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Old 06-29-2009, 01:21 PM
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Well thats exactly why its organized the way it is...

First you're talk a guerrilla-army and not a regular army. That requires allot more hands on activity. Much like a militia; the guerrilla-unit must gather/buy their own supplies. Each member must gather there own intelligence, support themselves and gather/store their own supplies.

Specialized units are irrelevant to a guerrilla war; well in the initial onset anyway. Beginning with the inital unit or cell, they can create additional cells that can specialize if need be. However if each unit/cell is organized to be independant & self-contained. The focus of guerrilla warfare is mobility, stealth, surprise & offense. Specialization will most likely occur at the local level. Guerrilla who live near shipping routes, ship yards, river valleys, swamps or beachs will have a need for marine/amphibious warfare then someone living in the mountains or a desert.

I have my own opinions but most basic guerrilla-soldiers are skilled at land nav, field craft, basic marksmanship, improvised explosives/demolition, tactics and stealth & camouflage. Many guerrillas have no use for things like airborne units. So I'm curious as to what you see as Specialized Cores; as much of what you mentioned would be based on the individual cell's own abilities, planning and objectives. Could you explain that a bit better for me?
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