'Rain of Steels' : The MLRS.

How to employ MLRS, in war at best ? Some army may consider it as strategic weapon, but MLRS also can plays many leathal roles in convensional setting as ' God of Battle' . Salient for the gunners to soundly advise this 'rain of steel' to manuever cmdr , especically in the diff phase of war and scheme of manuever (essential part in MAP). Here is how:

1. Close operations.

a. MLRS has advantage over its rocket range which can be acted as force protections.
b. At its best in perform counter fire, raid, SEAD and engage tgt beyond FLOT.
c. The suitable list of tgt in close fighting are personnel , light material, CP's and en Self Propelled arty.
d. Requires detail planning due to its large dispersion of sub ammunitions. Be very careful to assign tgt that are closer +/- 2000 to friendly troops.

2. Deep Operations

a. Suitable to allocate In Support like any other medium arty which providing extended fire in sp diff fmn.
b. Suited for long range High Payoff Tgts (HPT)with short dwelling timing.
c. Fire must be planned or schdeduled and not viable for immediate or oppurtunity tgts.
d. Must consider the rocket stockage level and tgt acquasition system available in the planning process.

3. Rear Operations

a. Rear op is less favor to employ MLRS bcoz of its area weapon. Providing point/area defence if it could fire anti aircraft missiles. (Debatable)

4. MRLS in offensive Op.

a. Movt to Contact- Support during movt and follow on once contact is made.Suited in supporting covering force and Flank Gd and must integrate MLRS with the column of march.
b. Attack - MLRS can deliver deep fires against en reserve, reinforcing fmn , counter fire, SEAD. Additionally with detail planning MLRS also best at sp raids and spoilling attack.
c. Exploitation and Persuit- involve rapid movt of MLRS and must adhere to positive clearence of fire procedures. Its executed by positioned MLRs units close to FLOT and ensure its well forward with manuver unit. Thorough planning of ammo resupply is imminient.

5. Defensive Operations

a. MLRS is effective when being allocated OP CON of covering Force and centralised comd under corps or divisional comdr to ensure its responsiviness.
b. In Def op, MLRS tgts can be included are counterfire , SEAD , Assy A, uncommitted forces and HPT's
c. MLRs could be positioned at different stagard distance from the FLOT iot overcome min range limits
d. MLRs should not be postioned on major avenue of approach to prevent en breakthrough and jeoperdize the sp unit.

Last and not least, consider the the types rockets available. It will determine the area saturation devastation we required. Unlike US MLRS M270 or M39, they have capability to fire guided (GMLRS) and extended range. ammunition.

As we can do wonder with our MLRS , remember en will do the same. Hopefully in future our system is uprgarded to more ultrafast signal processing and advanced mission software, the game will be more exciting.

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brigade attack

I would like to share my 2cent of conducting attack at brigade level. It is not from  the General mind , but I  can speak out some of its general out line:

1. Recon plan must be spelled out in detail; its composition, assets,location and movt timing.

2. Direct Fire Sp Besed (DFSBs ) are imminient priority. The bases should be more than one loc, and pre determined at every phase of attack( H and L Hr), comply strictly to DFSB principles and basic considerstions.

3. Bde attack built up of batalion attack and all to achieve common endstate, not conduct as an isolate battle. Attack is optimised when mutual sp are well coordinated.

4 . Be realistic on your plan, relate accurately doctrine and tactic to ground conditions. 

5. Securing FUpLD, often 2nd phase is abandon and neglected, who should conduct it.

6. Safety distance upon arty covering  fire  must be  detail in time and space analysis to ensure tp safety.

7. Conunter Attack plan missed out in the overall plan. Cmdr need to tailor in detail its composition how rapid it can be executed.

8. Synchronization matrix not just detail on fire unit time schedule(air force ,mortar ,arty) but include authority of modification to ensure flexible fire plan.

9. Advice on arty comdr- determine your superimpose battery and request additional fire unit as require. Apply  right weightage of fire ( Fire for Effect).

10.Bn comdr often ignore arty support,  demand their right to get differnt type of arty fire(covering, harrasing, blinding, barrage,indication, smoke). Arty  comdr and CO must sit together and discuss.

11. Consider enemy RAG and DAG how they impose threat to the operation. What is arty counter battery plan to overcome this.

12. Plan has to be explained in detail and specific. Example where is exact loc for reorg and how it will be conducted. Where is every battalion exploitation line.

13. Never neglect the Reserve. I x  platoon of  mechanize not viable to conduct  counter attack. Think the weithtage and force scoring.

14. Order ought not to be simple. Order must confirm any ctitical issues.

leadership as i put

Leadership always boils down to yourself. Many theories and example out there you can emulate but when it go to you, you will hold own style in line with stipulated condition and context. How best you can bring other people to do what u want at the same time they like the thing they do. If you reach tis, means you can be call leaders.

More often  leaders are built from. Most importantly thru their experienced, learning, exampler and passion doing good , excellent and effective job. They are constantly thinking how to be themself, simple yet effective and decisive. The gems embedded inside these leader are visionary and inspirational to their down line subordinate. The end of the day , he tremendously carried out his duties and responsibility and see the endstate he had in mind earlier.

As a Leader  its  impossible to neglect the 3 main elements, knowledge, skill and attitude. Knowledge is to know the purpose of the vision, skills for know how to execute and realising each goal and attitude to ensure the target always upward progress. 

Leaders avoid rhetoric and fake setting up. Loud voice would attract many audience but doesnt mean they are effective. I had once challenged by other company commander saying, you cant be good commander if you have quiet personality. I accept his critism. But i like to make  measure upon his remark, since bcome comdr same at his level, my company execute all the task given with positive outcome. I manage to lay all training programs plan, minimun cases soldiers outlawing and disciplinary problems. So I tell him, whats is the different having being loud leader and quiet leader by using those measurement. This had quiet him for sometimes.

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