Suhiir's Revised USMC OOB #13

[Suhiir]

Scenario (part 1 of 7 from my work-in-progress mini-campaign) posted.

13th MEU Part 1 of 7

[Joe1960]

Many thanks for this.

I was a USMC 0311 for 8 years.

I was always going "Huh?" when picking my USMC units for Long Campaigns because of the stock OOB.

Your earlier post about the structure of a "standard" USMC Infantry Battalion is dead nuts on.

Have 2 USMC Long Campaigns going - versus Iran in 2010 and one vs NK in 1985. I just started the NK one so I will restart and give your OOB a test run.

Thanks again.

[Suhiir]

Originally Posted by Joe1960

Many thanks for this.

I was a USMC 0311 for 8 years.

I was always going "Huh?" when picking my USMC units for Long Campaigns because of the stock OOB.

Your earlier post about the structure of a "standard" USMC Infantry Battalion is dead nuts on.

Have 2 USMC Long Campaigns going - versus Iran in 2010 and one vs NK in 1985. I just started the NK one so I will restart and give your OOB a test run.

Thanks again.

Of course the problem with the USMC is NOTHING is "standard"

But yes, the structure in my OOB revision is the typical one used in training and as the "base line" for creating whatever task-organized force is needed for a given mission.

Thanks! Nice to hear another Jarhead plays this game...I was getting worried that the "real meaning" of Marine might be true:

Muscles
Are
Required
Intelligence
Not
Essential

[Joe1960]

Originally Posted by Suhiir

Muscles
Are
Required
Intelligence
Not
Essential

Hehe...that's a new one to me!

[Suhiir]

Just a FYI.

I will be updating my version of OOB #13 (USMC) to v5.5 over the next few days/weeks.
No estimate on completion date.

[cbreedon]

^^ looking forward to it... I have enjoyed the previous versions...

[Suhiir]

Updated to v5.5



Included a variant of Scenario #77 Marines return to N. Korea 01/04.
This variant goes in scenario slot #326.

[scJazz]

A quick story don't remember where I heard it and some details are no doubt not right.

WW I: Marine unit moves up to the trenches to relieve a French unit. While officers of the French and Marine units are conversing in the CP a Marine Sargent runs into the tent and announces "Sir! We can see the Germans from the line!" The French Officer replies that yes there is a relief area visible behind the German lines. However it is out of rifle range and Command won't authorize artillery because there are never enough enemy visible. The Marine officer gathers up his Sargent and the Frenchman and heads towards the line. Upon arrival he directs his riflemen to commence firing at the Germans visible in their relief area. An astonished Frenchman and German soldiers note the following. They are in range, at least if the riflemen are Marines!

Really love this OOB! I think it is the first time that I haven't shuffled units around insanely aside from adding a few Hummers to move some Snipers and Mortars around!

[Suhiir]

The USMC cut it's teeth playing sniper with a musket from the rigging. So marksmanship has always been a very high priority.

When the M16A1 was the standard rifle the US Army's official weapons manual gave it a maximum effective range of 460m. The USMC however continued to require all recruits to quality at ranges up to 500m.

[scJazz]

Unknown strangeness...

I noticed this but can not reproduce. I'm still totally fail on OOB design.

During the '65 period... could be 12/64 or 7/65 and might even include '67 and the 90s now that I think about it.

Sometimes the Tank Sections (what would be expected as 2 tanks also effecting Zippos/CS Tank sections) only represent a single tank. This is during Long Campaigns in the '65 time period. Sometimes, I start a campaign and sections are 2 tanks sometimes just 1.

I might have lost my mind and this is a useless post but somehow I think not.