Re: Scouts out. . . NAC style

At 6:55 PM -0400 8/11/02, Laserlight wrote:
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>One thing scouts always do is look around and find the enemy.	Once
>they find them, what do you want them to do about it?	If your answer
>is "shoot", then you need to give them something to shoot with.  If
>your answer is "report and let someone else deal with it" then Hummers
>(with just enough firepower for self defense) should suffice.

The problem is its really hard to see an infantry force that is 
hiding and blocking. You're better off with some armor in the form of 
a light and fast armored car for your scouting. They are more 
surviable than a hummer. It is possible to make a small fast vehicle. 
My Dingo is a perfect example. Its tiny but far more able to take 
fire than a HMMWV with it's inch of armor to the front.

I personally think a light/heavy combination works well. Either as 
two teams that work together as scout and support, or as route recce 
and pursuit forces.

Given the advent of ATGMs, a hypervelocity ATGM launched by the 
lights would really help their punch when they needed it. The big 
issue is not weighing them down too much. One or two shots is their 
limit really.
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