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2005-03-21 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Fred 2005-03-21 00:00:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It's quiet, too quiet...

The drums, bwana, the drums...

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2005-03-21 8:16:31 AM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2005-03-21 8:16:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Fred: Dien Bien Phu at Dera Bugti?

No real issue, unless the Bugtis have artillery. Then it's a question of whether Pakistan has enough bombers and artillery to keep them suppressed. Uncle Sam never had to deal with Dien Bien Phu because he never sent out infantry without both artillery and air support readily available.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-03-21 10:00:13 AM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-03-21 10:00:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Zhang, I think there are some guys from Nam who would beg to differ. We had a couple of "near run things" during that war. Khe Sanh comes to mind.

The guys that lived through the walk back from Chosen with First Marines might also venture an opinion..

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2005-03-21 10:41:28 AM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2005-03-21 10:41:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 CS: Zhang, I think there are some guys from Nam who would beg to differ. We had a couple of "near run things" during that war. Khe Sanh comes to mind.

The guys that lived through the walk back from Chosen with First Marines might also venture an opinion..

At Khe Sanh, the Marines had the benefit of B-52's and F-4's dropping significant tonnage on the NVA, not to mention massed artillery inflicting damage on them. At Chosin, Uncle Sam dominated the skies, taking out Chinese supply columns and attackers alike - artillery units were also integral to US infantry divisions, which was not true of the Chinese infantry, who were almost exclusively riflemen. The reality is that artillery, whether delivered by land or from the air, is the decisive factor in large unit land battles. It was Chinese-supplied artillery that brought the French to their knees at Dien Bien Phu.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-03-21 11:11:30 AM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-03-21 11:11:30 AM|| Front Page Top

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