POLS 184 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Conventional Warfare, Power Projection
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Land forces: the purpose of land forces is to take, hold, and defend territory, for conventional warfare, industrialized countries have the advantage over less industrialized countries, however, this advantage disappears in guerrilla warfare. This causes a need for conventional armies to adapt and develop different tactics. A(cid:272)ts as a (cid:862)hearts a(cid:374)d (cid:373)i(cid:374)ds(cid:863) operatio(cid:374) Convince local population that it is in their best interest to cooperate with the occupying forces and to give up locations of insurgents, refuse to cooperate with insurgency, etc. Often consists of providing services for the local population: building schools, providing medical supplies, providing protection, rebuilding infrastructure. Naval forces: the purpose of naval forces is to control passage through the seas and attack land near coastlines. Due to piracy, navies are used to protect shipping channels: power projection. Ability to use military for(cid:272)e i(cid:374) areas far fro(cid:373) a (cid:272)ou(cid:374)try"s regio(cid:374) or sphere of influence. Establishing bases on opposite side of the globe.
