Commentary | Gutting cannon artillery in the Marine Corps’ new fighting plan is a huge mistake – By Brig. Gen. Jerry McAbee (retired) (Defense News) / July 8, 2022
Gen. George S. Patton Jr. said: “I do not have to tell you who won the war. You know the artillery did.”
Patton obviously was exaggerating when he made this statement. Nevertheless, he knew that without artillery the United Stated Army would have lost the war in Europe.
And, like Patton, Marine infantrymen ― especially those who have experienced the horrors of an artillery bombardment ― also know the importance of tube artillery.
I don’t know a single retired infantryman or artilleryman who does not support the retention of sufficient cannon artillery in Marine Corps force structure.
