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Originally Posted by perardua
The Harrier force was supposed to be dispersed into clearings in the German forests, according to an old and bold RAF Regiment Gunner I know. That's also the reason that groundcrew on Harrier squadrons used to get the crap knocked out of them by burly Paras with pickaxe handles simulating Spetsnatz on exercises, apparently. (To be fair, so did groundcrews on Tornado and Jaguar squadrons in the UK - the Harrier force guys just got it more often as their war role expected them to be closer to the FEBA).
In war, a number of the RAF Regiment field squadrons would have been deployed to support Harrier dets dispersed like that.
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Aye, Tornados don't really work as CAS aircraft and Harriers where all we had for the role. You need them fairly close to the front to respond to CAS requests quickly.