04-23-2011, 08:51 PM
student28 Wrote:They certainly did. However, in my unit, the cycle of operations were working overtime. By the time the Army replaced us so we could move on to the next objective, they were quite used.
ST28:
Yes, I recall that the Marines were doing doctrinal tasks that really weren't Marine doctrine and thus the Marine logistical system had huge problems supporting the Marine units.
It doesn't surprise me your stuff broke down. Your logistical system was never intended to support the type of long duration operations you guys were doing. That should have gone to the Army whose doctrine and log system is designed around long duration sustainment.
That said, it probably wasn't design flaws with the various weapons you guys were using but rather the equipment couldn't be repaired when it broke or wore out. And your log system obviously couldn't supply you guys with magazines once yours got trashed.
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