Re: MBT's
Neither the MPF (Mobile Protected Firepower Light Tank) nor ARV (Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle) are in the active OOB since they're both "possible" not "probable" nor is there any indication of when they might be employed.
However you'll see the new OOB does have the new mini-drone (thanks to Don and Andy) incorporated into it.
"Much the way the service says every Marine is a rifleman, every Marine is now a sensor, and every system they use must be able to sense and pass that data to whoever needs it most, Smith said."
Not near as many as Force Design 2030 will have (one per infantry squad, the main reason for the new 15-man squad) but one per platoon (more then enough for game purposes). The AI won't be terribly effective using these, but a human will have little trouble seeing what's where across the entire battlefield.
Talk about a Gods Eye view!
"Infantry battalion experimentation is still early in the process, Watson said, but the plan is to increase the rank structure in some of the small units and compare their performance against traditionally manned units.
Part of the need for more experience is driven by an 'arms room' concept, where instead of each Marine specializing in a particular weapon system, and having separate weapons company to bring in further capability, the infantry Marines would be a little more well rounded and able to operate whichever weapon the situation calls for.
We seek to enhance the infantry battalion’s capabilities by adding organic multi-domain sensing (Operations in the Information Environment, Electronic Warfare, and Unmanned Aircraft Systems) capabilities, organic loitering munitions, and increased mobility. One of the changes being evaluated is a shift to an ‘arms room’ concept with the elimination of Weapons Company and the shift of weapons systems formerly associated with Weapons Company, 81mm mortars and the Javelin for example, into the headquarters or rifle companies. This will allow the rifle company to select mission-specific lethality and employ it organically, reads the Force Design annual update."
Where they're going to get all these senior NCOs if they're having trouble with recruiting and retention is beyond me. And the cost of training and maintaining such a force structure will be immense!!! One Javelin missile costs $197,884 and they want to move them from specialized units down to the company level?!?
Without getting into it here I still think the current Commandant has bought into the US Air Force delusion of push button warfare.
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