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Light commando battalion isn't being used in compound clearing Ops and SSG is still taking lead in such Ops and taking hits. In Orakzai ops or in Zarb e Azb, it defeats the purpose for which it was raised, nai ?
For discussions sake, after watching video,, IF SSG had Corner shot and observed the compound before entering in to it and taking direct hits, wouldn't it had minimized the damage? But they don't use it, is it because of they hinder mobility which is required in such ops ?
@Irfan Baloch @Icarus @balixd @Fulcrum15
Can any of you guys confirm if LCB is taking part in Zarb e azb at all?
yes according to my source , an interview I took mentioned the use of FC personnel in one such special operation in Shakai and Hassu Khel
Light commando battalion isn't being used in compound clearing Ops and SSG is still the lead in such Ops and taking hits in Orakzai ops or in Zarb e Azb, it defeats the purpose for which it was raised, nai ?
For discussions sake, after watching video,, IF SSG had Corner shot and observed the compound before entering in to it, wouldn't it minimized the damage? But they don't use it, is it because they hinder mobility which is required in such ops ?
@Irfan Baloch @Icarus @balixd @Fulcrum15
Can any of you guys confirm if LCB is taking part in Zarb e azb at all?
yes according to my source , an interview I took mentioned the use of FC personnel in one such special operation in Shakai and Hassu Khel
internet connectivity is bad these days for me - can you share a different source???
Light commando battalion isn't being used in compound clearing Ops and SSG is still the lead in such Ops and taking hits in Orakzai ops or in Zarb e Azb, it defeats the purpose for which it was raised, nai ?
For discussions sake, after watching video,, IF SSG had Corner shot and observed the compound before entering in to it, wouldn't it minimized the damage? But they don't use it, is it because they hinder mobility which is required in such ops ?
Can any of you guys confirm if LCB is taking part in Zarb e azb at all?
and who told you LCB was raised to carry out such ops ???
Light commando battalion isn't being used in compound clearing Ops and SSG is still the lead in such Ops and taking hits in Orakzai ops or in Zarb e Azb, it defeats the purpose for which it was raised, nai ?
For discussions sake, after watching video,, IF SSG had Corner shot and observed the compound before entering in to it, wouldn't it minimized the damage? But they don't use it, is it because they hinder mobility which is required in such ops ?
Can any of you guys confirm if LCB is taking part in Zarb e azb at all?
and who told you LCB was raised to carry out such ops ???
as far as I know LCB has been raised more along the line of 75th Ranger and UK's Special Forces Support Group - that includes Para Regiment - carrying out Mountain warfare that requires long enduring patrols, Heli borne / heli drop ops, QRF to SSG etc
we llearned our lessons from 2009 op, when SSG was over stretched for long enduring patrols and mountain warfare, CQC, even when the op was over, hence to provide the relief to SSG and as you said bridge the gap LCB was raised, what I have been told is these guys undergo same training as SSG, excluding the survival course, and some specialist courses - other than that Fast Rope, heli borne, mountain warfare, Marksman training, explosives training, all is same ---lets see what @Icarus has to saysThat's how I understood it.
They weren't meant to take up the SSG role and be a team of crack troops ready for action anywhere.
There role as far as CI is concerned is being a QRF, and in strategic terms they are as you said, a bridge b/w SSG and regular infantry. But they aren't going to be doing recce and targeting etc.
Obviously Icarus can shed more light on this topic.
internet connectivity is bad these days for me - can you share a different source???
as far as LCB is concerned then what i have been told is it was purely SSG op, they took the lead, they cleaned it all up , however in few of the cases LCB was used for clean up operation -- they did not lead the op ----
now use of corner shot is concerned then, it is best suited for urban warfare, CQC, Counter Terrorism operation - i.e attack on kamra base, karachi airport, ghq etc ---
it is a sophisticated equipment and cannot stand the wear and tear in the field operations ---
there is a clear difference between Field Ops and CQC, buildings
and who told you LCB was raised to carry out such ops ???
as far as I know LCB has been raised more along the line of 75th Ranger and UK's Special Forces Support Group - that includes Para Regiment - carrying out Mountain warfare that requires long enduring patrols, Heli borne / heli drop ops, QRF to SSG etc
on the contraryThat's how I understood it.
They weren't meant to take up the SSG role and be a team of crack troops ready for action anywhere.
There role as far as CI is concerned is being a QRF, and in strategic terms they are as you said, a bridge b/w SSG and regular infantry. But they aren't going to be doing recce and targeting etc.
Obviously Icarus can shed more light on this topic.