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2006-12-16 Home Front: WoT

Army publishes "Counterinsurgency" Manual

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Posted by Grunter 2006-12-16 05:14|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Downloaded it. Some good ideas, but loads of hearts and minds stuff that won't work where an occupier stands between warring sects. And they favor "deterrent patrols" vs the search and destroy tactics that skull fu*ked the Viet Cong. They put intelligence recruitment on a walk-in basis, when carrot and stick is a better idea. The trick is to make the enemy think both that their hold on support is tenuous, and that they are vulnerable.

I like the jargon: HN = Host Nation AO = Area of Operation COIN = Counter Insurgency CMO = Civil Military Operations OSINT = Open Source Intelligence HUMINT = Human Source Intelligence

As for "deterrent" patrols, the FM (Field Manual) writers recommend that two-thirds of forces be on patrol, 24-7. Brutal! Terror cells operate within short time frames. They can also play passive, if not supportive. Deterrence effect is limited. In the FM words, I would conduct CMOs to the end of HUMINT, and then air attack terror cells, using HN troops to mop up and gather locals for investigative detention.

Check out this map from Healing in Iraq; Manual readers should test FM theories in actual AO:

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7155/257/1600/baghdad-updates-nov27.7.jpg

And read this enemy combat plan:

Abdul Rahman Iraq:

Please keep these steps in mind:
1- Deploy snipers on the rooftops of buildings that lie close to the main entry points for each area.
2- Prepare positions for medium weapons at a distance from the entry point, and make pincers with sniper and PKC fire. When you choose a position, make sure you can retreat to alternate positions from it, in case the enemy overruns the area (do not choose a building that is not adjacent to another, or use ropes to quickly slide down the building).
3- RPG carriers should maintain their positions on side streets and take cover behind barriers. Do not fire just for the sake of it (attack the first and last vehicle).
4- Create heavy fire density to force the enemy to take cover, and then eliminate them by sniper fire.
5- Provide hand grenades and distribute them to the Mujahideen.
6- Fighters with light weapons should always change positions, fire from different angles and not stay at one place.
7- Prepare and plant roadside bombs on the entrance to every area.
8- Bomb the gathering locations for the army of filthy Muqtada.
9- Prepare a special group to deal with any breach, and it should be armed with RPGs, PKC machine guns and KIA vehicles.
10- Plan ambushes and lure the enemy by using bait vehicles that they chase to be dragged into the killing zone.

Posted by Sneaze Shaiting3550 2006-12-16 16:16|| 2006-12-16 16:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Army publishes "Counterinsurgency" Manual

for the love of God, is there any possible good reason to publish our doctrinal goodies for all our enemies and potential enemies to see?

Posted by RD 2006-12-16 22:10|| 2006-12-16 22:10|| Front Page Top

#3 No.

Posted by gorb 2006-12-16 22:22|| 2006-12-16 22:22|| Front Page Top

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