The Tactical Advantage: A Definitive Study of Personal Small-Arms Tactics 0873649753, 9780873649759

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DEFINITIVE STUDY OF PERSONAL SMALL-ARMS _ TACTICS

The

Tactical Advantage

For my wife and best friend, Cheryl, who stood by my side (and covered my back) during the worst of times . . . and during the best of times.

A DEFINITIVE STUDY OF PERSONAL SMALL-ARMS TACTICS

Gabriel Suarez

NEW HANOVER COUNTY& PUBLIC LIBRARY 201 CHESTNUT STREET WILMINGTON, NC 28401

PALADIN PRESS * BOULDER, COLORADO

Other books by Gabriel Suarez: The Tactical Pistol The Tactical Shotgun

The Tactical Advantage: A Definitive Study of Personal Small-Arms Tactics by Gabriel Suarez Copyright © 1998 by Gabriel Suarez ISBN 0-87364-975-3 Printed in the United States of America Published by Paladin Press, a division of Paladin Enterprises, Inc., P.O. Box 1307, Boulder, Colorado 80306, USA.

(303) 443-7250

Direct inquiries and/or orders to the above address. PALADIN, PALADIN PRESS, and the “horse head” design

are trademarks belonging to Paladin Enterprises and registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. All rights reserved. Except for use in a review, no

portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the publisher. Neither the author nor the publisher assumes any responsibility for the use or misuse of information contained in this book.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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