The Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in AfghanistanLester W. Grau Psychology Press, 1998 - 220 sivua When the Soviet Union decided to invade Afghanistan, they evaluated their chances for success upon their experiences in East Germany, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Unfortunately for their soldiers, as well as the people of Afghanistan, they ignored not only the experiences of the British in the same region, but also their own experience with the Basmachi resistance fighters in Central Asia from 1918-1933. Consequently, in Afghanistan the Soviet army found its tactics inadequate to meet the challenges posed by the difficult terrain and the highly motivated mujahideen freedom fighters. To capture the lessons their tactical leaders learned in Afghanistan and to explain the change in tactics that followed, the Frunze Military Academy compiled this book for their command and general staff combat arms officers. The lessons are valuable not just for Russian officers, but for the tactical training of platoon, company and battalion leaders of any nation likely to engage in conflicts involving civil war. . . |
Sisältö
The Offensive in Populated Areas and Mountains | 47 |
The Application of Tactical Air Assaults | 77 |
Defense and Outpost Security | 107 |
March and Convoy Escort | 135 |
Conducting Ambushes | 151 |
And in Conclusion | 197 |
Glossary | 209 |
Maps of Afghanistan | 216 |
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1st MRB 2nd MRB 7th MRC action air assault Air Assault Company airborne battalion ambush party Andkhoy artillery fire attack Baharak base camp battalion commander blocking BMPs bronegruppa BTRs canyon captured caravan commander decided company commander convoy coordination defense destroy the enemy detachment dismounted division dominant terrain DShK EDITOR'S COMMENTARY fighting flank FRUNZE COMMENTARY green zone guerrilla forces helicopter gunships Herat Jalalabad Kabul Kandahar Kandahar Province kill zone kilometers Kunar Province Kunar valley located mander meters mission mortar motorized rifle battalion Motorized Rifle Brigade motorized rifle company mountain moved mujahideen night OKSVA operation Operation Magistral personnel platoon platoon leader Province radio recon platoon reconnaissance reconnaissance company Republic of Afghanistan route security outpost Separate Motorized Rifle small arms soldiers Soviet forces Soviet military Soviet Union SPETSNAZ squad subunits sweep tactical tank troops trucks valley vehicles vignette village withdrawal