George Wallace
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MedCorps
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I will not assign this problem to the fault of not having enough $$$.
This is a low cost activity, that even a Res F unit could do without much pressure on the limited budget. The problems are three-fold:
1) No one understand the important of this kind of training.
2) No on can be bothered to do the co-ordination required.
3) Too many other completing tasks.
You could even work it into a stables day where you were doing a road move as part of the veh PM schedule. It would look like this:
Day 1: Morning:
Co-ord between Armd and CSS officers / Sr NCOs. Lecture on convoy planning, drills,
organization. What each other needs to know about each other.
Afternoon:
Each unit gives a lecture on how convoy escort ops work to the troops and then they go
out and practices the IAs.
Day 2: Road move with escort. Could add in an IA situation at the end... or not to save on
ammo issues.
Something to think about.
Cheers,
MC
This is a low cost activity, that even a Res F unit could do without much pressure on the limited budget. The problems are three-fold:
1) No one understand the important of this kind of training.
2) No on can be bothered to do the co-ordination required.
3) Too many other completing tasks.
You could even work it into a stables day where you were doing a road move as part of the veh PM schedule. It would look like this:
Day 1: Morning:
Co-ord between Armd and CSS officers / Sr NCOs. Lecture on convoy planning, drills,
organization. What each other needs to know about each other.
Afternoon:
Each unit gives a lecture on how convoy escort ops work to the troops and then they go
out and practices the IAs.
Day 2: Road move with escort. Could add in an IA situation at the end... or not to save on
ammo issues.
Something to think about.
Cheers,
MC
L
logau
Guest
Seems to me Convoy problems are essentially similar to a defile which is or can be artificially created anywhere
See this link from Soldiers for the Truth http://www.sftt.org/PPT/article03022004b.ppt
All points to win the big fight quickly and vary your movements significantly.
Apparently half of all casualties since Iraq War started are actually CSS troops............
Enjoy SFTT.org is a site that sets a high standard
See this link from Soldiers for the Truth http://www.sftt.org/PPT/article03022004b.ppt
All points to win the big fight quickly and vary your movements significantly.
Apparently half of all casualties since Iraq War started are actually CSS troops............
Enjoy SFTT.org is a site that sets a high standard
Y
Yard Ape
Guest
There was also an Army Lessons Learned booklet on Convoy operations. It talked of Grizzleys & Cougars, but the same principles would apply using LAV III APC (those replacing Cougars would not have troops in the back).
A Cougar with the LAV 25 turret would be well suited to escorting a convoy.
I would like to know why 1 Svc Bn would have selected ATVs as a recce vehicle for a convoy. Why not something larger and designed for fast on & off road use? I would think LUVW for LEV & RPV.
Every vehicle in a convoy (even those hauling stores/equipment) should be mounting a GPMG or HMG, and those guns should be manned by a dedicated gunner.
A Cougar with the LAV 25 turret would be well suited to escorting a convoy.
I would like to know why 1 Svc Bn would have selected ATVs as a recce vehicle for a convoy. Why not something larger and designed for fast on & off road use? I would think LUVW for LEV & RPV.
Every vehicle in a convoy (even those hauling stores/equipment) should be mounting a GPMG or HMG, and those guns should be manned by a dedicated gunner.
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