ahem!
ROTORHEADS?
Jarhead here, formerly of HMH 361 strangely enough ALSO known as the flying
tigers 8-))))
although my squadron genuinely is combat support, they were ch53 A/D's, and
after i discharged E's
Uss Tarawa was a helo carrier. in other words, a really big taxi for a helo
squadron to drop fightin jarheads on the beaches.
so in reference to support ships, the Tarawa was a specialized type of
combat support ship.
to deliver maximum firepower on a single semi-carrier with heavy infantry
inclusion. (53s were also very good at cargo as well)
so in TNE terms call it 6 (or 12 depending) assault landing craft each
capable of carrying 4, 5 man squads.
assuming a 6 bird assault lander squadron and say, 6 ramparts, that's 120
men. so you get a full company with some beefy close air support. Ramparts
would be ideal as they also come equipped with an emergency low berth
capable of 4 men "stowage"
so, 120 men land, and ELBs for 24 men.
as i have no specs handy for an assault lander, IDK if an ELB would be
included, but an 'autodoc' would be a sensible thing. as would some form of
plasma or fusion ground support weapon, or even a VRF gauss weapon.
On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 7:12 PM, Tim O'Reilly <> wrote:
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> What i get for using wiki 8^p heh, shoulda figured there'd be a rotorhead
> around somewhere's ...
> Domhanai is quite correct the next closest unit type would be Armored Cav
> (at least at the Divisional level) as they had a micro mix of about
> everything ... never worked with regimental cav so don't really know if
> they're the same or not.
>
> Still ... how would we work that to TNE?
> T
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> --- On *Sun, 11/28/10, <>* wrote:
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> From: <>
> Subject: Re: [Traveller_TNE] Suggestion for the next Nebula Award Design
> Compet ition
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> To:
> Date: Sunday, November 28, 2010, 4:47 PM
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> On Saturday, Nov 27, 2010, at 11:56 AM Tim O'Reilly <<http://us.mc398.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=>>
> sent the following:
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> <Clip>
> >
> >...In the United States Army, the term combat support refers to
> >units that provide fire support and operational assistance to combat
> >elements. Combat support units provide specialized support functions
> >to combat units in the areas of chemical warfare, combat
> >engineering, intelligence, security, and communications.
> >
> <Moar clip>
> >
> >Actual combat units are collectively referred to as combat arms
> >units; hence, all army units fall into the category of either combat
> >arms, combat support, or combat service support.
> >
> <Now comes the good part>
> >
> >US Army classifications include: Chemical Corps ... Combat or
> >similar engineers ... Military Intell ... Mil. Police ... Signal
> >Corps ...
> >Army Aviation (incl battlefield recon, signals intell, and air >assault
> elements)
>
> Combat support?!? AVIATION?!? Them's fightin' words, Seventh Army!
>
> Aviation operates near, on and even past the FLOT (forward line of [own]
> troops). It has been considered a combat arm since April 12, 1983, when it
> became a branch. Sure, it has combat support and service support missions;
> in fact, it is the ONLY branch that has combat, combat support and combat
> service support missions as its jurisdiction.
>
> In Desert Storm my battalion, 4/229th [Advanced] Attack Helicopter Regiment
> (Flying Tigers), flew the first ever cross-FLOT night deep attack in support
> of the battle of 73 Easting. We ambushed the Tawanaka Brigade in Iraqi
> territory, farther than Coalition artillery could reach, and after four
> hours flew away with 35 destroyed enemy tanks, almost 200 -ahem- support
> vehicles, and one camel, with zero losses of US vehicles and personnel.
>
> Support. Yeah, right. I'm sure the White Mice think the same way ... but
> they don't deliberately operate in the enemy's backyard.
>
> Cougashika - Apaches Own The Night! (...after the Kiowas are done with it)
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