Archived Marines To Radically Remodel Force, Cutting Tanks, Howitzers In Favor Of Drones, Missiles (thedrive.com)
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Archived Marines To Radically Remodel Force, Cutting Tanks, Howitzers In Favor Of Drones, Missiles (thedrive.com)
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[–] docksofthebay [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
The United States Marine Corps has historically been in a battle with the Navy and Army for survival. Today is no different......
FTA: "The U.S. Marine Corps has an ambitious 10-year transformation plan that could see the service eliminate its entire tank force, dramatically scale back howitzer batteries, and cut a significant number of aviation units in favor of land-based rocket artillery and stand-off missile launchers and unmanned aircraft. The proposal follows an already dramatic announcement from the Corps' top officer last year about the need to move away from reliance on large traditional amphibious warfare ships, something The War Zone explored in depth. All of this is rooted in the prevailing view that Marines will have to fight in small groups and in a distributed fashion in any major conflict in the future, especially in the Pacific region, in order to remain relevant."