Quote Originally Posted by jwater View Post
My question is this: are weapon systems like the M1 and the AH-64 liabilities in a strictly COIN environment?
No, if they are employed skilfully and sensibly. I might suggest that the question should be, "How are platforms like M1 and the AH-64 best employed against Irregular Forces."
Maj. Cadieu quotes Lieutenant-Colonel Omer Lavoie, commanding officer of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group as saying, “If you’d asked me five months ago, ‘do you need tanks to fight insurgents?’ I would have said, ‘No, you’re nuts.’”
That quote shows just how badly educated some armies are about modern combat operations. On what planet was the use of armour against insurgents ever deemed a bad thing?