People *will* apply no-nos...
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Originally Posted by
Fuchs
I think the problem is rather that certain practices are a no-no in either case, and were still applied in AFG.
True. Same thing happened in all the Armies involved in WW II -- and To the Caesars -- among many others...
Poor tactical employment and siting is not a new phenomenon nor is it likely to disappear in the future. Even superbly trained folks can do dumb things -- and no Army operating in Afghanistan today is superbly trained (though several have some units and / or SOF elements that come close).
Cannot compute not enough data...
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Originally Posted by
JMA
That you say the Principles of Defence "should be considered by anyone siting a position or emplacement that may need to be defended" actually indicates that we agree.
Never said I disagreed with anything other than your assertion "That I suppose should read "The Principles of the Defense should be being used." I simply said my statement was what I meant, then agreed there should be considered in all things defensive or potentially so... :wry:
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...but does that mean that one throws all existing doctrine out the window? Of course not what it means is that in siting such a position under a given set of circumstances (enemy capabilities or METT-TC) "military judgement" is applied to how best to site the position.
True.
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That said now please explain to me which of the Principle of Defence can be ignored:
Offensive Action
All Round Defence
Depth
Mutual Support
Concealment
Deception
Striking forces
Give me the map, a troop list, the principal locations, the assessment of the enemy (broad based, don't need a detailed OB workup...), log and perstats -- all that OpOrd / METT-TC stuff and I'll be happy to do so. ;)
Lacking that I'll quickly point out that in most COIN / FID situations, Depth (classic type) is neither available or required, Concealment may be undesirable or even directed to not be applied in some cases and mutual support is rarely achieved or available...
That's a really good question
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Originally Posted by
BushrangerCZ
What sense does it make to train and deploy, let´s say, army LRS teams, consisting of six soldiers, to A-stan, if they will never be allowed to leave the base in such a small number?
Really good. Embarrassing but good. Really embarrassing...
I await an answer from some serving senior Field Grade Officer on the board...