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Correct. Napoleon marched 90K men on three routes, each column spread out over 5 miles.

The 40 kph is me, not FUCHS and IIRC it's the the NATO STANAG Convoy planning speed - meaning in 10 hours you can march 400kms - so a march rate of 500 miles in 2 days.

Based on your figures...

I'm actually glued to finding the enemy so I can defeat him. - Find being the first core function


Actual new conceptual writing on Land Warfare is incredibly and that of the type you propose...

Well please note I did originally refer to rate of advance, not speed of movement.
I think 2-3 km/h seems reasonable - and you can only advance as fast as your Recce forces do.

I also think that...

So does experimentation or recent experience suggest?

Why? How is Recce going to work moving at anything much over 2-3 kph - unless they want to blunder into an ambush. As the Soviets found out,...

You may want to look at the Biddle's Military Power - it has extremely good data on modern rates of advance.

Personally I use the following figures, based on the historical data I have to hand. ...

So that figure is a sound basis for discussion, based on the fact it happened once?

On what do you base that assertion. You are stating a fact?
How do you know where the enemy defence is?...

There is some compelling sets of data that show, except in open desert, average rates of advance since 1918 are < 2km per hour, and often substantially less. 30km per day is considered good.

I see platoons as either operating as platoons or generating mission tailored groups which would allow semi-autonomous fireteam multiples to conduct a wide range of reconnaissance and surveillance...

THis might explain the difference between the UK and US approach to a lot of stuff

This is closer to what I am proposing, but equipped with bolt-action 8.59mm/300 WinMAG, and course qualified by virtue of 2 weeks training. All the training is focussed at the long range...

I the IDF is issuing V-RAMBO to all the Infantry units with equipped with the Skylark 1LE UAV.

Based on what the users tell me, it's a very impressive system - and I'm a UAV sceptic!!

I agree. Let me explain.

Scout, LRSU, and SF are not all the same thing.
Some guy wants to go do SF, off you go, and good luck. SF is a legitimate and vital role.
LRSU(?) - Worked with LRSU at...

Well then there's a massive difference between the US/USMC and the UK. No one in the UK "Shun's" snipers at all. In fact quite the opposite is sometimes a problem. Every swinging d*ck wants to be...

Are not all Sniper and Recon skills merely extrapolations of normal infantry skills, held to a higher standard?
Aren't Snipers and Recon Operators identified from the ranks of the infantry via...

Well having done more than my fair share of time on OP hides (as part of a Reconnaissance Platoon). I've done all the peeing into bags plastic bags (containing sanitary towels) and eaten nothing but...

Why is that? Is it because the sniper and recon roles are poorly described? I believe/know (as I am sure do you) that 99% are not actually stupid. Poor educated maybe, and this should not apply to...

Almost everything about Maglan is classified. As far as I can work out though, they are basically the Parachute Brigades, Recon and Anti-tank unit. How those two roles come to be together, I guess...

Eyhh... yes and no. Yes, you are right in the purist approach, and yes, no dismounted 81 or 120mm.

However, if we take rifle Platoons to be the basis for the capability we are talking about, then...

Sure. We could call it.. let me think.... errr... fighting patrols? :D

Fighting dismounted is fighting dismounted and yes context is critical. If anyone can point out to me how an infantry Platoon...

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I appreciate where you are coming from, but 95% of your arguments/statements are the same as I have heard for keeping the infantry rifle platoons back in the dark ages and not forcing a...

Nothing wrong with arrogant or bold, if you deliver!

That's based on one understanding of a DM.

So where are Sniper currently crawling off to engage targets? That's all romantic wonderful...

Yes, a sniper, with a radio, can go and find things and conduct surveillance. That he can does not mean he should. The primary issue here is one of a division of labour, or rather tasking. I want to...

Empire building? That makes no sense that I can see, unless these "sniper teams" have the support, communications, sensors and weapons to make the investment worthwhile.
How many Helicopter hours...

I suppose I had better put some meat on these bones, before others do! :D

My "Long Range Rifleman" works in the Platoon as part of the fire support effort. His mission is to deliver precision...