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Originally Posted by chico20854
Thanks! I like your idea and think I'll use it, re-equipping with the V-series and Peacekeepers after losing vehicles in Poland.
Don't worry, the light cavalry regiment will make a non-canon appearance in CENTCOM! Coming to a conflict near you!
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Glad you can use it! I like the piece about war stocks being released. The 278th will still have an “interesting” war as an ACR without a RAS. The AHs and OHs play a large part in the cav being able to move fast and hit hard.
I pity the ACR(L) in combat against a medium or heavy force, especially in an offensive role. Low rate of fire against armored vehicles or field fortifications (and no stabilization), low vehicle survivability, can’t breach mounted, and can only dismount scouts by removing crew from scout trucks. It’s a little better on the defense. High PK and range of of TOW, ability to rapidly lay two scatterable minefields (air and ground volcano), can create lots of obstacles, and establish a deep security zone. Great for an austere theater though.
IRL, the ACR(L) was supposed to be HMMWV/M8 based according to MTOE, with 966s as substitutes for the M8. Apparently there were studies (pre-Stryker) of equipping the regiment with LAV-III and M8s. Budget killed the M8 and the LAV-III morphed into the Stryker to be “C-130 transportable”.
I’m always awed by the amount of information GDW put in the various guidebooks. Just getting the details of reforger, mobilization, and reconstitution put together in a believable manner across a multi theater campaign took a lot of doing pre-internet. They did a pretty good job with projected tech and projects (the Stingray and RDF light tank were contending for Sheridan replacements long before the M8).