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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b
A lot of National Guard units might still have the M113/M901 mix, or did not receive enough Bradleys to replace the Echo company.
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Yeah seeing lot of National Guard units still having the M901 even if they had been given M2 for the other companies or even LAV-25 or something similar. One of the thing when the Battalion is holding a line, the M901 has it place. While the Battalion is in attack mode, it is invitation for set up of being ambushed, especially if the other Companies are in anything other than M113. If they are in the M113, think of the joy the Pact Tank Company Commander would feel when he found these slow movers in and catch them in their flank...Ugh makes my head spin to think about. Then again there enough Pact APC and lighter units would their commanders would have to worry about the same things.
After the war starts I can see the Mechanized Companies having their M113s replaced when possible. The Echo Company especially in battalions being converted to M2s would be low priority since each Bradley already had two TOW ready to fire. The M113 and all those various type of vehicle based off this chassis would be in support at best. Even at the rate the 3rd Mechanized moved in Iraq, they at time had to slow things down so support units and HQ could keep up with their displacement and set up.