140,000 troops works out to about 98,000 support troops leaving only 42,000 to be on the line. The line soldier cannot do his job without that support. Then the actual deployment is 2/3rds forward and and 1/3 rear. The forward units would be there a minimum of 2 weeks where these guys will be divided in half at best. 1/2 on duty manning the line and the other half off. These guys are going to be working 7 days a week at least 14 hours a day. You have them on line for 12 hours. Time to get into the position and relieve the current guards. Pre mission briefing and after action reports. Inspections and a lot of others little stuff. Then you never leave a guy in a one man position, always 2! Not you are spread out more that 2,000 feet. If you get a commander who decides to do it in 3rds so his guys are on line only 8 hours those positions are even further apart and his guys are still going to be working 10-12 hours a day.
The Soviets built the Iron Curtain between the east and west. Double fence with mine fields and guards in towers who were allowed to shoot anyone trying to get it (at least thats what they tried telling everyone) and still people escaped to the west. They built that wall because to really close down a border a division can only cover about 20 miles in the best terrain. A mech division is about 28,000 people with about 8,000 being line soldiers. That would be about 150 divisions to close a 3,000 mile border or about 30 times that 140,000 troops. Who is going to pay for that.
Shortly after I retired they did send troops to the border. A friend was deployed to that. The positions were so far apart that there were gaps and all they were allowed to do was report crossings. According to Ken it was a waste of time and money.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Restoration Story: Fordson Major - by Anthony West. George bought his Fordson Major from a an implement sale about 18 years ago for £200.00 (UK). There is no known history regarding its origins or what service it had done, but the following work was undertaken alone to bring it up to show standard. From the engine number, it was found that this Major was produced late 1946. It was almost complete but had various parts that would definitely need replacing.
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
