Re: (TFT) Travel,terain and groups

[Paul MacDonald <pmacdonald@voyager.net>]

Jay Carlisle wrote:

> Of course that has to do with what Full Gear is...
> I've got something for that.
> Look at Equipment.

60 lbs.  About the same as it's been since Roman times :)

Here's a couple snippets from the following article:
<<http://www.geocities.com/tominelpaso/soldier.txt>>

FM 21-18 concerning the total weight of
the combat load.  the fighting load should not xceed 35 pounds, and the
approach march load should not exceed 25 pounds, keeping the total to no
more than 60 pounds (Figure 3).

Some observations:

** The distance marched in six hours decreases by one mile for every 10
pounds a soldier carries over 40 pounds.

** The time of an assault course increases by 15 percent for every 10
pounds over 40 pounds.

** The distances traveled are reduced by half when moving over average
gradients of ten percent.


Paul
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