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Old August 15th 03, 12:59 PM
Brash
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"Graham" wrote in message
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"Brash" wrote in message
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You're overlooking a couple of really important points.........

"Defender in Tas" wrote in message
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The problem with our having the F-111 is we now have people arguing
that we shouldn't lose such a great capability. It's a double-edged
sword. The F-111 has served us well, but can we really justify its
cost in this day and age? The Army has been run down, and the $300
million we spend on the Pigs would fund the raising of two extra
infantry battalions.


Except Infantry Battalions are kind of manpower-intensive. The ADF is
having a hard enough time filling existing vacancies without creating
1200-1800 more overnight.


Actually Infantry is over sucribed, the school of cool is not that full
these days cause there is only limited postions in the Battalions. How

often
r the Battalions being deployed? all the bloody time, how often r the

F111s
being deployed?


Obviously the finer points of Strategy are lost on you. Infantry battalions
(especially those a "light" as ours) don't make much of a strategic
deterrent. And F111s aren't suited to peace-keeping.


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De Oppresso Liber.


 




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