[wtc911]

The US should offer to give Columbia 72 F-16s tomorrow, along with 200 M-1s and 300 Bradleys. That will put paid any idea Venezuela has of attacking directly.

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Do you think we have 200 Main Battle Tanks and 300 Bradleys to spare?

Chavez knows that we can't provide any significant support of the materiel or the manpower sort in Colombia.

[Army Air Corps]

Besides, Colombia’s AFV mix is not bad and is geared for their rugged terrain. Their main deficiency is in air power in that they do not have air superiority fighters; their air force is mostly used for COIN work.

[Army Air Corps]

This is the AFV mix at Hugito's command:



Tanks and combat vehicles
86 AMX-30V Main battle tank- (82 AMX-30V +4 AMX-30D)
36 AMX-13C.90 Light tank
78 Scorpion 90 FV-101 Light tank
42 Dragoon 300 LFV2 Light tank


APCs
75 AMX-13 VTT-VCI- (25 VTT/VCI +10 VTT/LT +20 VTT/PM +12 VTT/PC +8 VTT/TB)
8 FV104 Samaritan
2 FV105 Sultan
4 FV106 Samson
10 Transportpanzer Fuchs
59 Dragoon AFV APC - (25 APC +21 PM +11 PC +2 R)
130 V-100/V-150 Commando- (100 LAV-100, +30 LAV-150)
100 LAV-300 APC
38 EE-11 Urutu

[JasonC]

That is one division's hardware. We have tons simply mothballed. Besides, Obama isn't going to use any of it for anything, might as well let some of it be of use.