Killing Zone: A Professional's Guide to Preparing or Preventing Ambushes

266 Pages·1994·12.873 MB·English

by  Gary Stubblefield, Mark Monday

A Professional’s
Guide to
Preparing or
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Ambushes
Gary Stubblefield
Mark Monday
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To and for those who serve their cause and country.
“A victorious army first wins and then seeks battle; a
defeated army first battles and then seeks victory.”
—Sun-tzu from The Art of War
A Professional’s
Guide to
Preparing or
Preventing
Ambushes
Gary Stubblefield
Mark Monday
Paladin Press
Boulder, Colorado
Other books by Gary Stubblefield and Mark Monday:
Maritime Terror: Protecting Yourself, Your Vessel,
and Your Crew Against Piracy (with Jim Gray)
Killing Zone: A Professionals Guide to Preparing
or Preventing Ambushes
by Gary Stubblefield and Mark Monday
Copyright © 1994 by Gary Stubblefield and Mark Monday
ISBN 13: 978-0-87364-786-1
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CONTENTS
SECTION 1: AMBUSHES—THE BIG PICTURE............... 1
The Bigger They Are, the Harder They Fall .................0.: 3
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inser OleA I NUSHeEs Rhy etaiet ses edict ete a
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Porm positiomol the Ambush Force... fs. e 25
Bec UrimO RIG ATIDUSH SIG s..2 er eect chet reerenerene 26
POs DOVE ONG wigs clastic accndocmeee oetaee re e Lh
ee ating them bush Mme nei... ousssetss eeetee ee 36
Carrying upiheA mibushy. yoekred ee e eee 46
Withdrawal trom the Ambush Sites a. .cis.cs.cceeeeee 56
Mamteram bush se. eniiey. see eee ee eee 57
MECIGeOID Ui VIMDUSH Se, se nespewediecersteceesbectscaasctcttn ta s6 1
SECTION 2; SPECIAISTEUATIONS. .iecccccctsrsssssecrestscs 65
PETER COO REN Sie sat teeter se ctevsaee tds nbisostmnce tN tea centres 67
Mlemiative Strategics for GONVOVS y.1...cc.csesssecsesetr e 67
Pomnishine withsPatrol Craftinueie.te.strcsssncsssseceoseoenrens 70
Eremred GivdlianyVehiGlesccc.Wiyneess-sasebeessstsedueneretonsete Ge
MIM OVEEESCOLL VENICLEG 2... Meiisetecss.-dstsncvseceentceeeaneeenese s 1
POU OUNI VEL Me Z\MIDUSIES .c12..2scatreesssisteneceoesanteet s7 6
CRSTIOUUITIE8 oc ceccec ocr nea Aen EERO cco. eta cpacar crest 85
WPM ASMA ONM CES URE ihU.ancncesteashseseetsscnterveneseenenerestaeemeees 90
ar Lid Spree Werte ete .akiiohs sakesssencaevens decnees tecteotets 90
Glandestinég Insertion of Ambushers..i.......5.0....c0.c00e00 91
Clearing VegetatiOn......ccseseesesseereessensetersenserssesesnsenes 91
Columns Protected by APMOD......::cccssceessseesesteeeentireeees 92
Comfortable Waiting..........ccessccccessserecessssecseeeesertneeesorees 92
Gomtro lii ecoct coscussclesves neceeeuaesaonesevseseucersy seeecemeanaay-meaaes a 93
Convoy Security Detachment .........:cceseeeteeeeereeeress 93
Day-Night AmbuSH6S.........ccceceseeessesseseeeseeseeneeeennetaeenes 97
DGC y S10tS csscecccsestsode spacetse kcaeatsaeieiapsaaceneeeec meee e 98
Demolition) AmDUSHCS*......-ccceessrsante enaeheem seeenwv esrseeo me9 9
Desert Ambush Special Considerations..............::00+ 100
Diesel-Powered Vehicles 1:22... .12-sccrso-otss-cceceenseeconsetuwae 101
DES taTIG CSieeceee aac tentecracss suae~ dank seacneencs sete oanvenetceer emnpstanmeeae 101
Executive: Aim Dushe sse: acces canes steeeeeeteteterere 102
HVaSiVe Ma CUVETS iis iacniass sue cuneasssenncd ese aeeeeneeetctlnecaenser 105
Fire ard MOVEMENT ms... ncceat-a.--ncdu-e sceean ccnsa eacmse eaeenee e es1 08
Elexibility of Time Schedules. a2.ccc:;-:-qeee-seeetete en e1 10
Freedom of Movement ssccact ctesteckasee cteeeeeees ssec e-r e 110
Hamlet DetensesAmbushes... 00) i ndesccessacesecteberserescerveen Jad
Harassing*Ambushes ©. ici, :..<-.c<..0 eeeseeeeenaermeesee 111
Helicopters in the Counterambush <2c;,0cc-ee-eeecroeae 111
im BhA GNS ToMy i(el eens rarer REE MRE reco ce snc conoscr peepee eS 122
Immediate: Action, Proced resi s:..c.ess rsee.se seeeee 123
Lebanese Car Bomb, Ambushes |......--.--1-0 eee 128
HeavinGAheHlOuse te ccaws<ents tcesnemts neceae 123
Locating Positions with the Help of Aircraft ............... 131
Marking -largets for Aircratty. tae am cecea e ee 132
Medevac © Peratl Olsncwcrsm stets eaeen ete eenee 132
Military Operations in Urbanized Terrain (MOUT).....133
Minesweeping in Waterborne Operations ................0.. 135
Motoreycle Ambushest nec.ar en een eee ee 136
Night Ambushes:ic..5.:scejeta teeesec acseee 136
Night Defensive Positions and Ambushes ............c0000+ 137
Patrol Movement to Avoid Ambushes..............-ccsscesees: 133
Post-Ambush Ambushies..cuts.tst estates anne nee 139
Ereparation,on Convoy Vebiuless,s.a. ..eceee 139
Prisoner Gon tro eae, eee eetr ce ene re ee 140
Raid-Ambush Patternagye t,t 141
Rauroad A mbushe@saqase. cel eee eee ee eee 141
Contents
SperO VA TND Vahl CCOMICUES Hass ijasttonreenssotee 146
RO vcs eerB OM be INDUShES waiterie iensnce eet: 150
Pome Lanning samme in te ee 151
EINGL ESS oc ers 4c aie 2 sai RA rr Be eee haul
SMEG er ih ACRE thee ME ians visendéssseuse mean lee 152
SE ATICOUSM INDIISHOS weer. itera teseeeten 53
mmmlesVelitle-AmbUshes mink .iieteves..c..asssssteeneesr feas es leis )
"OTT Ore ieee dao athe ha eo RE 154
TPT agN U(E0) 5 Sea RR ore ree ee Ai Ae 155
SETS NG 1610) d Joo.o s retainers ci crtereraire pee ee eee 155
tay Delind MOrce AMDUSHESY...ucesncs-coscsrsseresevettecrsees 156
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HIS WEee al lele a eee parent an er een erties eee he 156
Me tine Peale MDUSHES Nort tstce-cscceolr esnatttecreceeehee s 160
BPMs PedA TULO S Pare en tee ree ets Stee see tess cocesSevecssceesceceanenenenenes: 160
“ORL AAG IS Os a donc et oe rors cre cee Peeper 160
MiSteOnE Om AMD UShes.:.........<..00c.21-ccceetoeresesoreeees 161
BR sess ANC Warp ANOS fe eeatsccs.scesceheesncaens secessdemaces 165
Beer wavem altiGHAMBUSOS::......1:.0.06-.cosecntaecenacoveneeess 168
eA COINS CLVAINUIUISUETS aces oerde.scrssorevacescoanseonerseosvcses? 168
Weapons Placement and Use in Convoy .............000008 169
“FUSSULNO ES caste creeatin np Aine ie rast cll ieee cain linen a re 169
Bete red Wea OlIsh mes tetehisserecpsectacssessosseeacscesettnereces 170
BOONES: CASIOS TUDIEST.cccccossatesessrercssrecrssarvesacs 171
Quang Tri Ambush
ERIS TIMEC HLISHEOT cratts tt dovte ce cccdencecccosstnetsccttecatehec s1 73
Gama’a Campaign against Tourists
Ee UL OO 2 O03) Seated. svoriers<suacraducdesmananretacreneqass 178
Black Day for Blackhawks
(Mogadishu, Somalia, October 3, 1993) :.................. 186
Phuoc Long Ambush
CACM AWE. “TRGT SO NES D aaanttergtiiee nonhin an ren rata amnenenre ers 191
Naga Tribesmen Ambush
Pacer a MGs UO Od AOS joriccscctettancssssncccsestenes 192
Vil
Ambush of Police ;
(Soweto, South Atrica, May 5,,1993) sereneeet n w 193
IRA Ambush of Ulster Defense Regiment
(Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, April 9, 1990)...... 194
Hezbollah Attack
(South: Lebanons@ctober25 10972 )oa. ee ee 195
ELN Ambush
(Bogota, Colombia, September 28, 1988) ................. 196
Cinchoneros Ambush
(Tegucigalpa, Honduras, January 25, 1989).............. 197
“Revolutionary Organization November 17”
(GreecevA prilZ4761.987,) s.ccs erase eee 199
New People’s Army Ambushes
(Angeles City, Philippines, October 28, 1987) ......... 201
Herrhausen Attack
(Bad Homburg, Germany, November 30, 1989)........ 202
Aldo Moro Ambush
(Italy, March 016941978 Wi iste ec entsen eet eee e 204
RENAMO Train Ambush
(Ressano Garcia, Mozambique, February 14, 1990)....205
Train Ambush
(Kampot, Cambodia, AUSUSL 2 -1903 ) cee 206
SAS Ambush of IRA Team
(Coagh, Northern Ireland, June 3, LOO ide re nee 207
Soldiers’ Ambush of Stone-Throwers
(Bethlehem, Israel, AUCUSt O91 989) hes 209
MPLF Attack of Bus
(Tegucigalpa, Honduras, March 31, 1990) -e-cececessesee. 210
Attack on Bus of Israeli Tourists
(Ismailiya, Egypt, February 4, 1990) ..ccccccccssscssosesesess 210
Islamic Jihad Bus Ambush
(Ein Netafim, Egypt, November 25, 1990) eee. &2 42
Kurdish Bus Ambush
(Bingol, Turkey, May 24, 1993) ..cccccccccscosessccscocoseees.. 213
Ulster Car Bomb
(Moy, Northern Ireland, February 24100 ems 214
Vill