Although the Kazulian intervention into North Dovani has been limited to toppling the Junta Government, ethnic fighting between
the two dominant ethnic groups of the nation: the Keobi and the Huhoa, could become a potential problem for the advancing
Kazulian Armed Forces. To this end, around 50,000 Kazulian troops are being transferred from across the various divisions of the
Kazulian Army to form the Kazulian Army's counter-insurgency strategy in support of the much larger ground offensive against the
Junta Government with the intention of containing the spread of the Keobi and Huhoa clashes to various "Confliction Zones"
scattered through the country. It has been reported that Paratroopers, Mechanised Brigades and Special Operations forces are to
be deployed to North Dovani for the counter-insurgency strategy. Coined "Strike-Force", the counter-insurgency tactic utilises
the element of speed and intelligence to obtain its objective; crippling the enemy's capacity to wage an unconventional war.
Based on utilising around 5-8 helicopters and supporting aircraft, squads of paratroopers or special operations forces are
airlifted as near to the target as the terrain would allow. Prior to their landing, the attack helicopters would strafe the enemy
position to soften the assault for the paratroopers or special operations forces. Upon landing, helicopter-borne will begin their
sweep of the terrain whilst aircraft-born paratroopers will assault the position. By the time paratroopers leave their aircraft,
the helicopter-borne squads would have established blocking positions. The umbrella goal of the tactic is to strike the enemy
with overwhelming force and firepower and to prevent their escape through reserve forces capable of pursuit. Coordinating the
assault is either a reconnaissance vehicle pivoting on an observation point overlooking the target area or either a helicopter or
surveillance aircraft scanning the terrain below.
Prior to an assault, the enemy had to be located. This was the task of reconnaissance units who would infiltrate enemy villages
and gather intelligence. Once the intelligence had been gathering information would be relayed to command centres, whereby the
location, composition and disposition of the enemy, potential escape routes and potency of civilian contact would be assessed.
Once this is done, a strike force would be dispatched. Serving to disguise the sound of other helicopters and aircraft inbound.
Attack helicopters will be called in and corrections to their fire made by the reconnaissance teams. Upon completion, the attack
helicopters will maintain a holding pattern around the target area, prepared to be used against at any time. The helicopter
formations containing helicopter-borne troops would be sent in, flying the nap of the earth to minimise noise. Before ordering
squads to be dropped into the target areas and helicopter to dust off, the Strike Force Commander would order the attack
helicopters to cover their advance and order reserve units to conduct false insertions to confuse the enemy. The attack
helicopters will return to their holding positions on the flanks of the target area, preventing the enemy from utilising the
escape routes highlighted by the reconnaissance teams. Secondary objectives of the strike force are to display to local
villages/clans the power of the Kazulian Armed Forces and to deter villagers from joining the insurgency by resettlement and the
threat of being "hunted down" by a strike force. If an insurgent force is to escape through tunnels, a squad or squads would be
assigned to track them down and eliminate or capture them. This will require the attack helicopters and transport helicopters to
temporarily withdraw for refuelling and munitions. Upon the enemy retreat, reconnaissance units will mark the routes and tunnel
taken by the enemy whereby units are dropped in the path of the retreat, thus preventing their escape. Upon success, the strike
force would withdraw from the target area and in some cases move onto another with immediate effect.
As mentioned prior, to prevent civilians from both joining the forces of the Junta Government and the Keobi and Huhoa, the Royal
Engineer Corps has been brought into the mix. Commander of Kazulian Overseas Forces - North Dovani (KOF-ND) and leader of
Kazulian forces in Noth Dovani, General Vilhelm Hermansson stated that in following the lessons learned from previous
counter-insurgency conflicts and advice from the Home Guard, the idea of resettling displaced persons was a key pillar in the
containment of combatant forces, particularly the Keobi and Huhoa. He stated that Strike Forces aims to contain the
aforementioned militias of the aforementioned groups to the prescribed infliction zones, with Strike Force being used for keeping
them in the circles and prevent a spillover or an expansion of their territory whilst the Kazulian Army advances against Rang
Yong-Ho's forces. According to the plan as outlined by General Hermansson, the scale of Strike Force's operations would range
from Amber (lowest) to Red (highest) with Amber simply involving Paratroopers to be deployed to conflict zones and Red mandating
the involvement of Paratroopers, Mechanised Units and Special Operations Forces working in complete unison. Hermansson stated
that the COIN (counterinsurgency) strategy would be put to use once Kazulian Forces have captured key objections and begin to
move between the conflict zones in pursuit of Yong-Ho's forces.
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Kazulian Overseas Forces - North Dovani (KOF-ND) Order of BattleSecond Army I Corps
- 3rd Airborne Division
- 16th Mechanised Brigade
- 20th Mechanised Brigade
- 70th Mechanised Infantry Brigade
- 172nd Armoured Brigade
- 2nd Mechanised Infantry Brigade
- 6th Mechanised Infantry Brigade
- 107th Artillery Regiment
IV Corps
- 5th Armoured Brigade
- 39th Mechanised Infantry Brigade
- 106th Artillery Regiment
- 2nd Infantry Division
- 20th Armoured Brigade
- 172nd Armoured Brigade
- 108th Artillery Regiment
VI Corps
- Special Operations Regiment
- Army Special Operations Command
- Stormesbrigade (Strike Force Alpha)
- Stormesbrigade (Strike Force Bravo)
- Stormesbrigade (Strike Force Charlie)
- Stormesbrigade (Strike Force Delta)
- Stormesbrigade (Strike Force Echo)
- Stormesbrigade (Strike Force Foxtrot)