Down to the water station right at the corner of the airfield on ft good I just found these books to be so good! Other than the improper pronunciation of molle often referred to as Molly or a Flick everything else was solid. So everything about this book was visually referenced. I used to be stationed at ft hood texas 60 miles or so from Austin. Which is ok I like both series in their own right. I read these books before zombie fallout and found them to be more accurate as far as weapons / vehicle names which I pointed out to the author of ZF but that was my only complaint of that series. I read a review that compared this to zombie fallout. Interesting take on the Zombie/virus pandemic genre.Ī must have Just as good the second time around. Basically if you are writing or Narrating any type of military terms research ow the military actually says it, it will immerse the reader or listener more in the story. last thing FOB is not said as F O B its pronounced as spelled FOB ( fahhb ). with ammunition 5.56mm is not said 5 point 5 6 its five five six or seven six two. when it comes to numbers on weapons or ammunition the number is said as a whole number not individual numbers ie M240G machine gun is said as MtwofortynineGolf. that goes for all vehicles just as when some one says HMMWV as humvee. when saying names of weapons or vehicles military personnel say MRAP like it spelt as a word not M R A P as in separate letters. examples MOLLE it is pronounced as MAUL-EE not mol- lay. When narrators screw up Military terms and names of gear. This is coming from my point of view as a Retired Marine. Just a few things that just rub the wrong way.
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