Killing Zone
by Stubblefield, Gary; Monday, MarkFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1994-09-01
Publisher(s): Paladin Pr
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Summary
In today’s world, knowledge of ambush techniques is vital for bankers, soldiers, businessmen – even tourists. Here, the authors explain in detail how to plan or prevent an ambush, apply ambush techniques to 60+ special situations and analyze 40+ real ambushes to see why they succeeded or failed.
Table of Contents
| Section 1 Ambushes-The Big Picture | |
| The Bigger They Are, the Harder They Fall | |
| Ambush-The Basics | |
| Types of Ambushes | |
| Ambush Missions | |
| Composition of the Ambush Force | |
| Security of the Ambush site | |
| Ambush Formations | |
| Preparing the Ambush | |
| Carrying Out the Ambush | |
| Withdrawal from the Ambush Site | |
| Counterambush | |
| Prevention of Ambushes | |
| Day-Night Ambushes | |
| Deadly Sins | |
| Section 2 Special Situations | |
| Aerial Recon | |
| Alternative Strategies for Convoys | |
| Ambushing with Patrol Craft | |
| Armored Civilian Vehicles | |
| Armored Escort Vehicles | |
| Armored Escort Vehicles | |
| Avoiding Riverine Ambushes | |
| Camouflage | |
| Canvas Covers | |
| Car Bombs | |
| Clandestine Insertion of Ambushes | |
| Clearing Vegetation | |
| Columns Protected by Armor | |
| Comfortable Waiting | |
| Control | |
| Demolition Ambushes | |
| Desert Ambush Special Considerations | |
| Diesel-Powered Vehicles | |
| Distances | |
| Executive Ambushes | |
| Evasive Maneuvers | |
| Fire and Movement | |
| Flexibility of Time Schedules | |
| Freedom of Movement | |
| Hamlet Defense Ambushes | |
| Harassing Ambushes | |
| Helicopters in the Counterambush | |
| Hitting Back | |
| Immediate-Action Procedures | |
| Lebanese Car Bomb Ambushes | |
| Leaving the House | |
| Locating Positions with the Help of Aircraft | |
| Making Targets for Aircraft | |
| Medevac Operations | |
| Military Operations in Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) | |
| Minesweeping in Waterborne Operations | |
| Motorcycle Ambushes | |
| Night Ambushes | |
| Night Defensive Positions and Ambushes | |
| Patrol Movement to Avoid Ambushes | |
| Post-Ambush Ambushes | |
| Preparation on Convoy Watches | |
| Prisoner Control | |
| Raid-Ambush Pattern | |
| Railroad Ambushes | |
| Riverine Ambush Techniques | |
| Roadside Bomb Ambushes | |
| Route Planning | |
| Signals | |
| Silence | |
| Simultaneous Ambushes | |
| Single-Vehicle Ambushes | |
| Smells | |
| Sniping Attacks | |
| Soldiers Afoot | |
| Stay-Behind Force Ambushes | |
| Tailgates | |
| Target Selection | |
| Terrain-Feature Ambushes | |
| Time Frames | |
| Truck Guards | |
| Ulster Car Bomb Ambushes | |
| Warships and Warplanes | |
| Waterway Traffic Ambushes | |
| Weapons of Ambushers | |
| Weapons Placement and Use in Convoys | |
| Weather | |
| Wide-Area Weapons | |
| Section 3 Case Studies | |
| Quang Tri Ambush (Vietnam, 1960s) | |
| Gama'a Campaign against Tourists (Egypt, 1992-1993) | |
| Black Day for Blackhawks (Mogadishu, Somalia, October 3, 1993) | |
| Pluoc Long Ambush (Vietnam, 1960s) | |
| Naga Tribesmen Ambush (Eastern India, June 30, 1993) | |
| Ambush of Police (Soweto, South Africa, May 5, 1993) | |
| IRA Ambush of Ulster Defense Regiment (Downpatrick, N. Ireland, April 9, 1990) | |
| Hezbollah Attack (South Lebanon, October 25, 1992) | |
| ELN Ambush (Bogota, Colombia, September 28, 1988) | |
| Cinchoneros Ambush (Tegucigalpa, Honduras, January 25, 1989) | |
| "Revolutionary Organization November 17th (Greece, April 24, 1987) | |
| New People's Army Ambushes (Angeles City, Philippines, October 28, 1987) | |
| Herrhausen Attack (Bad Homburg, Germany, November 30, 1989) | |
| Aldo Moro Ambush (Italy, March 16, 1978) | |
| RENAMO Train Ambush (Ressano Garcia, Mozambique, February 14, 1990) | |
| Train Ambush (Kampot, Cambodia, August 2, 1993) | |
| SAS Ambush of IRA Team (Coagh, Northern Ireland, June 3, 1991) | |
| Soldier's Ambush of Stone-Throwers (Bethlehem, Israel, August 19, 1989) | |
| MPLF Attack of Bus (Tegucigalpa, Honduras, March 31, 1990) | |
| Attack on Bus of Israeli Tourists (Ismailiya, Egypt, February 4, 1990) | |
| Islamic Jihad Bus Ambush (Ein Netafim, Egypt, November 25, 1990) | |
| Kurdish Bus Ambush (Bingol, Turkey, May 24, 1993) | |
| Ulster Car Bomb (Moy, Northern Ireland, February 24, 1993) | |
| Bomb and Prisoner Ambushes (Lebanon, May 1989) | |
| Roadside Bomb Ambush of President (Beirut, Lebanon, November 22, 1989) | |
| Ambush of Defense Minister (Beirut, Lebanon, March 20, 1991) | |
| Ambush of U.S. Lt. Col. James Rowe (Manila, Philippines, April 21, 1989) | |
| Sendero Luminoso Ambush of Executive (La Molina, Peru, July 20, 1990) | |
| New People's Army Double Ambush (The Philippines, September 26, 1989) | |
| Palestinian Car Ambush of Israelis (Gaza Strip, December 7, 1992) | |
| Cycle-Mounted Attack on Judge (Bogota, Colombia, August 16, 1989) | |
| Ambush of Police Official (Medellin, Colombia, August 18, 1989) | |
| Nagdi Assassination Ambush (Rome, Italy, March 16, 1993) | |
| Ambush of Presidential Candidate (Soache, Colombia, August 18, 1989) | |
| Ambush of Nuns and Bishop (Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, January 1, 1990) | |
| Mistaken IRA Ambush (County Tyrone, N. Ireland, October 4, 1992) | |
| Failed Israeli Ambush (Southern Lebanon, April 16, 1993) | |
| MNLF and Communist "Surrender" Ambushes (The Philippines, 1990-1993) | |
| Ambush of Cab Driver (Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 17, 1991) | |
| Christmas Day Ambush (Weli Oya, Sri Lanka, December 25, 1992) | |
| IRA Attack on Armored Police Vehicle (Belfast, Northern Ireland, May 1, 1991) | |
| Shining Path Ambush of Military Patrol (Huinge, Peru, April 7, 1993) | |
| MILF Poison Ambush (Banisilan, Philippines, December 1993) | |
| Sniper Ambush (South Armagh, N. Ireland, February 25, 1993) | |
| Ambush of Police Chief (Tijuana, Mexico, April 28, 1994) |
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