Momentous Changes in the U.S. Marine Corps’ Force Organization Deserve Debate.

[USMC-40]

Not a new idea. In WWI, the French idea was that artillery conquers and infantry occupies. I know that’s not exactly what you said, but it’s along the same line.

Its new for the USMC - The LCpl 0311 is the main effort, supported by everyone else.

 

[3325]

Its new for the USMC - The LCpl 0311 is the main effort, supported by everyone else.

And now rocket artillery and anti-ship missiles may be the main effort, supported by riflemen. I’m sure that’s a tough pill for some old-school Marines to swallow. But maybe they need to remember there was a time when broadside guns were the main effort, supported by a few Marines in the fighting tops.

Something else: Artillery forward observers have always been important. It occurs to me they might become even more important in the proposed transformation.

 

[USMC-40]

And now rocket artillery and anti-ship missiles may be the main effort, supported by riflemen. I’m sure that’s a tough pill for some old-school Marines to swallow. But maybe they need to remember there was a time when broadside guns were the main effort, supported by a few Marines in the fighting tops.

Something else: Artillery forward observers have always been important. It occurs to me they might become even more important in the proposed transformation.

Good points - with almost all munitions now having some type of guidance system, my understanding is that the FO function is transitioning to the infantry - although a lot about these changes are still fluid.

Warfare and equipment evolve faster than tactics and doctrine, I hope this is an attempt by Gen Berger to jump that lag that we all know exists. I hope...

 

[Rifleman86]

As a former 1802, I was pissed when the Abrams was removed from the formation.

After watching Ukraine I realize it may have been a decent move.

That said I still believe there is a place for armor in the USMC.

 

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How many modern weapons would not function if a battlefield emp was set off? Altitude of detonation = line of sight = effected area....could all the sophisticated weapons posseted by the ukranian armed forces be neutralized in a millisecond and russian forces not be effected because they are out of that area?