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From: "Vern Humphrey" 
Reply-To: r_catholic-l{at}yahoogroups.com

To: seanmbrook{at}aol.com [mailto:seanmbrook{at}aol.com]
> >
> > VH> Because they're on the ground, and they ARE the troops
> being supported.
> >  A
> > man in an aircraft is more likely to misidentify you as the
> enemy than you
> > are to misidentify yourself.
> > >
>  I think I understand. But, can the USAF also do
>  more to lessen mistakes?

Yes -- they can enable direct ground-to-air communications, by putting FM
radios in aircraft.  They've refused to do this for generations.
> >
>  Most times, only a few "avenues of approach" would
>  be likely to be used by an enemy?  Not likely to be
>  any successful surprise attacks?

Surprise attacks are always possible -- you guard agains that by having
"eyes" on the less likely avenues of approach.

However, in battle, force counts.  That means LOTS of troops.  And avenues
of approach are capacitated -- you can't ram an armored corps down a cow
trail.  That means the main force must follow the best, broadest routes.
There are few of those.


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