Re: [GZG] Small thought re: Orbital Assault

[Warbeads@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 11/24/05 12:29:24 PM Central Standard Time, maserati@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

Oerjan Ariander wrote:

> You were talking about ARMOURED support above. Generally speaking,
> trucks and helos aren't considered to be "armoured support" - although
> I've noticed that the US Army now calls a platoon of 4xM1114 armoured
> HumVees a "motorized tank platoon", so maybe the requirements to count
> as "armoured" are being softened nowadays <g>


A "motorized tank platoon" ? Now I've heard everything.Well, if adding
HumVees to a leg unit makes them motorized then I suppose using them in
an armor role makes the tank platoon motorized too.

But if they can stand up to heavy MG fire, then against anything but
real tanks they can do the armor job. It makes my brain hurt, but I
think this is actually pretty clever.

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<snip>

Correct me if I'm wrong but pre-1939 were the use of organic (Integral not bio-creations) trucks enough to qualify the units as 'motorized'?  Ands the original purpose of WW1 tanks was that they were designed to overcome the MG's and barbed wire delaying the advance of infantry over rough terrain (when some genius turned field artillery on tanks there was a moment when the tank designers went, "Oh Shit" but that's another thread).

 

Any chopper support is appreciated by the infantry although a Huey makes a less lasting support vehicle then a Cobra (and yada-yada-yada as to gunship types and derivations).

 

Gracias,

Glenn "warbeads"

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