What does the GDS do actually (No disrespect to GDSmen)

last SG · 2007-03-20T20:50:32+00:00

Prob the reason why I keep to myself. Irritating.. irritating.. must be my thesis length posts and weird qns

chanjyj SG

It has about the same armour as the M113 I think. not much protection.

ahhaoz SG

in times of war.. not only will be the seabed be littered with natural obstacles.. to defend a beach, opposition will also deliberately throw in obstacles to hinder forces moving in..

that's when the role of divers come in.. they would move in before hand to search for obstacles, mark them, plant TNT on them, and detonate b4 guards do their beaching....

so by the time guards are beaching, the seabed is clear, and FCUs and FCEPs can head allll the way into beach and not be stuck outside in knee height waters..

for more info.. google on UDT or read on ops on beach Nomandy, France WWII

SpecOps87 SG

I did rather they do it on Hovercrafts.

chanjyj SG

SG no hovercrafts... have to buy from mother russia instead of uncle sam

equlus84 SG

I meanI am aware of the fact that NDU are supposed to clear off the mines and obstacle the opforces laid down but I am referring to the other capabilities of the AAAV-7 that can be exploited. After the beach head is secured troops must be ferried forward to form some sort of vanguard to act as screens to the landing forces. Yes a tonner can be used to ferry those troops, but considering the tonners is protected by only a piece of canvas, this is dangerous as ther might be artillery fire from deeper forward. The AAAV7-p can also serve as quick efficient transport to assist the GDSmen to be mobile enough to exploit the shock effect they cast upon the enemy during the inital landing and capture more vantage pts.

It need not be a AAAV-7, but it could be the M113 Alligator or even a tracked version of the terrex, as long as it is amphibious.

chanjyj SG

I don't know it's amour protection, but won't the AAAV7 be damaged by 0.50 rounds and artillery+motars?

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