Re: [OT] Update JohnA

At 10:23 AM -0400 5/15/03, Flak Magnet wrote:
>On Wed May 14 2003 04:36 pm, Ryan M Gill wrote:
>>  At 4:07 PM -0400 5/14/03, Flak Magnet wrote:
>+++SNIP+++
>>  start. Airborne units can be very fragile things. To think of them
as
>>  just as combat capable as a Mechanized Ground force ignores many key
>>  points in their usage and especially their disadvantages.
>
>Short version:  Airbornes don't have the "staying power" of line units,
and
>shouldn't be expected to.  It's not their role.

BAsically what I'm saying. They also don't have the tactical mobility 
over great distances that a mechanized unit does. They're cheaper on 
logistics though.

So, the basic conclusion I have for this is that a Puking Chicken 
trooper should be just as respectful of the 4ID grunt who's helped 
his team change the tracks on his Bradley in the muddy field as the 
4th ID trooper is of the Airborne trooper who's jumped out of some 
planes and earned his wings.

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