THE TAKING OF AN AIRBASE..
ONE ...TWO...THREE...
Months ago, I reviewed the topic of countering the Syrian
air superiority without concept of a no fly zone or even air support.
It appears the Rebels are perfecting the skill craft of
attacking airbases with each passing week.
It's clear the Rebels have realized its one thing to attack
and temporally neutralize an airfield, but trying to keep it is still a bridge
too far.
Fuel farms, runway surfaces and weapons storage areas are
soft targets for an airbase and the impact of consistently rebuilding or
resupplying after short violent attacks is taxing in more ways than one.
The logistical drain on keeping a base that comes under
attack, constantly, functional is an operational victory by itself.
For every unit assigned to defend critical airbases, that is
one less unit moving into combat operations.
So, not only are the Rebels impacting Assad's ability to flying
offensive operations over
Their heads, they are creating a drain on an ever depleting
logistical process.
Yes, Airfield attacks are just another example of, " A
death by a thousand cuts"!
My concern, being a guy who spent a large part of his life
fighting this type of an event, is realizing the al-Qaida operatives are
learned a very valuable lesson in Syria .
It's nearly impossible to defeat a superior Air Force in the
Air, but it's not impossible to strike them where they live.
Yep.. It worries me!!
