Stupid GI Tricks

[dragoon500ly]

You know, we slam the Stryker brigades pretty hard here...as anyone ever given thought to having to go to war with these?

The Pentomic Division: the concept is simple; your division has five battlegroups, each consisting of a infantry battalion, a tank company, a cavalry troop and a battery of artillery. Division has Davy Crockett/Honest John support (complete with tacnukes!!!!) and a battalion of 155mm for general support (did I mention complete with tacnukes?). Downside is your "division" is now more like a reinforced brigade. Plus side is that you can now field more divisions for the same money AND they can survive a nuclear war!!!!!!!

The TriCap Division: this concept was really pulled out of the bottom of somebody's duffle bag! Your division consists of a Brigade of Attack Helicopters, a Brigade of Airmobile Infantry and a Brigade of Armor. You use the airmobile infantry to set a blocking position to use the numerous TOW/Dragons they have, the attack helicopters shoot the shit out of any tanks moving and your armor brigade conducts its set-piece counterattack.

[Panther Al]

I don't slam the concept, I'm slamming the vehicle and they way it was selected, for more, I'll post in Fiddlers Green in a few minutes.

[Abbott Shaull]

Originally Posted by dragoon500ly

You know, we slam the Stryker brigades pretty hard here...as anyone ever given thought to having to go to war with these?

The Pentomic Division: the concept is simple; your division has five battlegroups, each consisting of a infantry battalion, a tank company, a cavalry troop and a battery of artillery. Division has Davy Crockett/Honest John support (complete with tacnukes!!!!) and a battalion of 155mm for general support (did I mention complete with tacnukes?). Downside is your "division" is now more like a reinforced brigade. Plus side is that you can now field more divisions for the same money AND they can survive a nuclear war!!!!!!!

The TriCap Division: this concept was really pulled out of the bottom of somebody's duffle bag! Your division consists of a Brigade of Attack Helicopters, a Brigade of Airmobile Infantry and a Brigade of Armor. You use the airmobile infantry to set a blocking position to use the numerous TOW/Dragons they have, the attack helicopters shoot the shit out of any tanks moving and your armor brigade conducts its set-piece counterattack.

Hey I kinda like the TriCap Division outfit. If one looked at the 2nd Infantry Division before 9-11 it was basically the same thing with it 1 brigade with 2 Air Assault Battalions. Then again in Korea it might make sense. Never made it over there. Besides they had to do something with all those surplus aircraft after Vietnam...

The Pentomic Division was someone the wet dream of those who brought us the Unit of Action concept....before they relabeled them Brigade Combat Teams...lol

[dragoon500ly]

Originally Posted by Abbott Shaull

Hey I kinda like the TriCap Division outfit. If one looked at the 2nd Infantry Division before 9-11 it was basically the same thing with it 1 brigade with 2 Air Assault Battalions. Then again in Korea it might make sense. Never made it over there. Besides they had to do something with all those surplus aircraft after Vietnam...

The Pentomic Division was someone the wet dream of those who brought us the Unit of Action concept....before they relabeled them Brigade Combat Teams...lol

I always thought that the 2ID was a division who seriously needed professional mental help. Every time I have run the TO&E, I get a headache!

[Abbott Shaull]

Originally Posted by dragoon500ly

I always thought that the 2ID was a division who seriously needed professional mental help. Every time I have run the TO&E, I get a headache!

Yeah, I hear you. From the reports and stories that I read on the Korean War that it having a Mechanized and Heavy Brigade there something of a pipe dream of them being effective.

I notice that 6th, 7th, and 25th Light Infantry Divisions with the 9th Motorized Division were scheduled to reinforce the 8th Army. Again like with the Reforger units to bad none of these Division had complete sets on active duty. The 6th, 7th, and 10th Mountain seemed to have largest amount of support units that were also NG too. So again they would rely on holding a line and wait...