Monday, February 16, 2015
Brigade Combat Team table of equipment.
Its old (2012) and the US Army has done some more tinkering with the formation but this is the best I could find.
I'm in the process of trying to learn more about the US Army's BCT's since the boys from the 4th ID are heading into malestrom.
Sidenote: My guess is that they're going to convoy straight into Iraq to reinforce Marines at the airbase I'm calling Ft. Apache(Ain al-Asad ). The crazy thing. Force Protection is probably more important than the training or future combat missions. You do NOT want to be anywhere near the chain of command that allows one of its LCpl's to get snatched, or left behind for ISIS to capture. Oh and I would bet that the HANNIBAL directive is being discussed more openly at a certain Brigade Combat Team headed downrange.
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Forgive me, but the only deployment I am currently aware of for 4ID is its Division HQ in Europe to support Atlantic Resolve. A BCT is headed back to the desert??? Source?
ReplyDeleteto Owl
ReplyDelete@There is no way the separatists have enough firepower to force a breakthrough to Crimea, not to mention no motivation.@
I keep the same posture.
@They're fellow bedmates for now.@
The rebels costs to us a lot. They organized a real contraband-paradise
in the regions controlled by them, fu@king nightmare. And this is just a beginning.
B3’s targeting system is excellent in
ReplyDeletecurrent fogs in the region. It is so easy – to find some T-72 in
the nearest bushes. Voodoo magic! Bgg
yeah when i wrote that i didn't know anything at all about the unit description ... to be honest i still don't, but i do believe i was letting USMC type unit creep into my way of thinking. long story short IT IS MUCH MUCH heavier than i thought. you add integrated air to the mix and you're talking about a couple of the brigades being able to take down most nations.
ReplyDeletei still think they're headed straight to Ft Apache in Iraq though.
I mean the direction that the units are pointing and their area of control. The basic strategy for the rebels is pretty standard and ok. Still think this is a rebel map, lots of details on rebel units, very general area for the Ukrainians.
ReplyDeleteTo clarify, most units try not to cross in front of another's area, too much chance of "friendly" fire.
As for time and development, what I mean is that Ukraine has a lot of resources and right now, they are not usable because things move too fast after the coup. No training, mess of equipment, not familiar with the terrain etc. Given enough time, they can mobilize these resources properly for a more efficient army. Right now, they are a mess. So any extra time lets the Ukrainians organize better, plan better and train better. A ceasefire and a permanent peace would help them a lot. They need about 10 years to train a good military up.
Stripes, Feb 13
ReplyDeleteFort Carson brigade headed to Kuwait for possible showdown with the Islamic State
As Congress mulls America's war with the Islamic State terror group, more than 4,000 Fort Carson soldiers prepared Thursday to leave Colorado for Kuwait, where they will take over as America's largest ground force in the troubled region.
The 3rd Brigade Combat Team bid farewell to the post in a ceremony and will head off soon to serve as U.S. Central Command's Reserve force in the Middle East - the first soldiers into battle if a major combat force is used to battle Islamic State fighters.
"Ft Apache" with a "Berlin airlift" for resupply?
ReplyDeleteMy guess to the future is that Russia will probably build bridges and run a ferry service from Russia itself into Crimea in the near future. Last thing you need is part of your territory cut off from the main land. Bridge is most likely. Ferry services can be unreliable,
ReplyDeleteGoing with French make seems like the most prudent and strategic procurement pathway. Capable, modernized systems, off the shelf for the most part and willing to transfer initial acquisitions from existing orders or even existing inventory as reported. Rafale is a proven multi-role modern tactical air vehicle too, so that specific choice would seem reasonable, let alone the fact that France was historically a fairly neutral supplier of advanced weaponry across the region throughout the Cold War.
ReplyDeleteWatch Italy too, as rumblings of more assertive, proactive preparations and 'exposure' as a credible force of regional leader start to surface.
If they are going straight in without stopping to pick up prepositioned stocks, then consider them to be about 4,000 light infantry. I hope no one gets the bright idea to send MRAPs back into Iraq. MRAPs are at best a COIN patrolling/movement asset, they are NOT fighting vehicles.
ReplyDeleteEgypt has bought French military equipment in the past, they have operated the Mirage III and still operate the Mirage 2000, plus all the Soviet/Russian stuff so it's not like they haven't bought foreign gear before, I don't see why it's such a big deal. There was a time when militaries around the world would buy from different sources then suddenly it seemed like everybody started buying only American gear, I think it's good that they diversiy, I hope that trend around the world continues....it would make US companies less complacent and actually force them to provide better gear.
ReplyDeleteMaybe to beef up the Green Zone in case we got to un-ass it like Saigon. There are MANPADs all over the place. A reverse thunder run to Kuwait?
ReplyDeletecan you imagine how that would look? the Obama admin would be thru. i think American Mercenary said it best when he talked about what equipment they fall onto in Kuwait telling the tale. if they mount up in MRAPs then they're not headed into serious combat. if they get Abrams and Bradleys then hold on, its gonna be a rough ride for our boys.
ReplyDeletethat my friend is a scary scenario. if that were to happen then you would see the Obama administration face a no confidence vote if we were a parliamentary system type govt.
ReplyDeleteNow there is just one question in the air, will they have the state-of-the-art Meteor missile or not.
ReplyDeleteSol, one Army ABCT has 90 Abrams and 90 Bradleys. 18 Paladins, and a bunch of mortar systems. Task organized into Combined Arms Battalions they can fight 360. 30 tanks and Brads, 6 arty tubes supporting, each CABn gets 120 degree arc front to deal with. Incorporating CAS and CCA they represent the most concentrated combat power the US Army can put on real estate.
ReplyDeleteThat is if they pull from the pre-positioned stocks and roll in with what they are supposed to have. If they don't then the odds start looking worse and worse. If they have to start advancing very far into opposition, maintenance and logistics will dictate the pace. But I think that "strategic patience" will mean that they won't be going very far, or very fast, as "leading from behind" will be the order of the day.