Yeah, a regular was a member of a Line infantry company (as opposed to a cavalryman or a scout/irregular). That is the militia should have equipment parity with a regular soldier.
Today that consists of a select fire rifle, rifle rated plate carrier and helmet, red dot optics and night vision, rail attachments like IR laser, flashlights, and underbarrel grenade launchers, apcs, IFVs, Top attack ATGMS like the Javelin, and MANPADs. The average American is woefully underequipped.
I take heart in the examples of the Mujahideen and the Taliban who managed to rout two of the world's superpowers using AK 47s, IEDs, Toyota pickup trucks, and any of the more sophisticated weapons they could procure from the CIA or steal from the Army and Marines.
Yeah, a regular was a member of a Line infantry company (as opposed to a cavalryman or a scout/irregular). That is the militia should have equipment parity with a regular soldier.
Today that consists of a select fire rifle, rifle rated plate carrier and helmet, red dot optics and night vision, rail attachments like IR laser, flashlights, and underbarrel grenade launchers, apcs, IFVs, Top attack ATGMS like the Javelin, and MANPADs. The average American is woefully underequipped.
I take heart in the examples of the Mujahideen and the Taliban who managed to rout two of the world's superpowers using AK 47s, IEDs, Toyota pickup trucks, and any of the more sophisticated weapons they could procure from the CIA or steal from the Army and Marines.
Don't forget the mountains. Afghanistan's terrain is its most valuable defense asset.