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Old 11-24-2004, 05:43 AM   #17 (permalink)
lemontree
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Originally Posted by PaulG
What about insurgencies? Guerrilla warfare operates even when the enemy has air superiority. Sorry just bieng pedantic.
The pecularity of guerilla warfare is that one has to be dismounted to fight it. The Bradly is a battle taxi, and is a fine one, you don't need it to have amphibious characteristics in an insurgency environment. The .50 cal/grenade launders/or 25mm cannons are all the firepower that you need to fight guerillas. The fact that the US is using arty/armour/air in Fallujha, is a different matter (compare the British low key ops in Basra to Fallujha).
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