"Eisenhower wrote that the jeep was one of the six most vital U.S. vehicles to win the war."
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| "We have a procurement system that does not support the military; the military supports the procurement system." |
| 2018-08-08 |
| [BayouRenaissanceMan] |
| Posted by:newc |
| #10 Thanks, tw... Need new glasses, bent the old ones and typing on the keyboard has been a little ...odd... until I get a new pair |
| Posted by: magpie 2018-08-08 21:59 |
| #9 Magpie, in #6 you ended the quote with the slash going the wrong way, so it didn’t close it out. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-08-08 21:57 |
| #8 Eyetalics added for emphasis. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-08-08 16:44 |
| #7 *Wow* The formatting on #6 sure got messed up. Should be: #5 I just don't know why the army seems to be so allergic to mortars. - Sock Puppet of Doom |
| Posted by: magpie 2018-08-08 15:00 |
| #6 I just don't know why the army seems to be so allergic to mortars.<\em> SPOD, probably a combination of (1) Logistics: after you figure in all of the logistics tail to properly feed a 120mm mortar... why not spend a little more and go 155mm howitzer? (One reason we have Tanks and don't like specialized tracked Anti-Tank AFV...) And more importantly... (2) The Artillery Branch Officers find it easier to organize, train their own juniors, -AND- Lobby for Higher Ranks if they can point to large numbers of men directly under them. A Brigade sized collection of Mortar Platoons scattered out through a Division doesn't merit a Brigadier General, you see, but an Artillery Brigade would... |
| Posted by: magpie 2018-08-08 14:57 |
| #5 AND what is the problem with indirect fire? You want air bursts anyway as those produce the most casualties. The writer of the article doesn't know an iPad from a helicopter about artillery or fire support. I just don't know why the army seems to be so allergic to mortars. The Soviets/Russians are all in on mortars with everything from knee mortars to extinction level calibers (200mm and larger). |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2018-08-08 10:10 |
| #4 What would Ike say? "Eisenhower wrote that the jeep was one of the six most vital U.S. vehicles to win the war." |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-08-08 09:42 |
| #3 What would Ike say ? Watch the Army test its new 105mm 'Hawkeye' Humvee-mounted howitzer |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-08-08 07:49 |
| #2 All made possible by your local congresscritter. Guess who makes the rules? As the prof says, Where's the Graft in that? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-08-08 06:28 |
| #1 Well...yeah! |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-08-08 01:16 |