2nd Marine Division - Norther Poland

[raketenjagdpanzer]

I've got in mind a heavily damaged CV beaching or deliberately running aground near Key West NAS due to severe damage during a brawl with Soviet and Cuban land-based ships and ASMs late in 2000. The C2s, E2s and helos can all take off and make it to KW, but the jets are either going to have to be brought over by barge someday or just left there and slowly disassembled for spares for Homestead.

The ship's salvageability (that is, how much can be removed and used ashore) will become a huge asset for Key West. Hell, if it's a nuke and the reactors are stable, run power lines.

In fact that's probably what I'll write up.

[Adm.Lee]

Originally Posted by raketenjagdpanzer

I've got in mind a heavily damaged CV beaching or deliberately running aground near Key West NAS due to severe damage during a brawl with Soviet and Cuban land-based ships and ASMs late in 2000. The C2s, E2s and helos can all take off and make it to KW, but the jets are either going to have to be brought over by barge someday or just left there and slowly disassembled for spares for Homestead.

The ship's salvageability (that is, how much can be removed and used ashore) will become a huge asset for Key West. Hell, if it's a nuke and the reactors are stable, run power lines.

In fact that's probably what I'll write up.

That would be huge. I was musing about a 2001 campaign in the Gulf, with a Navy center, and that would make a terrific hub for it.

[raketenjagdpanzer]

Originally Posted by Adm.Lee

That would be huge. I was musing about a 2001 campaign in the Gulf, with a Navy center, and that would make a terrific hub for it.

If I have some free time I'll start it up tonight.

(edit: I did not, so, tomorrow perhaps)

[Abbott Shaull]

With the Marine Amphib Corps and it remains of the MEF, I am sure in the Middle East and Korea, the excess Naval Personnel who weren't need to keep what left of their Services operating would be sent to the 'local' Marine Infantry School to a point where you might see a Provisional Naval Infantry unit or two...lol

[Legbreaker]

Undoubtedly, however my thoughts are these excess naval personel would be used as replacements for existing Marine units rather than create new Naval formations. The sailors may not like it, the marines may not like it, but it makes more sense than trying to build units from scratch which don't have any experienced NCOs or Officers.

[HorseSoldier]

A lot of USN personnel would have skills that translated relatively well into logistics/support units in the USMC, which would allow Marine mechanics and such to push forward as casualty replacements. Might be initial attempts to keep things sort of discrete, but circa 2000 I'd picture the rear echelon of the Marine divisions as just being a jumble of sailors and marines filling out necessary support functions as best they can. Probably with some drafts of USN volunteers (or "volun-tolds") pushed into front line units as well as replacement riflemen or whatever really late in the war.

[Fusilier]

Originally Posted by HorseSoldier

circa 2000 I'd picture the rear echelon of the Marine divisions as just being a jumble of sailors and marines filling out necessary support functions as best they can. Probably with some drafts of USN volunteers (or "volun-tolds") pushed into front line units as well as replacement riflemen or whatever really late in the war.

I agree, but I think not just some being pushed up as combat arms replacements, but quite a lot. With most of the true marines dead, captured, deserted, separated, etc, I can see a lot of navy guys needing to be put out on the line - earlier than 2000 too.