En s'appuyant sur plusieurs dizaines d'expériences de terrain, l'auteur, général de la marine, présente des stratégies de lutte contre les modes opératoires de la guérilla insurrectionnelle. Neuf chapitres articulés autour de verbes d'action (détruire, ratisser, dissuader, encercler, coordonner, protéger, etc.) montrent la place de l'artillerie dans cette lutte, entre tradition et innovation. ©Electre 2025
Suicide attacks, ambushes, hostage-taking, improvised explosive devices, piracy and guerrilla warfare, are all characteristics of modern insurgencies. Also known as fourth generation conflicts, these wars not only occurred in Afghanistan, Mali, Iraq, Libya, but also in the former Yugoslavia and in Algeria, which was one of the French Army's first modern testing grounds.
To confront these particular types of operations, regular armies must develop new ways of operating that are effective enough to cause opponent losses, while remaining proportional and not effecting the civilian population, among whom battle takes place. Under these conditions, there is a place for artillery - despite its reputation of being a weapon of brutality par excellence.
One telling statistic from Afghanistan: 80 % of all enemy losses were caused by indirect fire (close air support, attack helicopters and artillery) and the artillery itself was responsible for almost half of the insurgent dead and wounded in the French area of operations. Yet, the gunners only represented 7 % of the deployed French force! In terms of cost-effectiveness, these figures speak for themselves.
Drawing on dozens of operational vignettes, the book demonstrates that a counter insurgency can be won using innovative tactics; such as faints, rouses and deception along with more traditional methods like destruction, harassment and isolation. Although often underutilized in the former, the Artillery proved itself to be ruthlessly effective when employed in an asymmetric manner.
Paru le : 15/04/2016
Thématique : Sécurité nationale ou Défense du territoire
Auteur(s) : Non précisé.
Éditeur(s) :
Economica
Collection(s) : Guerres et opinions
Contributeur(s) : Directeur de publication : Benoît Royal - Préfacier : Bernard Barrera - Editeur scientifique (ou intellectuel) : Ecole d'application de l'artillerie (Draguignan, Var)
Série(s) : Non précisé.
ISBN : 978-2-7178-6889-0
EAN13 : 9782717868890
Reliure : Broché
Pages : 133
Hauteur: 22.0 cm / Largeur 14.0 cm
Épaisseur: 1.0 cm
Poids: 300 g
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