Thread:ArmInAss/@comment-25405125-20141210054424/@comment-203.115.145.142-20141210084424

(ArmIn, just lazy to log in)

Affirmative, brother...

I'm reading the history of Rhodesian Bush War and had chanced upon the Fireforce tactic that the Rhodesians used against African guerrillas. Search it up on Wikipedia. That may be a good tactic for the Order against the MSLA. but if you're lazy to search it up, this is my modified Fireforce tactic for the Order:

Aircraft commonly used in a Fireforce mission is a Eurocopter Caracal (where the bulk of the Fireforce team is transported and deployed through landing or parachute), Aerospatiale Puma or Super Cougar (commonly in groups of four), Eurocopter Tiger (for fire support; in pairs) and a UAV drone (so that the enemy commander can direct the ground operation through satellite). Fireforce operatives are also outfitted with the Land Warrior Combat Integration System to enhance unit performance.

A Fireforce operation consists of two waves: the First Wave is deployed by aforementioned aircraft above and the Second Wave (and sometimes, a Third Wave) is either brought to battle by armored personnel carriers and trucks. However, the last two waves sometimes are also deployed by helicopter.

FIREFORCE PROCEDURE

 1. A reconnaissance UAV is dispatched to the area precisely where the insurgents are detected. Depending on the information relayed by the UAV, the Fireforce commander will plan where to make the first stops, where the main sweep will be place and in what direction. If the UAV has armaments (multipurpose UAV), it will be mainly small white phosphorus flechette missiles, and it will be mainly used at eliminating any AA threat. Sometimes, two or more UAVs will accompany, and

 2. The first troops to arrive are transported by Pumas or Super Cougars (sometimes accompanied by a Tiger) or, either they were deployed immediately to the ground or the Pumas/Super Cougars will circle around the area as the commander made his final decisions, with their cannons, rocket pods and machine guns opening fire at any perceived insurgent and their possible hiding spots. Depending on the terrain, a Puma/Super Cougar/Tiger will hover above a possible escape route by the insurgents, where they will be cut down.

 3. The First Wave of Fireforce then deploys to the ground, mainly at the designated stop zones, by parachute (which are planned by the Fireforce commander by satellite). Mainly, this First Wave comes from the Caracal, but the Fireforce operatives in the Pumas may take the situation upon themselves and disembark. The Pumas may make dummy landings to confuse the enemy.

 4. The Fireforce operatives will then form the main sweep as the Fireforce commander planned, with some of them carry out blocking actions. The Tigers will provide fire support if necessary, while marksmen in the helicopters will eliminate any hostile antiaircraft weapon operator they see.

 5. The sweeping operation will commence, with the operatives moving in a sweepline position. If the operation is carried out in open land, this may range to 20 meters, but it drops to only several meters when in heavy vegetation. The task is to sweep ahead, observing your line of sight. Where it (usually deemed by the commander) was thought the enemy may lurk, the sweep would slow down. When the troops caught sight of an enemy, the sweep would move inch by inch, rifles pointed ahead at chest level.

 6. If the enemy fires, the troops will return fire from either a prone position or down to one knee. A deliberate attacking movement called a “Skirmish” was carried out, ending in a run through of the enemy position. There are three basic skirmishing techniques.

[1] The sweep line will divide into two flanks, with one moving forward while the other covered the first. When the first flank went prone and started shooting, the second flank will run forward until some meters passed the line of the first. This method is the least likely to result in friendly fire, but it is the easiest to counter.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">[2] Every second member of the sweep line is designated as one of the flanks, with each member of that flank passing between and through members of the other. The covering flankers stopped shooting as those moving forward passed them.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">[3] Fireforce members will do actions of their own, getting up and move forward, lay down cover fire or going prone and so on. This is harder to implement in larger numbers, but this is the hardest to counter because prone troops rise from their positions in a very random and seemingly uncoordinated fashion.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> 7. The sweeps are commonly done in positions where the enemy is likely to flee in an attempt to intercept them (which in most cases, successful). If the area is clear, the Fireforce will open fire at it just to be sure, for a few seconds. If an enemy is seen behind, a squad will pursue.

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<p class="MsoNormal">NOTE: This is the basic concept of the Fireforce tactic, but depending on factors such as terrain, weather, numbers, equipment and the insurgents’ reaction, the battle plan will be modified. As such, being a Fireforce commander is highly prestigious for the Imperial officers.

P.S. This is just a recommendation, although the special forces you're speaking of may deploy in the same manner...