Operation Randolph Glen (1969-1970) (Vietnam War), VNM Phi Lu, VNM Phu Bai, VNM Phu Hiep, VNM Phu Hiep Base Camp (Vietnam War), VNM Phu Loc, VNM Phu Lu, VNM Phu Lu Bridge, VNM Phu Tai, VNM Phu Tai Valley, VNM Phu Thanh Valley, VNM Pleiku, VNM Pleiku Province (Gia Lai), VNM Quang Tri, VNM Quang Tri Province, VNM Que Son Valley, VNM Qui Nhon, VNM Qui Nhon Ammunition Base Depot (Vietnam War), VNM Route 441, VNM Route 506, VNM Route 545, VNM Route 547, VNM RVN ARVN Army of the Republic of Vietnam, VNM RVN ARVN CIDG Civilian Irregular Defense Group, VNM RVN ARVN MP Quan Canh Military Police, VNM Saigon, VNM Saigon - Buddhist Chua Quan Am Pagoda, VNM Saigon - US Embassy (Vietnam War), VNM Son Con Valley, VNM Song Bo, VNM Song Con, VNM Song Dai Giang, VNM Song Lai Giang, VNM Song Nong, VNM Tan Son Nhut Air Base, VNM Thon Khe Xa, VNM Thura Thien-Hue Province, VNM Tuy Hoa, VNM US Agent Orange (Vietnam War), VNM US MACV Advisory Teams (Vietnam War), VNM US MACV Battalion Advisory Team 46 (Vietnam War), VNM US MACV Military Assistance Command Vietnam (Vietnam War), VNM US USA 187th Infantry Regiment - 3/187 - Bn Advisory Team 46 (Vietnam War), VNM US USA 67th Evacuation Hospital - Qui Nhon (Vietnam War), VNM US USA 85th Evacuation Hospital - Phu Bai (Vietnam War), VNM US USAF Phu Cat Air Base (Vietnam War), VNM US USMC CAP Combined Action Platoon (Vietnam War), VNM US USMC CAP Team 3-1-3 (Vietnam War), VNM US USMC CAP Team 3-3-5 (Vietnam War), VNM US USMC DHCB Dong Ha Combat Base (Vietnam War), VNM US USMC III MAF Marine Amphibious Force (Vietnam War), VNM US USMC KSCB Khe Sanh Combat Base (Vietnam War), VNM US USMC/USA Phu Bai Combat Base (Vietnam War), VNM US USN NSA Naval Support Activity - Da Nang (White Elephant) (Vietnam War), VNM Vietnam, VNM Vietnam War (1955-1975), VNM Vinh Thang Valley, VNM Vung Chua Mountain, VNM Vung Ro Bay, VNM War Zone C (Vietnam War) Rating: ★★★★ (4 Stars) Subject: Books.Military.20th-21st Century.Asia.Vietnam War.US Army.EOD Description: From 1967-1971, Stuart Steinberg served in the U.S. Army as an explosive ordnance disposal specialist. In January 1968, he was sent to Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah, where chemical and biological weaponry was stockpiled, staying there until July 1968. Steinberg was involved in helping to clean up the worst nerve gas disaster in American history on March 13, 1968. As a result, he volunteered to serve in Vietnam from September 4, 1968 to March 24, 1970. This is What Hell Looks Like explores the difficult and traumatic situations faced by Steinberg and his teammates across their time in Vietnam. This volume also examines the causes and consequences of post-traumatic stress disorder though Steinberg's honest account of his experiences, including his subsequent addiction to prescription painkillers. Documenting Steinberg's personal journey through "Hell," his account casts further light on life during the Vietnam War. Review: Honestly, EOD stories are some of my favorites and this one did not disappoint, especially as I’ve read other tales of Ammo Dumps going up from other perspectives. The only negative is just how disjointed the book was. He could not keep a steady narrative or stream of thought going without bouncing back and forth from present day to the past and back again. It became so repetitive that it would take you out of the moment and out of the story all together. 

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Vietnam Era US Army 503RD Airborne Military Police BN MP Helmet liner Fort Bragg Best Ever ! $75.00 http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=2&toolid=10039&campid=5338273562&item=132996708799&vectorid=229466&lgeo=1