S-2,
Understood, I just brought up Grenada for one reason: the gaggle at Point Salinas airstrip.
Evidently it was quite a choke point and it took too long to build up combat power with the airlanding operation.
For the benefit of those who don't know (I know that you do know, S-2), airlanding operations in Panama did not begin until the entire Ranger Regiment and a brigade combat team from the 82nd had jumped. Six infantry battalions, plus support. Using a big airborne operation for the rapid buildup of combat power was the lesson of the boondoggle at Point Salinas.
A scattered night drop may not seem ideal but the initial confusion has worked to the attackers advantage as often as not. I thought I'd throw that out there for all the folks who are always saying, "Why not just land the planes and walk off as a unit?"
Let's see, this was a thread about Bradleys, wasn't it?
