The US army has issued a Handbook on the conduct of war with Russia
MOSCOW, 24 Sep — RIA Novosti. The command of the U.S. army has issued a textbook on Russian tactics of hybrid war, and how should she confront the armed forces of the United States. This publication reports The National Interest.
The textbook is called “Russian war of a new generation” was published in December 2016 and recently became available for download on the Internet.
The manual is a 68-page booklet with graphics and data about Russian military equipment.
Special attention in this Handbook devoted to the events in Crimea and Southeast of Ukraine, which allegedly involved a small unit of special operations Forces (SSO).
As stated in the textbook, the Russian strategy is based on the change of modes by merging with the local “puppet forces” and aimed at changing the control system.
In addition, they listed the vulnerabilities of Russia, who can use the armed forces of the United States. In particular, conscripts, according to the authors of the publication, there is no motivation. In addition, the publication mentioned the weak logistics and a powerful but inaccurate air and artillery support.
It is also noted the strength of the Russian air defense and electronic warfare, but emphasized the lack of this technique.