TACKLING INSURGENCY AND EFFECT OF AROURED CARS
prof Dr colonel k Prabhakar Rao
I think all the light armoured wheeled vehicles produced by various Indian auto builders and supplied to army can be called, mere armoured cars for tackling terrorists in j and k . Athough these vehicleslook imposing and versatile will be vulnerable to shoulder fired rocket launchers. These, weapons are used widely in all actions by terrorists mostly and armour of these vehicles can be penetrated. As if a cake is pierced by a plastic knife. as on today. even Maoists operating in India. Have reportedly acquired rocket launchers. the engagements in j and k between army and paean military forces and militants are more or less guerillla attacks and ambushes . the militants have not used any vehicle for hit and run attacks except few incidents of urban militants motor cycle borne firing on security forces.The last attack on police team returning to duty in Jammu and kashmir was at pulwama in which they used an explosive loaded maruthi built civilian van on main road to bang into the police veh and caused explosion in which 40 police men died. However the vehs under discussion here for use by Indian troops will be useful to negotiate the terrain to reach near to the location where militants are hiding. the existing old army available vehs were doing such jobs equaly well. but these modern vehs also can not be taken right onto target although they are claiming high cross country mobility and high road speeds with flat tyres. . Most of the militant attacks have taken place in thiclkly wooded areas or in built up areas where militants take and hold hostages. in such areas the soldiers have to dismount and engage the targets. The vehs at best can give covering fire from machine guns. Thus sucess of the operation can not be fully dependent upon these vehs. at best they will help in reaching the near by place of the site. Well entrenched militants will always pose stiff resistance as they will be holding the place of their choice.
The present usual method is cordon off the area and surround the target. Vehs hardly can play role in dislodging the militants.
Nothing spectacular results can be expected from these vehs in fighting insurgency in the present scenario. The militancy in India has not reached Syrian type and Islamic State terrorist operations that is almost a mobile warfare going on in middle east. Our problem is purely operations in congested built up areas and thick jungle mountaInous hideouts where the pak inspired terrorists sneak across the Loc and engage Indian forces including para military and constabulary of state Police. the local people no doubt shelter them due to fear or sympathy.
prof Dr colonel k Prabhakar Rao
I think all the light armoured wheeled vehicles produced by various Indian auto builders and supplied to army can be called, mere armoured cars for tackling terrorists in j and k . Athough these vehicleslook imposing and versatile will be vulnerable to shoulder fired rocket launchers. These, weapons are used widely in all actions by terrorists mostly and armour of these vehicles can be penetrated. As if a cake is pierced by a plastic knife. as on today. even Maoists operating in India. Have reportedly acquired rocket launchers. the engagements in j and k between army and paean military forces and militants are more or less guerillla attacks and ambushes . the militants have not used any vehicle for hit and run attacks except few incidents of urban militants motor cycle borne firing on security forces.The last attack on police team returning to duty in Jammu and kashmir was at pulwama in which they used an explosive loaded maruthi built civilian van on main road to bang into the police veh and caused explosion in which 40 police men died. However the vehs under discussion here for use by Indian troops will be useful to negotiate the terrain to reach near to the location where militants are hiding. the existing old army available vehs were doing such jobs equaly well. but these modern vehs also can not be taken right onto target although they are claiming high cross country mobility and high road speeds with flat tyres. . Most of the militant attacks have taken place in thiclkly wooded areas or in built up areas where militants take and hold hostages. in such areas the soldiers have to dismount and engage the targets. The vehs at best can give covering fire from machine guns. Thus sucess of the operation can not be fully dependent upon these vehs. at best they will help in reaching the near by place of the site. Well entrenched militants will always pose stiff resistance as they will be holding the place of their choice.
The present usual method is cordon off the area and surround the target. Vehs hardly can play role in dislodging the militants.
Nothing spectacular results can be expected from these vehs in fighting insurgency in the present scenario. The militancy in India has not reached Syrian type and Islamic State terrorist operations that is almost a mobile warfare going on in middle east. Our problem is purely operations in congested built up areas and thick jungle mountaInous hideouts where the pak inspired terrorists sneak across the Loc and engage Indian forces including para military and constabulary of state Police. the local people no doubt shelter them due to fear or sympathy.
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