Libyan Uprising - Page 143

Troopers aggression is inevitable. What forces threaten to Tripoli?
26/08/2011 10:34 Paul Lytkin

What we see on television and the Internet about the events in Libya - is bad for performance delivered the most naive.

There are no "insurgents" in Tripoli, the Cavaliers do not have in the coming days will not be. But the raid units of special forces of the USA, France and Britain to Tripoli took place. Likely to fight with groups of special forces trapped in the city are continuing. Most likely, this local battles. One and a half to take the metropolis by a few hundred, maybe thousands of soldiers can not.

But what is happening in Tripoli and in plywood, "city" next to the Qatari capital of the fur coat - it's part of a plan. This is a very risky plan, cobbled together from the "crap and soap," because the Americans and their satellites out of time. It always happens, when planning for military operations in essence taken them civilians. Therefore, to cover the action on the assassination of Gaddafi and his closest associates is accompanied by a disinformation operation.

Most people can be convinced that Qaddafi was already dead, and his sons were captured, but what if the "prisoner" Saif al-Islam in the "occupied" area gives an interview, "outcast" and welcomes its supporters, while at the same time twist in the air coverage of the "Plywood City"?

Then there is only one way to get out of cow pancake - take Tripoli by storm in the present. And it's not so easy. Most of the participants of the Internet community agree on the fact that the forces are not equal, and Tripoli still fall. In general, the forces really are not equal, but how? That's where the fun begins. Is that great power of U.S. imperialism and its tools - NATO?

Most people on this topic, including military experts habitually believe that NATO is so strong that it makes no sense to discuss his options. This view is based on estimates of the U.S. Army and NATO forces since the first aggression against Iraq in 1991. But for twenty years a lot has happened.

The biggest secret of American and NATO officials is that the degradation process, and the system in all areas was not only on the ruins of the Soviet Union and the socialist camp but our "winners". Alliance's military machine and the collapse of the U.S. Army side did not pass. Their capabilities as compared to 1991 dropped significantly. Leave out the related topics and focus on the possibilities of power in the conduct of amphibious operations.

Currently, the U.S. Navy, France, Britain and Italy have in the battle of 36 amphibious ships. Of these, U.S. - 29 UK - 7, France - 2 Italy - 3.

The second echelon will be able to participate further 6 ships. The British aircraft carrier Argus training and 4 freight transport and amphibious training cruiser French helicopter carrier Jeanne d `Arc.

These ships can take on board the paratroopers, but their side properties. Opportunities for landing troops and equipment in these vehicles are limited. However, they must be taken into account when determining the number of troops.

Of the 29 American ships, amphibious eight - amphibious assault ship (UDC) type Wasp. The remaining 20 pennants - landing craft vessels, docks (DVKD). UDC are versatile amphibious ships. They are transported in a given area expeditionary battalion of marines: 1894 officers and men, 5 tanks M1A1, 25 armored personnel carriers, 8 - 155 mm towed howitzers, 68 trucks, 12 special vehicles, 50 light vehicles M.996 ("Hummer").

UDC provides the battalion landing their staff resources from the sea (3 LCAC amphibious hovercraft amphibious hulks or 12 or 40 LCM-type amphibious armored AAV-7A1) and air (12 helicopters CH-46 Sea Knight, four CH-53 Sea Stallion, UH-1N 4 Huey, four VTOL MV-22 Osprey), and provide air cover landing (VTOL-6 ground-attack AV-8B Harrier-II, four attack helicopters AH-1W Super Cobra). UDC has a back room to deploy aboard the hospital for 600 beds. As part of the U.S.

Navy is still UDC Peleliu type Tarawa. Its capabilities are roughly correspond to the potential types of ships Wasp. He takes on board and provides airlift support for standard and expeditionary Marine battalions numbering 1,900 people and 160 vehicles. Features DVKD much more modest. Five types of DVKD San-Antonio have desantovmestimost 699 people and has 2 types of hovercraft LCAC (or a lighter type of LCU, or 14 AAV-7A1), four CH-46 helicopters or two MV-22 VTOL aircraft.

DVKD two types of Austin take on board 900 marines and six helicopters, CH-46. another ship of this type - Cleveland was the modernization and its ability to allow to take on 90 people of staff assault, 840 marines, helicopters 2 CH-46 helicopters 2 CH-53, 4 UH-1N helicopter or AH-1W and two assault-VTOL AV-8B. Eight DVKD type Whidby Island have desantovmestimost on 504, 4 LCAC hovercraft-type landing pontoon or 21 or 36 LCM-type APC amphibious AAV-7A1.

Four types of DVKD Hapers Ferry also have desantovmestimost 504 and take on board the same number of landing craft and technology. To provide an expeditionary battalion landing with a full set of equipment needed at least 4 DVKD. All amphibious ships, docks can not accept payment for more than five battalions. Thus, the size of the landing of American marines group of 29 325 people. in its composition will be 70 tanks, 112 - 155 mm towed howitzers, and 112 - 81.4-mm mortars. Its direct air support attack aircraft will carry 56-AV-8B VTOL aircraft and 40 helicopters EA-1W.

Capabilities of satellites the United States: Great Britain, France and France - are much smaller. Britain has the amphibious assault ship Ocean and 2 DVKD - Albion and Bulwark constitute a single group of British naval amphibious. Amphibious assault ship Ocean takes on board 480 (for a short time up to 830 people), and 40 light vehicles and 34 trailers. Amphibious landing craft ship are 4 infantry landing pontoon-Mk.5B (LCVP) and two hovercraft Howercraft.

Aviation group has 18 helicopters (12 Westland Commando NS.4, 6 Lynx AH-7) or 12 EH-101 Merlin (may take 12 CH.47 Chinook, 6 WAN-64D Westland Apache), a variant of the shock Ocean takes up to 15 VTOL Harrier.

DVKD type Albion have desantovmestimost: 256 (ili305) people (for a short time up to 650 people), up to 70 units of the wheel-track technique. Including up to 6 tanks Challenger 2 and 30 APCs. Their landing craft landing pontoon includes 4 Mk.10 (LCU), 4 infantry landing pontoon Mk.5B (LCVP) and 3 helicopters Sea King Mk 4. As part of the British amphibious group will be 2130 people, 12 Challenger tanks 2 and 60 APCs. Its direct air cover will provide six helicopter gunships. The basis of the French Navy amphibious assault helicopter carrier type 2 Mistral.

Their desantovmestimost 470 (peak 900), or 13 tanks and 70 vehicles. Landing craft landing pontoon from four STM or two hovercraft (OHR) LCAC. In addition, Mistral takes up to 150 people as a command ship and up to 69 wounded in a naval hospital.

Aviation group has 16 helicopters. Its standard of eight NH90 helicopters landing and eight attack helicopters Tigre.

Thus, in the French assault team will be 1800 people, 13 tanks and 70 wheeled and tracked vehicles. Its direct air cover will provide 16 combat helicopters. Italian Navy will be able to use three of its type DVKD San-Giorgio.

Their desantovmestimost 350 people, 30 or 36 amphibious tanks, armored AAV-7A1 and 3 helicopters Sea King. As part of the Italian battalion landing team will be 1,050 17 tanks, 24 amphibious armored AAV-7A1. for combat support battalion, a tank needs at least 100 cars, so the composition of the Task Force may enter only one tank company, and machines AAV-7A1 in the Italian marines only 24 pieces.

Thus, the composition of the amphibious force NATO to Libya, will consist of 33 305 men, 112 tanks, 112 towed guns.

Its direct air support attack aircraft will carry 56-AV-8B VTOL aircraft and 62 helicopters. Enough to quickly reach its goal - the capture of Tripoli and the overthrow Gaddafi. It should be noted that in combat units NATO armies, there are only 38% of the number of personnel - only 12 654 soldiers and officers.

Others are needed in the rear: to drive across the desert by car to and fro, banging on the keyboard triumphant and inform on each other heads, catch the wind in a net, slack, etc. etc. After four or five days can land the second echelon - those 6 ships of Great Britain and France. This is 2514 people, 56 British tanks and some 350 vehicles and special vehicles. But they are fundamentally on the grouping will not influence.

Hope the west and political leaders incompetent journalists that the Mediterranean is small, and through him "Fuhrer" fast forwarded it a mighty army, are groundless. In modern war, for fighting a soldier during the day must bring a ton of supplies.

The entire invasion fleet after the landing will be busy with shipping logistics for the landing group intervention. In the day 33 305 tonnes. During the month will need to ship from our warehouses, loaded on ships to transfer the sea again to unload at the ports of Libya, the load on the machine and bring the troops one million tons of cargo. Without them, the NATO troops will last no longer than three days. Therefore, transport pipeline will have to make immediately after landing. The whole operation will last a long time.

To capture Tripoli will take at least two months, if not more. But after the fall of the capital to continue the fight by going into the phase of guerrilla warfare. If the group increase, the volume of delivered goods will be increased proportionally to the number of troops and equipment.

By Blitzkrieg on Iraq NATO was prepared over six months. No signs of serious preparation for full-scale invasion of the NATO troops for five months of the war in Libya was not observed. This is a serious problem in all respects, that can not hide.

The composition of the group intervention that NATO will be able to actually land in Libya, excludes the possibility of fast, a week or two of capture Tripoli. A potential increase in the short term strength and combat power unit does not have a group - destruction. Paratroopers picture does not change. U.S. can throw no more than three battalions with a minimum of heavy weapons, Britain, France and Italy will be able to put in the battalion of parachutists.

Against tanks with rocket launchers in the desert is not much navoyuesh. But most importantly, the paratroopers will also have to provide, and this traffic growth. Of course: NATO capabilities, especially after the matter back to connect America, much more than that Gaddafi and his supporters. So technically Tripoli sooner or later take, but the crux of the matter is not the final capture of Tripoli, even if the schedule had to take it no later than mid-September.

The main thing - it's the price issue. The most important thing - how many NATO troops die in Tripoli and its outskirts, for how long and how much it will cost. Eight years ago, in 2003, the time and money was secondary.

The main time for the U.S. and the UK was to hide the true extent of losses, first of all, human. But today the United States and NATO - are bankrupt. Money to conduct operations there. Everything is done on credit, under the promise of "quick wins" and a quick victory with little bloodshed. In addition to the "Plywood City" in the Qatari desert, the alliance there are other options to hide the truth about their losses.

At 9 UDC has 5400 beds. As part of the U.S. Navy hospital ship has 2 Mercy and Comfort which has 2000 beds. Thus, NATO may be placed on ships, 7400 wounded. Loss of life, the classical ratio of one to three would amount to about 2,500 deaths.

About these losses will be no mention of any official reports or in media reports. Journalists and TV reporters they just can not see. So you can hide from the public at the time of their losses, which the ordinary residents of the United States and Europe would have to pay for the adventure of their rulers.

However, when the average daily losses of 150 killed and 450 wounded operation should be completed within 15 days otherwise the flow of dead and maimed, for ordinary people suddenly flooded with the Libyan front does not just cause a storm of indignation, and the repeated efforts of the contrast before and after the "Rubicon". Its magnitude can cause a powerful social and political cataclysm that will sweep away at least from the political scene instigators of war. Given that the incompetence and adventurism of more and more spread among the political elite of leading Western countries can not exclude such a scenario.

And to end the operation quickly will not work ... We live in scary times - times of change. Not only the Libyan people, but we, the Russians waiting for the path of struggle and suffering, but do not despair