5th US Army 1999 Offensive
Webstral 11-25-2003, 03:13 AM Doee anyone have any detailed information on the 1999 counteroffensive by 5th US Army? I've looked at Red Star, Lone Star and the US Army Vehicle Guide. The best I have come up with is that the component units of 5th US Army were in action in Texas by late 1998. 85th ID was mauled by the Texian National Legion in January, while the 49th AD and other divisions suffered heavy losses in a failed campaign at some point during the year.
I'm speculating that the Joint Chiefs would want to fight in Texas either when the weather supports operations. I would guess that this would mean March-May and September-November. Attacking earlier in the year would mean bringing in more harvests. And naturally it would be better to get control of the oil fields earlier in the year rather than later. But this is all speculation at the moment. Has a Challenge article ever addressed the issue?
Webstral
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Matt Wiser 11-25-2003, 03:27 PM None to my knowledge, and I've got them all, just about. There may have been some planned, but never published when GDW went bye-bye.
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