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Just wondering if anyone here would have information regarding this, i know cav personnel can serve in an infantry capacity or as drivers overseas but how much cav actually get deployed in the purely cavalry role as in in afvs, is it 1 troop per company or how does it generally work.
depends on the make up of the trip. as the lads said Leb trips had the BMR which was mostly cav, other trips haven't had as many components, just re-enforced companies, etc.
An army is power. Its entire purpose is to coerce others. This power can not be used carelessly or recklessly. This power can do great harm. We have seen more suffering than any man should ever see, and if there is going to be an end to it, it must be an end that justifies the cost.Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
In lebanon they used to be a Battalion Mobile Reserve of a troops strength, I think. They were mostly Cav because they had Panhard 90s.
Beds Mean Rest
they also had a fair amount of artillery in them
I had the dubious pleasure to share Al Ya Gloom with them
talk about a whinging moaning lazy shower of bed wetters :wink: :wink:
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere***
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
I was looking at the deployment list for Liberia, and at the names and appointments, a great number seemed to be Cavalry with a Recce Platoon with every 2 platoons. Thats a fairly substantial Cavalry deployment
Al Yatun. A place to be avoided like a plague pit.
The geratest Irish Military poem ever
I am tired of all this piss and cock
get me of this ****king rock
dedicated to al ya glum
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere***
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
I was looking at the deployment list for Liberia, and at the names and appointments, a great number seemed to be Cavalry with a Recce Platoon with every 2 platoons. Thats a fairly substantial Cavalry deployment
Chad is the size of france, Mobility will be a huge factor. As will recce, which is the role of Cav.
Did anybody else see Willie O Dea bemoaning our european brothers for not Providing enough Helis and Transport Aircraft for Chad? Hint willie: BUY YOUR OWN!
We can't expect the others to do it for us all th etime. It was a bit rich coming from him I thought. Surprised it isn't mentioned elsewhere here.
Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.
Just wondering if anyone here would have information regarding this, i know cav personnel can serve in an infantry capacity or as drivers overseas but how much cav actually get deployed in the purely cavalry role as in in afvs, is it 1 troop per company or how does it generally work.
Regards,
Lefty
If Chad goes ahead its proposed for a Cav troop with the new Mowags, probably four .5s and two 30mm.
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