To: Cannoneer No. 4
The Marines were never going to be Crusader customers.
The guy that is working this program for the Corps is a Freeper. A very, very smart guy.
4 posted on
01/16/2004 2:33:23 PM PST by
IGOTMINE
(All we are saying... is give guns a chance!)
To: IGOTMINE
"The guy that is working this program for the Corps is a Freeper. A very, very smart guy." I wonder who that guy could be.....hmmmm?
7 posted on
01/16/2004 2:36:28 PM PST by
lormand
(Dead People Vote DemocRAT)
To: IGOTMINE
Let's hope that the Rummy reforms don't shut down the independence of the Corps in coming up with better ways to do things on a decentralized basis?
13 posted on
01/16/2004 2:47:11 PM PST by
AmericanVictory
(Should we be more like them, or they like us?)
To: IGOTMINE
I know the Marines weren't getting
Crusader. I just mentioned it because these are tough times for artillerymen. The Air Force wants to take over the fire support business altogether, the Army wants to convert them to MP's, and now the Marines want to replace howitzers with mortars. Cannoneers are going to be gettin' mighty scarce.
I think the Marines are at least making sure they retain organic all-weather fire support capability. They have always been real big on close air support, but they seem to be resisting the push to make the ETAC the king of the battlefield.
27 posted on
01/16/2004 3:14:46 PM PST by
Cannoneer No. 4
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