re: #294 Dark_Falcon

I know, and that why non-lethal weapons before the RPG fire began might have been a good idea. Once the bombardment started, defensive fire wasn’t possible till the attack force detached itself.

But one thing that might have been doable would be a sniper in one of the annex buildings to gun down the RPG grenadiers (RPG means ‘anti-tank grenade’ in Russian, so the launcher operators are sometimes called grenadiers). That would have had a good effect, as it would have allowed the defenders better visuals of the attack force’s approach, and it would have lessened damage to the building.

No, it wouldn’t have been doable.

Let me rephrase that. If we were spending a lot more money it would be doable. But in this time of cut, cut, cut it wouldn’t. You need to keep a cycle of bodies in that position. And anything you have the person doing during the 90+% of the time he’s not sniping or doing overwatch of possible sniping needs has to work in conjunction with the sniping.

Oh, and you’ve got a choice (annex building) of everybody (including the potential enemy) knowing what that position is OR spending a lot of time and effort concealing it (both the position and the explanation of why there’s a rolling roster to keep the position manned - especially after the first panic room drill).

Taken in isolation it’s doable. Taken in context with the logistical, operational, and to some extent strategic constraints it isn’t.