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I experienced significant resistance to my concept of a #IrregularReserve, but as events develop, much of which are predictable, there is an inevitability that we would have to adopt such a scheme that diversifies our military and national resilience.
We can fix Irish defence.
Ireland needs to reduce its conventional light infantry reserve forces & adopt an #IrregularReserve for distributed territorial defence.
Why?
Because a stand up fight will descend into being scrappy, unconventional, & inconvenient.
#IrishDefenceThoughts
Previously I discussed how an #IrregularReserve could support a layered air defence.
Here is another example of how that could work.
Having 2-3 detachments of this capability at every county would be a start.
#IrishDefenceThoughts
“military planners are modelling a U.S. invasion from the south, expecting American forces to overcome Canada’s strategic positions on land and at sea within a week and possibly as quickly as two days.
Canada does not have the number of military personnel or the sophisticated equipment needed to fend off a conventional American attack, they said. So, the military envisions unconventional warfare in which small groups of irregular military or armed civilians would resort to ambushes, sabotage, drone warfare or hit-and-run tactics.
The aim of such tactics would be to impose mass casualties on U.S. occupying forces, the official said.
This rupture in the joint defence agreement would likely see France or Britain, nuclear-weapon states, being called on to provide support and defence for Canada against the U.S.”
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Another capability use case for an #IrregularReserve
Our robot machine gun sees the drone, tracks the drone, and shoots the drone
The enemy intends to spend a few thousand dollars on a drone to kill a 35 million dollar helicopter (for example)
We'll spend less than 20 bucks worth of ammo to knock it out of the sky
@MidOfficer Meet your brother in 🇮🇪
I suggested something similar, an #IrregularReserve
I was labelled as a heretic
Eventually, the career badge collectors will realise that having 5,000 ready distributed volunteers in an attrtional fight is better than 500 pros.
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Ireland should have an Irregular Reserve Force for an unconventional defence of the island.
Here's why, based on what we're learning from Ukraine.
#FundtheDF
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@eirebhoy1234 I do have a broader total force concept in mind when I consider the development of an #IrregularReserve.
Here is an earlier thread on the subject.
https://t.co/sFmCDWOUZC
Ireland should have an Irregular Reserve Force for an unconventional defence of the island.
Here's why, based on what we're learning from Ukraine.
#FundtheDF
THREAD:
This #IrregularReserve model would be cost effect in an anti-air role, & versatile in land based territorial defence role, where local knowledge is a force multiplier.
This is a fairly cheap way to get national air defence spun up against the emerging low level drone threat.
So, as I imagine the formation of an #IrregularReserve, I would base the typical unit around a technical vehicle, e.g. 4x4 with crew mounted weapon (Heavy machine gun) on the back.
6-10 in a team for crew and perimeter security. This would be cheap & simple to train & sustain.
Ireland needs to reduce its conventional light infantry reserve forces & adopt an #IrregularReserve for distributed territorial defence.
Why?
Because a stand up fight will descend into being scrappy, unconventional, & inconvenient.
#IrishDefenceThoughts
While I've recommended an #IrregularReserve in the past, it seems inevitable to me that Ireland will have to adopt some form of low grade, territorial defence capability geared towards positional ops
"Irregular" works, because it implies the adaptive, not rigid, mindset required
"it is understood volunteers would be drawn from the civilian population and would form local hubs around the country."
"They will be separate from existing organisations, such as the army reserves, but will be similar in structure"
Sound familiar?
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@ger_cosgrove Fast air pilots would be a challenge.
But beefing up the Reserve is essential.
Personally, I think the only way to achieve sustainable mass is through the #IrregularReserve concept that I wrote about before.
But, of @SimonHarrisTD is happy putting his hand in the DoD pocket...
Work with academia, policy makers and a military advisory group to start developing a Resistance Operating Concept, now.
Recommend my writing on #IrregularReserve which discusses this in detail.
The time to prepare, is pre-crisis.
I'm not convinced that Ireland could be taken without firing a shot, but I certainly don't think it could take much of a punch either.
We need more mass, and geographical spread. The only viable way to achieve that is returning to the local RDF units model. #IrregularReserve
Ireland is Europe's soft underbelly.
@PhilipIngMBE: "Russia could capture Ireland in the same way they did Crimea. Hardly without firing a shot and with a few thousand troops..."
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This is why I believe an #IrregularReserve model is the right solution for Ireland to build low readiness combat capacity.
It can afford to harbour older and more experienced talent, which is perfectly effective for a distributed territorial defence strategy.
The average age of a Ukrainian soldier is 43 years old. Good. Old men can’t run away quickly, so they stand their ground, fight to the death, and then make themselves a cup of coffee.
If people throughout the country want to contribute to Ireland's defence, but dont want to travel to be a fully capable temporary member of the PDF, then that should be catered for too
A sub tier #IrregularReserve is the solution
Somewhere to build community, mass, & capability
Additionally, in my vision for an #IrregularReserve, I would have a simulator for Javelins, AT4s, and Charlie-Gs in every county.
Firing simulated AT munitions would be an essential KPI for every Reservist.
Every combat unit Reservist should be an anti-tank gunner.
One thought I had around the #IrregularReserve was to develop utility truck conversion kits. E.g. so a Hilux, L200, etc could be converted into a technical, C2 unit, or whatever.
The cars would be privately owned but subsidised by DoD through a tax credit or performance gratuity
Is a light mechanised force based on a single vehicle type (i.e. a pickup truck) almost perfect for a relatively large-scale reserve?
As someone who believes that Ireland isn't capable of conventional territorial defence, and should instead consider an asymmetric defence posture, I find these hybrid capabilities quite interesting.
#IrregularReserve
North Korea released footage of their recent paramilitary parade that showcased agricultural and civilian vehicles with military modifications.
"the main function of the resistance [] in the occupied territories is the collection & transmission of intelligence info– particularly on the location of the most important 🇷🇺 military objects –as well as carrying out fire adjustments"
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