382 Frog Jump Tactics

"Judging from the international threats currently facing the world, high-intensity wars should be extremely rare, but low-intensity, small-scale conflicts are very likely to occur on a large scale.

In today's world, the threat of terrorism is becoming more and more serious, no country dares to guarantee that it will be able to stay out of the situation, and our country has the largest number of expatriates in the world, even the most remote countries have more than 100,000 expatriates.

At present, the current situation of our country is that the naval force is limited, the degree of development is extremely low, it is unlikely to carry out long-distance and large-scale maneuvers and operations in a short period of time, and the air force does not have a strong ground combat capability, so if we want to protect our overseas Chinese or overseas interests from loss, we mainly have to rely on the army!

But can our current Army do this? If nothing else, if there is chaos on the other side of the planet, how will our army pass? That's a problem, isn't it? Moreover, our army is accustomed to the combat mode of the heavy army, and this kind of long-range, low-intensity, rapid response, and no backup and support operations, how can we engage in it? ”

Su Qin talked eloquently.

However, he did not talk about it, but explained the theory of the rapid reaction force in the light of the recent global situation and in the form of storytelling.

Subsequently, Su Qin said: "Judging from the current development of the global situation, in the next few years, small-scale conflicts are likely to rise geometrically, so how to ensure the safety and interests of our overseas Chinese should be the most urgent task of our army. ”

Although Su Qin was only a student, his theories and sources were far from being comparable to those in front of him, and the people present nodded frequently with his words.

The reason why his superiors sent him into this study class was, on the one hand, to gild him, and on the other hand, to hope that he would lead everyone to change their thinking and combat mode as a cadet.

So he said these things at the moment is not a violation, of course, he still can't say things that are too confidential, what can be said and what can't be said, before coming here, the superior leader has already explained to him, he knows the measure.

After talking about the rapid reaction force, Su Qin smiled and said, "However, the rapid reaction force is not the only direction of development of the army in the future. I thought that air assault was the top priority for the future of the Army. ”

Assault from the air?

Everyone was stunned.

Su Qin nodded, and then replied: "In recent years, with the rapid development of helicopter technology, the high mobility of helicopters has created conditions for the troops to win quickly on the information-based battlefield, so we can plug in the wings of our army, we can use helicopters to transport our soldiers in great depth, just like frog jumping, using leapfrog deep air strikes, airborne assault tactics, efficient weakening of the enemy's ability to act, support and supply, and use point points to destroy the enemy's combat system." ”

Su Qin concisely expounded the theory of leapfrog jumping operations in air assault.

The "frog jump" tactic was first born in the Pacific theater at the end of World War II.

As we all know, in the thousands of years when the land battlefield was dominant, the confrontation between the two sides of the war was a contest with a clear distinction between the "Chu River" and the "Han Boundary".

Whether it is to conquer a city or to destroy a city, there is always a clear front in the thinking of the commander. Both sides of the war are based on their own camps and advance one after another, and use troops according to law.

The Pacific War of 1943 was in such a tug-of-war that the U.S.-led Allies began a counteroffensive, while the Japanese put up stubborn resistance. The South Pacific Ocean is dotted with islands, and the two sides are fighting for each island, and the war is extremely difficult.

In order to speed up the course of the war, a bold idea was born in the minds of two famous generals of the US military, MacArthur and Nimitz: abandon the traditional practice of pushing flat on the front line, jump forward, and attack across the island.

Under their command, the Allied forces in the Pacific Theater advanced in two directions, taking advantage of their naval superiority to avoid the Japanese army's first-line defense points, and to attack the weakly defended islands in their strategic depth, and then continue their offensive with this as support after they succeeded, thus greatly speeding up the course of the war and breaking through the Japanese army's inner defense circle in just over half a year.

The 1983 U.S. invasion of Grenada, which shocked the world, was a typical "leapfrog" parachute operation.

The US commanders abandoned the traditional tactics of rushing to the beach and landed on the beach, and directly relied on airborne troops to cross the Georgian army's defensive positions and seize the airfield. The airborne troops parachuted at an ultra-low altitude of 150 meters, the ship did not moor the shore, and the soldiers did not wet their boots, and they disarmed the Georgian army in just four days.

After both the Navy and the Air Force possessed the capability of "leapfrogging," the US military further developed the "leapfrog" tactic in the context of joint operations and put forward the theory of "non-linear operations."

However, this does not mean the end of the historical mission of the "leapfrog" tactic. It is foreseeable that in information-based warfare, the "leapfrogging" tactic, which was once used as a "spearhead" to break through the linear mode of warfare, will continue to enlighten mankind's military wisdom with its innovative spark of breaking through inertial thinking.

Leapfrog operation is one of the typical tactics of the US military on the battlefield in Vietnam, and the US military relies on air transportation to quickly transfer troops from one place to the target position. For offensive operations, this position is usually located behind enemy lines or in strategic locations not controlled by friendly forces.

Isolated and deeply isolated troops, because they can carry heavy weapons and receive adequate air support, will ideally remain in a state of attack, retreat and defense.

On the battlefield in Vietnam, the distance of the first leap of the US military was about 40-50km.

With the mastery of tactics, the 101st Assault Division once carried anti-tank guns, anti-tank missiles and other heavy weapons to leap deep into 800 kilometers four times in a row.

In view of the characteristics of the US military's mechanization superiority and air force superiority, frog jumping operations can effectively avoid the physical wear and tear faced by army soldiers in walking through the rainforest, and the enemy's sneak attack and ambush, and is an ideal tactic for jungle warfare.

Su Qin expounded these thoughts and concepts one by one.

After listening to Su Qin's words, everyone present was stunned.

There is no so-called frog jumping tactic in this world, and the concept of air assault has not yet been developed.

Seeing that everyone was thoughtful, Su Qin smiled and said, "Of course, for now, air assault can only be a prospect for our army, so our most important task at present is to build a rapid reaction force!" ”

"Why?" Someone was puzzled and immediately raised a question.

"The reason is very simple, helicopters are not enough, according to the calculation of an infantry squad of 9 people in our army, a 171 helicopter can carry a platoon, a Z-8B transport helicopter can carry 27 heavily armed soldiers to fly 700 kilometers, an air assault company needs at least 4 large transport helicopters, and an air assault battalion needs about 16 units. Only 3 assault battalions carrying a assault brigade need 48 large transport helicopters, and if you add equipment such as assault vehicles and artillery, as well as helicopter gunships, a complete air assault brigade needs at least 100 or so helicopters to meet the needs of operations, which means that helicopters belonging to two army aviation brigades are needed to support the ........."

Hiss –

When everyone heard this, they all gasped.

"It's really, if it's counted like this, our army's helicopters are not enough for several divisions to equip with? At present, China's army aviation has 1,000 helicopters, but only about 300 large transport helicopters, which is far from meeting the needs of air assault operations. ”

"Well, that's right, our country really can't get up to the matter of the air assault brigade for a while!"

"If we look at it this way, we really can only engage in a rapid reaction force at the moment!"

Everyone, you and I talked about it word by word.

After a moment, someone suddenly reacted: "That's not right! ”

"What's wrong?"

"Isn't this Su Qin just like us? is also a student of the editing class, but how does he know so much about these theories and data? Speaking of it, like an expert? ”

It's okay not to mention this stubble, as soon as it was brought up, everyone immediately reacted, yes, this matter is too weird, how can Su Qin understand so much?

Everyone looked at Su Qin's gaze and suddenly became strange.