Eric_S_Klien@uunet.UU.NET (11/22/90)
From: <ames!ames!claris!portal!cup.portal.com!Eric_S_Klien@uunet.UU.NET>
What percentage of the A-10s have been shipped to SA? Don't the
reserves have quite a few of these planes? What other forces can
replace our defective anti-tank helicopters?
Is all of the following true? 1) Defective M1 tanks are being
replaced with M1A1 tanks. (M1 has no chemical protection.) 2)
Defective M16 rifles are being replaced with M14 rifles. (M16s jam
in the desert.) 3) Accurate maps are finally being distributed to
troops. 4) Satelite dish hookups are finally being distributed to
troops so they can figure out which sand dune they are on. 5) 90% of
our heavy armor is being shipped to SA.
Finally, would it make a lot of sense to ignore the 650,000 Iraqi
troops in Kuwait and send everything against Baghdad figuring that
the troops in Kuwait would surrender if the Iraqi government was
overthrown? (Saddam just ordered another quarter of a million troops
to Kuwait in case you haven't heard.)
Eric Klien
gregs@meaddata.com (Greg Smith) (11/27/90)
From: gregs@meaddata.com (Greg Smith) I have heard that a lot of equipment now in SA will have to be left there because of "sand-induced-wear-and-tear-damage". Does anyone know if this is true? I find it hard to believe that the US would commit such a large percentage of it's tanks to a venture knowing that they would never get them back even if the war was not fought. This is real third+ hand knowledge. I'd appreciate opinions of anyone out there that is in the know about modern tanks and their care and feeding. Greg