Posted on Mar 5, 2022
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I am still upset that becoming more mobile they got rid of their Abrams tanks. Their Marine Expeditionary forces used to have three tanks for each LHA boat.
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/flashpoints/2020/03/26/the-marines-want-to-get-rid-of-their-tanks-heres-why/
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/flashpoints/2020/03/26/the-marines-want-to-get-rid-of-their-tanks-heres-why/
The Marines want to get rid of their tanks. Here’s why.
“We have sufficient evidence to conclude that this capability [tanks], despite its long and honorable history in the wars of the past, is operationally unsuitable for our highest-priority challenges in the future,” the report said about the divestment of Marine tanks.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."As the Marines perform more exercises and collect more data, the service will have the chance to hone the number.
“Changing the size of the unit every single day – you don’t do that. You might do it annually, or every two years,” Smith said. “But when there’s data sufficient to prove that we need to change, we’ll change again because the pacing threat’s always changing. They’re always moving.”
..."As the Marines perform more exercises and collect more data, the service will have the chance to hone the number.
“Changing the size of the unit every single day – you don’t do that. You might do it annually, or every two years,” Smith said. “But when there’s data sufficient to prove that we need to change, we’ll change again because the pacing threat’s always changing. They’re always moving.”
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