During a discussion on another forum about the new Growler, I came to realize that I didn't know much about air assaults, and the other guys, even the veterans we have, knew even less.
So I was hoping some people here could fill the civvies and old ground pounders in on this aspect of modern warfare, particularily in the context of the V-22 and the sort of missions you might want a Growler for. Obviously the V-22 hasn't seen a lot of actual use, but I'm hoping that the training being done with the V-22, and possibly what is done with helicopters, would show at least what the Marines are preparing to be able to do.
That might be too broad a question, though long answers would be sweet, but I'll give some more specific ones you could reply to if you only have a moment.
1. Would the Marines conduct operations with V-22s far enough out that they would no longer have air support from choppers? What about going out without any air support at all due to logistics or range?
2. What are the typical missions of air assaults? What are some important expected missions that might need to be undertaken? I figure those two are different because we're currently only fighting insurgencies which is rather different from a new invasion.
3. When conducting an air assault is the general plan that the transports land some distance from where the enemy is expected to be, and the forces inside advance on foot?
So I was hoping some people here could fill the civvies and old ground pounders in on this aspect of modern warfare, particularily in the context of the V-22 and the sort of missions you might want a Growler for. Obviously the V-22 hasn't seen a lot of actual use, but I'm hoping that the training being done with the V-22, and possibly what is done with helicopters, would show at least what the Marines are preparing to be able to do.
That might be too broad a question, though long answers would be sweet, but I'll give some more specific ones you could reply to if you only have a moment.
1. Would the Marines conduct operations with V-22s far enough out that they would no longer have air support from choppers? What about going out without any air support at all due to logistics or range?
2. What are the typical missions of air assaults? What are some important expected missions that might need to be undertaken? I figure those two are different because we're currently only fighting insurgencies which is rather different from a new invasion.
3. When conducting an air assault is the general plan that the transports land some distance from where the enemy is expected to be, and the forces inside advance on foot?
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