This is a follow up to that article I posted about the Israeli’s rating their performance during the Second Lebanon War. A lot was learned from the mistakes of that war, and it is being studied intensely. How did Hezbollah do it, and how do you combat that?
Super empowered infantry and getting smaller is the answer according to this article. Interesting concepts to say the least.
If I was to add to this, I would have to say that the internet and today’s computing devices (laptops, smart phones, video cams) have contributed greatly to creating these super empowered enemies. From researching warfare techniques, to weapons manufacture, to communications, propaganda etc., it is all contributing to making extremely intelligent and capable small units out there. Our enemies evolve, and we must evolve too, or be defeated on the field of battle. What do you guys think? –Matt
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Emulate Hezbollah To Beat Hybrid Foe
By Greg Grant Monday,
October 5th, 2009
There’s a saying that the best weapon against a sniper is another sniper. If, as top military officials from Defense Secretary Robert Gates on down, say future enemies will be of the hybrid type, and Lebanese Hezbollah is repeatedly held up as the hybrid enemy archetype, does that mean the best way to counter Hezbollah is to fight like Hezbollah?
That’s exactly what some leading thinkers in the military establishment believe. A hybrid enemy comes equipped with modern, high-end, precision guided weapons, yet fights guerrilla fashion in distributed networks of small units and cells.