Capt Frogman
Brit Pack (Troop Commander)
I haven't missed yet
Yet.....
I haven't missed yet
Aussie Arty has strict RATEL to ensure that the correct fire mission co-ordinates are sent through, there's no b******t transmitted across the radio nets and we don't kill our own troops.
Having worked with US Arty on many occassiions, I'm amazed that they get any rounds on target at all
Quite the contrary, I have had fantastic experiences with the aussies down range and on joint assignments here in the states. I would never belittle any countries contribution. The point I was trying to make is that Australia deploys in homogenous units at the battalion level. They all work together so it is much easier to get a picture of things when you have good command and control...
Now imagine the predicament of the US military...where there are several brigades from different divisions working in the stan or previously in iraq...Unless one knows every single unit in the country...there's gonna be confusion. Friendly fire incidents happen when there are large numbers of troops operating anywhere. It sucks, and in a perfect world it's probably preventable. Shitty thing is that in combat easy things are hard and hard things are impossible.
The main point I was trying to make was that it was abundantly clear that this guy does not like the US military. Which is fine, everyone is entitled to their own opinion...I wanted to make sure it just wasn't some koolaid drinking that he was basing it off of because I know a lot of people look down their nose at us. If he has legitimate gripes then throw them out there...if it's to have a superiority complex then put it out there as well...inform me, the incompetent imbecile he seems to think we all are.
On a side note, how does a guy in my Army get that assignment to be working in Oz with the Australian Army?! That'd be awsome! I'm gonna have to check into that. It may also be interesting to know that this detail I was just on at one of our major training centers to work as an observer controller...my task force commander was...an Aussie! Great guy, really competent, really smart, and funny as hell. lol
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