Rhodesian Rolland.....the headless Thompson Gunner

dinkydow · 04-03-2008, 12:54 PM

GARANDNUT · 04-03-2008, 02:22 PM

60s 70s and early 80s was the golden age of the Merc.

5knives · 04-03-2008, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by GARANDNUT

60s 70s and early 80s was the golden age of the Merc.

Ummm ...

Respecfully suggest 60's, 70's and '80's were the end of the golden era for mercs. Which goes way back in history.

Lee Christmas and William Walker did well in the '20's (sort of, for a while) (but that's about as good as it ever gets for mercs).

Surviving was the hard part, but getting paid was the next hardest.

Ahhh ... according to everything I've ever read or seen on TV that is.

Can look up the little excursion into Guatemala in the '60's (maybe, if anything's ever been published) that was more typical.

SNAFU, to put it mildly. Made the Bay of Pigs look like a slam dunk.

The moral of course is to never let guys wearing shades and hawaian shirts make plans for you.

Regards,

GARANDNUT · 04-03-2008, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by 5knives

Ummm ...

Respecfully suggest 60's, 70's and '80's were the end of the golden era for mercs. Which goes way back in history.

Lee Christmas and William Walker did well in the '20's (sort of, for a while) (but that's about as good as it ever gets for mercs).

Surviving was the hard part, but getting paid was the next hardest.

Ahhh ... according to everything I've ever read or seen on TV that is.

Can look up the little excursion into Guatemala in the '60's (maybe, if anything's ever been published) that was more typical.

SNAFU, to put it mildly. Made the Bay of Pigs look like a slam dunk.

The moral of course is to never let guys wearing shades and hawaian shirts make plans for you.

Regards,

I disagree. Actually the late 1930s to early 1940s should be added to this list as well. Remember that the AVG in China were US mercenary pilots flying for China.

The 60's and 70's you had the African brush wars all over the continent, in the 1980s central and south America were hotbeds for merc activity. And now with Black water, Executive Outcomes and other corporate security companies the mercenary business is more legitimate now than ever. Just about anyone with military training can go to North Carolina and apply for a Merc job with Black Water. You are right that they have always been a part of warfare but in the late 20th century and now they have really came into their own.

Sanders · 04-04-2008, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by GARANDNUT

I disagree. Actually the late 1930s to early 1940s should be added to this list as well. Remember that the AVG in China were US mercenary pilots flying for China.

The 60's and 70's you had the African brush wars all over the continent, in the 1980s central and south America were hotbeds for merc activity. And now with Black water, Executive Outcomes and other corporate security companies the mercenary business is more legitimate now than ever. Just about anyone with military training can go to North Carolina and apply for a Merc job with Black Water. You are right that they have always been a part of warfare but in the late 20th century and now they have really came into their own.

In 1988, when I ETS'd at Ft. Jackson, SC, I was approached by a fellow at the airport who wanted to know if I was interested in a "ranch security" job in Central America. Didn't ask the details, and wasn't offered any.

Sometimes I still wonder, "what if?"

Pogo · 04-04-2008, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Sanders

In 1988, when I ETS'd at Ft. Jackson, SC, I was approached by a fellow at the airport who wanted to know if I was interested in a "ranch security" job in Central America. Didn't ask the details, and wasn't offered any.

Sometimes I still wonder, "what if?"

It might have been a "different kind of ranch" than what most people think of.

10 Bears · 04-04-2008, 03:08 PM

Probably one of the "Ranch Security" programs that was eliminating the "Indigenous Natives" that shot back from ambush with poison arrows.
Ranches went through a lot of "guards."

Sanders · 04-04-2008, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Pogo

It might have been a "different kind of ranch" than what most people think of.

Considering he knew things from my 201 file, I don't think it was cowboying...

RetVet · 04-04-2008, 03:15 PM

I do believe I spotted a few rifles in that video that are now "possibly" in my stash.

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10 Bears Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: E-Da-How Posts: 137,846	Probably one of the "Ranch Security" programs that was eliminating the "Indigenous Natives" that shot back from ambush with poison arrows. Ranches went through a lot of "guards."