Feeling Mad Max? Check out the Rezvani Vengeance 😵

January 28, 2023 by The Tactical Hermit in Vehicles, Vehicles as Weapons and tagged Rezvani Vehicles, Vehicles

NEW SUV FEATURES ELECTRIFIED DOOR HANDLES AND PEPPER SPRAY GUNS

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With Base Model’s start out around $300K, the closest I will get to this Beauty is this Post but Dammitt a Man can Dream.

The Hercules 6×6 Military Edition is the essence of Bad Assery:

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Know Your History: America’s Forgotten Terrorists – The ‘Galleanist’ Anarchists

December 18, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in American History, American History 101, Armed Citizen Corner, Asymmetrical Warfare, Guerilla Warfare, Guerilla Warfare History, Historical Study, History Remembered, History Roundup, Hybrid Warfare, Know your History, Terrorism, Urban Warfare, Vehicles as Weapons, Violent Left and tagged American History, Asymmetrical Warfare, Galleanist, Guerilla Warfare, History of Anarchist in the U.S., Know your History, Terrorism, Urban Warfare, Vehicles as Weapons

America’s Forgotten Terrorists: The ‘Galleanist’ Anarchists

“Though largely forgotten today, one of the most creative and destructive terrorist groups in the United States was the Galleanists, a fiery band of Italian anarchists active during the early 1900s. Luigi Galleani, a gifted writer and charismatic speaker, tapped into widespread disappointment among Italian immigrants concerning their lives in America. Unemployment, low wages, long working hours, discrimination, and a poor quality of life made many Italian immigrants receptive to his words. He called for the destruction of existing political, economic, and religious institutions. In 1905 he published a bomb manual, much like al-Qaeda and ISIS have done in their online magazines in recent years.”

Know Your Enemy: The Russian BTR

November 16, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in Arms and Ammo, Cold War Era Weapons, Cold War Files, Cold War History, Communism, Communism Sucks, Fighting in and Around Vehicles, Know Your Enemy, Know Your Weapons, Russia, Russian Corner, Soviet History, Soviet Military history, Urban Skill Sets, Urban Warfare, USSR History, Vehicles as Weapons, War Machines, Warfare, Warrior Tech, Weapons & Ammo and tagged Cold War Files, Enemy Technology, Fighting Vehicles, Know Your Enemy, Know Your Weapons, Russian BTR, Russian Corner, Soviet History, Soviet Military

H/T Mason Dixon Survivalist Association

Not to be confused with the Russian BMP-3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV).

“Survival” Vehicles: Concepts and Execution

October 29, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in Another Reason to Be Armed, Armed Citizen Corner, Asymmetrical Warfare, Civilian Operator 101, Guerilla Warfare, Guerilla Warfare History, Hybrid Warfare, Practical Skill Sets, Practical Solutions to Serious Problems, Prepping, Prepping 101, Real World Threats, Reality Check, Tactics, Tales from the Battlefield, Vehicles as Weapons, Warrior Tech and tagged All-Terrain vehicles, Armed Citizen Corner, Mason Dixon Tactical, Post-Apocalyptic Vehicles, Practical Skill Sets, Vehicles as Weapons, Warrior Tech

Some interesting ideals from JCD, the Bushbastard.

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As a kid I read paperbacks about SHTF. These included a number of “Survival” vehicles in the stories, like “The Guardians” pic above, or the “Survivalist” series hero Rourke, who rode a Harley during his exploits. The vehicles used were considered “The Best” available for the task in the stories.

The Guardians used Cadillac Gage V450 “Commandos”, and of course I thought they were the ultimate survival vehicle, bar none (A Harley can’t compete with a ten ton armored and armed truck). Real world kicks in 30 years later, and low and behold, guess what my “Survival” vehicle in Iraq was? Yup, a Cadillac Gage Commando (The US Army calls it an ASV or the M1117).

Was it a good vehicle? Hell yeah! Would I want it for normal “Bugout” preps? Hell yeah! Is it practical to use till SHTF hits? HELL NO! (The surplus ones I’ve seen are pushing…

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The Minuteman’s Guide to Countering Armored Vehicles (For Educational Purposes Only)

October 27, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in 4GW, Another Reason to Be Armed, Armed Citizen Corner, Asymmetrical Warfare, Cartel Corner, Cartel Corner History, Cartel Tactics, Citizen Action Groups, Civilian Operator 101, Cold War Era Weapons, Cold War History, Counter-Insurgency, Examining GW Tactics, Examining Terrorist Tactics, explosives, Fighting in and Around Vehicles, Fourth Gen Warfare, Future Warfare, Guerilla Warfare, Guerilla Warfare History, History of Weapons, Hybrid Warfare, ISIS, ISIS Corner, Know Your Enemy, Know Your Weapons, Learning from Terrorist Tactics, Military History, Military Tech, Military Weapons from the Past, Military Weapons History, Modern War, Practical Skill Sets, Practical Solutions to Serious Problems, Reality Check, Reference Materials, Russia, Russian Corner, Small Unit Tactics, Soviet History, Soviet Military history, Studies in Warfare, Tactics, Tales from the Battlefield, Tank Warfare, Technology, Tradecraft, Ukraine Civil War, Urban Skill Sets, Urban Warfare, Vehicles as Weapons, War Machines, Warfare, Warrior Tech, WRSA and tagged Armored Vehicles, Asymmetrical Warfare, CO 101, Countering Armored Threats, Guerilla Warfare, Minuteman's Guide, Partisan's Field Guide, Small Unit Tactics, Tanks, Vehicles as Weapons, Von Steuben Training

The Minuteman’s Guide to Countering Armored Vehicles

Since the first tanks and armored cars appeared on the battlefields of WWI Europe, infantrymen have been forced to find ways to deal with them. The modern minuteman is no different, and any prolonged civil conflict in the United States is bound to see armored vehicles used in one form or another. I’m not even talking about fighting a professional military, partisan groups and gangs/cartels have ways of getting or making armored vehicles for use in a prolonged period of conflict/disorder. Some examples are below;

In 2020 alone, there were at least two police MRAPs and one National Guard humvee stolen in California during the rioting. The humvee and one MRAP have since been recovered.

Mexican Cartels such as the CJNG frequently weld makeshift armored plating onto trucks and install turrets onto them. They call these vehicles “monstruos”, meaning “monsters.”

Private ownership of military surplus armored vehicles is perfectly legal as long as the weapons are disabled or removed. For about the same price as a new car you can own an OT-64 SKOT (Polish wheeled amphibious APC). For much less you can buy a surplus humvee. There are many such vehicles in the hands of private citizens for collecting, war re-enacting, etc.

I predict that in a prolonged civil conflict, WROL scenario, etc, it will only take a few weeks before people with access to these vehicles start to roll them out for whatever purpose. For this reason and the hypothetical Chinese invasion, any serious minuteman should be thinking about how to deal with armored vehicles. In this article I will cover the types of armored vehicles, the threat they pose, and how you can fight them or mitigate their effectiveness.