"Ron" wrote in message
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True, but then the smartest option would probably be to skip the 155mm
rounds and just use the GMLRS and ATACMS. GMLRS' longer range when
compared
to the current 155mm capability means you won't have to waste an ATACMS
when
the target is in that range that exceeds the capability of the 155mm's
(say
35-40 km) but also falls within the GMLRS max of around 75 km. Lay that
template down on a fluid mechanized battlefield and the area that
results,
as measured from the FLOT, is going to put a band of about 30 km depth
beginning some 25 km the other side of the FLOT where your 155's can't
strike, and your ATACMS is being shot-short. With HIMARS ready to enter
into
service (ISTR they were doing the troop trials a year or more ago) you
are
guaranteed GMLRS availability across the spectrum, so the 155mm has no
advantage there either.



Be careful Kevin, dont want to have to call you Kurt Plummer

OK, I give...what/who is a Kurt Plummer? It's late here, and I am scratching
my head...

Brooks



Ron
Tanker 65, C-54E (DC-4)