tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post2102120896796129957..comments2024-03-28T00:43:37.279-05:00Comments on Future War Stories: The Barracks: The Four Fs of CombatWilliamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-72712379499573795952015-11-19T19:18:25.443-06:002015-11-19T19:18:25.443-06:00The German army used similar tactics developed fro...The German army used similar tactics developed from the Stormtroops experiance in 1917-1918. Squad tactics were built around the fire base of the MG-34 or MG-42.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-90968002869872197902012-03-04T18:06:05.718-06:002012-03-04T18:06:05.718-06:00Nice comments, Marcase! Thanks for something new f...Nice comments, Marcase! Thanks for something new for me to research for an upcoming UAV blogpost! I agree with you, that most infantry tactics until recently where looking at the battlefield in two dimensions, while now, I think military planners are seeing three dimensional. When we add spaceborne weapons, then maybe that will be the forth dimension of combat? <br />Micro-UAVs are great upcoming piece of tech! Reminds me of the Hunter-Seeker from DUNE. <br />It amazing what future soldiers will use in the next centuries...the Master Chief never had to do any Four F's...Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-55219364383651076222012-03-04T15:41:43.952-06:002012-03-04T15:41:43.952-06:00Here's a video of the Switchblade - no Four F&...Here's a video of the Switchblade - no Four F's needed!<br />http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=69f_1304308604Marcasenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-42983439276127758942012-03-04T15:38:17.806-06:002012-03-04T15:38:17.806-06:00(continued) The main advantage is obvious; less mu...(continued) The main advantage is obvious; less munitions to be carried and fired. <br /><br />Another "game changer" (I hate that term but it's popular) are micro UAVs. Beyond the obvious ISR role, there's a trend to arm them as well with grenade size warheads. Really small (some with inflatable wings) and easy to deploy (think X-box gamepad) these armed MAVs can find and finish snipers and machine guns teams out of range of rifle fire, or hiding on say, rooftops.<br />Aeronvironments SwitchBlade is a larger variant, but still very man-packable. <br />Not to mention effective.<br /><br />One can only wonder what the real Brothers in Arms must think of the modern weapons of the Future War.Marcasenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-56270669819760510272012-03-04T15:28:47.868-06:002012-03-04T15:28:47.868-06:00Your tactics are sound, though a bit dated.
Curre...Your tactics are sound, though a bit dated. <br />Current small unit tactics combine both the fix and finish part, mostly because of modern weapons, without the need to have dedicated fire teams - makes the squad more flexible.<br /><br />Suffice it to say that modern infantry tactics use platoon medium machine guns (7.62mm) to suppress if needed, but 9-men/2x fire team(4) squads *both* fix and finish the enemy with 40mm GL and 5.56mm SAWs, with light 60mm mortars in support. This is often called bounding overwatch, where fire teams alternate the fix/suppress and flank role.<br /><br />Flash forward to the immediate future (ie within the next decade), there are some true "game-changers" in the works. Remember that the infantry tactics you described still focus on direct (flat-trajectory) fire - the goal being to keep the enemy's heads down behind cover so you can flank them.<br /><br />Enter the modern airburst munition. The US XM25 25mm, ROK Daewoo K11 20mm but also various 40mm grenades can be timed to air burst behind walls or inside rooms - no need to suppress or flank anymore...!Marcasenoreply@blogger.com