If we arrive, as our forefathers did, at the scene of battle inadequately equipped, incorrectly trained and mentally unprepared, then this failure will be a criminal one because there has been ample warning — Michael Elliot-Bateman
61 Mech was established as a mobile combat force and was equipped with suitable vehicles, weapons, and appropriate equipment, which allowed it to be deployed rapidly against enemy forces, wherever they were, and then destroy these enemy forces.
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