[TADSLOS]

I cannot tell if this is a "Arty pusher" piece or a legitimate gripe

It's neither, just 20/20 hindsight from the Center of Army's Lessons Learned (CALL). The 82nd deployed their artillery as part of their force package relieving the 101st. I just find it maddening that the powers that be didn't have the foresight to deploy land based artillery to begin with.

[VaBthang4]

I wonder if the decision was made based on an ability or lack thereof to get the Arty to the AO initially or if it was some dreamweaving, carpet grazing, 100 Star that made the call.

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