Worse case is you get them back missing a few bits and pieces. There's a reason soldiers were advised to shoot themselves rather than be captured by the tribesmen.Worse case senario, you get their bones back a few months later.
Worse case is you get them back missing a few bits and pieces. There's a reason soldiers were advised to shoot themselves rather than be captured by the tribesmen.Worse case senario, you get their bones back a few months later.
Made up of native soldiers able to blend in and used to the terrain not British regulars.You started with a giggle.
I give you the Punjab Irregular Force (“piffers”) where “Its soldiers were not subject to parade ground drill and showed unconcern towards routine orders given to regiments of the line. They practiced swift tactical movements in small groups, showing special elan and flair.” Given they began operating in 1851, I doubt vehicles, air support or helicopters were in use.
Made up of native soldiers able to blend in and used to the terrain not British regulars.
The problem with that is I think most of the 1930 British line infantry would be capable of such actions? We are talking a very small professional long trained force with war experienced NCOs and officers....it's only after dilution in late 30s that it would show?
The problem with that is they will be sent to Norway so miss the decisive show...... but on the other hand they might win in Norway?(even better if they know how to load them)
You started with a giggle.
I give you the Punjab Irregular Force (“piffers”) where “Its soldiers were not subject to parade ground drill and showed unconcern towards routine orders given to regiments of the line. They practiced swift tactical movements in small groups, showing special elan and flair.” Given they began operating in 1851, I doubt vehicles, air support or helicopters were in use.
During WW2 there were quite a lot of arguments that assignments for Commandos were not beyond what well-trained regular troops could achieve, being put forward by officers who had led trench-raids during WW1.
True. Or do what Pakistan has done during the recent war, which is convert a regular line infantry unit into what’s known as a Light Commando Battalion, LCB.Having participated in such training more than once in my career I can say that when you train a ordinary infantry battalion or company to such levels you end up turning them into a commando or special ops unit, which you cant afford to use for anything else. Training a few days or weeks for a ordinary raid or whatever is one thing, but setting aside a ordinary inf formation to make them special ops capable is something else.
The only official scout unit that the British Army had were the Lovats Scouts, and care to hazard a guess where most of the initial sniper and sneaky beaky stuff came from?