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Saturday, October 18, 2025
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Some interesting information on U.S. Navy rifle squads.
The first inkling I had of this type of unit was the scene in The Wind and the Lion, where the young Marine captain is asked how he plans to storm the palace of the Bashaw, and he says he has a "reinforced rifle company". The next thing I see is the Marines and about a dozen or so sailors armed with rifles and, I believe, some kind of small cannon or machine gun on wheels (the video has a clip from that scene).
I've seen this depicted in movies, but, y'know, < i>Hollywood.
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The first inkling I had of this type of unit was the scene in The Wind and the Lion, where the young Marine captain is asked how he plans to storm the palace of the Bashaw, and he says he has a "reinforced rifle company". The next thing I see is the Marines and about a dozen or so sailors armed with rifles and, I believe, some kind of small cannon or machine gun on wheels (the video has a clip from that scene).
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