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…happening at once.
— MarkHertling (@MarkHertling) May 26, 2023
-intelligence prep of the battlefield (with shaping operations, raids, deception, etc)
-a great plan with a solid synchronization matrix
-various means to suppress the enemy (artillery, direct fire, electronic jamming & other means)
-obscuring the breach 2/
--rapid aid/recovery for those wounded in the breach
— MarkHertling (@MarkHertling) May 26, 2023
-push of logistics and more follow-on forces through the breach to continue the attack.
And as @LivFaustDieJung said at his thread’s end, all the while the enemy is shooting at you, ‘cause the enemy always gets a vote. 4/
A flash: combat is hard, and breaching (as I said in a previous thread) is one of the toughest missions there is!
— MarkHertling (@MarkHertling) May 26, 2023
My unit was part of a breach force in Desert Storm. We prepared, but luckily we were unopposed (no Iraqis defending the berm). 6/
Returning to the NTC as the “COG” (head trainer) and at Grafenwoehr as the CG, I observed dozens of US and multinational units attempt breaches against trained opposing forces.
— MarkHertling (@MarkHertling) May 26, 2023
None were pretty. 8/
The shaping fight & the prep of the battlefield - what we’re seeing now in multiple locations - will make a difference in depleting Russian capabilities & their view of what’s next.
— MarkHertling (@MarkHertling) May 26, 2023
This may be why the bigger offensive hasn’t started yet…but there are things happening. 10/10
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