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Originally Posted by dragoon500ly
1st Cavalry brought their Echo companies, they were theater reserve and not released until late in the ground fighting.
1st Infantry Division brought theirs, they were the breaching force and did make more use of their M-901s, but there are a lot of reports of stuck ITVs as well as issues with sand contamination of the hammerheads themselves.
24th Infantry also brought their Echo companies and reported mobility issues with the M-901s. There is a story that so bad was the problem that the brigade commanders, "grouped" the M-901s and had them follow along as best as possible or escort supply convoys forward.
Offically, the Army reported that the M-901 worked well and that there were no troop compliants...
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Of course the Army would report there were no complaints.
Yeah for the most part the AT Companies that still had M901 would be more or less pulled from their Battalions and put in places where they could be used for convoy protection and other duties. Maybe used as flank protection on exposed flanks. Yeah sand would seem to be a real problem with them out there.