World at War

There is not exact formula for surviving an ambush. There are general guidelines for surviving an ambush, but that doesn’t mean they will work. Generally speaking, if you are not mounted and you are in a close-fire ambush, there is one way out: assault the ambush. You can take cover, pop smoke, toss grenades, etc. but the bottom line is you MUST go INTO the line of fire.

This formula is simple enough on paper, but it must be practiced repeatedly. When reacting to any ambush, most will not seek to close with the enemy.

Reacting to indirect warfare is more difficult. The unconventional warfare of silent killer is the enemy who never directly engages you. This enemy lays in wait. He may work behind the scenes with both your friendlies and your enemies in order to defeat you. This enemy cannot be directly engaged.

At the first sign of confrontation, this enemy disappears in order to continue the insurgency with unconventional and psychological warfare methods. Over time, the poison injected by indirect warfare can topple even the mightiest occupier.

My brother-in-law was ambushed on October 1st, 2009. None of these techniques would have helped him. The ambusher fired a single RPG, killing one of their high school buddies.

End this fucking war.