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From: bcstec!shuksan!major@uunet.UU.NET (Mike Schmitt)
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Subject: Re: U.S. Army Division TO&Es (LONG)
Message-ID: <1990Nov6.043945.838@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 6 Nov 90 04:39:45 GMT
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From: bcstec!shuksan!major@uunet.UU.NET (Mike Schmitt)

In article <1990Oct29.030230.7511@cbnews.att.com>, carlson@gateway (Bruce Carlson) writes:
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> From: carlson@gateway (Bruce Carlson)
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> - largest howitzer in DIVARTY was 105mm, vs. the previous 155mm

  Just a side note:  In 1982, the 7th ID received a new 155mm towed howitzer
  along with a 5T extended-bed truck to pull it.  The 7th's Air Defense
  Battalion had a towed Vulcan - but interestingly enough a self-propelled
  (tracked) Chapparal - the only tracked vehicle in the Division's 
  inventory (plus the M578 VTR to pull the Chapparal's out of holes)  

> - DISCOM was decimated; assumption was that the light division was inserted
>   for a 72 hour fight and didn't need much support; support troops would
>   come from echelons above division 

  The wierd thing is - that was the concept for a DISCOM in the first place
  so BRIGADES would be 'lighter' - receiving their support from Division.
  - so they shove support higher - and the poor brigades get zippo (???)
  (Oh well - I won't pick on logisticians  :-))


  mike schmitt