Originally Posted by
Rifleman
FWIW, it's also not at all unlike the Viet Nam era air cavalry. When I say air cavalry, I don't mean airmobile infantry battalions but the cavalry squadrons made famous (infamous?) by Apocolype Now's portrayal of 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry (1/9 Headhunters) of the 1st Cavalry Division.
Supposedly 1/9 was responsble for more kills than all the airmoble infantry battalions in the 1st Cavalry Division?
The squadron had three troops with each troop having a red, white, and blue platoon. I think red was aero-guns, white was aero-scouts, and blue was aero-rifles?
Does the Army still use that particular organization?
and what is that book I can never remember the correct name of? "Brannon'sWar???? or something like that"
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