In a message dated 11/24/03 2:00:58 AM,
> owner-gzg-digest@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU writes:
<< This may be a naive question but will it cost as much to keep the "15
Brigades of People's Militia" with their low tech "live off the land" stuff as
the high tech "2-3 brigades of Regulars"? Also what are the resupply
issues like? For instance, as far as I can tell from the Aussie defence papers
I've read we're leaning toward buying German not US tanks because the US ones
don't have enough reach in the petrol tank. Most of this stuff is beyond my
area of
knowledge, but won't economics come as much into play in the future as it does
now? Ok the NAC with supposedly cutting edge and mega-population should
kick everyone's butt, but them aside how would it stand?
Cheers
Beth >>
Beth,
To be honest it may cost more to keep the 2-3 Regulars in service
depending
on their equipment. But the 2-3 Regulars should be able to put up more
of a fight longterm for you then the 15 Brigades of People's Militia. 1 of the
advan tages that the Regular troop will have is in intergrating operations,
and
should be better at making a multi-operation objective offense or
defense work, then your quickly raised Militia troops.
I would go with 1 Regular Brigade fully staffed 24/7, 2 Regular
Brigades,
staffed at 30-50% with rest being Reserve Troopers, and 3 Brigades (Read
Training Cadre) at 20% to be staffed out with drafted troops ASAP.
Equipment wise, the 1 Brigade staffed with full time troops, should have the
best money can get top of the line gear, The 2 Reserves should mixed of some
top of the line, and older gear, and the 3 training units basicly all older
gear.
It would also help resupply if the best gear and the older gear had the same
replenishment requirements. ie. H&K G11 vs AK47, but using the same round.
It's a matter of perspective I suppose. One-shot disposable weaponry
isn't
as important as long as the regulars have cross-trained with the old
equipment that they may end up with when they run out of high-tech ammo.
Losing a resupply convoy in the middle of an offensive would be really bad
otherwise.
Brendan 'Neath Southern Skies
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G'day,
> To be honest it may cost more to keep the 2-3 Regulars in
I was more thinking along the lines of "if you can't afford anything
else"...
> I would go with 1 Regular Brigade <with best gear>...
Now there's a thought!
Cheers
> << This may be a naive question but will it cost as much to keep
Pick a number that you like. It may well cost a LOT more to have
regulars, simply because the whizzo-tech stuff requires maintenance
that your third world country just can't do. You're left with the
choice of doing no maintenance, or importing high-priced foreign
personnel and gear.
> --- DOCAgren@aol.com wrote:
> I would go with 1 Regular Brigade fully staffed
Your Regular brigade would have something like 50% of your combat capability,
the two reserve units maybe 20% each, and the training units would be pretty
marginal. For one thing, if I'm orbitally assaulting you will not have the six
weeks to pull in the troops
and spin it up--I've gone after the armories on Day 2
or 3.
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> K.H.Ranitzsch wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
Actually I would consider six weeks on the low end of reasonable
warning, any less pre-supposes complete strategic suprise.
> --- Andrae Muys <andrae.muys@braintree.com.au> wrote:
> >>you will not have the six weeks to pull in the
Well, given the assault force is coming from another planet, and could be
headed anywhere within a sphere of considerable size, unless you get solid
human intelligence you are pretty much screwed.
Of course, I make it easier for the attackers IMU by assuming no FTL comms nor
FTL sensors. YMMV.