The Weakness of Taliban Marksmanship - At War Blog - NYTimes.com
Last week, in a conversation about open warfare marksmanship in Afghanistan publishing raw data from dozens of recent fighting between the Taliban and the three shipping companies and gun Marja near the location of the recent offensive in Helmand province. The data showed that while the Taliban may be cunning and courageous struggle of their rifle is often remarkably ineffective.
We expect more posts on the nature of fighting in Afghanistan, and how this affects the experience of war.Today, this blog deals with visible factors that individually and collectively, to predict the bad results of shooting where Taliban gunmen stood behind their guns.
It is interesting to note that many survivors of multiple commitments to small arms in Afghanistan have had similar experiences to those described last week. Having emerged unscathed from ambushes, including ambushes ranges during which the Taliban AK-47 knock-offs should be effective, they wonder how much fire Taliban have missed?
Many factors are involvedSome of you jumped in front and the submissions that fits perfectly on the list, thank you for ideas. Our list includes the following: a limited knowledge of the Taliban shooting fundamentals, frequent recourse to fire automatic rifles, the poor condition of many of these guns, ammunition, old and inconsistent, which is also in poor condition, problems widespread eye and uncorrected vision, and difficulties encountered by a force dispersed in the organization of quality training.
There are also other elements. But enough for now. Already it is a great list.
For those who face the Taliban patrol, the size and complexity of this list can be viewed as good news, because when it comes to gun fight, the Taliban - Absent major changes in training, equipment and logistics - are likely to remain mediocre or worse in a core competence of modern warfare. And the chance of any individual U.S. soldier shot in Afghanistan or will be very low. The downside is that some parts of the list can also be read as bad news for the Western military units, because the Afghan army and police ranks are dense with non-shooters, too....
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