Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!usc!ucsd!pacbell.com!att!cbnews!cbnews!military From: cga66@ihlpy.att.com (Patrick V Kauffold) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: draft Message-ID: <1990Dec4.002429.9813@cbnews.att.com> Date: 4 Dec 90 00:24:29 GMT References: <1990Nov30.022155.8832@cbnews.att.com> Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 22 Approved: military@att.att.com From: cga66@ihlpy.att.com (Patrick V Kauffold) >From article <1990Nov30.022155.8832@cbnews.att.com>, by \yvin Wormn{s : > > > ***They know the climate. There is a lot of things about cold weather you > can't learn in just a few months or weeks. Also, the equipment is > chosen with cold weather in mind. > Naval Institute Proceedings had an article about a year ago about the Marines in exercises in Norway. According to the article, they spent most of their time keeping warm and getting fed. These things ate up most of the time and energy. Presumably, once you figured out how to take care of these, you could then devote time to training (or fighting). I expect the folks in the desert have experienced the same thing; i.e., how to keep cool and hydrated. To elaborate a bit on the point of the argument: when the Marines dig holes in the sand, they lose their mobility, and thus their principal combat advantage. My opinion. Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com