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Old 05-01-2012, 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Legbreaker View Post
Before doing anything, it's worth reading up on the WWII experiences of the Australians in PNG, in particular the Kokoda campaign. The terrain is absolutely ABYSMAL and without air support nearly impossible to operate in.
With the lack of roads in the region, movement by foot is the only option once aircraft, helicopters in particular are out of the picture. Therefore, with the much heavier loads of soldiers in the late 90's compared to 1942, offensive operations are extremely unlikely.
Actually you would see helos and the such in that war Leg - at least in the beginning and even now but in very limited numbers (Australia most likely still has some oil production going just not as much as before) most likely due to lack of spare parts to keep the helos going.

I do think offensive operations can be done - but that most of them will be either seaborne around the periphery or by light infantry and Special Ops types or using native troops who operate with lighter loads.

And if your load is too heavy - well then you find out what you dont need and what you do. (Think the scene at the beginning of Platoon where Charlie Sheen gets told to dump a lot of unnecessary equipment before he goes out on patrol)
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