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PAK ARMY : NEW CONCEPT OF
WAR FIGHTING (CWF)
Need for Change
Mil Sys. Need to keep a large standing army on readiness
posture with constricting fiscal space and a two front
engagement.
Mob Sys. Change the dated mob sys based on 14 days of
warning pd to respond to cold start strat.
Engr Sp Plan. Time available for obst sys and denial
schemes may hamper effecting these in the warning pd.
Lgs Sys. Present lgs sys not suitable for high intensity
short duration war.
Reliance on Auxiliary Forces. Due to commitments in
LICO, these forces may not be effective at short notice.
Proposed Concept
National Level. War deterrence, taking steps as under:-
Deter war through a combination of conventional and
unconventional means adopting a ‘whole of nation’ apch.
Reinforce deterrence through communication, capability
and credibility (CCC). This calls for:-
Credible conventional capability giving credence to
notion of nuc deterrence/ threshold.
Interface between nuc and conventional strat.
Devp disincentives for India at the sub conventional
plane.
Mil Strat Level
Mitigation of Strat Surprise. By a vigilant strat int
gathering capability with combination of ISR/ PAF,
HUMANINT and third country sources.
Tri Service Integration. Greater synergy with PAF & PN.
Strat Capability. Pak feels that despite overt
nuclearisation there is no respite from conventional
threat.
Plg to interface/ integrate nuc and conventional strat.
Endeavor to reduce space for conventional war by lower
nuc threshold. At the same time maint requisite levels of
readiness to meet projected levels of deterrence.
Army Level
Mil Sys. Pursue force transformation by integrating force
multipliers, enhanced ISR and lower nuc threshold.
Emp Strat. Carry out reappraisal of defensive – offensive
strat and thwart IA offensive through counter strokes by
relocating offensive fmns. At tac level loc bn level TFs at
sensitive loc permanently.
Ready and Arrayed Forces. Preposition ICGs based on
res components ready to expl def vulnerability of IA. If a
window is not available, use them to blunt offensive.
Comd Concept. Raise Comds on the lines of the IA and
place strat res under them for better utilisation as per
envisaged threat.
Army Level
Extend Battlefd. Devp ISR and UCAV capability to enhance
battle fd visibility and precision engagement. In addn wk on
NCW and cyber warfare and also unconventional capability for
deep strike PGMs.
Engr Sp. Pre-position stores and br eqpt during peace time.
Enhance mine laying. At the same time create innovative water
obts during peace time.
Emp of Rangers. Enhance the staying power of the Rangers by
permanent affiliation to fd fmns and readjusting their posns.
Activation of Mujahid Bns. Activate Mujahid bns in an earlier
time frame. In addn Auxiliary forces renamed National
Voluntary Service (NVS) have been raised.
Recommended Responses
Counter Int. This needs greater attn in view of Pak increasing
its ISR and HUMINT capability. Own int agencies need to have
better synergy for int gathering and sharing.
Mob. Ability to mob speedily and a higher state of op
readiness in terms of eqpt serviceability and trg.
Fwd Basing. Fwd basing of selected mech fmns will create
new threats and generate addl offensive options.
Def Bal. The def bal must be maint at all times. Pre positioning
of res and pre formed BGs/ BCGs will deny en pre emptive
options.
Recommended Responses
Objs. Pak has been pursuing a deliberate policy of ‘cultivated
irrationality’ in its nuc grammar. The nuc threshold is not as
low as what Pak would want us to believe.
Expl Weakness in En Def Layout. In the process of trying to
create dedicated res in the form of ICGs and bn TFs, en would
have left certain voids in the def layout. These must be iden
and expl by innovative plg.
Hybrid Warfare. Pak will emp unconventional forces to blend
with conventional. Prep to fight hybrid warfare and take steps
to prevent interdiction of rail and rd arteries.
Recommended Responses
Unpredictability. Pak feels that the emp strat of the IBGs is
predictable in nature. Break this mindset by unorthodox, bold
and innovative emp during fmn war games and Exs.
Transformation of the IA Study. The study has made no of
recommendations to actualise our Proactive Strat. These need
to be implemented at the earliest. Imp issues are:-
Restructuring of pvt and strike corps.
Theaterisation of combat and lgs sp.
Tri Service Synergy. The Proactive Strat can achieve desired
results only with synergised jt plg and exec of ops. The
substantial comb edge of IAF must be expl.
Jai Hind