Re: [GZG] Small thought re: Orbital Assault

[Oerjan Ariander <oerjan.ariander@xxxxxxxxx>]

Glenn wrote:

> 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>
>
> <snip>
>
> I would like to see your source for this comment.  Not that I doubt you as 
> to it be said I just...doubt the source's IQ.

My source: several articles in Armor Magazine over the past year, mostly 
ones where "motorized tank" units in Iraq describe how they re-organized to 
make the best out of limited assets

(BTW Glenn, your posts are *heavily* formatted. Please re-set to "plain 
text" if at all possible!)

Regards,

Oerjan
oerjan.ariander@xxxxxxxxx

"Life is like a sewer.
 What you get out of it, depends on what you put into it."
-Hen3ry

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