At the Combat Training Centers (CTC) there are dedicated OPosition Forces (OPFOR). Whether you go to the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk or Joint Multinational Readiness Center at Hohenfels Germany you will get a dedicated OPFOR that knows your tactics inside and out.
So the OPFOR have come up with some interesting tactics to counter the BLUFOR tactics.
Send probing missions all night long to keep a unit at 100% readiness instead of on a rest cycle.
Shoot the driver first to immobilize a unit then take the gunner and passengers in order. Vehicle mobility kills can force the BLUFOR to commit vehicle recovery assets which can then be targeted.
Use CS gas and Smoke like it is running out of style, making the BLUFOR react to a chemical attack will buy you time to egress.
Things to think about, people make the worst decisions of their life when they are Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired. If you can force your opponent into one or two of those states it is only to your advantage. You can make a unit combat ineffective by simply cutting off their water resupply for a few days. Maximum payoff for minimum risk.
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3 comments:
Good one and posted.
Good points here. I did a stint at both Irwin (NTC) and Polk (JRTC) as an OPFOR augmentee. It gives one a good perspective on bluefor tactics and shortcomings.
It's amazing how little effort it take to keep a battalion or even brigade on 100% alert, as you said. A few small probing efforts at the team or squad level. A few BRDMs sporadically moving in sector.
Big, ponderous units are fearsome in open combat, but are very clumsy vs. small units practicing maneuver warfare and harassment type missions.
AP
Well stated. I was part of the CMTC OPFOR from 1993 to 1996. We transitioned from force on force (Motorized Rifle Regiments) to more unconventional tactics in the mid 90s following the incident in Somalia and the rising mission in the Balkans. The OCs gave us a great deal of latitude in how we conducted our missions i.e.: hostage taking, assassinations, etc. The goal was to create constant chaos in an Army culture that was very focused on a more disciplined war fighting strategy. Perhaps a harbinger of things to come, the move from traditional to non-traditional fighting techniques ultimately became the rule as opposed to the exception.
It was very difficult to return to a conventional line unit after that tour.
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