I'll be
brief, even for me!?! I've gotten a better picture on what's going on with the
USMC MAIN ARMOR situation with this "
representative" article. And I quote:
"At the time of the
initial overhaul announcement, the Corps had
452 tanks at its disposal.
By December 2020, 323 had been transferred to the Army. The
*remaining tanks were scheduled for
transfer by 2023, which included tanks in overseas storage and aboard maritime prepositioning ships, according to Marine Corps Systems Command."
By my count that currently leaves the
USMC with
123 MBT's of these "
survivors" it would be safe to assume that the FEP series are the ones still with us in the
active/overseas storage/prepositioning ships. All others should have an
END of DEC 2020
But "
On the Fly" recommend the following changes for the
FEP.
1.
UNIT 464 leave as is for now.
2.
UNITS 465 & 466 CHANGE/END to DEC 2023 IAW article vice DEC 2020//
3. Again all others should be gone by
DEC 2020. This, however,
DOES NOT include
Engineering models.
If you want me to "comb" through the
USMC OOB for "
stragglers" you need to let me know.
Remember these service times publications
get their information from the military component they represent for their
active duty service members and
DOD civilian workers that read these papers.
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/new...ing-its-armor/
I'm off to see the wizard!?! I just don't know about that "
OZ" thing though!?!
Regards,
Pat
