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2022-07-14 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russian milbloggers: military procedures cripple Russian artillery

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Posted by Lord Garth 2022-07-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Got some of our clearance rules from Vet Nam.

"How long from call for fire to rounds on the ground?"
"Three minutes"
"Yaaay!"

"How long to get clearance?"
"Hours. Maybe never."

Benning, 1969.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2022-07-14 07:33|| 2022-07-14 07:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Steel Wind(1994): Colonel Georg Bruchmuller and the Birth of Modern Artillery
...Great book.
One of the biggest problems is that the High Command just does not want the "observer on the spot" to have any say on using heavy weapons. It was true in the heavily orchestrated artillery plans of WW1 and it is still true today.

Posted by magpie 2022-07-14 12:53|| 2022-07-14 12:53|| Front Page Top

#3 One of the things that made the pre-pronoun American military an effective tactical force is that they pushed responsibility down. As Boyd demonstrated, whoever can run The Loop fastest wins.

Posted by SteveS 2022-07-14 18:19|| 2022-07-14 18:19|| Front Page Top

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