I think not all of u realise how this could change the way SAF
fight in the future. Let me give u a possible senario ,purely my
imagination.
War in the 80s without UAV & networkcentric
force:
Bde Cdr :Intel report said that the "Hill 285" is occupied by a
enemy battalion of light infantry, you r to take it with your
Armoured battalion.
CO: Yes Sir.
Abt 500m away from "hill 285" , A & B coy from 4XX SAR will be
the main assault force to take hill, C coy about 100m behind will
be the reserve.As the tanks from A & B coy as well as 120mm SP
mortar r firing against the enemy so to soften their defence b4 the
assault. Suddenly,
OC of C coy: Tiger 1(code word for the CO),this is tiger 4, we r
under attack at our 9 o'clock, I think is at least a coy of
armoured force, oh fxxk ,I am hit , I am hit...........
CO : Tiger 4,this is tiger 1, what is your situation
Over......
B4 they know it , A & B coy under attack from both 9 & 12
o'clock, the CO give the order for retreat, mission failed.
War of the future:
The senario is the same, likewise they too did not detect the well
hidden enemy armoured Coy just behind the "hill 285" under thick
vegatation. But this time,as the enemy armoured forces move to
flank them, it was captured by the UAV.
CO: Tiger 4, this is tiger 1, from the video feed from the UAV ,we
could see that a enemy armoured forces is moving toward your 9, you
will setup your coy here & here(touching the screen of the map
around "hill285" ),& tiger 3 will help reinforce in here to
setup a ambush......
Using touch pen or touch screen monitor,the CO has just deployed
the C & B coys via the battlefield network, the CO as well as
all the OCs has video feed from the UAV via the the network, they
noe exactly what going on around them , therefore noe what to
expect, six Sibmas & 12 Condors coming at their 9. They setup
the ambush & successfully crushed the flanking force. The enemy
retreated from "Hill 285".Mission Accomplished.
Bde Cdr: Well done , Tiger 1, I see that you guys r running low on
ammo ,only 30%, resupply will despatch to you now.
(Every ammo & fuel expended from each AFV is recorded and been
send out via the network to the Cdr if they run below 30%. Logistic
resupply will take action automatically with the exact amount w/o
the unit requesting it)
CO : Thank you Sir.
I think the potential for this revolution is tremendous, that
why SAF is setting up this centre to do simulation, experiment with
it. It will be costly but certainly worth it if they r
implemented.
