Originally Posted by
Tom Odom
All good points
Let me add that you can field a hell of a lot of artillery for the price of an F22
And as for immediacy and the continuing need for arty look at earlier rotations on OEF and how soon units began taking arty with them.
Don't forget either the pricesion revolution is also giving indirect fires with a truly remarkable capability to deliver pinpoint fires.
If I had to pick between CAS and indirect fire from organic redlegs, I will take the indirect. Happily we do not need to make such a choice. We need to make sure that we do not allow such a choice to be framed and crammed down our collective throats.
Tom
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