Stupid GI Tricks

[Abbott Shaull]

Originally Posted by dragoon500ly

The whole thing with the Division XLVIIXIVLIIIMLIII () is that it seems to take a great leap back from what we know works.

I was around when we made the leap from 3 companies up to 4 smaller companies...we found that the additional of the 4 company gave us a lot better tactical flexibility over the "old" 3 company battalion....so a dozen years later, we get the "4 companies is inefficient"? The tank platoon used to be 5 tanks, we found that 4 tanks was the most efficient balance between staying power and flexibility...now its 3 tanks?!?!?!

I think some dipshit in the Pentagon may have had an accident with Windows!

Tank platoon are down to three...Wow... Yeah if you look at the Soviet Divisions and Regiments were 3:1 ratios for Tanks and Mechanized. Then again they have ran anywhere from 3 to 5 tank to platoon depending what type of tank unit the Company was assigned too. So it not only the Generals in the Pentagon who can't get their shit together... Also Germany had debated these things and mix of Brigades too over the year too.