Rhodesian C.O.I.N manual

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The field manual of Rhodesia COIN forces:

selousscouts.tripod.com/intro.htm

Very simple and logical to understand, focus on infantry actions, tested by high battle effectiveness of Rhodesian military

In further posts i will give short extracts from it

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For infantry vs infantry surprize contact engagements (which is always a source of high casualties in Arma) the Rhodesian advise is:

"Go to ground, win the firefight". - (group in contact should go prone and attempt to kill as many enemies as possible)
Subsequent action is based on the commander's initiative.

According to some schemes in manual that subsequent action (or in case you spotted enemy first) is mostly to form up a fireline to strike enemy hard and than press on untill full victory

However, where the whole patrol is pinned down, the group will have to extricate itself by maximum fire and maneuvering. Only then can subsequent action be taken as a result of an appreciation and plan, which may be either offensive action, or a withdrawal, depending on the casualties sustained and the strength of the enemy.

So, be simple, dont try extra manuvers - just form up fire line and engage with all awailable weapons. If you winning - press on, if you loosing - retreat

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About attacks on terrorist camps:

It cannot be assumed that terrorists will automatically abandon their camp. Experience has shown that on occasions terrorists have opposed attacks in an aggressive manner from well-prepared positions.
The main factor to be borne in mind is that terrorist sentries will be alert and will give warning of any suspicious movement. By day it will be difficult to get past them. A study of terrorist habits has revealed that they position their sentries as follows:
Usually, sentries are posted on likely approaches to the camp.
At night, sentries are posted in close proximity to or within the perimeter of the camp.
The terrorists have been known to mine and booby trap possible approaches as an additional precaution.

Force composition while assaulting terrorist camp:

Stop groups - task to prevent the enemy from escaping. They must be deployed at such a distance from the camp so as not to prejudice the secrecy of the operation.

The fire/cover group - tasks to open fire on the objective with every available weapon. To give fire support to the assault group. If necessary, to prevent interference from external reinforcements. The fire group should approach as near as possible to the camp, undetected. The principle of bringing maximum fire to bear on the camp must be balanced against the difficulty of moving too large a body of men through the bush without alerting the enemy, and it may, on occasions, be necessary to reduce the strength of this group and increase the ratio of automatic weapons.

The assault group. A proportion of the enemy will normally survive and it is therefore essential to have an assault group, which has not been tied down by the initial firefight, for the assault. Its tasks and Organization are as follows: To eliminate the sentries who guard the objective. To skirmish forward and penetrate the objective to kill or capture terrorists, and, if necessary, conduct an immediate limited follow-up to maintain contact with, and pressure on, escaping enemy. In this event careful control and coordination with stop groups is essential.

The command group. A small command group should be positioned so as to control the attack. This group will consist of the commander accompanied by an escort, his radio operator, medical orderly and interrogator, if one can be made available.

Reserve. A reserve is desirable and, if possible, should be positioned nearby to enable a rapid deployment by any means including the use of helicopters. Tasks are as follows:
Reinforce the assault group, if necessary.
Reinforce any of the stop groups who may become involved in a prolonged engagement.
Act as a follow-up group.
Cover the withdrawal of the attacking force, if necessary.
Act as additional stop or fire groups.
Collect and escort prisoners.


Movement and preparation for the attack takes place in cover of night and firefight starts at dawn