Understanding Air Assault Operations For Unsupported Fighters

In the Scout Course, the students learned the basic requirements for Air Mobile / Air Assault units and their supporting aircraft requirements while also learning how to potentially exploit those weak points. A guerrilla must fight on his own terms- the best allies are surprise and violence of action, targeting an opponents’ weak points.

This is a short training video on Russian air mobile operations. Its old, but the doctrine is still basically the same:

While this was a conventional Army unit under attack, it underscores the reality that unrestricted mobility via the air is a major problem for unsupported fighters, especially those only equipped with small arms.

What, you mean you’re not expecting anyone to have CCA if/when the shooting starts? Might want to pick up a copy of Jane’s and school yourself.

Or not.

By NC ScoutPublished On: April 5, 2020Categories: NC Scout, Tactical3 Comments

About the Author: NC Scout

NC Scout is the nom de guerre of a former Infantry Scout and Sergeant in one of the Army’s best Reconnaissance Units. He has combat tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He teaches a series of courses focusing on small unit skills rarely if ever taught anywhere else in the prepping and survival field, including his RTO Course which focuses on small unit communications. In his free time he is an avid hunter, bushcrafter, writer, long range shooter, prepper, amateur radio operator and Libertarian activist. He can be contacted at [email protected] or via his blog at brushbeater.wordpress.com .

3 Comments

Anonymous April 6, 2020 at 19:38

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BePrepared April 7, 2020 at 09:06

I’ll stick with the aircraft recognition playing cards. Need to find some more of those.
- NC Scout April 7, 2020 at 09:08
  
  Those are great too. I’ve got some in one of my old toughboxes.