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When I was in Europe in the late 70s, our ground tactics changed as the A-10s were fielded. Before then, we were focused on enemy tanks and infantry carriers. We were very concerned with the Soviets punching holes in our lines, and we were compelled to mass antitank assets on the best routes to prevent that.
After the A-10s a gaggle of Soviet armor on a good route was a target. We focused on maintaining good positions, but tried to target 'funnies' the vehicles that didn't look like other vehicles, such as multiple antenna vehicles, ZSU-23-4s, and other radar or air defense assets. With those stripped away we had some degree of confidence that the Soviet penetration units could be bottled up, and destroyed with air power.
Nov 19, 2013, 10:32:25 PM
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