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    Big Changes for the Marines

    in General Discussion

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    44 minutes ago, Whiskey said:

     

    2nd Armor went away after Desert Storm during the Clinton administration's draw downs. If you want to talk doctrine then you've forgotten 2nd ACR which fought in Desert Storm as well. Ever heard of Battle of 73 Easting? They re-flagged as a Stryker Brigade as well. 3rd ACR changed over in 2011, not 2009. 

    Though I was talking generalities, you're correct. If I recall, 11th ACR was already deactivating at the time eventually ending up at NTC as an OPFOR unit. 2nd ACR was starting, then got called into DS (and yes, I heard of 73 Easting. 3ACR was in DS also). I had to give them some of my unit's property since they were short. After they returned, they shut down (and I got a lot of their property) and went to Fort Lewis where they went "light", though not an ACR. They then moved to Ft Polk as a Light CR (HMMWVs- interesting concept) and the name went over to a Stryker Brigade in Europe after they deployed to Iraq in 03. I retired in 09 so I knew 3d ACR went away soon after that. Note: The term ACR is very specific. Even though the unit flag exists, they are not structurally an Armored Cavalry Regiment. 3ACR was the last.

     

    Big Changes for the Marines

    in General Discussion

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    20 hours ago, Whiskey said:

     

    Army lost all of that capability when they deactivated not just 2nd Armored Division but literally rid themselves of all Armored Cavalry Regiments (ACRs). Bit us in the behind hard when we went into Iraq again in '03 and every since.

    2AD went away after the wall went down in 89, but there were plenty of armor units in the army.  Doctrinally, ACRs were assigned to Corps. After the wall fell, we really only had one armored corps, III Corps. During the invasion of Iraq, the Army still had an 3d ACR. We (I was assigned to 3ACR) started to deploy right after the invasion started, but weren't fully on the ground until after the cessation of combat operations (and yes, we could have helped with our structure and doctrine). 3d ACR went away around 2009 and became a Stryker brigade.

     

    Interesting discussion about the Marines and Armor. Back during WWII, the Sherman was primarily an infantry support tank, not armor vs armor. One could say starting with the M26 Pershing, the Army started thinking tank vs tank with its design. The M1 was designed for armored maneuver warfare across the planes of Europe. It was not really designed to be an infantry support weapon, which doctrinally I would presume the Marines would use it more rather than tank vs tan; they have other assets to fight off tanks. The M1 had to adapt in Iraq to support infantry, but it was not its design function or forte (when never trained with the anti-personnel rounds they developed/issued after 2003). Back in the 80s, we had many discussions of the MOUT fight with M1s; usually it was "haul fool and bypass", let the mech infantry deal with it.

    1/48 F7U Cutlass..."ELITE"

    in In-Progress Pics

    Posted

    Looking forward to seeing this as  I'm building the same right now as well. Only difference is I have Lonestar cockpit set and SAC gear. Really don't think the kit is that bad.

     

    Are you going to "fix" the nose? If so, what will be your approach.  

    Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

    in Hobby Shop Directory

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    Wild Bill's is dead...sort of.  Owner decided to retire. Bought out by the owner of the Dallas area Hobbytown. Allegedly there was a large pile of estate kits in a couple storage areas. Speaking to some of the HT folks, they said the intent is to spread out those kits to those stores (Dallas, Plano, Lewisville and Colleyville). When I spoke to them, they were not sure what they were going to do with the physical "Wild Bill's" property. I need to drive over there and check.

     

    Hobbytown Lewisville is still pretty good; especially for paints. Same with Colleyville.

     

    The Hobbytown in Arlington and west Fort Worth are no longer. Ended up going bankrupt.

    F-8H VF-201 Decals

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted

    Great scheme! I have a lot of older photos of VF-201 F-8s. It appears that some have white forward; some have black forward. Each may have been appropriate for a certain time period.  In a couple photos, the perspective may look like the wider F-8 nose, but most of the pictures it is definitely the narrow earlier nose. 

     

    Tom "Superheat" should be able to confirm my answer. He'll definitely be able to confirm the nose and answer about the ECM antennae (not my expertise). 

    LF 1/48 A-6 Decals from Kinetic

    in Buy and sell - add scale to your title

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    I already received one sheet/parts from someone (Thanks Mike!). I'm doing a KA-6D conversion using old Revell kit and using all external tanks. Specifically, I need the decals for the Kinetic 1/48 48034 kit. Even more specifically, I need the VA-52 markings ;blue lances , the 500NL for the wing, and the VA-52 and any spare numbers. Just shoot me a PM to discuss. Thanks in advanced! 

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