To: Cannoneer No. 4; MJY1288; xzins; Calpernia; TEXOKIE; Alamo-Girl; windchime; Grampa Dave; ...
Military question, hypothetical - would our troops be better off with no armor and a strong leader who loved America, or a million armored HUMVEE'S under the leadership of UN-Clinton-Kerry?
3 posted on
04/30/2004 3:11:56 PM PDT by
Ragtime Cowgirl
(The)"enemy in Fallujah.will not be controlled.we will have to eliminate that enemy."Gen.Abizaid,4/30)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
BUMP and I am glad to see this!
5 posted on
04/30/2004 3:15:06 PM PDT by
TrueBeliever9
(aut viam inveniam aut faciam (where there is a will - there is a way)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Would someone tell these guys that the HUMVEE is NOT an AFV? It is a utility truck, a replacement for the Jeep.
I was a tank commander in "Nam with the 1st Bde of the 5th Mech Inf. After initial skepticism the brass found out that heavy armor, such as 53 ton M48A3 medium tanks and light armor like M113 ACAV's could operate quite effectively in Vietnam, due in large measure to the ingenuity and innovation of the ordinary G.I. and his leaders.
The kind of fighting going on in Fallujah cries out for coordinated tank-infantry teams that can reduce the sniper nests with relatively little risk for the ground pounding grunts. High explosive rounds from 120MM tank main guns provide on station pin point immediate direct fire artillery support under the direction of the accompanying and protecting infantry. At present there is not even much rubble to impede AFV movement.
WE did a pretty good job with tank infantry teams in Hue in '68.
16 posted on
04/30/2004 5:34:55 PM PDT by
DMZFrank
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Nobody's demanding Strykers?
Or whatever that "thing" is called?
19 posted on
04/30/2004 10:15:48 PM PDT by
MonroeDNA
(Hillary was in charge of the FBI files, which went into a data base: WHoDB. Genious ackers, expose)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Nobody's demanding Strykers?
Or whatever that "thing" is called?
20 posted on
04/30/2004 10:15:55 PM PDT by
MonroeDNA
(Hillary was in charge of the FBI files, which went into a data base: WHoDB. Genious ackers, expose)
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