European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday january 15. 1990 the stars and stripes an of mimics sign backdrop cd Fay a in Hilary truck making its a a along u Road warns motorists id May away from llu1 Man Euver area. S4s pm did it Narmy expects savings on 1990 Maneu vers by l a Tarrant staff writer Schwabish h my. West Germany a Tim year s reformer and Cen Lunoff shield exercises Are expected to Cost the . Arms about so million a approximately i$2 million less than similar exercises held m 198# extensive use of computer simulation is expected to he the major Factor in re Dunn operating and Man Euver costs according to a i s. Army Europe statement released sunday. The Money saved will he used for Oiler training exercises said l a. Sam Floca. The command s chief it Public information. Quot Well put the Money to belter use at Hohenfels Quot and other training areas. Moca said. The army s combat Man Euver training Center is located ill 1 in Hen lets in Eastern Havana. The is rec a statement indicated that total costs fur exercises such As reformer Are Quot difficult to measure because of the Many types Nfn costs incurred in an services and Many did rent commands a pc forger which stands for return of forces to Germany. Tests the 11.s. Military s capability to reinforce na7<j it is sponsored in the joint chiefs of staff while Centurion shield an exercise Ira Dili Onalle held As a Pari of Kel Orger. Is a us Arft r exercise. Centurion shield Lri. Which pits corps against corps. Nugnis monday w Ith about 53.701j . Soldiers and 3.htju German and Creeh soldiers participate i i the Field exercise an additional 12.ihju soldiers will act As umpires or will be invoked m Man Euver damage prevention and control and other administrative turn Lions. By comparison the certain Challenge exercise involved s24.0uo soldiers including both combat and sup port forces. Sometime before Dawn on monday. V corps forces representing the no Sicul Northland will drive West m a Lull scale attack on Vii corps which is playing live role of Southland. With this initial foray the two week exercise begins m the Southern West Merman states of Haden Turtte Tuberg and Bavaria. Flip Man Euver Box covers Square Miles and sketches from him below Nairn Borg to the North to just above Munich to the South and from Stuttgart East to . The exercise is the first invoking pc forger troops in a months. I his year s exercise the 21st in the be forger series differs drama Saik from Prev imps Large scale Field training exercises vhf a i a a amp in 0 Joe Morton left Ulm sgt. Matlow Batiste of the 641x1 Field arty Lake a walk by their base Camp near Dunai Wurth w est Germany. Rather Ilian focusing on Small units involved in Ai Tipul operations. C Jiuu non shield is designed to provide More framing of higher commands from the commanders and stalls of Bali Lions through the corps level. This year s exercise will increase by in percent the number of participating a from if Afcin ivssto2u in i we. \ sophisticates computer system will Semuh Ile ground Ciucev reducing the need fur soldiers and equipment in i he Field. The concept which resulted from a study ordered in Djon by i a Sakai res commander. Gen. Cosbie i. Saint. Lifter certain Challenge was tested in september during caravan guard a v corps exercise. Based on results of caravan guard Hub l a rfcs and corps a Juak charade tired As a Success. Army officials dropped tanks from Centurion shield instead Lank and Mahmoud infantry a Tiaina is will substitute wheeled vehicles for tanks and some infantry fighting vehicles. A Lank battalion under tins scheme requires Only 12 Light tracked vehicles Shmil 40 wheeled \ chivies and 120 soldiers. A Normal hat Hulmn participating m the traditional held naming exercise would use ski tracked vehicles including 30 tanks and More than 300 soldiers in addition. Ii Vinon shield will re Duve by a percent the number of Light Irav Kevi veh Les in Amii 2 boo but increase Sig Hill the numb i of wheeled vehicles to . A comparison. In Kkt s certain Challenge used More than ,2 Manks. 7, vehicles and 13.000 w heeled v Chicles. Dropping the tanks will Greally save fuel costs allowing a inure efficient use of fuel Lor other training exercises and on so Nimg ranges. Eturea said. In Pusl re larger Maneu vers tanks burned Lud inefficiently Hue Saul Quot youve burning a lot of fuel there waiting for the traffic Light to change Quot
