Turkish M113 Gavin AIFVs in SNC combat in Somalia & Bosnia

http://www.combatreform.org/m113combat.htm

For Sub-National Conflicts (SNCs) the peacemakers or peacekeepers cannot afford to be easily blown up and bled to leave by being stupid in wheeled trucks.

http://www.combatreform.org/johnpaulvann.htm

STRENGTH means avoiding roads/trails/streets so as to NOT BE SEEN by the locals when moving so they are not constantly irritated by our presence and to avoid the cheap and easy ambush by rebels and trouble-makers. If a fight cannot be avoided, the TANK can withstand the attack and maneuver in the face of enemy fires to ambush the ambushers.

The goal in a SNC is to SMOTHER violence not incite it by obnoxious foreigners driving around in wheeled trucks wearing arrogant sun glasses.

The Best Tank for Closed Terrain COIN: the M113 Gavin

http://stinet.dtic.mil/oai/oai?verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&ide...

Accession Number : AD0351252
Title : MECHANIZED RIFLE TROOP (M-113)
Corporate Author : ARMY CONCEPT TEAM IN VIETNAM APO SAN FRANCISCO 96384
Personal Author(s) : Godwin, Norman A. ; Scheumann, Marcus C.
Report Date : 25 JUN 1964
Pagination or Media Count : 1

Abstract : Organization, operations, and vehicle performance of M-113 armored personnel carrier-equipment mechanized rifle troops of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) were evaluated during counterinsurgency operations from 1 February 1963 to 31 March 1964 in the Republic of Vietnam. Troops were observed as they engaged in training, maintenance, and combat operations in each of the four corps tactical zones of South Vietnam. It was found that the ARVN mechanized rifle troop, with the exception of the support platoon, was well-organized and equipped for counterinsurgency operations. The evaluation revealed that the M-113 armored personnel carrier (APC) can fulfill the assault vehicle or tank role in counterinsurgency operations such as those conducted in the Republic of Vietnam when the insurgents have no armor and limited antiarmor capability. Optimum tactics and techniques for mechanized rifle troops were not determined. However, these units were most successful when employed offensively. The ARVN mechanized rifle troops can successfully perform amphibious operations in light surf, and can negotiate inundated areas in the RVN. A self-recovery means and other expedients are required for the M-113 when operating in terrain such as found in the delta region of Vietnam. The APC operated best in the relatively open, inundated areas of the delta and coastal lowlands. (Author)

Descriptors : *COUNTERINSURGENCY, *PASSENGER VEHICLES, VIETNAM, VIETNAM, ARMORED VEHICLES, MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN), FEASIBILITY STUDIES, TERRAIN.

Subject Categories : UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE

Distribution Statement : APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

BoarHawg writes:

"I was a 19D Scout for 11 years, the first six on 113s, then the piece of s**t Brads. For Scouts, it couldn't get worse than the Bradley....too big, too heavy, too loud, too complex, and too slow to keep up with the M1s it's supposed to support. A 113A3 runs rings around it, the only advantage a Brad has is firepower, but if you're a bigger target than a tank without the armor to take hits like a tank, a Brad's firepower doesn't mean a thing."

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[totz321]

the PKK Kurdish rebels/terrorists kill Kurdish and Turkish civillians in Eastern Turkey. The Turks Do Not Kill Kurds

[Sellos23]

go go Turkiye!

[HerroHerrar]

@burakkk55 salam to you too akhi,

[burakkk55]

selam somalian and bosnian brother-sister.

[phillipgaley]

so, . . . why do the people hang on to a religion which leaves them with an inferior mindset--without wisdom to invent things or to understand, . . . and then, so without hope as to accept a role as "suicide bomber", . . . If I were the devil, I would send the ppl one just like "The False Prophet" -- his teachings will cement them into that grinding and perpetual poverty as is commonly seen in the Moslem nations, . . . and, to cease fighting with each other, Moslems appear as most unable, . . .

[MrDRIZZZYY]

respect for all the somalians and turks for sticking with bosnia in the 1990s as a child i rem.. them comming and helping us all if it was food or medicine u guyz were there!!!! inshalla we muslims stop fightin each other and unite against all the DEVILS that are tryin to kill us off (america ,isreal, serbia, croatia these ppl would do anything to hurt us for some reasson i seem them as my brothas too but there just the DEVIL and only mean harm to us

[wotanblitzkrieg]

pkk is a terrorist organisation they killing innocent people. with bomb attacks and mines

[ihateforigners]

Man I wish we could have turrets that have a 35mm or 40mm cannon but I'm afraid they'll have to be really big or they'll have low magazine storage, the CV-9040 has a 40mm cannon but a 24 round magazine. The 25mm Cannon can be replaced without worry by a 30mmx173mm cannon

[FedaiGenclikDenHaag]

First of all they must creat Peace in ther own country !!

Turkey is a terorist state ! They are killing Kurdish civilians every day !!

[BlueMartini84]

heinz zimmermann from the original soundtrack of gladiator the movie