[QUOTEThe Cav 'problem' didn't exist from WWII until the stupid Bradley came along.

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Ken, can you please expand on your definition of the "Cav Problem".

At the start of WWII, we had the same situation we had until recently, flawed doctrine that restricted Mechinized Cavalry units to recon only. Found in North Africa it didn't work. Open terrain, impoper training, out-gunned etc.

I would ask anyone interested in some of the roots of the CAV/Recon to read the following

ETO General Board Report #49 on Mechanized Cav

http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/eto/eto-049.pdf

CSI Study Scouts Out

http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/download/cs...scouts_out.pdf

CSI Study Fight for Information

http://cgsc.edu/carl/download/csipubs/cameron_fight.pdf

Lou Dimarco's Thesis on WWII Cavalry

http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/availa...302004-164302/

While there are others, these give good background/backup info on how we got here.