Shaun Connors; I demonstrated the Iguana to you in about 2004. Our test was interrupted by a broken hydraulic fitting. I see nothing in the SMET Program that can compete with Iguana.
TheBingbang69 the acronym is SOCOM. But is a bit of a misnomer now. It stands for Special Operations Command. But is actually no longer in use this way. More properly USSOCOM, JSOC (joint special operations command) and various service specific commands. For example AFSOC is Airforce Special Operations Command.
Typical US Army!!! 9 man infantry squad as their base fighting unit. Squad Leader, plus 8 soldiers. So either 3 fire teams of 3... Or, 2 fire teams of 4 + the Squad Leader. So if the vehicle has a driver and a gunner up top, what happens when they deploy from the vehicle to fight as combat rifle squad? Leave the vehicle on the road side and 9 soldiers run off??? Or deploy, by necessity as only 7 man “squad”? What are the TTPs for a 7 man rifle squad? How do the driver and gunner fight their vehicle? Follow their 7 man squad? Or...Join with other vehicles that also just have a driver and gunner. How does the platoon commander fight both dismounted infantry and gun trucks at the same time? Is he mounted or dismounted? What a mess!!! When I was at CGSC at Leavenworth, an officer in my group did his thesis on when, why, how to get the nine man squad to ever get out of the Bradley and fight??? Do they run around and find two more 9 man squads and make a platoon? Their assigned platoon commanders are leaders of the 3 Bradley’s...so they can go fight like an infantry leader. They have to direct the 25mm fires and movement of the tracked vehicles. Complete mess!!! Again with this new squad truck!!!
Shaun Connors; I demonstrated the Iguana to you in about 2004. Our test was interrupted by a broken hydraulic fitting. I see nothing in the SMET Program that can compete with Iguana.
Since I'm not familiar with all the acronyms used I'm slightly lost.
TheBingbang69 which ones were confusing? I may be able to help a bit.
What is S.O.K.O.M ?
TheBingbang69 the acronym is SOCOM. But is a bit of a misnomer now. It stands for Special Operations Command. But is actually no longer in use this way. More properly USSOCOM, JSOC (joint special operations command) and various service specific commands. For example AFSOC is Airforce Special Operations Command.
Fantastic now makes sense thanks.
How are these better than Humvees?
Buy some
Typical US Army!!!
9 man infantry squad as their base fighting unit. Squad Leader, plus 8 soldiers.
So either 3 fire teams of 3...
Or, 2 fire teams of 4 + the Squad Leader.
So if the vehicle has a driver and a gunner up top, what happens when they deploy from the vehicle to fight as combat rifle squad?
Leave the vehicle on the road side and 9 soldiers run off???
Or deploy, by necessity as only 7 man “squad”? What are the TTPs for a 7 man rifle squad?
How do the driver and gunner fight their vehicle? Follow their 7 man squad?
Or...Join with other vehicles that also just have a driver and gunner.
How does the platoon commander fight both dismounted infantry and gun trucks at the same time? Is he mounted or dismounted?
What a mess!!!
When I was at CGSC at Leavenworth, an officer in my group did his thesis on when, why, how to get the nine man squad to ever get out of the Bradley and fight???
Do they run around and find two more 9 man squads and make a platoon?
Their assigned platoon commanders are leaders of the 3 Bradley’s...so they can go fight like an infantry leader. They have to direct the 25mm fires and movement of the tracked vehicles.
Complete mess!!!
Again with this new squad truck!!!
1. They are often understrength
2. Vehicle crew in Infantary units are part of the squad. So one squad member acts as gunner the other as driver.
GD = Giant Disaster