Mobile Strike
Does th US Revolution in Military Affairs regarding light strike mobile forces relevant to insurgency warfare?
Did the US RMA ( Revolution in Military Affairs ) regarding light mobile forces as the future trend in warfare became irrelevant in post-Saddam Iraq? It seems that the light mobile concept, using supposedly light, composite materials in warfighting vehicles, proved ineffective in combatting irregular warfare. It even went to the point early in the insurgency of US humvees being unsuccessfully retrofitted with metal plates as ad hoc armor. If one glimpses at current US deployments in Iraq, heavily armored combat vehicles, such as Bradleys, Abrams, Challengers and Warriors, are necessities to ensure minimal casualties and maximising firepower against sudden insurgent attacks. Furthermore, IEDs are becoming the weapons of choice for insurgents, thereby ensuring the supremacy of 'Cold War' combat vehicle designs for this theatre of operations for years to come.
No, the American Military, especially the Army has been moving to a lighter force make up for the last ten years at least. They want a force that is deploy-able in a hurry, after Desert Shield took six months to build up a serious fighting force in Saudi Arabia, they realized that sooner or latter they would run up against a military mind far superior to Saddam's, something closer to Napoleon who would take advantage of the fact that the 82nd Airborne would have been a small speed bump for an armored force like Saddam had.
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