Nice idea, the AAA not being subordinated to the Ground.
To the point: We need a new Iron Mike.
As long as the Infantry are Supreme, all of Western civilization can perish as far as the Military Commanders are concerned. We don’t have to speculate, we can ask
the French. (WW1)
Or the Germans.(WW2)
Or the British. (Both WW1/WW2)
Or the Russians. (WW2)
Or the Ukrainians. (Now)
Indeed all the people above have never been the same since.
DuPuy seemed to be onto something with Infantry as “sensors” but he left us too soon.
As we’re now overwhelmed with sensors and everything favors the defense and conspires against the Infantry, perhaps a good starting point?
I think the Israelis are wise in the Merkava concept of infantry carrier that’s also a tank, or perhaps other way around.
The Infantry must move to being a specialized situational usage if assaulting and EW/Drone or Heavy Weapons platform in general- yes a reversal of role.
Infantry As the main effort and the rest support- this will stop, either from reason at last overpowering Romance or exhaustion.
In Russia prior to the Ukrainian war artillery was considered the main arm with infantry taking the cleared ground. This fell short.
I too began as Infantry, I was 19.
I would have no such romantic excuse now.
The mainstay of the USSR military in WW2 was the Rifle Division, of the USSR class of 1942; 80% were dead by 1945.
In closing the Irish won their Independence because a very unromantic boy from Cork named Michael Collins went to London to learn Banking. He was in all respects a world class banker from retail (British Postal Bank) to Global (Bank of New York London Branch). No romantic he.
I’m making the most of it 🫡
Nice idea, the AAA not being subordinated to the Ground.
To the point: We need a new Iron Mike.
As long as the Infantry are Supreme, all of Western civilization can perish as far as the Military Commanders are concerned. We don’t have to speculate, we can ask
the French. (WW1)
Or the Germans.(WW2)
Or the British. (Both WW1/WW2)
Or the Russians. (WW2)
Or the Ukrainians. (Now)
Indeed all the people above have never been the same since.
DuPuy seemed to be onto something with Infantry as “sensors” but he left us too soon.
As we’re now overwhelmed with sensors and everything favors the defense and conspires against the Infantry, perhaps a good starting point?
I think the Israelis are wise in the Merkava concept of infantry carrier that’s also a tank, or perhaps other way around.
The Infantry must move to being a specialized situational usage if assaulting and EW/Drone or Heavy Weapons platform in general- yes a reversal of role.
Infantry As the main effort and the rest support- this will stop, either from reason at last overpowering Romance or exhaustion.
In Russia prior to the Ukrainian war artillery was considered the main arm with infantry taking the cleared ground. This fell short.
I too began as Infantry, I was 19.
I would have no such romantic excuse now.
The mainstay of the USSR military in WW2 was the Rifle Division, of the USSR class of 1942; 80% were dead by 1945.
In closing the Irish won their Independence because a very unromantic boy from Cork named Michael Collins went to London to learn Banking. He was in all respects a world class banker from retail (British Postal Bank) to Global (Bank of New York London Branch). No romantic he.
We need a new Iron Mike.