As an aside, that's a bad bet around here, surprising folks pop out of the woodwork to respond to challenges.I for one agree -- but no one has, to my knowledge, suggested moving a large force; rather they have suggested randomly moving a number of small forces who could then be foot (or light vehicle) mobile and be resupplied by air sporadically.I am telling you, using helicopters as the primary mode of force projection for a large force is impractical. It briefs well, but the cost, maintenance, weather, and fuel considerations make it nearly impossible.
That of course implies competent, confident units, not always present and the will to trust LTs and CPTs, not a plentiful commodity in the US Army. Both those shortfalls can be remedied.No question. What constitutes a large Army and where and when it is deployed and in what type of warfare it is engaged can however determine the ratio of ground versus air movement. Or should...It is a tool in the tool bag, but large armies have always and will always move along the ground.
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