Re: [SG] Scenario with engineers

Fabet@aol.com wrote:

> Your forgetting that a Division also has more than 3 line brigades.
The
> engineers are also assisting the division support command (at least a
brigade
> sized outfit) and the divisions organic assets (aviation, signal,
etc). Don't
> forget division HQ. You wouldn't want the division staff to build
their own
> defenses, would you?

Hrm. . . that nonsense should be taken care of by the batallion that
gets attached from Corps assets (in normal wartime situation--in
peacetime exercises, usually doesn't, so. . . ).  If your 12Bs are
digging holes, they are being misused.	That's what all those SEEs up in
the BN HHC are for, dammit.  And the 82nd has a whole independant heavy
junk company ("The Nasty") for that also.

> The Engineers were usually just enough to for a commitee and decide to
wander
> off and get lost. When they were around they usually carried enough
extra
> equipment to build rope bridges, blow away some small obstacles, etc.

Wandering off is valid Engineer activity.  They're really playing
spades.  They'll come back when chow is served.  Only MOS where playing
spades is testable skill.  :)

John M. Atkinson