By Maung Aung Myoe
ISBN-10: 9812308482
ISBN-13: 9789812308481
Ever considering that Myanmar regained her independence in January 1948, the Tatmadaw (Myanmar military) has been the most important in restoring and holding legislations and order. it truly is some of the most vital associations in Myanmar politics. quite a few features of the Tatmadaw were studied. the main impressive quarter of analysis has been the political function of the army. This research seems to be on the organizational improvement of the Myanmar military. It analyses 4 various features of the Tatmadaw: army doctrine and procedure, association and strength constitution, armament and strength modernization, and army education and officer schooling. It units out defense perceptions and regulations, charting advancements in each one section opposed to the placement on the time, and in addition notes the contributions of the best actors within the procedure. considering early Nineties, the Tatmadaw has applied a strength modernization programme. This paintings reviews rationales and procedure at the back of the strength modernization programme and examines the army services of the Tatmadaw. Drawing greatly from archival resources and current literature, this empirically grounded learn argues that, whereas the interior armed defense hazard to the country maintains to play a major function, it's the exterior protection risk that offers extra weight to the growth and modernization of the Tatmadaw considering 1988. It additionally argues that, regardless of its imperfections, the Tatmadaw has reworked from a strength primarily for counter-insurgency operations right into a strength able to battling in constrained traditional war.
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However, the Tatmadaw also applied conventional firepower based warfighting with close air support and ground attack by the air force, in offensives, on insurgents’ strongholds along the Myanmar-Thai border. What is important for the Tatmadaw is to gain the initiative in the counterinsurgency operations; thus, it adjusted its warfighting method in accordance with the those of the insurgents. indd 36 12/29/08 8:49:24 AM Military Doctrine and Strategy 37 In recent years, special attention has been given to the implication and impact of the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) on the Myanmar Armed Forces.
Moreover, the BSPP began to introduce basic military training for youth. The BSPP mobilized Myanmar youth into three different groups on the basis of age, namely Teza Youth, Shesaung Youth, and Lanzin Youth. In accordance with Article 14 (E) of the Lanzin Youth Organizing Committee, the BSPP offered a number of courses for youth. In various training programmes, basic military drill is taught. In some cases, such as the “Marine Youth” and “Aviation Youth” programmes, training involved the handling of small arms during a ten-week summer training programme.
They infiltrate villages and breed hardcore cadres. Through these hardcore cadres they control the villages. Then in the next stage, these villages are turned into base areas. 39 The officer further said that insurgents gained the element of surprise, had better intelligence, relied on maintaining a high tempo in manoeuvres, and applied mobile defence. 41 It was recognized that the arrest of insurgent cadres (hardcore) was crucial; accurate intelligence was vital; annihilation was essential (not territorial occupation); and tactical independence was important in the lower levels of command (section and platoon).
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