Comments on: With Special Forces a New Tactic in Afghanistan http://defensetech.org/2009/12/15/with-special-forces-a-new-tactic-in-afghanistan/ The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security Sat, 26 May 2012 02:10:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aston http://defensetech.org/2009/12/15/with-special-forces-a-new-tactic-in-afghanistan/#comment-206857 Aston Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:38:41 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5216#comment-206857 Link not working anymore :(. First link says page not found, Youtube link says video is private. Link not working anymore :(. First link says page not found, Youtube link says video is private.

]]> By: anton http://defensetech.org/2009/12/15/with-special-forces-a-new-tactic-in-afghanistan/#comment-191229 anton Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:11:17 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5216#comment-191229 Of course they will not show the caravans they blew sky high ,but good work done fast ,dangerios.in /out the way well enter and leave .. Of course they will not show the caravans they blew sky high ‚but good work done fast ‚dangerios.in /out the way well enter and leave ..

]]> By: anton http://defensetech.org/2009/12/15/with-special-forces-a-new-tactic-in-afghanistan/#comment-191228 anton Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:08:12 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5216#comment-191228 Its a matter of ousting coruption and getting the taliban out doa.. Its a matter of ousting coruption and getting the taliban out doa..

]]> By: oneofthem http://defensetech.org/2009/12/15/with-special-forces-a-new-tactic-in-afghanistan/#comment-191215 oneofthem Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:56:22 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5216#comment-191215 you are a retard, have you ever served over there at all, before you talk about stuff you know nothing about, research it. you are a retard, have you ever served over there at all, before you talk about stuff you know nothing about, research it.

]]> By: mat http://defensetech.org/2009/12/15/with-special-forces-a-new-tactic-in-afghanistan/#comment-191070 mat Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:01:20 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5216#comment-191070 100k $ traffic check ,innovative ways to throw cash and much needed air assets away for random vehicle search.And why 4-5 helicopters ,and even if you do it like this you could more likely than not handle it with 2x AH/MH-6 and a fraction of man power. And if you are just searchin to pick a fight go ask the brits as they have running firefights in Helmand province on daily basis ,but unlike the us forces wery limited air assets. 100k $ traffic check ‚innovative ways to throw cash and much needed air assets away for random vehicle search.And why 4–5 helicopters ‚and even if you do it like this you could more likely than not handle it with 2x AH/MH-6 and a fraction of man power. And if you are just searchin to pick a fight go ask the brits as they have running firefights in Helmand province on daily basis ‚but unlike the us forces wery limited air assets.

]]> By: Charles http://defensetech.org/2009/12/15/with-special-forces-a-new-tactic-in-afghanistan/#comment-190877 Charles Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:49:01 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5216#comment-190877 In the end it's a matter of out-carrotting the Taliban or out-sticking the Taliban. In the end it’s a matter of out-carrotting the Taliban or out-sticking the Taliban.

]]> By: WJS http://defensetech.org/2009/12/15/with-special-forces-a-new-tactic-in-afghanistan/#comment-190871 WJS Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:10:43 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5216#comment-190871 On soldiersystems.com there is a video of a task force in Afghanistan wearing UCP-Delta on patrol. I think it looks a hell of a lot better than the current camo and blends very well with the terrain. Check it out. Is UCP-D a variation of German camo? On soldiersystems.com there is a video of a task force in Afghanistan wearing UCP-Delta on patrol. I think it looks a hell of a lot better than the current camo and blends very well with the terrain. Check it out. Is UCP-D a variation of German camo?

]]> By: ohwilleke http://defensetech.org/2009/12/15/with-special-forces-a-new-tactic-in-afghanistan/#comment-190860 ohwilleke Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:06:29 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5216#comment-190860 This will make Taliban forces nervous, certainly. But, it will also make everybody else nervous, because nothing in the description (helicopter checkpoint?) indicates that it is well targeted. Would you trust someone who dropped out of the sky and pointed several guns at you or one of your neighbors? Afghanistan is all about convincing the Afghan people to side with the current civilian government, rather than the Taliban. This approach sounds like the stick without the carrot, and illustrates graphically for all involved that the U.S. Forces don't know who is with them and who is against them. This will make Taliban forces nervous, certainly. But, it will also make everybody else nervous, because nothing in the description (helicopter checkpoint?) indicates that it is well targeted. Would you trust someone who dropped out of the sky and pointed several guns at you or one of your neighbors?

Afghanistan is all about convincing the Afghan people to side with the current civilian government, rather than the Taliban. This approach sounds like the stick without the carrot, and illustrates graphically for all involved that the U.S. Forces don’t know who is with them and who is against them.

]]> By: mat http://defensetech.org/2009/12/15/with-special-forces-a-new-tactic-in-afghanistan/#comment-190849 mat Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:50:42 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5216#comment-190849 That realy seems an expensive traffic stop(but it was probably just publicity stunt for Fox),and a random operating method which is probably not overly effective and poor use of air power.Maybe they should start by checking convoy escorts as taliban are paid(800-2000 $ per truck) for to protect US supply convoys for most of their way from pakistan to Kabul so for much of the trip they actually escort the trucks. That realy seems an expensive traffic stop(but it was probably just publicity stunt for Fox),and a random operating method which is probably not overly effective and poor use of air power.Maybe they should start by checking convoy escorts as taliban are paid(800‑2000 $ per truck) for to protect US supply convoys for most of their way from pakistan to Kabul so for much of the trip they actually escort the trucks.

]]> By: Wes http://defensetech.org/2009/12/15/with-special-forces-a-new-tactic-in-afghanistan/#comment-190844 Wes Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:57:34 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5216#comment-190844 Correct. Afghans often wear Woodland BDUs. Correct. Afghans often wear Woodland BDUs.

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