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Originally Posted by Homer
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That looks a lot more likely than HMMWV mounted scouts! The tracks keep the mobility of the heavy ACR. I think the C-141/C-17 sortie count may have driven the real life choice of vehicles. The NLOS would be a useful addition. And there were M113 scout platoon organizations that included M901s and dragon mount M113s, so there may be a way to get some AT firepower back. Realistically the LACR would be a unit that would flow into theater by strategic air then do its tactical and operational movement by ground.
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I agree, I think that LACR is one that is much more likely to be effective in a medium-intensity conflict. Against a Soviet tank army they're still out of luck, but in a light corps that was always a foregone conclusion. It seems from the US Army Vehicle Guide that the Army had decided to forgo some strategic mobility in exchange for additional tactical mobility and firepower in the light infantry divisions with the conversion of three battalions to various light mechanized and AGS battalions. Not a bad tradeoff in my opinion!
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I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory. Someday this war's gonna end...
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