Quote Originally Posted by Infanteer View Post
Wow - when did they start issuing crystal balls?

A few years ago, a very good General said that tanks were a thing of the past and signed off on their elimination (he was a tanker to boot). The only thing that saved him was that he recognized the gaffe, bought new Main Battle Tanks and shipped them overseas for use in a grapefield near you.

One thing soldiers should stay out of is the prediction business.
Its nice to cherry pick but thats not what he said. What he said was:
“In artillery you’ll need the ability to mass at times, but you’re probably going to need the ability to respond with precision with the ability to minimize collateral damage,” he said...

In the coming years, the threat of a nonstate enemy with access to high-tech weaponry, including precision fires, is sure to grow, he said.

Within that construct, Flynn said, the six-gun artillery battery will most likely remain the norm, but that battery might have to split up into three platoons, with two guns each to cover a dispersed battlefield...
In other words, "..you’ll need the ability to mass at times". But you'll also need the ability to disperse.

Do you have the Task-Organization built into your structure to do both?

Not only that but can you do both fluidly.. shifting fr/one to another when its advantageous for you??

To do that effectively you'll need to add this into your training, organization, & mindset:
  • Multiple platoons that can scatter over large battle spaces
  • A need for leaders who are well-trained to operate on their own while disconnected from the central grid
  • It will require a more rigorously coordinated targeting cycle and quick computations done by people at three locations
  • & Security for the various platoons
The Marine Corps is losing nothing, every capability they had they will continue to have. But their gaining more training, authority, expectations, & capabilities @ a lower level.