30mm, you make some good sense. Unfortunately, there are those of us who think the following will happen:
a. Split 16 and call the 2 new elements 24 and 5 .
b. Bolster to Bde strength with a few Marines.
c. Wax lyrical about parachuting and it's vital contribution to modern warfare.
c. Keep both 24 and 5 under the C2 of 3 Div.
If so, in one fell swoop you've done nothing but expand the size of the Army; no real change to capability. However, if, as implied, you convince someone that a few dozen Apache are a great tool that can be used either as part of a Land op or as a supported/supporting element of a COMAO or equivalent, well then you're talking.
The cynics amongst us believe that, as long as ownership is an issue, Apache is nothing more than a General's play-thing. I'm not normally one for being purple, but IMHO Apache really should be a Joint asset.
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