Thanks Ken.
I have a fishing buddy who flies the H model for the RIANG and has been deployed annually to Iraq, Afganistan and all the points in between since 2003. He loves that bird and just...
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Thanks Ken.
I have a fishing buddy who flies the H model for the RIANG and has been deployed annually to Iraq, Afganistan and all the points in between since 2003. He loves that bird and just...
Ken,
Are their C-47's dropping troops inthe 21st Century? What was the combat load for a C-130 a venerable air craft still being flown and utilized as a troop carrier and airborne delivery...
Gentlemen, pardon the missed "un" in uncomfortable
If the Marines are uncomfortable with Reserve artillery units firing support missions for their infantry units, I doubt they would allow them the...
Originally Posted by AlexTX ret
I'm a strong believer in using all assets at my disposal. If HiMARS is one of them then I must learn to use it at its fullest. However with a 40 mile range, who...
What is the re-load time for the 3 man crew handling 6 200 pound rockets?
Can the individual six pack's handle multiple targets?
What's the TOT at maximum range of a rocket?
How fast can...
The widely disbursed platoons and squads could be protected by this new artillery concept in Afganistan 24/7.
The Marine Corps Times posted this today about a Marine Reserve artillery battery in...
COMMAR,
Thank you for the indepth explaination. My apologies, for being terse and a little edgy. I think I'm becoming a curmudgeon.
I really appreciate the peek at this new concept. It is...
Commar posted - The shift was part of what was Distributed Ops & has now shifted to Enhanced Company Operations.
"The Marine Infantry Platoon remains at 44, 43 Marines & 1 Corpsman.
3x 13 man...
Tankersteve posted -
Question: Where are the FO/ANGLICO the company uses, or is the platoon commander/platoon sergeant and squad leaders expected to do all their own call for fires? Are they in...
Thanks for the Redux - here we are 25 years further down the Squad debate role and the United States Marine Corps is still using the Big 13 man squad and considering a 1 man reduction to a 12 man...
The big Marine Infantry Squads (13 x 3) = 39
Platoon Ldr, Platoon Sgt, Radioman x 3 = 9 = 126
Weapons platoon to reach the 180 figure is 54
personnel for MG sections and assorted items that...