Quote Originally Posted by Tukhachevskii View Post
6 60mm tubes at coy level seem an aweful lot to my untrained eyes. Who's carring all those rounds (IIRC a fire for effect mission on attacking troops is ...somewhere in the region of ...ok I don't rememebr but I think it's about 30).

One could even make the argument that we don't need specialised troops just geenrealists who could be given snap training as and when to fulfill specialsied roles (recc one day and ANTI-Tank the nexxt) but that's all down to cost, training and inclination (IMO).
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Tuk:

My 6-gun 60mm platoon is only 1 tube larger then the total envisioned in you company. Totally agree with you regarding ammo for this weapon. The issue is does someone in the platoon/company actually carry these rounds or are they transported by/on a vehicle. I choose 6 guns because of the greater flexibiity in sub-dividing the platoon, 2 sections of 3, 3 sections of 2, a section of 4 and a section of 2, etc.

DO NOT agree with the idea/concept of "Snap Training". Soldiers/units will only be good at those tasks/skills they train on/practice regularly. Otherwise , they will probably never progress beyond a "novice" level of ability.