[chico20854]

Originally Posted by Homer

That said, the Army had a variety of light cavalry and motorized infantry organization models using the hmmwv or jeep, up to the OTL ACR(L). With production of TOW, small arms, hmmwv, and potentially M198 howitzers presumably ramped up for the war in China, material may be available in quantity. This equipment is easily transported, supports existing doctrine, and uses existing logistics stockpiles. Plus, the combat mos manning numbers in the light ACR/CAV TOE are less than or equal to those of a heavy ACR or CAV unit. Any excess support personnel in HHTs and RSS can be released back as replacements. With a heavy squadron (+), all the separates (MICO, ADA btty, Sapper CO, and MP plt), and two reequipped light squadrons the regiment can still perform most reconnaissance and security missions. The biggest handicap would be the loss of the RAS, assuming that the helo’s were cocooned and shipped and not sent by strategic airlift.

I'm using this early post-cold war study as a basis for my light ACR, just with LAV-75/Buford/choose your favorite as the AGS and with LAV-25-series vehicles replacing the M113s and other miscellaneous armored vehicles. The only oddity is the ADATS (NLOS-M in the study) on a LAV-75 chassis that GDW put in the US Army Vehicle Guide, so there's a total of four companies in the army with this system instead of just three (in the 9th ID's ADA battalion)!