Is there a counter to Guerrilla warfare besides nukes

[Robertclive]

This just now dawned on me.

[Frederich Barbarossa]

This actually dawned me too. Maybe fighting in open fields. and psp dont be rude...

[Double A]

Firebomb the forests, flood all the caves. Burn down the villages and kill all the knaves.

[RZZZA]

definitely burn down the villages, destroy all the farm land and kill anyone who shelters or supports the guerrillas.

I think thats what sun tzu would do

I have no knowledge of modern warfare either though. I'd venture to say very, very few people on this site do.

[Double A]

definitely burn down the villages, destroy all the farm land and kill anyone who shelters or supports the guerrillas.

I think thats what sun tzu would do

I have no knowledge of modern warfare either though. I'd venture to say very, very few people on this site do.

Modern warfare isn't any fun.

[Timotheus Londinium]

definitely burn down the villages, destroy all the farm land and kill anyone who shelters or supports the guerrillas.

I think thats what sun tzu would do

I have no knowledge of modern warfare either though. I'd venture to say very, very few people on this site do.

Actually that's the counter productive way to solve the problem. Just look at how US fare during Vietnam War.

On the contrary, the SAS led a successful counter-insurgency campaign in Malaya during the 1950s with emphasis on 'hearts and minds', which worked very well in cutting off the supply to the communists and starved them to surrender.

[Azog 150]

On the contrary, the SAS led a successful counter-insurgency campaign in Malaya during the 1950s with emphasis on 'hearts and minds', which worked very well in cutting off the supply to the communists and starved them to surrender.

It wasn't just the SAS. It was the British Army as well as the Australians (Which is half the reason why they went to Vietnam- in order to advise US forces on the experiences they had gained in Malaya). A lot of the strategy in Malaya revolved around putting people into protected villages in order to minimise the guerrillas influence. I think the guerrillas were generally unpopular with many of the Malayan people as well so that helped.

The SAS however did launch successful counter-insurgency operations in the Gulf of Aden and Dhofar (although again British Army units were involved but the emphasis was on the SAS).

[Azog 150]

There's quite a lot of ways to go about it depending on the circumstances seeing as there is quite a few examples of successful counter-insurgency. I am no general though so...

[Kamos]

Just some thoughts.
- Extermination
- Get other natives to fight them
- Send Special Forces to hunt them

[Heavy Weapons Guy]

Gas attacks.

[Pious Agnost]

Remove their popular support.

'Hearts and minds'.

[♔Goodguy1066♔]

Counter-guerrila warfare, perhaps?

[ash874]

naplam

[dogukan]

give em what they want...its mostly some sort of freedom what they demand.

[Claudius Gothicus]

give em what they want...its mostly some sort of freedom what they demand.

Givin em what they want is losing. There's a reason why the state holds the monopoly of legitimate force, it's so he hasn't to give in to unsatisfied ''citizens''

[Ascarona]

Deport the population and rob the guerillas of their support.

(not to be used in your own land)

Deport them to where? Your own country until you kill off all guerillas? I doubt the people will be very happy with that, they might even rise up and create a new guerilla in your own land.

give em what they want...its mostly some sort of freedom what they demand.

Giving in = losing, this thread is about countering them and winning the war. Not every guerilla is about freedom you know, Castro and his buddy's took over an entire country through guerilla warfare.

napalm

They used this (alot) in Vietnam, didn't work as the people kept on fighting and got mad because the guerillas weren't burning but their homes were and they joined the Vietcong because of it.

My guess is putting extra military security on supply transports and making sure that every chance that the guerillas can get support is anihilated (as in, inform the local population etc.). So extra checks on all shipments. Also no attacks on their territority, lure them out of their hiding spots. You have the manpower to do all of this and they don't, they lose too much men and can't resupply anywhere so they'll have to give up soon enough.

[NotYetRegistered]

Deport them to where? Your own country until you kill off all guerillas? I doubt the people will be very happy with that, they might even rise up and create a new guerilla in your own land.
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Camps.

[Claudius Gothicus]

Camps.

Boer War style... too bad Human Rights are way too extended to permit that.

On the other hand, the Malayan Emergency system seems much more humane and effective.

[Exarch]

i especially love how blithely some ppl advocate mass genocide or mass poisoning, how about simply not fighting these 'guerilla wars' since guerilla wars frequently occur when an invading power (ie, you) invades said guerilla's homeland

[ash874]

why cant isee my avatar picture